Asa phoenix vol 53 no 3 spring 1968 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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CONTENTS Editor

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OuR OFFICERS' ALBUM

BoNNIE PA Y·NE KoENEMANN

(Mrs. Stewart W.) 1230 Hoyt Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63137

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNAE

BETA THETA SALUTES SANDI GREENFIELD ------------------------------

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Alumnae Editor LoNNA McCoMAS HENDREN

(Mrs. Gary) 2247 Murray Forest Dr. Hazelwood, Missouri 63042

Collegiate Editor

Spotlight Editor BEULAH VVooTEN ScHICKER

(Mrs. Jay) 6900 Ravenscroft St. Louis, Missouri 63123

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. Ste wart Koenemann 1230 Hoyt, St. Louis, Mo. 63137 . Second-class postage paid at St. Louis, Missouri. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to National Headquarters, 1201 East Wa Inut Street, Springfield , Missouri 65802.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL

announces the installation of Gamma Rho Chapter at East Stroudsburg State College East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania May 17, 1968

THE PHOENIX

OUR OFFICERS' ALBUM

In this issue we present our officers' album with a short biographical sketch about each National Officer. Although the information is brief, there is a similarity of occupations, hobbies, and interests. All share a common bond in being able to work for their sorority.

President Emerita To many Alpha Sigma Alpha pledges and members the name of Wilma Wilson Sharp is a name they have seen in their pledge manual, ritual, or history. We wish that it were possible for each initiate to know and love her as those who have had an opportunity to work with her do. Wilma Wilson Sharp truly personifies the fine qualities and ideals we would look for in an Alpha Sigma Alpha . . Zeta Zeta chapter proudly claims her as a charter member, and the Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter is fortunate in having her as a member of their group. Soon after her graduation from college, she was elected to the office of National Registrar. She filled this office for eight years and was elevated to the office of National President in 1930. Following two terms in this office, she served as Educational Director. Again in 1941 she was called upon to serve as National President. SPRING 1968

Her strong convictions on the value of sorority membership are evident in the many inspiring words contained in past publications. In Independence, Missouri, where she and her husband live, Wilma Sharp is an outstanding woman, an asset to her church and community. Many honors have been bestowed upon her there for her community service. The National Convention in 1941 established the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award to be given annually in her name to an alumnae member who has distinguished herself through service to her community and her profession and has shown outstanding qualities of leadership while maintaining loyalty to Alpha Sigma Alpha. She was selected to be included in the first edition of Who's Who of American Women, published in 1958. The National Council of Alpha Sigma Alpha honored her for her distinguished service and devotion to her sorority in 1959 by giving her the honorary title of President Emerita, a fitt ing and appropriate title for her years of dedicated service to Alpha Sigma Alpha. She has always displayed the stamina and wisdom for leadership combined with a warm and charming personality. As you read "The Alpha Sigma Alpha Creed" you will realize that this is truly the creed by which she has patterned her life. 3

Mary C. Goeke

President When Mary Caroline Goeke accepted the presidency of Alpha Sigma Alpha for a second trienium, she knew she would be kept quite busy. In addition to the demands of her sorority office, she is associated with her father in the law firm of Goeke & Goeke in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary graduated from Miami University in 1955 with an A.B. degree. As a member of Alpha Alpha chapter she served as vice president, Panhellenic delegate, and served on various other committees. She was on the school paper staff, House Council, a member of Sigma Delta Pi , a member of Phi Delta Delta while in Law School, and also served as a playground leader and lifeguard for the Cincinnati Recreation Commission during her summers. Following graduation from M iami, she enrolled in the University of Cincinnati Law School and received her LL.B. and JD degrees there. In connection with her work she belongs to the Cincinnati Bar Association and served on the Junior Bar Association Committee, Juvenile Court Committee. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Cincinnati Lawyers Club. She is a member of Zonta International service organization for professional women. Mary has been active in the Cincinnati alumnae chapter, serving as its president, vice president, Panhellenic delegate and alternate, and as Ohio State Day chairman. She served the National Council of Alpha Sigma Alpha as Editor from 1961-1964. 4

Helen Malone

Even though her time is crowded with the many act ivities of her profession and those of her sorority, Mary still finds time to participate in civic functions, attend sports events, and enjoy her bridge club.

Vice President Helen Hooper Malone is serving her second term as our National Vice President and National Panhellenic Conference Delegate. Helen has been in National work since 1958 when she was appointed National Magazine Subscription Chairman. In 1960 she was appointed National Philanthropic Chairman and in 1961 was elected to the ational Council as Membership Director. She was elected National Vice President and appointed the Sorority's National Panhellenic Conference Delegate in 1964. Helen attended Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she was initiated in Beta Gamma chapter. She has been an active member of the Tulsa alumnae chapter, holding offices from contact committee chairman through the presidency. As the sorority's National Panhellenic Conference Delegate, she has served on the College Panhellenics Committee and was Area Adviser to campuses in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Western Tennessee. For the biennium 1967-1969, she will be Area Adviser to campuses in Arkansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. In addition to sorority activities, Helen is secretary to the Senior Vice President of MAPCO Production Company, a subsidiary of MidTHE PHOENIX

America Pipeline Company which is headquartered in Tulsa. She is a member of the Tulsa City Panhellenic Association and serves on the Research and Public Relations Committee. In her spare time, Helen enjoys handcrafts and baking but most of this time is enjoyed with her husband, nicknamed "Dick" and a recently acquired silver, miniature poodle puppy they named Sean. Helen is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Tulsa.

Secretary Viola Caraway Brewer (better known as Sis) is serving her second term as National Secretary. Serving Alpha Sigma Alpha is not new to Sis as she has served in many ways since her initiation into Psi Psi chapter while a student at Northwestern State College at Natchitoches, Louisiana. She served her chapter as registrar, president and Panhellenic delegate. Sis was an active member of the Tulsa alumnae chapter while working in that city as a chemist with Mid-Continent Petroleum. She served the Tulsa alumnae as president and convention delegate. She was appointed National Ritual Chairman and filled this position for seven years during which time she served on the Ritual Revision Committee. At present Sis is a member of the Wichita alumnae chapter and has served that chapter in various officers. It is interesting to note that Alpha Sigma Alpha is a family tradition with Sis. Her aunt, Miss Chlio Allen, was an adviser for many years; her sister, Mary Allen Caraway Warick, is a

Viola Brewer

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member of the New Orleans alumnae chapter; and her mother, Mrs. Viola A. Caraway, was for a number of years a patroness of Psi Psi chapter. Sis and her husband Joe are avid golfers and also are the parents of two daughters.

Treasurer Juanita Roberts Rowe, a native Missourian and graduate of Southwest State College at Springfield, Missouri, is carrying out her duties as ational Treasurer from her new home in Tucson, Arizona. Ju anita served for two years as National Headquarters Executive in Springfield before she and her husband Harry decided to move to Arizona to pursue his work as an architectural draftsman. During her college clays, she served Beta Sigma chapter as treasurer, vice president, and president. She received the Lucy Mae Smith award, which is given by the Springfield alumnae chapter each year to the outstanding senior student in the chapter for leadership, scholarship, and service. She graduated from SMS with a B.S. in Education. The Rowes are the proud parents of a baby boy, Bradley, who was born in October, 1967.

Extension Director Lynn Peters Fountaine was elected to serve as National Extension Director, a job that requires a great deal of time and energy. She had served as Constitution Chairman for the past two years.

Juanita Rowe

Lynn Fountaine

Sidney Allen

Anne Niemeyer

Lynn was graduated from Madison College with a B.S. in Business Education. As a member of the Beta Epsilon chapter she served as treasurer as well as staff member and news editor of the college paper, member of YWCA, Business Club, and German Dance Club. Lynn taught for two years in the Norfolk School system, serving as adviser to the Future Business Leaders. Later she moved to Cincinnati where she began an interest in alumnae activities. She served the Cincinnati chapter as editor, philanthropic chairman, vice president, and president. She also gave of her time to the Hamilton County Diagnostic Clinic and United Cerebral Palsy Center. In Sewickley, Pennsylvania, where she now makes her home, she serves as a volunteer at the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children teaching typing. She is active in the Episcopal Church where she has taught Sunday School. She has been active in the Republican Woman's Club, Sewickley Valley Hospital Auxiliary, P.T.A., and has also been a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts. Lynn's free time is usually filled with painting, sewing, antique browsing, or just keeping up with two busy children, Andy and Elise. Her husband is Market Research Manager of the H . .J. Heinz Co. and a graduate of Indiana University.

]de~bership

lJirector

Anne Petree Tiemeyer is familiar with the many facets of sorority work. She has served three years as ational Alumnae Editor, six years as National Scholarship Chairman, and

three years as National Membership Director prior to her present election as Membership Director. Anne has held several offices in the Cincinnati alumnae chapter and has given much of her time to Alpha Alpha chapter whenever needed. In addition to her interest in sorority Anne also devotes much time to civic and church activities as well. She is a member of the Christian Education Commission in the Presbyterian Church, an active member in P.T.A. and a substitute school teacher. Anne is listed in the first edition of Who's Who in American Women. As the mother of two young sons, Anne is always busy. She occasionally takes time out from her busy schedule to travel with her husband Bill, who is an ardent car racing fan.

Alumnae lJirector Sidney Gremillion Allen hails from the state of Louisiana but presently lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where her husband is Dean of the University of Southern Mississippi. Sidney graduated from Northwestern State College, Natch itoches, Louisiana, and received her Masters degree from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She formerly taught in the elementary school and was a supervising teacher in teacher education. She has laid her teaching duties aside to spend her time with her young children, John, Jr. and Lisa Jane. During her college days, she served Psi Psi chapter as treasurer and president. She served THE PHOENIX

Beta Delta chapter as adviser for six years and is a past president of the Hattiesburg alumnae chapter. Sidney served as National Fellowship and Philanthropic Chairman from 1964-1967 as well as holding the office of Alumnae Director for the past year. In addition to fulfilling her present duties as National Alumnae Director, Sidney will continue to perform her civic and community duties. She is a member of the Parkway Heights Methodist Church, president of the Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg, an officer in the Forest County Heart Fund Association, a member of the Faculty Wives Club at USM, and a member of American Association of University Women. She belongs to Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Kappa Phi honorary fraternities.

Bonnie has been a loyal member of the St. Louis alumnae chapter for several years and has served the chapter in various capacities, including the office of president and convention delegate. In addition to sorority work she has been an active member and officer in several community and church organizations. She was elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the National Panhellenic Editors' Conference for the next two years. There is no time for a hobby in her busy schedule but her family's interest in sports keep her on the go. Her sports are bowling and water skiing, but their three active sons give Bonnie and her husband a variety of sports to watch. With the two older sons away at school next year she hopes to devote more time to this publication.

Editor

Headquarters Executive

Bonnie Payne Koenemann was appointed to serve another term as National Editor of THE PHOENIX, a position she has filled since 1964. Previous to that time she served as National Fellowship and Philanthropic Chairman from 1961-1964. She was initiated into Zeta Zeta chapter, Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg, Missouri, where she received a B.S. in Education. She served her chapter there as registrar and was a member of Dolphins. Following graduation she taught at the Windsor High School. She has taught full-time and as a substitute teacher in the Riverview Gardens School District in St. Louis County. At present her teaching is limited to adu lt education classes.

Rose Marie Fellin is directing the many activities at our National Headquarters in her new position of Headquarters Executive. The work here is not new to her as she had worked very closely with the Executive during her tenure as National Treasurer from 1964-1967. Rosie attended college at Southwest Missouri State College and was initiated into Beta Sigma chapter there. She has maintained an active interest in the chapter and served as their adviser for eleven years. A business major in college, she has been able to use this training in many ways. She was chapter treasurer and treasurer of the Beta Sigma House Corporation prior to her term of president of the corporation .

Bonnie Koenemann

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Rose Marie Fellin

Lonna Hendren

Jean Weave r

She has always been active in the Springfield alumnae chapter and has fi lled the offices of president, treasurer, and editor. Rosie's parents live in Marshfield, Missouri . She has a brother who is a professor at the University of Michigan, and her sister is a Benedictine Sister in graduate school at the University of Illinois. She has served many hours as a volun teer worker with St. John's Hosp ital Auxiliary, is secretary at the Union National Bank of Springfield, and belongs to the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Rosie' s hands are never idle. She manages to find time for bridge and golf a nd carries her knitting along to pick up whenever possible.

Alumnae Editor Lonna McComas Hendren is servi ng her second term as Alumnae Editor. She h as enjoyed the many letters she received from her chapter ed itors across the co untry and frequently expresses the desire to meet them in person . Lonna graduated from Northeast Missouri State College at Kirksville, Missouri, with a B.S. in Secondary Education. She served the Alpha Beta chapter as secretar y and was president of her pledge class. She has also served as president of the St. Louis alumnae chapter. W"hile in college, Lonna was a member of Cardinal Key, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Phi Sigma, WAA, PEM Clu b, Wesley Foundation, and the Student Social Committee. She was n amed to the Dean's Honor Roll and received the Sheryl Fullerton Grimm Memorial Scholarship. She

Beulah Schicker

ranked fifth in her graduation class. She was selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Lonna and her hu sband Gary, are the parents of two little girls, Sheri and J ana.

Colleg路iate Editor Jean Moore ' 1\Teaver wi ll serve as National Collegiate Editor for the triennium. J ean was initiated into Beta N u chapter at Murray State University. She ser ved as vicepresident and was her chapter's Alpha Girl. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education and was selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Jean taught school in Germany and in the Ferguson-Florissant district in St. Louis county, where her husband, Jim, is an elementary principal. She now is a substitute teacher. She has been active in the St. Louis alumnae group for several years and has served as president. She especially enjoyed attending convention last year in St. Louis. Teaching a Sunday School class of third graders at the Methodist church and actively participating in P.T.A. also take up much of h er time. Her special hobbies are bridge, sewing, and reading. Daughters Laura, seven, and Lynn, five, keep her quite busy and on the go.

Spotlight Editor Beulah Wooten Schicker has been appointed Spotlight Editor of THE PHOENIX. Beulah was initiated into Beta Nu chapter a t Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, THE PHOENIX

where she graduated with a B.S. in Business Education. She served Beta Nu as treasurer and president. While on campus, Beulah was active in many organizations. She was a member of the National Honorary Fraternity, Pi Omega Pi, and was selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities . During her senior year, she was elected as "the campus personality." After graduation Beulah accepted the position as Assistant Registrar of Murray State U niversity for two and one-half years before accepting a teaching position in St. Louis for three years. This past year she has been a substitute teacher. Other interests include bowling, sewing, reading, ant ique browsing, bridge, and attending major sporting events with her husband J ay, who is an avid spectator and participator. Pamela Schicker arrived in January at the Schicker home and is the pride and joy of her parents.

Alumnae Organizer Mary K. Reiff has agreed to continue in her position as National Alumnae Organizer, a position she has held since 1963. She works cliligently keeping her files current and corresponding with alumn ae. Previously she had served as College Editor of THE PHOENIX and as National Magazine Chairman. Mary K. has also held numerous offices in the Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter, including that of president. She has worked as KansasMissouri-Nebraska State Day coordinator for several years.

She is employed by the Glenn Printing Company of Kansas City as Manager of Estimating and Production Planning. She is a member of the Women's Chamber of Commerce where membership is limited to women in executive positions. Mary K. is past president of the Alumni Association of Kansas State College of Pittsburg in Kansas City. She serves as alumnae secretary to Eta Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Awards Ruth ewcomb Fletcher serves Alpha Sigma Alpha in a dual capacity; she is Awards Chairman and adviser to Theta Theta chapter at Boston University. At Boston University Ruth is editor of the Bulletins, official catalogues of the sixteen schools and colleges. She belongs to numerous professional, civic, and educational organizations. She is a member of American College Public Relations Association and treasurer of the National League of American Penwomen in Boston. She is president of her chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a member of the Advisory Legislative Council of Comm issioner of Education for Massachusetts, a member of the National Committee for Support of Public Schools, a member of the Town meeting in Needham, secretary of Needham Future School Needs Committee, and active in legislation in education. Ruth is also associate adviser of Panhellenic Conference at Boston University and represents the Dean of Women at their meetings.

Mary K. Reiff

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Ruth Fletcher

Esther Gatseos

Helen

She and her husband Louis make their home in Needham but enjoy their summer place in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, where they can look forward to visits from their two daughters and grandchildren.

Constitution Esther Kauffman Gatseos has proudly accepted the position as Constitution Chairman for the next triennium. She has been representing her sorority for the past year serving as president of the Denver Panhellenic, which is a very active Panhellenic group. Esther pledged Beta Beta chapter at Colorado State College where she received her A.B. degree. She has been an active member of the Denver alumnae chapter and has served that chapter as secretary, vice president, president and Panhellenic delegate. In addition to her sorority activities, Esther finds time to keep up with the activities in the busy lives of teen-age twins, Suzanne and George II, and assist with eight-year-old Beth's Brownie troop. Her husband is vice president of Frederick R. Ross Company, Realtor.

Convention Helen L. Corey has held the position of Convention Chairman since 1941 in addition to serving twenty years as National Secretary and adviser of Kappa Kappa chapter at Temple University. 10

L. C orey

Shirley Bo ne

Helen was elected to the first edition of Who's Who in American Women and also Who's Who in American Education . She is Dean of Girls and Director of Guidance at Drexel Hill Junior High School. She 1s a member of the Assn. of Women's Deans and Counselors and The American Personnel and Guidance Assn. She is a member of the National and Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Children and Youth, Delta Kappa Gamma, and other organizations. Helen's travels have taken her far and wide but she enjoys her apartment where she has many treasures to remember them by. She likes to collect recipes and cook when time permits. She served as co-chairman of "Gourmet's Guide" which was published in 1961 by Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Historian Shirley Pallatto Bone has been serving as National Historian and will continue to do so. This is a position that is time consuming and exacting but Shirley gives it her wholehearted devotion. Shirley was initiated into Alpha Alpha chapter at Miami University and served her chapter as treasurer. She taught for two years in Cincinnati where she is now a very active member of the alumnae chapter. Shirley and Kendall Bone have two young children and have recently moved to a new home that keeps her quite busy. THE PHOENIX

Magazine Sue Henderson King will continue to give untiringly of her time to the job of Magazine Chairman. Sue attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, where she was initiated into Beta Kappa chapter. She and her husband, Allan, are the parents of Cathy, nine and Russell, five. Sue has held several positions with the ChicagoWest Suburban alumnae chapter and at present is the news editor. She is her chapter's delegate to the Riverside-Brookfield Panhellenic and holds the position of treasurer of that group. She is secretary at present of her P.T.A. and has been nominated for the presidency for next year. Sue also gives much time and devotion to her church work and plans to teach Bible School this summer.

University, Manhattan, where she received her bachelor of science degree in elementary education. While at KSU she was a member of the K-State Singers and in 1959 was alto soloist at the presentation of The Messiah. She is librarian at Central Elementary School, Olathe, Kansas, and also gives private voice and piano lessons. Susan is active in the affairs of the Methodist Church serving as cherub choir director, treasurer of her church circle and a member of the Church Worship Commission. She is president of the Olathe chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and is a member of the Jaycee Jaynes. Susan is married to Donald M. Pease who is superintendent of Industrial Engineering for Hercules Inc., DeSoto plant. They are parents of two daughters, Danna Marie, 8 and Donna Sue, 5. Despite her busy schedule Susan finds time to pursue her hobbies of home decoration, knitting, sewing and music.

Music

Philanthropic

Susan Ross Pease has accepted the position of National Music Chairman. She is a member of the Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter and comes from an Alpha Sig family. Her mother is Marie Potter Ross HH and her aunt is Pauline Potter Brosi HH. For a number of years her great aunt, Dr. Jane M. Carroll, was adviser of Eta Eta chapter. Susan attended Kansas State College at Pittsburg where she became a member of Eta Eta chapter. She then transferred to Kansas State

Judy DeMasters Winter has accepted the position of National Philanthropic Chairman. She was initiated into Zeta Zeta chapter at Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, where she graduated with a B.S. degree in Vocational Home Economics. She served Zeta Zeta chapter as pledge chairman and vice president. Following graduation Judy taught high school home economics for two years and in recent years has been teaching in the adult education field.

Sue King

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Susan Pease

Judy Winter

Mary Ann Linton

Nancy Williams

Judy has served her sorority in many capacities. She served the Tulsa alumnae chapter as secretary and representative to the Tulsa Panhellenic, where she was active on the hospitality committee. She has served both the Wichita and St. Louis alumnae chapters as their Panhellenic representatives. In St. Louis Panhellenic Judy served as publicity chairman and treasurer. Judy has been a member of several alumnae chapters but has been active in church and civic affairs as well. She has been a Girl Scout leader, adviser to both junior and senior highs in her church and served as vice president in the Federated \1\Tomen's Club. Judy and Weldon now live in Terre Haute, Indiana, and have one son, David, who is a high school junior. She has many interests including bridge, golf, and antique hunting.

Ritual Mary Ann Sidehamer Linton was appointed National Ritual Chairman at the Convention last June. Mary Ann was a charter member of Gamma Eta chapter at Penn State University. At Penn State Mary Ann graduated with a B. A. degree as a Philosophy and Art History major. After graduation Mary Ann returned to her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Pittsburgh to obtain her Elementary Teacher's Certificate and Masters degree in Elementary Education, while her husband did graduate work at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon University). It was during this time that Mary Ann became active in the Pittsburgh alumn ae chapter 12

and in 1966 became City Panhellenic representative. Mary Ann will become corresponding secretary in the fall of 1968. A three year old son, Brian David, and husband, George, make up the Linton household. George is with the Data Processing Division of Blaw-Knox Corporation in Pittsburgh as manager of Technical Computing. Mary Ann stays very busy with her family, her alumnae and Panhellenic activities, substitute teaching, and her pet positives of tennis and skiing.

Rush Nancy Martin Williams has accepted the position of National Rush Chairman. Nancy is an active member of the Indianapolis alumnae chapter and has served as its president, vice president, Panhellenic delegate and alternate. She has been active in the Indianapolis Panhellenic Association for five years and is now serving as the delegate for her alumnae chapter. Nancy attended Ball State Teachers College (now Ball State University) where she was initiated into Chi Chi chapter. Formerly an executive secretary, Nancy now is limiting her activities to those connected with her new National office, her alumnae group, and Panhellenic, although she occasionally does parttime secretarial work. Nancy and her husband Bob, an air traffic controller, live on the far north side of Indianapolis. Nancy's hobbies are sewing, painting, and training and showing her beautiful Golden Retriever, Paladin. THE PHOENIX

Scholarship Pauline Smith Olson has previously served as ational College Editor and National Ritual Chairman and is now National Scholarship Chairman. Pauline was initiated into Beta Nu chapter at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. She later transferred to Wayne State University in Detroit., Michigan. She worked on the staff at Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Detroit before her marriage to Donald Olson. She and her husband have three sons in elementary school. Pauline is a member of the Cincinnati alumnae chapter. She is active in P.T.A. and enjoys gardening and bowling.

Standards Hiwana Cupp Crompton is not a new name to Alpha Sigma Alpha. To her new office as National Standards Chairman she brings past experiences from her previous offices. She was National Scholarship Chairman for three years and National Editor from 1958 to 1961. Hiwana attended Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she received a B.A. degree in Secondary Education. As a member of Beta Epsilon chapter she served as chapter editor for two years. She was also assistant copy editor of the yearbook, editor of Lee Cercle Francais, and was selected for membership in Who's Who in

Pauline Olson

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American Universities and Colleges, Sigma Phi Lambda, Kappa Delta Pi, and Scribblers. She received the Elizabeth Bird Small Award at the Golden Anniversary Convention in 1952. She was the Richmond alumnae delegate to the 1967 Convention and is ser ing as treasurer of the alumnae chapter. The Cromptons, Hiwana, "Skip,'' Corey and Carol, live in Hanover County, Virginia.

Store Betty Phillips Hall is another devoted Alpha Sig from Alph a Beta chapter at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri. She is now serving her second term as National Store Chairman and formerly served as National Magazine Subscription Chairman, National Constitution Chairman and has been the National Panhellenic Conference Delegate in the past. Betty is active in the Chicago alumnae chapter and has been a delegate to Chicago City Panhellenic and the Park Ridge Panhellenic. She has also served on the installation team for three new chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Betty is a member of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs and the Federated Illinois Republican Women's Clubs. Presently, Betty is busy working as a volunteer at Republican headquarters and taking extension classes with the University of Illinois. She is also a substitute teacher at Park Ridge and Norridge Schools.

Betty Hall

Hiwana Crompton

OPERATION BRASS TACKS

Will College Students Take

A New Look at the Good Book? BY BARBARA DEANNE

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Here's a short quiz that any college student or graduate should be able to pass: I. What single book has had the greatest influence on Western civilization-its laws, ethics, family life, literature and art? 2. What book is read by 5% or less of today's college students? If your answer to both questions is, "The Bible," unfortunately, you're absolutely right.. Many ed ucators feel that today's student, with his lack of background in the Bible, is not equipped to understand the ideas he encounters in many college courses. "Undergraduates may be well prepared for courses in the sciences when they come to campus, but they tend to be less well prepared for the study of literature and the arts. The main reason for this, in my estimation, is ignorance of the Bible," writes the Rev. Dr. Ernest Gordon, Dean of the Chapel at Princeton University, in "Record," magazine, published by the American Bible Society. An English professor at Princeton read these lines by Keats to his class: "Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn ... " 14

They made no impression because nobody in the class had ever heard of Ruth! And so, through ignorance of the Bible, the experience of one of the great poems of the English language was closed to them. More examples could be cited, not only in literature, but in philosophy, art history or political science. Is it intellectually honest for students of ethics to discuss a "new morality" when they haven' t taken the trouble to understand the old? Are college students aware of the roots our political institutions have in the Judea-Christian tradition? While the Pilgrim fathers were still on board their ship anchored off Cape Cod, they signed the Mayflower Compact. "In the presence of God and of one another," they did "covenant and combine" themselves as a "Civil body politick" for mutual protection and preservation. The idea of a "covenant" of mutual responsibilities, goes back to the Old Testament covenant of God and Abraham in the Book of Genesis. Western Man has woven it firmly into all his institutions. Sometimes it is necessary to step outside of Western culture, at least temporarily, to appreciate this. THE PHOENIX

Dr. Paul Hostetter, a linguist whose work for Lit.-Lit. (Committee on Literacy and Literature of the World Council of Churches) took him to Pakistan, remarked to me during a dinner table conversation: "The people in Pakistan don't trust each other. They recognize only loyalties to their own family or clan. They don't pull together to get things done." This sort of attitude, especially in under-developed nations of the world without the Biblical idea of covenant relationships, may be a greater obstacle to progress than any lack of technical know-how on the part of the people. Perhaps because of this, perhaps for other reasons of their own, leaders of emerging nations are making great efforts to bring the Bible to their students. Ironically, just when Bible-reading has all but died out among American students, the government of Ghana ordered more than 500,000 Bibles and testaments in English and Ghanian languages for its schools. The government of Zambia (formerly northern Rhodesia) plans to distribute Bibles and testaments to every child in the upper primary and secondary schools in 1967. If the Bible can reach darkest Africa, is there any hope that it can also reach American college campuses? A great obstacle, oddly enough, is language. Ghanians may read the Bible in their native tongue, but most Americans are still trying to read the Bible in the obsolete, three-centuries' old English of the King James vers ion, which is by no means their native tongue. Needless to say, they grow discouraged and stop trying-yet many modern translations are available. Two years ago, the American Bible Society tried an experiment to bring to the campus modern translations of the Bible in cheap, paperback editions that students can afford. It began its new campus ministry by distributing 20,000 copies of the J. B. Phillips' translation of the Gospel of John. Called "One Way for Modern Man," it is illustrated with contemporary photos

that might be straight out of a big-city daily newspaper. The books were sent to 14 campuses selected by regions, where they melted away like snow hitting the ground. Many students found it hard to believe that this was really part of the Bible. "It was written simply, so I could understand everything even easier than the Bible," commented a University of Michigan coed. To her, the "Bible" is the King James version in a limp, black cover. How can it be the Bible unless it's incomprehensible? So great has been the prestige of the King James version, that for many people, nothing else is the "Bible," as if God had dictated it in 17th century English. A great many people are like the school board chairman of a country district whose superintendent wanted to introduce study of a foreign language into the elementary schools. "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ," he thundered, "By golly, it's good enough for our children!" Let's not forget that Jesus didn't speak English; he spoke Aramaic and the New Testament was written in Greek. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew which was already a dead language by the second century B.c. So even the hallowed . King James Bible is a translation-and a magnificent one. Unless you read Greek or Hebrew, the question is not whether you will read a Bible translation, but which one. Since 1611 , when King James authorized a group of scholars to prepare the translation that we know so well, English has changed a great deal. It is estimated that over 1,000 words in the King James version have changed their meanings. In 300 years, new Greek texts have come to light which clarify much New Testament Greek, and Hebraic scholarship has made great strides. To the English teacher, the King James Bible is a towering literary monument; to the religious teacher, an embalming fluid.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Barbara Deane was educated at New York University where she was a member of Delta Zeta and where she met her husband, Douglas, who is now Fire and Multiple Lines Manager for the Fireman's Fund-American Insurance Company in Tampa. They have three children, 11 , 9 and 2. Her articles have appeared in Flo we r Grower, Georgia Magazine, Highlights for Children and Presbyterian Survey. Their family camping hobby has provided material for articles in Camping Guide and Trailering Guide.

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Newspaper travel articles have been published in the Chicago Tribune and Miami Herald, and, since moving. to Florida she has been contributing regularly to Flonda Accent: Sunday supplement magazine of the Tampa Tribune. One of Mrs. Deane' s favorite articles is " Teenagers Aren't Really Impossible" which appeared May 1967 in Presbyterian Survey and which is being reprinted in the United Church Observer in Canada. This was based on her experience counseling at a church camp for teenagers.

Of course, Roman Catholics have never used the King James version. Theirs is the Douay Bible, based on an English translation made in 1582, which is based in turn on St. Jerome's Latin translation-the Vulgate-of 382 A.D. Only this year, the way has been cleared for Catholics to use the Revised Standard Version in their churches. The R.S.V., for short, is a 20th century Protestant revision of the King James Version-not a new translation-begun in 1928 by a committee appointed by the forerunner of the National Council of Churches. Its chairman was Dean Luther Weigle of the Yale Divinity School. Because it is a revision, it retains in many places words which have a quaint ring in modern ears: "smite" and "brethren," for example. The New English Bible is the work of Oxford and Cambridge scholars. Their New Testament translation was brought out jointly by the Oxford University Press and the Cambridge University Press in 1961. They are still at work on their Old Testament translation. None of the 20th century translations, from the R.S.V. on, has had unreservedly enthusiastic reviews from the literary critjcs. Criticism is inevitably influenced by whether you wish to use a book or to admire it. The critics have yet to find anything to match their admiration for the King James translation. But, for those who wish to use it, there's a different story: One Sunday, instead of his usual sermon, our pastor read the Sermon on the Mount from the, then, newly-published .E.B. Many said that they had truly heard it for the first time. There have been any number of recent new translations, many not destined to be very widely used. ("Alas!" wrote the late C. S. Lewis in one of his letters, "The less the Bible is read, the more it's translated.") The late James Moffat, a British Bible scholar, brought out his translation of the ew Testament in 1924, but today it's seldom seen except in libraries. Fate has been kinder to J. B. Phillips (The Rev. Canon John Bertram Phillips) who was a teacher and a journalist before his ordination in the Church of England. In 1964, he was named Canon of Salisbury Cathedral. His first translation was the ew Testament Epistles, "Letters to Young Churches" in 1947, followed by "The Gospels in Modern English" in 1952. These were succeeded by "The Young Church in Action" (the Book of Acts) and "Revelation" (The Book of Revelation). In 1958, they were collected into the volume, "The New Testament in Modern English." 16

A new American Bible Society paperback, "The Inside Story," contains the Phillips' translations of John, Luke, Acts and Romans. Also now in paperback are the popular paraphrases of an American translator, Kenneth Taylor of Wheaton, Ill. His first was "Living Letters," then, "Living Gospels," "Living Proverbs and Living Psalms" and, within the past year, "Living Prophets." His versions, extremely loose translations in which the Bible writer's thought is put in Taylor's own words, owe much of their popularity to their use by Evangelist Billy Graham. After his graduation from Seminary, Taylor worked for Moody Press, division of the theologically-conservative Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Since 1963, he has been president of Tyndale House Publishers. The American Bible Society's brand-new translation of the New Testament, "Good News for Modern Man," (Gospel literally means "good news") was published as a thirty-five cent paperback in 1966. The English translation by Dr. Robert G. Bratcher is from a Greek text prepared by an international committee of New Testament scholars under the sponsorship of the United Bible Societies. In 1967, it became a best seller, selling over 6 million copies. Dr. Bratcher, an English-born scholar, former missionary and teacher, is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been a special secretary in the translations department of the A.B.S. since 1957. One other modern translation might be mentioned: the Anchor Bible, published by Doubleday, a joint effort of Catholic, Protestant and Jewish scholars. This is a set of books with copious notes, more suited for study in a library than reading at home. So far, only "Good News for Modern Man" is so inexpensive: 25c compared to $1.95 for the next-lowest priced N.E.B. in paperback. (This is because A.B.S. publications are subsidized by contributions from the major Protestant denominations.) But, even when the language hurdle has been cleared, there remains another obstacle to reading the Bible every bit as formidable: the students' attitudes. J. Carter Swaim* tells about the college girl at a little college in Kemucky where religion was a required subject. She told the teacher, "I hate religion and I hate the Bible."

* in his pamphlet, "Why Read the Bible," N.Y., Friendship Press, 1965. THE PHOENIX

He replied, "So does the Bible." And he handed her his Bible opened to the fifth chapter of Amos, which says in part:

1900-year-old words of St. Paul: "The world was created by the word of God so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear"* "I hate, I despise your feasts , -a pretty accurate description of the atom, after all!) And I take no delight in your solemn assemblies, The history of a declining interest in the Bible is too lengthy to go into here. The editors of the . . . to the melody of your harps I will not listen. "London Times" commented on it in their introduction to "The Bible Today: " "Christians of But let justice roll down like waters, all denomination and men of good will who do and righteousness like an everflowing stream." not accept the Christian faith are agreed that waning familiarity with the Bible spells the loss "Why, that's what I mean," she said. " I be- of precious values .... " lieve in justice, but I hate all the trappings of Can anyone familiar with our college campuses religion." doubt that this is exactly what h as happened? "So did Amos," said the professor, quietly. Yet when people, especially yo ung people, are Where did this girl-and her name is legion- more confused about moral issues than ever bethink she got her ideas about justice in the first for.e, the Book that claims to h ave the answers place? is virtually ignored. During one of the racial integration crises we Dr. Marinus Swets, an English teacher at had when I was living in Atlanta, a friend said Grand Rapids (Mich.) Jr. College writes in an to me, "I guess it's wonderful that these college article entitled, "Teaching to Dispel the Chaos kids are doing all this sit-in business in the of the Age," "What is significant for most stuname of justice-but do they have to act like dents is their own conscious attempt to estabthey invented it?" lish values for themselves in a confusing and It is the tragedy of the young to really believe chaotic age." that they have invented justice. They seem not He believes that his knowledge of Biblical to see that, if they plan to help tear down West- bac;:kground in the teaching of English helps him ern civilization (as Stokely Carmichael was come to grips with this problem and help his quoted as advocating) they will have to use the students find that way. "Each day (he says further) I am faced with ideas about justice derived from this very civilization to do so. the task of . . . relating the past to the present. Perhaps a more prevalent attitude than hos- I cannot do this without coming to grips with tility toward the Bible, on the part of college the impact which the Bible and tradi tional Christianity have made upon the Western students, is simply indifference. world." A Protestant chaplain at. a large scale univerCan anyone? sity, who prefers to remain anonymous, commented to me, "The kids who are under pressure * " The Universe and Dr. Einstein" by Lincoln Barto get into the prestige campus institutions [could he mean sororities a nd fraternities?] aren't nett, N.Y., Harper & Bros., 1948. go ing to read the Bible, or admit that they do. It just wouldn't go over." At a time when even secular schools are estab- OPERATION BRASS TACKS "A New L ook at the Good Book:" by Barbara D eane lishing classes in the Bible and departments of religion (New York University is a recent ex- is one of a series of articles prepared for sorority magaample) and when theologians are getting their zines by "Operation Brass Tacks," a project of the National Panhellenic Editors' Conference. pictures on the cover of "Time" magazine, readM embers of the committee are: Betty Luker Havering the Bible just isn' t " in." Schools can make it field, Gamma Phi Beta, chairman ; Margaret Knights intellectually respectable, but they can't make it Hultsch, Alpha Phi; Mary Margaret Kern Garrard, Kappa Alpha Theta and Ellen Hartmann Gast, Alpha fashionable. Xi D elta. Yet college teachers tell us that students are Permission to use the article, or any portion thereof, "searching for values." Where can they be look- in other publications must be obtained from the Opering? Science is admitting that it doesn't know all ation Brass Tacks committee. R eprints of this article may be ordered at the following prices: 1-25, ten cen ts the answers. (A sober and factual book on Ein- each; quantities above 25, five cents each. stein, after survey modern physicists' attempts to Address : National Panhellenic Editors' Conference, comprehend the Universe, concludes with the 507 Medavista Drive, C olumbia, Missouri 65201. SPRIN G 1968

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL

announces the pledging of Gamma Sigma Colony 路 at Nicholls State College Thibodaux, Louisiana April 26, 1968 and Gamma Tau Colony at C. W. Post College Long Island, New York May 15, 1968

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Outstanding Woman of the Year in Graves County, Kentucky Lu Ann West Gi v es Full Measure

Lu Ann West

Lu Ann Casey West (Mrs. David) has been selected as 路the Graves County, Kentucky, Outstanding Woman of the Year for 1967 by the Graves County Young Democrats Club. The annual award gives public recognition to persons in Graves County whose life and works have been marked by compassion, generosity, and helpfulness for others during the year. Lu was chosen because of her contributions to and services for the mentally retarded of western Kentucky and due to her efforts toward the $408,000 J. U. Kevil Mental Health and Retardation Center, which is now under construction in Mayfield, Kentucky. Lu, originally from Arkansas and Owensboro, Kentucky, attended Murray State University, where she was a member of Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Wests have two sons, Milton Casey, 12, and John David, 9. She has long been active in Mayfield church, civic and community affairs and was one of the founders in 1963 of the Mayfield-Graves County Association for Retarded Children. While her husband served two years as president of the association, Lu served for two years as secretary and as director for another year. Lu also helped to plan and implement the Nursery School for Retarded Children in 1964. She met in 1964 with the Mayfield and Graves county Boards of Education to formulate plans SPRING 1968

for special education classes to be provided for retarded children in the city and county schools. Lu and David were recently jointly honored by the Mayfield-Graves County Association for Retarded Children. They were the recipients of the association's annual award for outstanding services. She is presently serving as secretary-treasurer of the J. U. Kevil Memorial Foundation. The purpose of this foundation is to build, establish, and maintain a multiple disciplinary center in Mayfield for mental health and retardation services. Many Graves Countians realize that she is one of the primary reasons for the Center no longer being just a dream but soon a reality. The building will be a day care center for retarded and handicapped adults and pre-school children in vocational training and will provide a full range of mental health services. Perhaps Lu's accomplishments can best be summed up in the words of her pastor, Dr. John C. Huffman of Mayfield's First Baptist Church, who paid tribute to her in the church bulletin on September 28, 1967. He wrote, "With indefatigable zeal and drive, Lu Ann West began to push for the realization of a dream-a clay care center for the retarded of this area. Now it is within reach, and more credit is clue the Wests than they will ever care to receive. They have put hope in the hopeless futures of many." 19

Marie Brown Honored by South Bend Marie Scanlon Brown (Mrs. Harold C.) 811 was honored by the South Bend-Mishawaka, Indiana, alumnae chapter, upon her retirement as National Extension Director. Millie Zoss XX presented a charm bracelet from the ational Council which represented special events in Marie's A'LA life-her own initiation, a charm for each national office, and a charm for each chapter installation. The surprise (one of the few times Marie's been speechless) was held in the home of Barb Pearce XX on ovember 2, 1967, the annual Founders' Day observance for the South Bend alumnae chapter. Marie attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she served as chapter vicepresident and registrar. She was honored as the "Alpha Girl." Marie has served as president of the South Bend alumn ae chapter; also editor. She has been active in the local and national Panhellenic Association, serving both as an officer and a member of several boards and committees. Marie has served as ational Vice President, National Fellowship Chairman, co-chairman of the A'LA cookbook, "Gourmet's Guide," and

Marie Scanlon Brown, honored guest; Sue Woods Snyder, local alumnae- president; Millie Waruer Zoss, philanthropic chairman; and Barbara Ltchison Pearce, ways and means chairman, at surprise party honoring Marie Brown upon her retirement as National Extension Director.

National Extension Director. She was on the installing team for Gamma Epsilon, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Gamma Zeta, Arkansas A&M; and Gamma Lambda, Loyola of Chicago. Marie installed the following chapters: Gamma Theta, Syracuse; Gamma Kappa, Glenville State College; Gamma Mu, Adrian College; Gamma Xi, Slippery Rock State College and Gamma Pi, Missouri Valley College.

Dr. Alpha Mayfield-Distinguished Alumna Dr. Alpha Mayfield of Macon, Missouri, has been informed that she is to be included in the next issue of Dictionary of Int ernational Biography, which is published in London, England. Dr. Mayfield has also been made a member of the "International Platform Association" by the Board of Governors of IPA. Included in this compilation are such men as Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. It was organized by Mark Twain, \1\lilliam Jennings Bryant, Theodore Roosevelt and Carl Sandburg. Dr. Mayfield has also been included in several other national and international compilations including Who's Who in Music Int ernational, Who's Who of American Wom en and others.

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Beta Theta Salutes Sandra Greenfield Sandra Greenfield, or Sandi, as she is known to most, is an outstanding member and asset to Beta Theta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Her vivacious personality and catching smile add sparkle wherever she goes. Very active in sorority, Sandi's activities include Panhellenic delegate, second party chairman for spring rush, and various other committee chairmanships. Sandi has been working on changing and setting up our new idea for second party, which is being changed from Alpha-Traz Sand i Greenfield to Roaring Twenties. Along with her many activities, Sandi manSandi exhibits so much enthusiasm and leadership into whatever she does that she gives ages to also keep a high scholastic standing acmuch to the group in the way of new ideas and ademically. She was among the members to receive a rose for her academic standing in the the importance of getting involved. In addition to sorority activities, Sandi is vice- sorority at Beta Theta's Founders' Day dinner. Sandi represents enthusiasm and energy to president of Associated Women Students-AWS of Central Michigan University. She represents whatever she does and whomever she meets . the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha well in that . Beta Theta is proud to claim her as a member position. Beta Theta honored her election by and as an example of an AL..A who truly aspires, seeks ,and attains.- JA E DENNISON choosing her Girl of the Month last spring.

memoriam Alpha Betty Jeanne Bowles E. Katherine Young Moore

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Alpha Alpha Elda Katherine Walthers Emmick (Mrs. Allen) Lucinda Leedom Harriett Keller Rosenberg (Mrs. Paul) Mary E. 路warner Edna Finley Wilson (Mrs. Lee B.) Alpha Beta Edith Norton Marshall Esther E. Robinson Epsilon Epsilon Erma Brown Armstrong Zeta Zeta Marie Burrus SPRING 1968

Grace Ursula Mapis Whaling (Mrs. C. W.) Omega Omega Ethel Vivian Fried Beta Epsilon Barbara Ann Cabe Anderson (Mrs. H. C.) Beta Zeta Wilda Hyde Duplechan (Mrs. Clovis) B eta Th eta Jane Ellen Dalton Jeanne Lee \!\Tinkler 21

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QUEENS

Janet Bass, Kansas Sta路te College, was named 1967-68 Homecoming Quee n.

Julie Hodge was selected Military Ball Queen candidate at Kansas State College.

Cornelia Zyerveld, Rochester Institute of Technology, is Harvest Moon Queen of Sigma Pi.

Mary Hubbard, Creighton University, was crowned Homecoming Queen 196768.

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Eta Etas Conna Larson, Joyce Deffenbaugh, Meillyn Rand, and Kay Spencer were Homecoming Qu een finalists at Kansas State College.

AND CANDIDATES

Ruth Ann Cowan, Northeastern State College, Pi Delta Epsilon Calendar.

Gayle Fiala, Colorado State College, is candidate for Miss Sorority.

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Elaine Culen, Loyola University, was named cheerleader and a candidate for Miss Loyola.

Bev Sumpter, Homecoming Queen candidate, Pennsylvania State University.

Kay Frey, Slippery Rock State Coll e ge, was a nominee for Greek Godd ess.

Dianne Golding, was a candidate for Snow Princess at Central Michigan University.

Homecoming Princess at Creighton University is Patti Morris.

Bunny Lyons , Loyo la University, wa s a cand idate for Mis s Loyola .

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Pe ggy Trondle, Creighton University, Homecoming Princess.

C a n d ida t e for Homecoming Que en at Indiana State Univerversity is Iris Wadsworth. L i n d a Antle , Northeaster n State Coli ege, was a nominee for Pi Delta Epsilon C alen d ar .

Nancy Pugh, Northeastern State Coll e ge , was candidate for Pi Delta Epsi lon calendar.

H ei d e Tripp, Co lora do State College, was a candi da te for the Winter Ball Royalty.

Mary Ann Carlson, Slippery Rock State College, was nam e d Heart Fund Queen candidate.

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Jan Johnson, Northeastern State College, was chosen Sweetheilrt of Phi Lambda Chi.

Judy Odegaard , Dickinson State College, is Theta Chi Sweetheart.

Kathy Hornbacher, Dickinson State College was crowned Sweetheart of Tau Kappa Epsilon . Jan DeLancey, Indiana University of Pennsylvania , was chosen Sigma Tau Gamma Sweetheart.

Rosemary Wesley, Wisconsin S t a t e College, was chosen Delta Sigma Phi Sweetheart.

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Be ta Etas elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universitie s are Arlene Wiedmann , Gloria Hu rt , Ethel Schmitz , and Vicki Koch .

WHO'S WHO

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Zeta Zeta s Carolyn Montesano, Susie Rustman, and Chris Roose have been selected to Who's Who.

Atnerican Colleges and Universities

Sandi Kinca id No rtheast Missouri State College

Carolyn Lancasl er Radford College

Lexie Lamanna Radford College

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Cathy Burnett Kan sas Stat e College

Susan Cattle No rth east Mis souri State College

Marilyn MacGregor Rochester Inst itute of Technology

Gayle Harmon University of Southweste rn Louisiana

Lynnie Raybuck Radford Co!lege

Susan Gulnac Northeast Missouri State College

Sue Bogert Radford College

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Myrna Magnie, Colorado State College, has been appoinie路d president of The Panhellenic Council.

T a m i Ste nerson, Dickinson State College, is vice presid e nt of Kl inefelter Hall.

Pam Hartsig , Central Michigan University, is a member of Delta Psi Kappa, physical education honorary.

.J Alice Anderson, Radford College, is president of the Panhellenic Council.

Larri Ann Moore , Northeastern State College, has been selected as majorette for the college band .

Susan Wood , Dickinson State College, is a member of the Union Board of Governors and Woods Hall Council.

Carolyn Hecker, Dickinson State Col路 lege, was elected president of Kline路 felter Hall.

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• • • • NEWS LETTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Farmville, Virginia "A'2.A -A- GO- GO" could easily have been Alpha's theme during first semester for it truly was a busy and exciting time for our chapter. The initial excitement began when plans for the busy semester schedule were announced early in September. Soon afterwards, committees were organized and preparations begun for formal fall rush. Before long each Alpha was on the "GO" working together and sharing the responsibilities. As November 15 neared, Alpha's spirit soared. Planning and working ahead had paid off because Alpha was ready for action . Founders' Day celebration began the chain of events. A banquet was held in honor of the occasion and a special program was presented by the members in behalf of our guests. To begin the Thanksgiving festivities with real A'2.A spirit and to assure Alpha chapter of a successful fall rush, everyone agreed upon a workshop weekend. The weekend before Thanksgiving holiday found the Alpha members all decked out in their working jeans with hammers, nails, saws, and paint brushes in hand and singing our new rush songs. We combined work and play with a special midnight feast and slumber party in the sorority room. Rush began the first day after our return from Thanksgiving holiday, and for a week Alphas were busy winning new friends. We held parties of every variety displaying all the A'2.A talents we could muster-from the comedy "See The A'2.As Across The USA" to our formal "Friendship Party." The excitement and suspense of the week climaxed on pledge day when Alpha members discovered that we had won wonderful girls for our new members. A room of wall to wall happiness best described Alpha's Pledge Night '67. Already our pledges have been busy working together. They helped make our Christmas complete by decorating the sorority room door with a jolly ole A'2.A St. Nick and by serving Alpha's annual Christmas dinner. Candy Jamison, our rush chairman, started what will be a Christmas tradition for Alpha in the future. She printed in white ink the natne of each new pledge on red Christmas balls and placed them on our tree. Our adviser, Mrs. Hubbard, and her family, helped us celebrate our Christmas Pollianna Party. Alpha contributed to the Y.W.C.A.'s "stocking stuffer" in hopes that we could help others have a Merry Christmas. For the first time in our chapter's history, Alpha awarded the Mother Patroness Degree to three deserving women- Miss Fran Heath A , a 1966 graduate of Longwood; Miss Virginia Wall, past registrar of Longwood College and past adviser of Alpha; and Mrs. Kathleen Cover, professor of sociology at Longwood and also past adviser for Alpha. Alpha members chose to honor these three as a token of our appreciation for the endless time and energy they have given to Alpha chapter. A semester's work would not be complete without money-raising projects. Alpha's biggest project has been the A'2.A perfume sale. An A'2.A booth was set up during Longwood's Geist Festival and perfume and baked

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goods were sold. Special times were scheduled when perfume was sold in the dormitories. Alpha is especially proud of its members who received honors this semester. Two of our senior members, Donna Perkins and Nancy King, president, were elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Lynne Rachal and Becky Bartholomew were invited into the membership of Kappa Delta Pi, national honory education fraternity. Recently, Lynne Rachal received one of the greatest honors Longwood offers when she was tapped into Geist, the honorary leadership society on campus. During the major campus elections, two of our members were elected officers: Candy J amison wi ll preside as president of Legislative Board and Betty Hockaday wi ll serve as secretary of House Council. A few of our members graduated in January; and to give recognition and hopes for future happiness and success, the sorority gave Fran Richardson, Beth Eastwood, Milly Hall and Donna Perkins A'2.A monogrammed silver dishes.-JoANNE BLACK

Alpha Alpha Miami University Oxford, Ohio The fall trimester now physically remains only as pages on an outdated calendar-however, all the wonderful memories are still quite fresh in the minds of all Alpha Sigs here at Miami. Homecoming will certainly fill the sorority scrapbook with lovely remembrances. The parade of floats was more colorful than ever. And after the triumphant cheers of Miami Redskin rooters passed into football history, a far different pitch echoed from within Withrow Court where the traditional Homecoming Dance was held. Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra provided that special touch so necessary for that special night in October.

Alpha Alpha worked with Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on their homecoming float.

A special touch this year was added to the festivities by Ruthie Caughey, Alpha Alpha social chairman. A brunch was held in the suite preceding the game, and the food certainly disa ppeared quickly as the m embers a nd their da tes engaged in lively cha tter. Pa ren ts' Weekend on N ovember 3 and 4 appeared barely a fter we were able to thumbtack our homecoming programs on our bu lletin boards and clean our rooms. The last bits of dust were ca refully whisked from the suite as the members prepared for the Saturday luncheon buffet. Later, many parents recalled their own college years by joining in the excitement of the MiamiToledo football game. The evening was likewise crowded with activity as we all traveled to th e Manchester M otor Inn in Middletown for a gala evening. The parents seemed to enjoy the fashi on show presented by five of the members, and many parents were also quite proud of the awards that their daughters received. Mr. a nd Mrs. Phillips glowed as their da ughter Chris accepted the Outstanding Junior Award . November 11 found Alpha Sigs fr om many parts of the count ry gathered at th e newly compl eted Hueston Woods L odge . Though we fou nd the outside damp and d reary on Founders' D ay, the atmosphere inside was warm a nd exciting as we a ll caught up on chapter news from all over the area. Slumber parties are certainly nothing new, but we all thought that Becky Dick's idea was indeed constructive an d helpful. Both praise and suggestions of past and future events were brought out a s the candle was passed around to each membe r. The clamor of slumber party rituals then proceeded normally as rollers and potato chips appeared from a ll corners of the suite. As usu al, the A L..A Christmas party and Fire-Up F or Fina ls Party put Alpha Sigs into the proper fram e of mind for the week of fin als ahead. The Christmas party, held at the home of our adviser, Mrs. Richard Fink, was thoroughly appreciated by all members. The turkey a nd dressing vanish ed rap idly after the appearance of our own generous Santa, D onna Pear re. The highlight of our Fire-Up For Fina ls Pa rty was the first prese ntat ion of the Mrs. ]. Award which will be p resente d a nnu ally to the member of the Alpha Alpha chapter who best exemplifies the qualities which were associated with Mrs. E lizabeth J ohnston, one of the origina l members who participated in the reorganization of AL..A at Miami. Miss Kathy M cG raw was honored with the award this year. The steak sandwiches of the party were shakily eate n by each little sis as she listened attentively to the "voice of experi ence" of her big sis, hoping to discove r a few little helpful hints concerning study methods for fina ls. W ords of encouragement flowed continuously. But we a ll finally did pull through and manage to wearily board jets, trains, buses, a nd cars for a short rest at home i n order to prepare for the bustle of the 1968 rush to come.-Eu sE MARQUAM

Alpha Beta Northeast Missou ri State College Kirksville, Missouri H omecoming was a barrel of fun . Our candidate, pretty Claudia Burkhardt, was first attendant to the H omecoming Queen and Alpha Betas were proud of her. Our fl oat this year was unique ! The theme was " Centennial Centipede," honoring Kirksville State College's centennial. It was purple and white with 100 legs to wiggle down the street in the parade.

Following the homecoming game, our annual alumnae dinn er was held at th e Shamrock with Wi lma Wilson Sharp honoring us with her presence. Preceding her inspmng talk a style show was presented, entitled "Alpha's Yesterday and In the Future ." Each quarter two g irls are paired off as study buddies. After grades have been announced, the one with the lowes t grades has to take her partner out to dinner. This qu arter our dinner was held at Elaine's. At Christmas time, the Alphas treated the mentally retarded children with a Christmas party. Refreshm ents were served a nd each child was given a gift. We also sent gifts to the State H ospital in Fu lton. Alpha Beta's Christmas party was held at the home of M a rtha Acuff. Cooki es and punch were served. A grabbag was assembled and each m ember and p ledge received a gift. The pledges prese nted the members with a skit entitled "The Night Before Christmas. " Alpha Be ta's new pledges are Alphas through a nd through. The binding sisterhood of Alpha Sigma Alpha has shown th e new pledges the warmth of sorority. This quarter three members of Alpha Beta were elected to Who's Who. They are Susan Cattle, Susan Gulnac, and Sandy K incaid. These Alphas have proven their leadership on and off campus. In one of th e p lays presented on campus, " Stop the World," three of our members p a rti ci pated . They were L inda Stein, Judy Randolph, and J an J ones. Alpha Beta is now is th e process of planning the annu a l Swee theart Dance.- D EBBIE HANSB ROUGH

The Alpha Gamma s are proud of t heir hom e com ing float .

Alpha Gamma Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania The fall season carried with it many activthes for Alpha Gamma chapter. The first and foremost of these was fall rush. Much hard work went into the planning of th e three cos tume parties we had, but we were rewarded on initiation day with wonderful new pledges. There was no time to relax after rush because plans had already begun for the 1967 homecoming. The theme of the parade this year was "Sounds of Music"

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Alpha Gamma s e ntert ain with a Beach Party fo r fa ll ru sh.

and our many hours of stuffing chicken wire payed off with our entry, "Fido's Fono." The float depicted the R.C .A. Victor Trademark. The Alpha Gams celebrated Founders' Day with a ceremony written by Dr. Joy E. Mahachek, our adviser until her retirement in 1963. This was followed by a dinner at the Lewis Tea Room where we were happy to have many of our alums as guests. We were also very proud of Dr. Mahachek, not only for the Founders' Day ceremony, but also for being this year's recipient of the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award. Another source of pride to our sorority was Nancy Davis who represented us in this year's R.O.T.C. Queen selection and was selected as one of the four fina lists. Nancy will serve as an Honorary Lt. Colonel in the Kaydeen Corp. To help raise money for our philanthropic pro ject, we decided to sell raffie tickets on 100 gallons of gasoline. This was the second year we have done this and the project was very profitable. Also, in conjunction with the National Philanthropic Project, we had as a guest speaker, Dr. Eugene Scanlon of the special education department, who spoke to us on menta l retardation. The excitement of the Christmas season was soon upon us. After the regular business session, our last meeting was devoted to a Christmas party. The r?om was decorated with a tree and ornaments, and Micky Ross, dressed as an elf, passed the gifts out to the members. We were all in the Christmas spirit, and we shared this feeling by participating in the Christmas Angel program and providing an underprivileged family with a Christmas dinner. All of our members now are frantically studying for finals. Following this and semester break, we start right into spring rush. We're already anticipating a successful rush and some wonderfu l new members.- J ANICE SKODA

Beta Beta Colo rado State College Greeley, Colorado With fall quarter finals and a well earned Christmas vacation behind us the Beta Betas returned to the C.S.C. campus ready to 'begin another quarter of activities.

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This winter began with a Taco Supper as a fund-raising project sponsored by the fall pledge class. Preparation for winter rush began early in the quarter- but formal rush did not begin until January 14 with open house. Three parties followed. One was a game party where the chapter and rushees got acquainted. The game party was followed by the theme party in which we carried out a new theme. It was called "Felicidad." Our house was decorated in an all out Mexican style with sombreros, serapes and bright colored flowers. This winter we again used the traditional Hawaiian final party. Winter rush was highlighted by the preferential dinner when the chapter eagerly awaited its new pledges. February also kept us busy. On February 12 the whole chapter participated in sponsoring a party for the children of the Cerebral Palsy Center. Two days later, Valentine's Day, the chapter held traditional singing valentines. We got together and decorated boxes filled with candy and sweets and delivered them to each one of the Greek houses on campus along with a little song. During winter quarter again we're proud to announce the chapter as a whole had the highest scholastic average on campus for fall term. Winter quarter was a lso the time for our traditional mountain party. This year it was held in Bailey, Colorado, at Glen Isle Lodge. The weekend's activities consisted of skiing, sleding, ice skating, loafing and taking a rest from books and studying. The Beta Betas were well represented on campus winter quarter. Jan Ferguson was initiated into Angel Flight, a service honorary. Heidi Tripp _and Kay Andersen were finalists for royalty of the Winter Ball. Jean Schaefer was a finalist for best dressed woman. Donna Bischoff was elected calendar girl and a best dressed woman on campus. Gayle Fiala was candidate for Miss Sorority. Myrna Magnie was appointed president of Panhellenic Council. Kay Dwyer was chosen as one of the Sig Eps Daughter of the Black Heart. Patty Orell was a fina list in the Miss Wool contest. We were very proud of our trophy for winning first place in homecoming house decorations. . As the quarter continued we began plannmg for the many spring activities, such as a songfest and the Mother Patroness Tea. The Beta Betas are again looking forward to another quarter fi lled with fun times and fond memories.CAROLE GONZALES

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia , Kansas The red and white of Alpha Sigma Alpha will be adding even more color to the beautiful ~-State campus this spring. Epsilon Epsilo~ Al~has will be ~rou?ly showing off their new soronty suits! The c_ombi~a~on of two patterns and addition of some s~ecial stichmg have made the outfits striking and versatile. _A sleeveless, light-weight red wool dress with a modifi_ed cowl collar can be worn separately or with the . bnght red and white houndstooth jacket. Small Alpha Sigma Alpha lapel pins and black leather h~els complete the outfit. Tau Kappa Epsilon fratermty. honored Al~ha Janet W"lliams by electing her a pnncess at their annual B:wery Party. Janet Pepperdine will repres~nt the Alphas and Darla Giggy will represent the men ~ dorm in the M iss Sunflower contest. The Sunflower IS our

The Christmas season was an appropriate time for announcing Epsilon Epsilon's special awards to its members. We elected Terri Davis our Alpha Girl. This award is given to a girl tha . we feel has given to the sorority above and beyond the call of duty. The alumnae chapter awarded the Outstanding Senior Award to Susan Rose. Faith and Begorra! The Irish will be surprised to learn that we Alphas celebrated St. Pat's Day a little early this year. The fall pledge informal was "The Land of the Leprechauns," and there were shamrocks and kelly green everywhere. Everyone dressed like the "little people" were made to seem even smaller when pictures were taken under a huge mushroom! Plans for semester rush are underway, and the theme is "Alpha Sigma Alpha Cover Girl." We are really excited about our outfits for one of the days. We will all be wearing paper hostess "gowns." The gowns are actually culottes in wild geometric and floral prints. The annual Miss E-State contest will be held this spring. Anita Small will represe nt Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Cherri M cGrew will represe nt the men's dormitory. - SusAN RosE

Zeta Zeta A silh o uette of Epsil o n Epsil o n's new o utfits.

yearbook, and the contest is judged on the basis of photographs of the contestants. Between fall and semester break rushes, K.S .T.C. sororities participate in open rushing. During this time we hosted several special parties. Our Halloween party featured jack-o-lantern invitations and name-tags, and the rushees had a great time playing the wide variety of unusual table games. Another party was held shortly before Christmas vacation. Favors for the party were red felt stockings filled with candy canes.

C entral Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri Zeta Zetas have started off this year with very pleasant memories. When fall term was in session, we had a thrilling homecoming. Our candidate, Judy Radke, was named second Princess to the Homecoming Queen, and our float brought us a rewarding first place trophy. Just as the thrill of homecoming was dying down, we found ourselves in the midst of rush-and rush we did. Our annual Alpha Aloha, which is our last rush party, brought every Alpha closer together. The chapter is very proud of our hardworking and enthusiastic pledges. Another homecoming facet of our sorority is our alumnae chapter. They held a get-acquainted brunch at the home of their president, Mrs. A. C . Owings, for the college and alumnae chapters. We certainly appreciate their interes t and very much enjoyed getting to know them better. The Zeta Zetas found the true spirit of Christmas this year by having a party for und erprivileged children with the men of Theta Chi. It was a rewarding experience for a ll of us. Another exci ting eve nt for the Alphas this year was having three of our members, Chris Roose, Susie Rustman, and Carolyn M ontesane chosen for Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities. Also, Susie is secretary-treasurer of the senior class. Many exciting things are still in store for this year. Soon we will have our sweetheart formal. The theme for our formal this year is the " Swee th eart Garden." We hope that this year brings more success to Zeta Zeta and a ll the other chapters of A:LA.-MARCIA RIMMER

Eta Eta Kansas State Colle ge Pitts bu rg, Kansas

The Epsilon Epsilons say good-by to rushees after a party.

Homecoming was a big success for the Eta Etas again this year. The Alpha house was filled with cheers, tears, and roses as our own Janet Bass was crowned H omecomi ng Queen for 1967-68. Kay Spencer, nominated by Sigma Chi, and Meillyn R and, representing the Alphas,

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Santa listens to the Eta Etas at their Christmas party.

were among the top ten finalists. Other Eta Etas nominated were Conna Larson, representing National College Housing, and Joye D effenbaugh, nominated by Tau Kappa Epsilon. Following the Saturday afternoon football game, visiting Alpha a lumnae were honored with a tea given at the Alpha house. Our pledges were surprised with a pizza party given by the members on November 2. Their surprise of expecting "after homecoming" clean up, and receiving a party instead made for a real success! Our Founders' Day program was very successful again this year. The college chapter presented the alumnae chapter with a program, followed by a skit written and presented by the pledge class. Afterwards the alumnae served refreshments and presented the chapter with a gift. The Military Ball was the next social event of the year. We were very honored to have Kay Spencer among the top finalists. Julie Hodge was also a candidate for the queen's title. The month of December was filled with many activities for the Alphas. First we traveled to Parsons, Kansas, to give a Christmas party for about 40 small boys at the Home of the Mentally R etarded Children. The Alphas played games, sang songs, and presented gifts to help brighten Christmas time for these children. The party came to a close when we served cookies and ice cream to the boys. This proved to be a rewarding and fulfilling experience for all of us and made our Christmas mean a little more. The Big Sister-Little Sister Christmas Banquet was our next big event. After a wonderful dinner, the pledges were given the traditional Alpha Sig pledge paddles, and the big sisters received little sister dangles. Before going home for Christmas vacation, the girls living in the house had their annua l Christmas party. Refreshments and gift exchange were interrupted by a visit from good ole' Saint Nick himself. Aided by the Alpha's Miss Merry Christmas, Cindy Kreutziger, he made the party a great night for a ll.-ToNr KAvORINOS

costume. A skit featuring several members added to the hilarity. The day before homecoming we received the list of our new pledges. The pledges got to help in the usual last-minute preparations for our float. November 11 was Temple's homecoming. The parade was held before the game and once again Kappa Kappa captured first place in the sorority division for floats. Our football opponents were the Gettysburg Bullets and our theme was " Super Owl- Faster than a Speeding Bullet." Penny Yamulla and J oan Luckock deserve much thanks as co-chairmen for the float. On November 21 we had our annual Thanksgiving dinner for children in the neighborhood. The children had a turkey dinner with all the fixin's and afterwards we showed cartoons and played games with them. The kids seemed to have a wonderfu l time and when they left, the members and the brothers of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, co-sponsors of the dinner, had a mixer. We had a wonderful time too. D ecember 2 was the scene of the annual Pledges on Parade Ball. Our pledges were presented along with

Kappa Kappa entertains rushees with a luau.

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kappa Kappa has had a very busy and profitable first semester. During the month of October and the first week of November, we had rush with several coke parties and two desserts. One dessert was a luau, to which members and rushees wore their original ideas of Hawaiian

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"Faster than a Speeding Bullet" was the theme for Kappa Kappa's first prize winning float.

those of the other sorontles on campus, and they made us very proud. The dance was again a great success. Initiation for our spring '67 pledges was held J anuary 8 after various hold-ups. Kappa Kappa now has some fine new members to carry on ou r tradition.-Liz REMY

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania O ctober 28 was the date of the Nu Nu Hallowee n party. Everyone was invited to come in costumes and bring a date. C ostumes ranged from flower children to motorcycle gang members, sailors, pirates and witches. R efreshments were pot-luck donations of d onuts, cider, cookies, cakes, and p opcorn balls. Jack-o-lanterns, black walls and ceilings provided the atmosphere at the apartment of J oel Lantzman, the date of one of our members. Everyone had a good time dancing to the stereo and guessing who was who. The members celebrated Founders' Day with a dinner at Cavanaugh's Restaurant. Kappa Kappa chapter and the Philadelphia alumnae joined us for the d inner. To celebrate the occasion the members wore white mums decorated with red ribbon to classes during the day as well as to the dinner. The beautiful Founders' Day cerem ony was conducted after the dinner with the help of our adviser Mrs. Townsend and two members of Kappa K appa. On November 17 the members of Nu Nu gathered to support the annual Pi Kap Show, a play given each year by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. H elen Selena participated in the dance with Jeff Wright. After the show, the members ga thered at the apartment of Nora Buczek, J ea n Woodward, and Lynn Lauderman for a pajama party. M ost of the night was spent playing games and talking until it was decided we should retire in order to be awake for the wedding of one of our members, Rosemary H owdershell, the next morning. Our rush party was held January 23 . The theme this year was Camelot and was carried out by shield-shaped invitations. Table decorations were castles, and a skit was presented entitled "What Do the Alpha Sigs Do?" sung to the tun e of "What Do Simple F olk Do." State Day will be held in the spring at Drexel Institute. Mrs. George Malone will be a guest speaker. Plans are in progress for several seminars and officers' meetings. Accommodations will be available for those needing a p lace to stay. Chapters from Pennsyl vania plus several from New York will attend the event. Nu Nu chapter has been voted the "sister sorority" of Sigma Alpha The ta fraternity. SAT is a local fraternity on the campus. It is traditi onal at Drexel for sororities and fraternities to cooperate in social and philanthropic projects, as we have with SAT. -NORA BuczEK

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington , West Virgin ia The Rho Rhos at Marshall University are continuing a very exciting year. After homecoming, the Alpha Sigs held a semi-formal dance on November 17 . A dance band provided the music. Before Thanksgiving vacation, the Rho Rhos had their an nu al turkey dinner. This year it was somewhat different. The Alpha Sigs invited the brothers of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity to come to en joy their Thanksgiving dinner. This is one of the many things the Rho Rhos are d oing to promote better sorority-fraternity relationships

on campus. To promote sisterhood and culture, the Alpha Sigs had a Bonne Bell representative give a make-up demonstration. The members are p lanning various cultural programs for the coming months. One of the first cultural programs in the planning stage is a talk by a foreign exchange student from Sweden. This girl attends one of the area's h igh schools and will study here for one year. Upon returning to school from Thanksgiving, the Rho Rhos held their annual winter forma l, The Mistletoe Ball, on December I. The favors were paddles which were a big success. Everyone had an enjoyable and unforgettable evening. After the formal the Alpha Sigs began p lanning their Christmas activities. On December 9 the Rho Rhos went caroling at Cammack Children's Center. T he sorority sang a variety of Christmas songs and treated the children and supervisors to candy. After the singing many of the members stayed and talked with the children. This activity brought alive the Christmas spirit in each a nd every girl's heart. The following day the members held a Big Sis-Little Sis Christmas party. Each big and little sister exchanged gifts. T he girls played games, sang Christmas carols, and had refreshments. Everyone had a great afternoon. T he R ho R hos also went Christmas caroling to serenade the fra ternities, sororities, and the house of the university's president. The sisters sang a medley of Christmas carols and presented each of the fraternities with a Christmas stocking filled with candy. All of the members had a very enjoyable time . Prior to the Christmas vacation, the Alpha Sigs collected fo od and toys for the local radio station for underprivileged fam ilies. The Rho R hos have been working very hard and performing various service projects. Upon returning to school from Christmas vacation, National Traveling Secretary, Miss Barbara K inney, carne to visit with the Rho Rhos. A slumber party was held in her honor. The pledges provided the entertainment. Each of the chapter officers had a conference with her regarding their specific duties. Everyone had a very rewarding experience from her visit. January 7 the upperclassmen of the fa ll pledge class and the chapter's faculty adviser were activated. Following the activation ceremonies, all of the new members were presented gifts by their big sisters. The Rho Rhos are very active on campus and a lso take a great part in outside activities. One great honor was prese nted to Paula Cyrus. She won the National 4-H H orne Economics-Consumer Education Award. Paula received an all-expense paid trip to Chicago and a $500 educational scholarship from Montgomery Ward C ompany. The Alpha Sigs are working hard on their moneymaking project. This year the Rho Rhos are selling perfume. There are 15 different fragrances with wellknown brand names such as Arpege, My Sin, and Chane! No. 5. We are doing very well and plan to continue this project throughout the year. L ooking toward the future , the Rho Rhos have many things in store for them. A Valentine's Day banquet is being planned. A Ski Party informal is also being planned for the month of February. The Rho Rhos are having a very successful year.-CAROL PAXTON

Sigma Sigma Western State College Gunnison, Colorado The Alphas celebrated their annual Greek Ball in November. It was a gigantic success. The ball was well

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attended and everyone seemed to have a smashing good time. The Sigma Sigmas hosted a Christmas party for the retarded children at the Gunnison Grade School as our philanthropic project. T he children were enthusiastic, and it was a p leasure to entertain them. Our money-making project was a car wash he ld just before T hanksgiving. There was a very good response. The pledges planned a surprise breakfast for the members to celebrate Founders' Day and to congratulate the newly initiated members. Next semester wi ll have many new and exciting events for the Sigma Sigma chapter.-SHERYL SOMMER

Phi Phi No rt hwest Missouri State College Ma ryville, Missouri As final week rap idly approaches, Phi Ph i members can reflect on the events of a very successfu l first semester. O ctober found us hard at work on homecoming. All of the stuffing, bu ilding, and practi cing was worth th e effort when we toc k first place in the Variety Show with ou r skit, "South Pacific," or "Bloody Mary Fills the Spot in the Line. " We received one of the m ost coveted honors on campus by winning th e over-all H omecoming Supremacy Award for Greek women. T he h omecoming week's activities were topped off for the Alphas by having our own D onna M erritt crowned Homecoming Queen. The F ounders' Day banquet, a lso held during this week, was attended by nearly 100 m embers, p ledges, and alumnae of Phi Phi chapter. This was a very enjoyable evening of renewing old friendships and meeting new Alphas. D ecember was another busy month for A L. A . We were very proud to be awarded th e Panhellenic Scholarship Award for the eighth consecutive year. This was achieved with an overall grade p oint average of 2. 79 . One of our most enjoyable events of the year was the an nual Christmas party for the children from N oyes H ome for Little Wanderers in St. J oseph, Missouri. This yea r, twenty-three children spent the day as guests of AL.A and their brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon. T he ch ildren attended church and dinner with the students and then a party was held in the afternoon . Cartoons were shown and the big fina le occurred when Santa C laus a rrived with gifts for each of the children. Another Christmas season special was th e Kandy Kane L oun ge party given for the members by the pledge class. The pledges put their sewing ta lents to use and made their pledge m oms each a pullove r robe from two red bath towels. On the front was AL.A in white letters. We are all so proud of our "daughters" and our Alpha robes! In the annual Hanging of the Gree ns, an a ll-campus Christmas ceremony honoring senior women, Marty Geyer was chosen Spirit of Christmas. T his person is chosen by a vote of a ll the college women for a person who most typifies the good characteristics of the Christmas spirit.- R ONDA R mNOUR

Chi Chi Ball State University Muncie, Indiana The Chi Chi members have been quite busy since the last Phoenix went to press. Near the end of O ctober and the beginning of November, Ba ll State held its

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annual Campus Chest Week. Campus Chest is a charity fund -raising project sponsored by the school. Each dormitory and fraternal organization sponsors a Campus Cheste r who dresses in cos tume and collec ts money on the campus. This year's Campus Chester was Steve Hammer, who dressed in a card costume a nd a crown. In the campus a uction th e Alpha Sigs bought the Sigma Chi house for an overnight retreat. The Alpha Sigs offered to serve a fraternity breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning . Since F ounders' Day came during our fi nal exams closed period we celebrated a few days ea rl y. The Muncie a lumnae came to th e suite for the ceremony and served refreshments. It was a very inspiring evening. As soon as we came back from our Thanksgiving vacation and quarter break, rush was ready to start. What a hectic an d wond erfu l time this is! After a full wee kend of informa l teas, fin al preparations for our formal ru sh par ty began. Our annual theme of " Wish Upon a Star" was enh anced with a room decorated with stars in a heave nly a tmosphere. We displ ayed our trophies, jewelry, scrapbooks , and other Alpha Sigma Alpha mem entos in a ga rden setting whi ch was set a pa rt fr om th e heave n. After a light desse rt and singing by the members, each invited guest wished upon our Alpha Sigma Alpha sta r. Our efforts were well rewarded when we welcomed a full pledge class in our suite a wee k later. F or our Christmas philanthropic project th e Chi Chis decorated th e Child Guidance C ente r and gave a party for the children . Up and coming is th e pledge dance wh ich will be h eld at th e T op Hat in Yorktow n. L ater on in the year we will be work ing on th e trike-a- th on, spring sing, varie ty show, and our closed dan ce.-Lr NDA DrLEY

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma The Beta Gammas started off the fall semester with a wonderful rush. We held three pa rties, the first one being a n open house. This gave us a chance to meet the rushees a nd to int rodu ce our sorority. The second night we held our informal party which was built around the th eme " The M od M od World of Alpha Sigma Alpha." We gave large mod fl owe rs to the girls as favo rs. The following ni ght we held our formal party. We used "The .Rainb ow of H ope and Promise" as its theme. Our qu ota limitation was set and met. We had three ca ndidates in the annual Miss Calendar Girl contest, and Miss November was our own Ruth Ann Cowan. Homecoming was O ctober 7 this year. And, for days we hammered a nd stuffed ou r float. The college set the theme as "A Glimpse of Northeastern's Life." We took second place with our floa t entitled " North eas tern Sails On. " Two of our Alphas rode in the parade: Jan Johnson, our Homecoming Queen candidate, and D onna Smith, Sigma T a u Gamma R ose. . Founders' Day was a special day to us. E ach gtrl wore a yellow mum, and that evening we held a special candle light service. November 18 found our pledges kn ee deep in soap suds. As a money-making projec t the pledges held a car wash. The car wash was very successful, minus a few sore throa ts. F or our philanthropic project we gave a Christmas party for th e exceptional children at the Steed H ouse. Santa was there to pass out both toys and refreshments. It would be difficult to tell who had the most fun at the

party, the children or the Alphas. . . Before classes were dismissed for Chnstmas vacatwn we had a Christmas party. We all had a good time visiting with our little sisters and eating Christmas goodies. As a service project we gave twenty dollars toward buying blazers for our basketball team. Greek Week celebrations were held January 3-6. Wednesday the Greeks attended church toge ther. On a perce ntage basis, Alphas placed first in m embers present. Thursday was devoted to a magazine and paperback book drive. The materials collected were sent to the soldiers in Vietnam. Alphas also placed first in volumes collected. Friday a special run of "Shenandoah" was presented for th e Greeks. The festivities were concluded by the All Greek Dance Saturday night in the student union ball room . January 11 we participated in a benefit Donkey Basketball Game. Proceeds went to Sequoyah Indian School. Alpha Sigs came out on top. The semester has come to an end, and we are now looking forward to State Day which we will host this year.-NANCY P uc H

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia O ctobe r was a busy and exc1t1ng month for our pledges. It all started with the pledging ce remony followed by a party and singing which united them with us in A"'i:.A spirit. T o work hard for the benefit of the sorority was their goal which was attained by writing new songs, doing many errands, and topped by their party, " The Great Escape," where we were literally captured with their talents. Later that month we gave our annual Halloween party for a men's ward at Western State H ospita l. Happy D ay ! Initiation finally arrived and we had wonderful new members proudly wearing their A"'i:.A pins. Their first insight into the romantic side of th e A"'i:.A members was seen at our annual dinner-dance at Belle Meade R estau rant. What else would appear on the favors but the A"'i:.A crest for the members and their dates. Everyone had a wonderfu l weekend. An event always enj oyed is our F ounders' Day banquet at Bear Trap F arm. With a ce remony honoring our F ou nders, who made our existe nce possible, and a feast of home-cooked food, who could blame the members for looking forward to November I 5 next year. Then came the time to meet new girls at our open h ouse. In ou r bright red and white and with fri endly smiles, they could see how we cherished our sisterhood. We warmly gree ted them and encompassed them into our fri endship. Alpha Sigma Alpha was honored this year by having our Panhellenic chairman, Evelyn Ingram, head of all the decorations of our Panhellen ic Christmas Dance, a " Swiss Chalet." The dance was held on D ecember 9 and because of Evelyn's excellent planning and her hard work, it was very successful. It a lso, once again, showed the closeness of a ll the sororities on our campus. And who says th ere is no Sa nta Claus? Ask some of the a lumnae's children who were at our Christmas party. After trimming the tree with red and white ornaments made by all the members, Santa appeared with presents for all. The party really put us in the Christmas spirit and ready for the holidays. Before leaving, we prepared a basket of food and gave money for a needy family to make their Christmas a little brighter. We have now put the old year, full of fond memories,

behind us. With the coming of second semester and open houses, we will see new faces, make new friends, add new members, and begin a bright new year in Alpha Sigma Alpha.- BECKY WHITMER

Beta Zeta University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana With the onset of the new year, 1968, Beta Zeta fondly remembers the activities of the current fall semester. A "Win-In" was the title of the homecoming float which c路o nsisted of a large psychedelic football on a flat bed truck. Bubbling A"'i:.A spirit surrounded the decorations as we rode in the annual USL homecoming parade through the streets of Lafayette. Judy Booth, our homecoming chairman, also guided us in homecoming decorations entitled "Low Man on T otem Pole." The USL Bulldog was the top man, the other masco ts USL plays filled in the intervening space, and the Northeast Louisiana Indian, the USL homecoming opponent, was the low man on the totem pole. Both alumnae and college members joined forces on Saturday, November 18, to celebrate F ounders' Day in honor of the five ladies who passed the beautiful tradition of Alpha Sigma Alpha to us today. At this luncheon, which was held at the T own House Motor Hotel, Beta Zeta honored her twenty-five year members. Mrs. Cherry Leach Thompson BZ of Abbeville, and Mrs. Hilda Giraud Hebert BZ of New Orleans, joined us for this occasi on and were presented a silver charm in honor of their silver Alpha Sigma Alpha anniversary. Several Lafayette alumnae were also present. Miss Agnes Roth, retiring USL Dean of Women, spoke to us on the privilege of being members of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Honored guests at Beta Zeta Founders' Day luncheon included: Mrs. Hilda Giraud Hebert BZ, Miss Mary Olive McPhaul, USL Associate Dean of Women, Mrs. Cherry Leach Thompson BZ, and Miss Agnes Roth, USL De<~n of Women.

U SL's junior Panhellenic sponsored a Thanksgiving basket contest. The Alpha Sig pledge class project, und er the direction of Karren Cantelli and Perry Brown, was to constru ct and dress a Pilgrim lady whose arms held the food. Of the nine sororities on campus, our pledges, of course, won first place. Pledges treated the members to some Halloween h orror at Judy Comeaux's house in Sunset. We also cele-

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brated Thanksgiving and Christmas with parties in the sorority room. Before the Christmas party, the entire chapter walked to both the Lafayette Charity Hospital and the orphanage to sing Christmas carols to the children. Once back in the sorority room, pledges entertained with a "Santa Claus of the future" skit. Beta Zeta has inaugurated the Phoenix Award within the chapter which recognizes an outstanding member each month. The Phoenix pin is given to a member or pledge, who unselfishly gave of herself for the improvement of the chapter, the university, or the community. Judy Booth, an outstanding homecoming chairman, was the first recipient of the Phoe nix pin ; Karren Cantelli and Perry Brown shared the pin for the m on th of December for their prize winning Thanksgiving pilgrim. Beta Zeta has a lso started a p ledge study hall program on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. Under the direction of two members, pledges are required to attend two two hour sessions per week to engage in some form of quiet study. We are very proud of three of our girls who were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, an honor society on campus for students with a 3.5 average or above. Alpha Sigs initiated were Joanne Sterbenz, Gayle Harmon, and Leslie Langdon. On March 16 Beta Zeta will h ostess the 1968 A-MissL ou State Day here in Lafayette. We are looking forward to having many, many Beta D eltas, Psis Psis, and Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas alumnae join us on this important Saturday in March.-SuzA NNE H EBERT

Beta Eta Dic kinson State College Dickinson, North Dakota The Alpha Sigs at Dickinson State C ollege have been busil y engaged in numerous activities on the ca mpus. In O ctober we made a big splash with the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity by having a swimming party with th em in the campus pool. After everyone managed to ge t a thorough dunking, we donned our grubbies again and en joyed hot coffee and as many d oughnuts as we could manage to put away! Shrieks of laughter fill ed the air when the Beta Etas decided to frolic a bit by having a Hallowee n party on October 30. The games and refreshments were a welcome treat and helped draw our members even closer together. We observed F ounders' Day by h olding an impressive candle ceremony and then met at the Esquire Supper Club for dinner. U nd er th e guidance of our hard working rush chairman, Gloria Hurt, we all worked and planned toge ther and were rewarded with another immensely successful rush week. We d onned ski sweaters, stretch pants and stocking caps in keeping with the ski lodge theme of our first rush party. R oly-poly snowmen grinned cheerfully at our guests as they entered th e "Beta Eta Ski L odge." Ski posters about th e roo m created a real mountain lodge atmosphere. Skis and a toboggan lay waiting for anyone who thought they could find sufficient snow ! The fall pledge class put the final touch on the evening by presenting a delightful ski lodge skit. We wen t from snow to sunshine and brought a little bit of Hawaii to our campus with the Hawaiian theme of our second rush party. A m ost authentic-looking palm tree provided "shade" for our rushees while colored fish nets and sea creatures decorated the walls. Several unique items from Hawaii made attractive centerpieces

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Sa ndy Gaug ler and Kathy Hor nba cher add a n au t he nti c t o uc h t o Beta Et a 's Hawa iia n party d urin g win ter ru sh.

for th e tables. Sandy Gaugler and Kathy H ornbacher appeared in grass skirts and presented some hula dancing which they had learned while in Hawaii. T o add a little vigor to the program, they also demonstrate d karate. When rush week ended we all felt somewhat wo rn out, but at the same time we had the wonderful fe eling of having worked toge ther smoothly and successfully. We were very pleased with th e fin e pledge class we obtained. As Christmas neared, the Beta Etas began to glow with th e holiday spirit. We really became fill ed with the mood of Christmas at a holiday party at the home of Mrs. R ex K och , a n alumna of Alpha Sigma Alpha. D ecember 11 we held ou r annual Christmas party and reall y enj oyed an eve ning of refreshments, gift exchanging and socializing. We are h onored for having earned for th e third consecutive time the traveling plaque for the best grade p oint ave rage of th e social sororities on campus. We are work ing to win it again. Plans are already underway for our annual Swee th ea rt Ball which will be held Feb ru ary 10. We are looking forward to this as it is one of our biggest eve nts of the year.-A UDRE NE MARCU S

Beta Theta Central Mich iga n Un iversity Mt. Pleasant, Michigan " Spring is a new beginning Spring brings an end to winter And a fresh beginning. It is a gentle fa rewell to yesterday And the birth of new hope." The year was well under way when Beta Thetas realized that fall semes ter was one of many varie d activities and eve nts. This year ou r F ounders' D ay celebration marked our 26th year on Central's campus. We celebrated by having a dinner at the Embers R estaurant with a ceremony and ritual following. Every year it is our custom to present roses to those members having high scholastic standing. Our honored guest was Beta Theta's M other Patroness, Mrs. J ean M ayhew, who presented the scholarship honors. President J ackie R osswu rm spoke

Th e Bet a Thet a s a re proud of t he ir new red and white outfits .

about the past semester's experiences and rewards co nce rning Beta Theta chapter and reminded us of what we h ave to look forward to in the coming year. Altogether it was a very en joyable day. Our philanthropic project a lso kept us busy during the semester. We made visits to the Mt. P leasant State H ome. On ou r visits we played games and talked with th e children . Before Christmas a large party was planned for reta rded chi ldren in the Mt. P leasa nt area at which ou r group was represented. Befo re we knew it the Christmas season had come. Our so rority party was held at the home of our M other Patro ness, Mrs. Mayhew. We exchanged gifts and enjoyed the lovely atmosphere of the holiday seaso n. Our two India n children, Esther a nd Wa nita, were present to receive gifts an d visit with us. Among our ac tivities, Beta Thetas found time for socia lizing. We en joyed a " Humbug" party a t the Pi Kapp a Phi house and a coffee hour with Phi K appa T a u. Contests are always cha llenging and Beta Thetas like to participate. Marie R ademacher was our candidate for the Michigan Inter-C ollegiate Snow Queen contest and was among the top ten fin a lists. Emphasis was place d up on talent an d M a rie performed well with a modern dan ce. Dian ne Gold ing was our ca ndidate for Snow Princess a nd represented us we ll in the competition .

Beta Thetas wh o re ceived scholasti c ho nors a t Fo und e rs' Day are: first row, Sue Sabyan, Ma ry Ann Co leman; seco nd row, Joey Burro ug hs , San d i Greenfiel d , Marie Ba rns, J o Fu t rell, and Ann Ballard.

In addition other members rece1vmg honors and recog nition include Sallie Domke for her membership in Studen t Senate, Pam Hartsig for being invited to join D elta Psi Kappa, physical edu cation honorary, and Susan Saunders, member of Pi Kappa D elta, education honorary. A big event of the semester was our very successful dinner-dance, held on January 5 at The Embers. The dinn er was delicious, and the band was excellent. Beta Thetas and th eir d a tes enjoyed a lovely even ing that was perfect in every way. Centra l's second annual Snow Carnival took place J a nuary 11- 13. Be ta Thetas buil t a snow scul pture again this year ce ntered around the theme of " Our American H eritage." The fall semester has been a busy and successful one for Beta Theta. Each of us looks forward to spring with anticipation of rush, Greek Week, and houseparty. It is with spring that we bid farewell to winter and eagerly await the new beginnings that the coming semester p romises.- } A E DE NN ISO N

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia On reaching the las t quarter of this school year, we can a ll look back to the many activities which have kep t us busy the first two quarters of the year. In O ctober we held our rush pa rti es. The first party took us "Through th e L ooking Glass." F or our seco nd par ty, "Teahouse of th e Alpha M oo n," everyone was req ues ted to come in J a panese attire . Our next big ac ti vit y was the F ounders' D ay banquet which was held at Grant's Tavern in Christia nsburg. We were very honored to h ave as our guest speaker Dr. Edward J ervy, professo r of history a t Radford, who spoke to us on th e role of sorority on our college cam puses. J oa n Porterfi eld, ou r president, was named AL.A Swee th eart for the year. In D ecember we held our annual Christmas p a rty for a ll the p ledges. W e sang Christmas ca rols and Sa nta came and gave ou t all the presents. The pledges en tertai ned the members with songs, and in turn the members presented the " T we lve Days of Christmas." After our pa rty, we all we nt Christmas caroling. During the month of January our pledges went through informal initiation. The pledges were told to

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come dressed in unusual costumes. Formal initiation was held two weeks later. This quarter we are looking forward to many interesting a ctivities. State Day, Alpha Week, and cabin parties are just a few of the events planned .-ANDREA CARTER

Beta Iota g ave t heir rus hee路s a little t ou ch of Japan.

Beta Kappa Western Ill inois Un iversity Macomb, Illinois Midterm was a very busy time for the Beta Kappas. The members and pledges worked hard on the homecoming house decorations and float. We took second place in both the sorority division and th e float competition . N eedl ess to say, we were all very proud. Soo n after th e h omecoming festiviti es Western held its University Parents' Day. Our house was open for a ll our visiting parents, and a tea was held after the footba ll game. Our M oth er's club had th eir biannual meeting condu cted by Mrs. Ruick, our chapter president's mother. Plans were discussed for future projects and the mothers enj oyed getting acquainted and learning more about our sorority. We celebrated F ounders' Day with a banquet at the Union. The members, pledges, and ad visers all enj oyed the d elicious dinner and the traditi onal F ounders' Day ce remony. The Beta Kappas began winter quarter with a flurry of Christma s activities. Severa l caroling exchanges were held with the fra ternities and all enjoyed going back to th e houses for hot chocolate. On M onday night before we left for vacation we had our Christma s pa rty. We exchanged gifts, sang carols, and the pledges entertained us with an elaborate skit. We ga ve a Christmas party for the m enta lly reta rded child re n a t L ogan School in Macomb. We played games such as musi cal chairs and pin-th e-nose-on-the-reindee r . The children th en made Christmas tree ornaments from styrofoam balls d eco rated with sequins. R efreshments we re se rved, and each child received a favor to take horne. As our philanthropic project, headed by Marsha Miller, this pa rty was extremely rewa rding and very ful fillin g to every girl who attended. T wo money-making projects have also kept us busy this winter. W e sold perfume a round M acomb and sponsored a dance at th e Union with the men of Phi Sigma Epsilon. Both projects were very successful along with being fun for all the members. Sa turday, January 6, our pledges put in a full days wo rk in order to get their house ready for a costume

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party they gave for the membe rs tha t evening. Each member was notified in a dvance the approp ria te a ttire she and her date must wear in ord er to be a dmitted. The furnitu re was moved out as th e d ecorations were pu t up . The theme followed " Wh a t's Behind the G reen D oor " and prizes were give n for th e bes t cos tumes. Entertai~颅 rn ent ce ntered a round music by the Conglomera ti on of What, and dancing was enj oyed by all. Favo rs we re given and refreshments served . We are now hurrying to ge t ready for fo rmal rush . Our cha pter house has all new Ita lia n Provincia l furniture, a new television, and a lovely wa ll clock creating a beautiful setting for ru sh ac tivities. The R ound R obins sta rt J a nuary 2 1, and the remainder of the wee k cen te rs around informal pa rties and closes F riday nigh t with our formal pa rty. Our informa l pa rty is based on a R oaring 20's th eme with everyone m aking th eir own cos tu me. The forma l pa rty will be our tra diti onal " M a nha ttan Serenade" with th e decorations depicting the Club M a nhatta n and a night club a tmosph ere. Our impressive wishing well ceremony brings rush activities to a close as we anxi ousl y a wait our new pledge class. Al ong with planning for rush the U nive rsity Union Board pla nned a wee k of Winter Frolics which the Alpha Sigs took part in. The wee k of J a nu a ry 7- 14 was fill ed with ma ny activities, including a torch lighting ce remony, ice a nd snow sculpturing, winter games, a king and quee n election, a nd a Miss Frostbite contest. The festivities were drawn to a close with a n elabora te President's Ball. The week certainly brightened up winter quarter. We know th a t a ll th e membe rs will continue to work within the sorority a nd in other activities as we strive to fulfill the aims and ideas of Alpha Sigma Alpha.BETTY CARL

Beta Nu Mu rray State University Mu rray, Kentucky Beta Nu has certa inl y bee n on the m ove since the last issue of th e Ph oenix . R osemary Goad was elected junior representative to the Studen t Council. J a nice J ordan and Jane Hu be r were both elec ted as representati ves to th e Women's Student Gove rnment Association. Suzy Schneiders wa s the recipient of a $100 dorm scholarship awarded on th e basis of academic a chievement and participation in d ormitory and campus ac ti vities. J ennifer D owdy and Diane West were selected to sing in the Murray State Uni ve rsity Acappella Choir. Linda M essel and N elda Huff a re now swimming with the Sea Mists, the girls' synchroni zed swimming team. Beta Nu a lso has a noth er swee theart, Elai ne J enkins, who was chose n as T a u Kappa Epsilon Sweetheart. Beta Nu h as h ad severa l m oney-ma ki ng projects. Among these are a leaf-ra king p roject, a car wash, a ba ke sale, a Christmas tree sale, and a rummage sale. Phila nthropic projec ts include a toy collec tion for needy children a t Christmas and deco ra tion of the coffee shop of the C a lloway County H ospita l a t C hristmas . Beta Nu now participa tes in th e newly orga nized Panhellenic intramural basketball a nd volleyball games. Be ta Nu celebra ted F ounders' D ay with a prog ram held in the sorority suite honoring our Fou nders. Beta Nu also ha d a F ounders' D ay da nce. The semi -forma l dan ce wa s held at K entucky L ake. Beta Nu b rough t the year to a close with its a nnu a l Mistletoe Ba ll. Eve ryone had a wo nd erful time as they danced benea th the traditional rnistletoe.-C ECE LIA Du NCAN

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 "We Want Victory," carrying out the Stars and Stripes theme, and it placed third in the float competition. Sandra Epling was selected as second runner-up to the H omecoming Queen. For our money-making project we sold perfume, and it proved to be very successful. The Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and Theta Xi fraternity entertained our sorority and Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity at a mixer. R efreshments were served and everyone had an enjoyable time. T o celebrate Founders' Day, Beta Pis had dinner at the H oliday Inn. A program followed the dinner. The Alpha Sigs gladly accepted Tau Kappa Epsilon's invitation to co-sponsor th eir annual Bowery Ball. Costumes were cen tered around the theme of the dance. For ou r philanthropic project, Beta Pi chapter visited Wade School for the M entall y Retarded in Bluefield. We went on Halloween, gave the children a treat and sang songs for them. The fall pledges gave the members a party on D ecember 8. The theme was "Alpha Sig Showboat," and the favors were showboat tumblers. The pledges dedicated a paddle to their big sisters. Initiation for the fall pledges was held Sunday morning, D ecember 10. C offee and doughnuts were served after the ceremony, and later the sorority attended church together. Barbara Kinney, AL.A Traveling Secretary, visited us from D ecember 9-1 3 for chapter inspection. Her assistance and charming personality were g reatly appreciated by each Beta Pi. The annual Snowflake Formal was held in the College Center Ballroom on December 9. During intermission it was a nnou nced that our candidate, Sarah Lowe Thompson, was elected first runner-up. The Alpha Sigs had a Christmas party on December 13. T oys were exchanged and the following day they were distributed to needy families. F or the spring semester we are looking forward to the Twin T wirl D ance we co-sponsor with the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. Other big eve nts coming up are spring rush, The Crimson Ball, May Week-end, and West Virginia State Day.-NA NCY WILSO N

the joy of the Christmas season with the children at a mentally retarded home in Springfield. We gave the children small gifts and read the Christmas story at a party held for them. After decorating the house and trimming the Christmas tree, we had our annual Christmas party. We presented skits, exchanged gifts, and sang Christmas carols. We also took part in the annual Greek Carol Sing held at the SMS Student Union. The Beta Sigmas were delighted to have Ruth R esinger, AL.A Traveling Secretary, visit our chapter during these Christmas festivities. The Beta Sigmas have also conducted another successful money-making project by selling perfume. Each member sold at least fifteen bottles of perfume. Karen Svetlecic won the prize of a steak dinner for two by selling the largest number of bottles of perfume-85 bottles. We of Beta Sigma have had a most memorable and rewarding semester and are looking forward to another such semester to come.-PHYLLIS O 'K EEFE

Beta Upsilon Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Every semester of college seems to be an especially busy one, each with at least one very important event for Beta Upsilon . This semester that big event was formal rush with its practices and parties. The two weekends of parties were especially hectic this year because they were not separated by Thanksgiving vacation as they had been in the past. Naturally, professors chose these two weeks to assign the usual papers and schedule tests. Beta Upsilon' s Panhellenic parties had for their theme "Greek Hysteria." The skit was designed merely to interest the rushees in Greek life and to encourage them to go on through rush, rather than to push our own sorority. In the humorous skit, the girls dicussed the many things they had done as pledges and as members over a game of cards and then invited Marsha, the rushee, to join them in a Greek folk dance, while the

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri The second half of the fall semester of 1967 found the Beta Sigma members of Alpha Sigma Alpha busy with homecoming, Christmas activities, philanthropic projec ts, an d many other activities. H omecoming was one of the highlights of the fall semester. We worked long and hard on our float for the homecoming parade and were happy to win fifth place in the float contest. Our float was a large covered wagon bearing the slogan "H arness the Indians." In the homecoming parade the float was pulled by fiftee n " harnessed" Alphas dressed in Indian cos tumes. An alumnae luncheon was held at the sorority h ouse before the game against the Cape Girardeau Indians. Christmas activities were packed with fun and excitement for the Beta Sigmas. We were happy to share

Marsha Lesher and Diane Kopecky are ready for Beta Upsilon's Oklahoma rush party.

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rest of the chapter sang a song written especially for the year with jewelry cleaning, smacker sales, and sponsorparty. ing a campus wide spirit march for Western' s Dad's First formals, held the next weekend, had for their Day on October 28. The dads of Beta Psi members theme "Gay Paree," complete with an Eiffel tower on were honored at a banquet following the game. the disp lay tablP.. This skit told the story of four friend The pledges were presented at a closed dinner dance less girls, alone m Paris, and of the French painter who on Saturday, November 18, at the lovely Hotel Pantlin advised them to join a sorority and of the villain who in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On December 3, fall pledgwarned them against it. And when the villain was in- ing was drawn to a close with the formal initiation. deed "Foiled again!" and the girls decided to pledge, With the rush of the holidays Beta Psi won first place they were so happy that they danced the can-can. in the Yule Rope contest sponsored by the University Second formals took us from "Gay Paree" back to the Center Board . The beginning of a new semester rush turn of the century with a theme based upon "Okla- is upon us with parties being planned, costumes made, homa." One of the girls had drawn a horse and surrey workshops attended, all to insure Beta Psi of another in pastels on a large white sheet and it was against this great pledge class. The new officers have been elected backdrop that girls in the long, print dresses and para- and installed and are anxious to lead Beta Psi thru sols of the times discussed life in Alpha Sigma Alpha. another and more rewarding year. -SUE McCARTHY The narrator, Marsha Lesher, sang an adaptation to "Surrey With the Fring on Top" and the rest of the sorority joined in with songs written to the music, "I Can't Say No," and "Oklahoma." Third formals were the traditional candlelight ceremony. One by one speakers lit candles representing loyalty, courage, faith , scholarship, and sincerity from the white candle of sisterhood, telling as they did so of that particular trait of an Alpha Sig girl. Following each speaker, a song was sung by the chapter. At the end of the ceremony, rushees were given candles which were then lit from the candle of sisterhood and invited to place them with ours upon the stage to burn together in sisterhood . The following night was the night of ribbon pledging when our wonderful new pledges received our green and gold colors during the traditional Wishing Well Ceremony. It was a special night for Beta Upsilon for another reason. Marilyn Davis, our rush counselor, who had been separated from the sorority since homecoming, r-eturned with the new pledges. Her big sister took her through the ceremony with the pledges and later she was given her pin again during a special ceremony during the reception which followed. Sant a a nd his he lpers a t the G amma Alpha Christ mas pa rty. The following Thursday night the pledges were given their pledge pins so that they would have them to wear during the Christmas holidays which began that Friday. After the ritual we all enjoyed our first party together Creighton University singing Christmas carols and exchanging gifts in the Omaha , Nebraska sorority suite, and finally saying good-by for the holiIt seems like there is never a dull moment with the days, with many plans for holiday get-togethers in the Gamma Alphas here at Creighton University. However, different cities. Although this semester has been a very busy one, next we all did find time to relax in one of Omaha's dining semester promises to be even more so. Some of the things facilities for our Founders' Day Dinner on November 15. We were very happy to have many of the Omaha alumcoming up are the Crystal Ball, Campus Revue, for nae joining with us to share this meaningful day. which we are coupled with the Lambda Chi Alphas of Next on the list of events saw us helping kick off the ISU, Songfest, the spring dance, Golden Gateways, the 1967 basketball season with a red and white cheering senior picnic, and undoubtedly a pledge class walk-out, section of none other than Alpha Sigs. We all yelled though I 'm not trying to give them any ideas.-JANE our loudest to cheer our Bluejays onward. Our pledges ANDERSON readily pulled through with banners and hand picked red and white outfits. Hardly had we finished cheering when homecoming preparations began . This year we built our float with Western Michigan University Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity to the theme of "A Ka lamazoo, Michigan Tribute to Walt Disney. " Long hours of hard work Beta Psi has been quite busy with many activities since were put into Cinderella' s Slipper with her coach, castle, our last newsletter. During the homecoming festivities, and all. Best of all was our claim to Mary Hubbard Beta Psi took the first place for the gimmick contest. as 1967 Homecoming Queen. Mary was attended by Every member carried a paper mache egg reading, " A2.A three other Alpha Sigs and one of our alums, Mary egg-spects victory." In the campus Blood Drive Beta Psi Ellen Walton, now attending medical school here. Jane captured two silver bowls for the highest percentage of Kinney was chosen as second attendent to the queen while Patti Morris and Peggy Trondle added to the court Greek participation and the highest number of Greeks as princesses. giving blood. The fall pledge class has been busy all

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In the midst of a queen, princesses, and a float to be built, everyone was busy making traditional homecoming mums. The A'2.A- made coursages have been as much a part of homecoming as the dance itself. Our two chairmen, Jane Haas and Peggy Trond le, are just dying to get into the floral business now! Anticipation of Christmas caught us the minute we thought we had a chance to relax. The p ledges worked to give all th e membe rs a wonderful Christmas party. We all enjoyed a top rate show with Santa C laus and all his helpers. The Panhellenic dinner-dance was he ld in F ebruary. Initial steps for Tri-State Days to be held here are being taken by our capable chairman, Diane F lynn. Currently we are all anticipating, or should I say dreading, retaliation from our pledges.- PAULA BLASCO

Gamma Beta Wisconsin State University Stevens Point, Wisconsin Since the last issue the Gamma Betas have completed a great pledge period that stimulated enthusiasm a nd sisterhood. This year we put increased emphasis on devel oping big-little sister relationships. The big siste rs got to really know and help their little sisters through d awn rising, slumber parties, and conferences. We topped off the pledge period with an initiation banquet honoring all our parents and the new members. The Gamma Betas had another great experience participating in a Panhellenic Tea honoring Mrs. Dreyfus, the president's wife. This gave us a chance to meet our profess ors' wives and many of the leading citizens of Stevens Point. For our philanthropic project this semester we gave a Christmas Bowling Party for over 100 menta ll y retarded children. The fun for the children was topped off when Santa Claus came to meet a ll the children and pass out presents. Another project of the Gamma Betas was joining with the other fraternities and sororities on campus in a fund-raising drive to help fight muscular dystrophy. Socially, we have attended a Fish Fry given by D elta Zeta sorority, an All-Greek party, two pledge exchanges foll owed by parties, and a " Hippie" and "Polish Immigrant" party given in our honor by the TKEs and D elta Sigs . . At the present time many of us are busy getting physIcally fit for Winter Carnival with its tug of war, shovel race, volleyball games and Sadie Hawkins race. The rest of th e members are working on the top secret beauty plans for the hair-do and leg contests. Two of our mem?ers are a lso qu ee n candidates, Kare n Wagner represe ntmg A'2.A , and Sharon N essa representing Sigma Phi Epsilon. As this semester is ending, the members of Gamma Beta send the warmest wishes of happiness to all Alpha Sigs throughout the cou ntry. -AuoR EY RADUE

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin-M ilwaukee Milwaukee , Wisconsin As usual the fall semester has been fill ed with many activities here at UW-M. After having a successful rush we started work on our h ~meco~ing. float. This year we built our float jointly with Ph1 Sigma Kappa fraternity. The theme of the parade was "G reat Inventions" and our fl oat was titled

"T he Invention of the Animated Cartoon," with a large projector and revolving carousel of scenes depicting cartoon characters. Everyone par ticipated in the parade as a Walt D isney cartoon character or a clown. All efforts were rewarded with a beautiful second place trophy. Our Founders' D ay d inner was held at Alexander's in Mi lwaukee and as usual was an enjoyable evening. A skit was presented describing the five Founders of Longwood College. The entertainment and dinner were great, and we would like to thank the a lums. In spite of a ll our activities we found time to have a mixer with Delta Sigma Kappas on campus, a "Yard of C loth" party with D elta Chi, a hippi路e mixer with Alpha Kappa Psi, a spaghetti supper with T au Kappa Epsilon, and a mixer with Alpha Phi O mega. Next on our list of activities was University Sing held in early December. In the spirit of Christmas we sang "The Christmas Song" and "T'was the Night Before Christmas." At our chapter Christmas party we exchanged gifts among ourselves and each brought a gift to send to Southern Colony for our ph ilanthropic project. The final event of the party was a long awaited visit from Santa and Mrs. C laus, played by two of our members. "Night of Wine and R oses" was the theme for Panhellenic Ball held on J anuary 6 in the Imperial Ballroom and King's R ow of the Pfister Hotel. Two Alpha Sigs took part in the Grand March. They were Leslie Leech, corresponding secretary of Panhellenic Co u ncil and Kris Baumbach, on the publicity committee. The wine and roses atmosphere and music by the J erry Blake orchestra made a most elegant evening. Alpha Sigs were represented on campus by J oyce Wi llms, a li ttle sis for Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and Marilyn Meen, Zeta Beta T au Sweetheart and member of Sigma Epsilon Sigma, national honorary sorority. C oming events are a date party given by the p ledges, mother's tea, at which time a Mother Patroness ceremony wi ll be held, and initiation.-GAYLE SMITH

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A&M College College Heights, Arkansas The activities of Gamma Z eta chapter have really been explosive this semester. First was homecoming on November 4. T he Alpha Sigs, a long with our brothers Phi L ambda Chi, constructed a disp lay. The Alpha Sigs were very proud of our members who were represented in the homecoming court. Carolyn T ucker was elected Homecoming Queen. T he Alpha Sig maids were Gloria Ferguson, Phyllis Pointer, Elizabeth Gaddy and Sandra Davis. F or our Founders' Day celebration we had a birthday party in the sorority room and the members brought gifts. W e had a very inspiring Founders' Day program which a ll of the members enjoyed. Our pledges were initiated December 11. The pledges sponsored a charity basketball game to ra ise money for the Red Cross. Kay Martin received the Best Paddle Award and Diane Lanier was presented with the Best Pledge Award . Our D ecember money-making project was the selling of one dram bottles of perfume. T his project proved very successful. Our Christmas forma l was held December 2 with Phi Lambda Chi fraternity. The theme of our forma l was " We Wish You A Merry Christmas. " R obbie D enton

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was chosen the Phi Lamb Swee theart for the year. She was given a bouquet of white carnations. For our Christmas philanthropic project we gave toys to the Chamber of Commerce to be distributed to needy children in the M onticello area. L ooking over the semester, Gamma Z eta h as indeed had a successful and enjoyable time.- MARY CATHERI NE SUITT

Gamma Eta Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvan ia After a wonderfu l fall rush , many activities occupi ed the time of Gamma Eta chapter, and several accomplishments made our hard work worthwhil e. On Sigma Chi D erby Day, we won first place in ove rall compe tition, fourth p lace in spirit, and two first places in other D erby Day festiviti es ! We were a lso proud to have our new pledge, D enise LaMar, as finalist in the D erby Day Darling contest. Excited over our n ew trophies which decorated our suite, we delved into the extensive work of hom ecoming with determination and vigor. Our effort was rewarded when we won first p lace in the banner contest and third place for our fl oat of the Nittany Lion. In addition to these achievements, we were proud to have Bev Sumpter as semi-finalist for the Homecoming Queen. When our school newspaper, the C ollegian, held a banner competition for the Penn State-North Carolina State fo otball game, Gamma Eta placed second in Greek prizes for our banner, "the W olverines will howl for State." Our fall p ledges surprised the members with a Halloween party, complete with refreshments and games, and a few m embers in return surprised everyone with unusual costumes of their own. We held our F ounders' D ay ceremony and vividly recalled the personalities of th e five F ounders of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Longwood C ollege. The busy term passed quickly, and th e final approaching event of Christmas was celebrated with a visit from Sa nta Claus, who prese nted each member and pledge with a special little gift. The party ended happi ly with many songs. We returned from our vacations to winter rush parties. At Bermuda Junctions, we entertained the rushees with an Hawaiian skit, and many songs fill ed each session. On January 9 we proudly ribboned our future members. W e enjoyed having our N ational Field Secreta ry, Ru th Resin ge r who was visiting us here at Penn State, present for the ceremony. . . . . Now we are looking forward to future activities wh1ch we hope will be as rewarding as th ose of the past year. We eagerl y await the coming eve nts, such as Greek Week, our pledge formal, our philanthropic program, and Spring Week.- KARE N RAYNOVICH

George Ann Fay, an d Oksana Eliazsewskj, for being nominated qu ee n candidates for Fall Weekend, sponsored by Sigma Pi fraternity. We a ll glowed along with member Cornelia Zyerveld when she was crowned their queen. W e we re a lso proud to congratulate M a rilyn MacGregor in being nominated for Who's Who in A merican Colleges and Uni versities. Inspection! Everyone made a mad dash to put the finishing touches for the welcoming of Miss Barbara Kinn ey to the Gamma I ota chapter. We were fortunate to have her present for our Founders' D ay ceremony which was followed by a tea in her honor. D ecember was a busy month whi ch involved a ll the members of Gamma I ota. . . . sh-h -h-h-h- . . . There's the Alpha Sigs ! ! Rah- R ah- YEAH! ! ! ! ! The Gamma Iotas brought some newly added spirit to our campus, and we were rewarded by receiving two trophies. We acquired a loving cup as the result of our enthusiasm at a bonfire before our first basketball tournament and another trophy which was sponsored by the college. We started the new year off right by hos tessing an " Oldies but Goodies" party. The members came up with an unusual touch to the everyday party. The guests came dressed a s th ey did when they were in high school and danced to the music sponsored by the campus radio station which broadcasted from the party. H ope the new year brings plen tiful progress in our aims and inspirations to a ll of you.-PAT PI EN KOWSKI

Gamma Kappa Glenville State College Glenville, West Virginia Formal rush for Gamma K appa chap ter began on D ecember 3 with a tea. The Alpha Sigs of Gamma K a ppa chapter wore their new navy blue J ohn Meyers suits with blue print ascots. The refreshments at the tea were the Alpha Sigs responsibility. They were punch or tea, cookies, mints and nuts. On the serving table were several small flower arrangements around candl es. Gamma Kappa cha pter was honored to have Barbara Kinney, an AL..A Trave ling Secretary, with us during rush . Barba ra arrived on D ecember 4 and stayed until December 9. On D ecember 5 the informal rush party was held in th e Conrad H otel ballroom. The th eme was "Through the Pages," based on storybooks. The members dressed as storybook cha racters and the rushees dressed as little girls. As the rushees came through " the old wooden sh ce" into th e ballroom, they were given a lollipop and

Gamma Iota Roc hester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York We' re glad we're Alpha Sigs ! How about you? In commem oration of this, the Gamma I ota chapter held a day where the m embe rs and pledges dressed in red and white and wore hearts which displayed the phrase of the d ay. It was very successful and enjoyed by everyone including other fraternities on campus. Highlighting our members, we are proud to congratulate three of our Gamma Iotas, Cornelia Zyerveld,

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Ga mma Kappa too k their rushe es 'Through the Pages" t o storyboo k Ia nd .

a balloon. A story based on A "/i..A was told, a monologue was given and several other acts were presented . Favors were worms made by the members out of socks. As the rushees were leaving, they reached into an apple filled with worms to get their favors. 路 The formal party was held December 7 with the theme, "A Miss A "/i..A Pageant." The contestants gave talks on different phases of A "/i.. A. The entertainment was given by the three finalists. One did a prose interpretation, one twirled fire and one gave a skit. Refreshments were little cakes with A"/i.. A on them and ginger ale. The ginger ale was served in the rushees' favors, little steins. Before the rushees left, a pearl ceremony was held. Ribboning was held on December 10 for our pledges at the home of one of our patronesses, Mrs. D. B. Wilburn. Pledge ceremony was held on December 12. Gamma Kappa chapter had a Christmas party on December 17 at the home of Mrs. Robert Bence, one of our advisers. The pledges had a mix January 12, following a basketball game. They decided to call it a victory mix. SHARON DuTTON

Gamma Lambda Loyola University Chicago, Illinois The fall semester has bee n one of conquests and triumphs for the Gamma Lambdas. We have fought against many adverse elements-gas strikes, cold, p ledges, etc.-only to prove that nothing can stop us this year. I am sure that everyone will agree that the past semester has been great. . After winning first place in IFC Sing, we let nothing mterfere. No one could forget our annual "Steak and Champagne" Party which went as scheduled despite the gas shortage. We a lso had parties with Alpha Sigma Phi and Sigma Pi which some wi ll term unforgetable. Winter Carnival was our maj or project this year. The theme this year was Camelot. Our twenty foo t M erlin g reeted everyone upon entrance to th e ca mpus and won second place. Also during this time the Miss Loyola co nte.s t was held . We had two members competing for the titl e. Another member was also a cand idate for M ilitary Ball Queen. Congratulations also go to Cheryl M cKinl ey who was chose n Greek Week Queen. The nex t semester should prove to be even better than the past one. Everyone is eagerly looking forward to rush , elections, and the social events.- GRETCHEN RAACH

Gamma Mu Ad rian College Ad rian , Michigan A(ter the rush of homecoming activities subsided the Gamma Mus began to se ttle dow n once again. ' We celebrated Founders' Day with a dinner and ceremony in th e reserved room of our dining hall. The next day we all attended chapel together as part of our remembrance of Founders' Day. Since our pledges are scattered in three dormitories we decided to have a slumber pa rty for them so tha~ they cou ld all get be tter acquainted and have some fun as well . We play.ed games, ate popco rn, and sang some songs. It ge ts a httle chilly on th e fl oo r of the basement l ou ng~, but ~orne of the girls still managed to last out the mgh.t while a few of us did not and sneaked upstairs to our mce warm beds.

J ust before we left school for T hanksgiving vacation, we gave a winter party for the children at the Lenawee Institute, a school for mentall y retarded child ren . H elping th路e school is our philanthropic project. Part of the time was spent in the classroom playing games and telling stories. T oward the end of the party we a ll met in the gym for refreshments and to met Frosty the Snowman (a male draftee). We a ll enjoyed ourselves and the children sent us illustrated letters of thanks. As December started so did our Christmas parties. To start things off we had our traditional decorating of the tree in our upstairs lounge. We also had our gift exchange at this time. Then the area under the tree was turned over to a mass of A"/i..A R aggedy Ann dolls, and we proceeded downstairs fo r refreshments. A few days after this we held another Christmas party. The basement was beautifu lly decorated and each of the girls gave her date some kind of gift, from a tow truck to a nylon stocking. T here was a lso d ancing and plenty to eat. We a ll enjoyed the evening and had a fun fi lled time. The last Christmas party was a first for Gamma Mu. We had a joint charity party with Chi O mega, the other sorority in our complex, for some of the deprived children in ou r area. The children a ll seemed to have a wonderful time, and I am sure that we had an equally good time. This ended our round vf Christmas parties, and it was home for the holidays. In February we had an ice skating party wh ich has become one of the Gamma M u traditions. Events to come after this are Spring Sing and our spring formal wh ich a ll of the members are eagerly anticipating.SANDY WILSON

Gamma Xi Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Homecoming this year was a big success. O ur float depicted the song title "Catch Us If You Can." It showed a Slippery R ock player riding a rocket to victory while our opponent tried vainly to catch him. The members have been busily working on their philanthropic project. Our main interest has been in the M ercer Aid Society of Mercer County. We have made several visits there. Also we had a Halloween and Christmas party for the children. Games were played at each party, and at the Christmas party each child was given a stocking fi lled with candy and toys. We have found it very enjoyable working with these children. We were very fortunate to have been visited by Barbara Kinney and Ruth R esinger, our Traveling Secretaries. A good time was had by a ll, and many ideas were exchanged which will be very helpful. We are looking forward to Ruth's return in February. For the first time Slippery R ock has sponsored a Panhellenic workshop. There was one week fi lled with parties and meetings attended by all the sororities on campus. We were thankful to have Barbara Kinney with us that wee k. It was a great success and helped to better intersorority relations. Christmas was a time of great holiday spirit and much decorating. "Toyland" was the theme of our chapter room. It co nsisted of a display of various toys and stuffed animals. The room was completed by a tree decorated entirely with red bulbs and blue lights. We were very proud of our job. We are looking forward to formal rush. For our main rush party we are using the theme " Alpha Alps."BARBARA ZOKVIC

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Gamma Omicron

planned for some time in March or April. Gamma Omicron is looking forward to an eventful and interesting spring semester.-PATRICIA OLEAN

Clarion State College Clarion, Pennsylvania The Gamma Omicron chapter has certainly had a full yea;, and now that the semester is nearly over, we are lookmg forward to the new semester. In October the members and their dates had an oldfashioned hayride at the farm of Dr. and Mrs. Penny. Plenty of food, a big bonfire, lots of good company, and a small snowstorm that turned our hayride into a sleigh ride made the occasion a memorable one for all of us. For Halloween the members placed carved and decorated pumpkins in each of the dormitories on campus. Everyone thought that it was a great idea, and we all had lots of fun making them. During November the Gamma Omicrons were busy selling perfume as their money-making project. We were all pleased when the perfume sale turned out to be a huge success. The week after Thanksgiving was very busy for the members for we were planning our rush parties for rush week under the capable leadership of Wendy Christoff, our rush chairman. We were especially grateful for the help given us by our adviser, Mrs. Cornes, and by Barb Kinney, National Traveling Secretary, who spent most of the hectic rush week with us. Our theme was "My Fair Alpha." Our informal party featured a skit showing the first meeting between Eliza, the Independent, and Henry Higgins, the man who would turn her into a real Greek. Our formal party completed the before and after theme by showing Eliza transformed into a Lady of the Greek World by Higgins. Linda Curran as Eliza, Addie Ferrari as Higgins, and Linda Aufsesser as Pickering showed some good acting which everyone appreciated. At the end of rush week Gamma Omicron had its first real pledge class. Our pledge class is enjoying pledging under the capable and resourceful direction of pledgemistress, Barb Degano. We know, too, that the pledges are looking forward to Turn-About Days in February. The Alpha Sigs of Clarion are already planning for Greek Sing in April and are hoping that they can celebrate the occasion with new spring outfits. A formal dance for the members and their escorts is also being

Gamma Pi Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri Inexperience has presented an obstacle to the Gamma Pis, the newest Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter, but the Missouri Valley College campus has felt the impact of its establishment. Competition has heightened in the Greek world as the Gamma Pis have placed in many of the fall activities. Some of the prizes that Gamma Pis received were first place in the Christmas decoration contest, second place in the Sag Queen contest with Salle Scott and Patti German as Siamese twins, and also second place in the Scavenger Hunt sponsored by the Student Union Board to raise money for student activities. The Gamma Pis have been busy on the Missouri Valley College campus and have contributed much to its active growth in all phases. Lynn Stamper, chaplain of Gamma Pi chapter, is president of the Women's Athletic Association organization. Early last fall, Phyllis Shipp was elected president of MacDonald Hall Dormitory. Gamma Pi's vice-president, Nanese Arnold, is also vice-president of the Inter-Faith Council. Salle Scott who is a member of Alpha Psi Omega, national dramatic honorary, was selected to play the lead role in Arthur Miller's "THE CRUCIBLE," which will be presented in the spring. We are proud of our members and their contributions. The Gamma Pis have also done much as a group. For our Christmas philanthropic project we visited the Marshall State School for the Mentally Retarded. Founders' Day was spent with our a lumnae at a tea given in honor of our founding. One of the Gamma Pis most enjoyed parties was our inter-sorority "Room-warming" party. We are especially proud of our new sorority room and were more than happy to show it off. The Gamma Pis are looking forward to spring formal rush with the theme "Aipha-Storic Land." We hope to further the Alpha Sigma Alpha spirit and success with our new members.- SALLE ScoTT PLP.IISE SEND PAYMENT WITH YOIIR ORDEJIS

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• • • • NEWS LETTERS ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO A "Witches and Warlocks" potluck supper with husbands as guests started some serious eating and bridge playing at the home of Elmore Miller Dubois 00 on O ctober 21. The home was tastefully decorated for the H a lloween season. Sixteen members and guests enjoyed a very pleasant evening of fun . On Founders' Day a very impressive service was conducted by our president, Sue Gardner McLemore BN, followed by the luncheon in the new beautifully decorated dining room at the Woman's City Club. It was good to see so many A2.As and also a new member, Judith MacPherson Williams AA, who is now living in Akron. D oro thy H ollinger Scott D.. D.. received the Founders' Day drawing, a deck of A2. A cards. Helen Strum Buntz 00 was presented the fl owers used in the ceremony. Helen Frame Snyder 00, a member of the Akron Council for Retarded Children, had asked the members to bring gifts to the meeting to be given to children in the classes in the sheltered workshop and children in institutions. Helen was very much p leased at the splendid resp onse that was made to her request. The recipien ts were very appreciative of the many useful articles which they received. Lillie Greer D. D. entertained with a Christmas party at her home in D ecember. Ten Alpha Sigs enjoyed a very pleasant evening including a guest, Judith Kay Cook, a student at Kansas State College at Pittsburg, Kansas. She is affiliated with Eta Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Kansas State. She was spending the holidays visiting her parents in Akron, Ohio. While here she accepted Lillie Greer's invitation to the party at her home. She took an active part in the bidding in our auction of "white elephants" which each one had brought from h ome. We conduct this sale to raise funds for our Christmas philanthropic project, the retarded child. Lillie had received cards from three of our former members who have been away from us for some years. Paddie Morgan Bruner AA is now living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We were so glad to hear from her, and since she is nea rer Akron we h ope she will visit us sometime in the near future . Ann Sullivan Bajc BP will be returning to us as soon as school is out in early summer. We surely will be glad to hear that the family has returned to 66 Pembroke R oad, Akron, Ohio. We all missed Ann very much, but we all knew she was coming back to us again. May Isbell Davis rr was not able to meet with us very oft en on accoun t of her work, but we knew that she was quite near us. Now we hear from her that she left Ohio permanently and is living in Oklahoma City where she is teaching in a very fine high school. We wish her every success in her new career in teaching, her first love. We always have been very proud of her accomp lishments. Our hostess served a delicious Christmas d essert which everyone enjoyed very much. It is now time to thank Lillie for a very enjoyable evening and to wish her and each other a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in Alpha Sigma Alpha. The J anuary meeting will be wit h Sandy Bray Cain AA in her new home. It will be a workshop where

we will make things that can be used by the retarded child. State Day will convene at Ilonka's Provincial House in Columbus, Ohio, on March 23, 1968. The newly organized Columbus alumnae chapter will be the hostess. -RHEA FETZER YODER

ANDERSON , INDIANA The Anderson alumnae have been busily passing the long winter months with sorority activities. Our Founders' Day commemoration in November started with a dinner at one of our lovely restaurants after which we met at the home of Jean Ketner Huffman XX for the business meeting and Founders' Day program. As is our annual custom and privilege during the holidays, we entertained our husbands at a dinner party. Hostesses for the affair were Gloria McDermott Nipple BY, Nora Fuller Hanson XX and Mary Wilhoit Graves XX and their husbands. After a delicious buffet dinner, games were enjoyed and the Nipples showed slides of their summer trip through Alaska. Progressive euchre completed an evening of fun . Joan Reger P ugsley XX proudly entertained us for our January meeting in her newly-completed horne. She and her husband have been building this home themselves over the past 18 months. J oan is almost a master carpenter herself by now! Our chapter is looking forward to the coming year's activities of the Anderson Panhellenic Council since its new president will be our own Marian Truax McLaughlin XX. She will be installed in April. Marian is a fine representative of Alpha Sigma Alpha.-JEAN KETNER HUFFMAN

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS The Boston alumnae began its season in October with Ellen Daly, now on permanent vacation from her job as head of the Social Service Department at Mt. Auburn H ospital, serving as hostess. She says she and Bill are busier than ever which seems to be the case with all our retirees: Mary McAuley Baugher, Charlotte Johnson and Dorothy Currier, to mention a few. Work was started on the heart containers for candy gifts that we annually give to the veterans at the Chelsea Naval Hospital. We a lso started making our Christmas gift tags, and a busy time was had by all. Our November m ee ting was held as usual at Hazel Vaux's in Swampscot t. We always enjoy this meeting as the trip takes us along the N orth Shore Drive by the Atlantic Ocean. Hazel and co-hostess Bernice Galloway served us six kinds of pies and other New England goodies for which both are fam ous. After the F ounders' Day ritual, we finish ed work on ou r projects. In December Kathleen K ennedy entertained us in her h ome in Auburndale. One of the important developments is that our chapter will soon have a group membership in the Charles River Workshop for Retarded Peopl e. Edith Lundquist acted as auctioneer for our very successful Christmas sale-the proceeds going to the W orkshop.

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Our winter meetings are held in town usually because of the difficulty of getting to the homes during the bad weather New England is noted for. We plan to meet in January at the Olde Union Oyster House, a historical place where exiled Louis Philippe gave French lessons to Boston's elite over 100 years ago.CHARLOTTE ADAMS JOHNSON

BUFFALO, NEW YORK Nineteen sixty-eight began auspiciously for the Buffalo a lumnae chapter. At our January meeting our guest speaker was Dr. Richard Auerbach who discussed "Sex Education in the Elementary School." Dick is the newly appointed principal of Willow Rid ge School and husband of Rita Argen Auerbach n n. Marge Suggs and Peg Nelson were chairmen for the meeting. The decorations were the handiwork of tal en ted Be be Webb n n . February is a very special month for all Alpha Sigmas, and the Buffalo alumnae honored St. Valentine on two lovely occasions . February 10 was the night of our annua l Valentine's dance. At midnight a delicious buffet was served. Lindy Thompson Redmond and Judy Jackson Richard n n were chairmen. On February 13 Doreen Jung n n , our philanthropic chairman, was in charge of our annual party for the students at the Parents Council School for R etarded Children. The twentyfive guests enjoyed the refreshments, entertainment and favors made by the Alpha Sigmas. Our most glamorous fashion show was on March 28. Jackie LaRusso, ways and means chairman, Carol Brady and many other Alphas combined their beauty and talent in presenting the J enny Shop fashions to an appreciative audience. Easter vacation was again marked by the Kinder Koncert a children's concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic sponsor:d by the Buffalo City Panhellenic. The chairman of the ticket sales for this popular sellout was Betsy Sleeper Kendall n n who is the A2A delegate to the City Panhellenic. We are very grateful to our able delegates, Betsy and Lois Bell Conroy, who represent us so well. Carol Eddy and Sue Purdey will be the chairmen of our spring luncheon which promises to be a fitting conclusion to a happy year in Buffal o for Pi Pis.- MARNI GROH

can trust these "home ec" majors to have unusual and delicious food. Since we hadn' t seen each other over the summer, the afternoon was spent in chit-chat about interesting vacations. Several had been to Expo 67, Winifred Eitneier Lentz Ar spent a day at the Alpha Sig Convention in St. Louis in Jun e to which Betty Urban Wallick ZZ was our official delegate. Ruth Nailor KK told us about her trip to Alaska. Others attending the luncheon were: Peg Brenholtz Cohn KK and Ann Slifer KK from Williamsport, Mary Wilson Aungst KK and J ane Shaffer Peters Ar from the Harrisburg area, Marion Nolt LeFever KK, June Smith KK and Gerry Smith KK from the Lancaster area, and Frances Nucci NN from Hershey.-ALICE HART BEAVER

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Christmas wouldn't be complete in the Chicago area without the annual Christmas party for members and their husbands. Bess Wall work Peterson BN and her husband, Ray, have been the hosts in their home in Westchester for a good many years. They serve a hearty midnight supper and each member brings a gift and their own favorite potables, so an early merry Christmas is enjoyed by all. This year the party was held on D ecember 8 so as not to conflict with other holiday festivities. Mary Sue Palmer P arvin A and her sister, Julia Palmer B I , were looking forward to having their parents drive up from Virginia for the holidays. Betty Phillips Hall AB had recently returned from Kansas City and expected to spend Christmas with friends in Park Ridge. Nelle Gabrielson Raney II and Dick were also going to eat their Christmas turkey with friends in Chicago. Frances Nelson Weegar PP and Ralph expected to have their whole family at home for Christmas but by New Year's Day they would be moved into their new apartment in Skokie, Illinois. Dorothy Masters BB and her sister, Marjorie Masters Alter BB, who lives in Hawaii, had spent a month together this fall touring Europe and had found it a delightful time to be over there.DoROTHY MASTERS

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-SOUTH SUBURBAN CALUMET REGION-INDIANA Our December meeting was held at the home of Pat Garson Williams XX. Various homemade Christmas decorations were on display and Ramah Stidman McCabe AB showed the group how to make one of the ornaments supplying us with the necessary equipment. Each of ~s left Pat's home that evening, the proud possessor of a handmade Christmas ornament. On December 16 we had a party with our husbands and dates at Marcia Weible Williams' XX home. Punch, cookies, pizza and silly grabbag gifts were enjoyed by all. In January we had a guest .night at the ne~ home of Sue Ferguson Yerkes XX m Munster, IndJana.CATHY SLANAC WESLEY

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Our October luncheon meeting was held at the home of Ruth Taylor Birnstock Ar in Reading. She and Kay Deisher Baver Ar shared hostess honors, and you

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After much preparation, Founders' Day at the Sportsman's Club in Lansing, Illinois, was hosted by our group on November 18 for all A2As in the Chicago area. The red and white decor was a lovely background for our annual ceremony. After our luncheon we were delightfully entertained by the Chicago Heights drama club which presented satirical skits depicting events in the life of the suburban woman. Our December meeting found members decorating and filling felt stockings as our philanthropic project for the Calumet City School for Exceptional Children. This festive meeting which was held in the horne of Betty Hilton Daniels BE closed with our annual cookie and grabbag exchange. Members and husbands or escorts gathered for a holiday party at the horne of Ruth Neff Petree AA and, as usual, a good time was had by all. Our plans for 1968 will include a flower demonstration and a luncheon meeting at a well-known restaurant in the area.-MARY Too BROWN

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-WEST SUBURBAN

DAYTON, OHIO

"Cookie Party" was the password used at the November meeting where many yummy recipes were tested and tasted during the evening. Before the exchange, Fran Stellmach Ducey BP helped many of us to make pine cone wreaths while the rest of us were getting instructions from Cathy Carrara Sedlacek BK on the making of fern plaques for the Christmas holidays. After Christmas caroling at Gottlieb Hospital, Melrose Park, Illinois, we returned to Audrey Herbert Gedart's BP home for a delightful buffet and gift exchange. It was hard to say good-by to Pat Zelinka Tighe BP who is moving to Denver, Colorado. A presentation of her life as an alumnae and a small gift was our way of saying "we'll miss you, Pat." We were happy to have Miss Vicki DiPofi, president of Beta Rho chapter, as our guest for the evening. We caught up on the news and excitement of our college chapter. A special meeting is being called for January 10 at the home of Fran Stellmach Ducey BP to begin work on name tags and favors for the rush parties at Beta Rho. Our regular meeting will be held at the Reserve Savings and Loan Association in Elmhurst on January 17, 1968. After our business meeting we will see a movie titled "The Velvet Curtain." We will also be busy finishing the name tags and favors for Beta Rho. We welcome to our alumnae chaper Joan Haegele Burroughs BP . Glad to have you with us, Joan. -SuE HENDERSON KING

The Dayton alums gathered at Hueston Woods for Founders' Day with the Miami University Chapter on November 11. Afterwards members traveled to the campus to visit the Alpha Alpha chapter's newly redecorated suite and found it to be beautifully done! Our December meeting was held at Mary Mikesell Mapp's AA lovely home. It was our annual Christmas Party and spending a wonderful evening with our sisters certainly helped bring in the Yuletide Spirit. We had a white elephant bazaar, and not only was it great fun but it also helped bolster our little treasury! The New Year started with a real bang: the group gave Diane Weaver B'l' a surprise wedding shower during a lovely brunch at a nearby Pancake House. It was a marvelous day of sisterhood for this bride. Everyone left with warm hearts, looking forward to our February workshop for the mentally retarded.-DIANE WEAVER

COLUMBUS, OHIO Alums in Columbus are getting excited about the coming Ohio State Day scheduled for March 23 at Ilonkas. We are looking forward to seeing many of our A"i:.A sisters. On November 9 Kathleen Clark was our hostess at her home. She was assisted by Ruth Pardue, Karen Duncan, Dorothy Cummings, Marjorie Holden and Carolyne S? uthard. After refreshments, our president, Norma WU!chet, opened the business meeting with an inspiring letter relative to Founders' Day. We were all sorry to learn that Jackie Poole will be moving away from Columbus but happy that Ruth Pardue will serve as vice-president of our group in her place. Ingrid Schreeck gave a report on C olumbus Panhellenic and in the future Pat Ruhlman will be attending the :neetings with her. We were also sorry to learn that Helen Miller can no longer be our Phoenix editor. Plans were discussed to make State Day the best possible. We have all been saddened by the sudden death of Harriet Kell er R osenberg AA while on a trip to New York City with her husband Paul. Her passing will be a great loss to all of us. A noon luncheon meeting is planned for January 13 at_ the Faculty Club on Ohio State University Campus With Ruth Pardue as hostess, assisted by Margaret J ohnston, Pat Ruhlman, Maxine Jones, Helen Miller and Ruth Haskell. Special guests will be Shirley Wakefield State Alumnae Coordinator, Ann Niemeyer National Membership Director, and H elen Bogess S~art. We are looking forward to seeing many of our members who are not able to attend evening meetings and bringing them up-to-date on our activities.-CAROLYNE FRANK SOUTHARD

DENVER, COLORADO " Paraphernalia" was the theme of the Denver area Panhellenic 60th Annual Scholarship Luncheon held in November at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Over sixty Alpha Sigs were in attendance to honor our out-going President Mrs. George G. Gatseos BB. We were all proud of Beta Beta for winning the Scholarship Award representing Colorado State College. The affair was climaxed by the presentation of a Citation of Merit to the Denver area Panhellenic by the National Panhellenic Conference for outstanding organization, community service and fraternity relationship of which Esther Gatseos was largely responsible. Another achievement during Esther's term was the increase from $500 to $1,100 yearly scholarship awarded in local high schools. The Denver alums joined in the holiday spirit with a Christmas Party at the home of president Mrs. Herbert J ohnson. At this meeting the new scrapbook was displayed, a closing for a good year for D enver alums.NANCY BLEWETT

DETROIT, MICHIGAN It was a day for one's diary when on November 4, groups 1, 2 and 3 celebrated Founders' Day at the palatial Bloomfield Village home of Florence Fagan Boening. The spread of red carpet at the front entrance gave us a premonition that we were about to receive the red-carpet treatment. And so we did in the way of a delicious buffet-luncheon supervised by Marjory Howard Chapel and Marion Roberts Sanborn. Officers of each group led the Founders' Day observance with a candle-lighting service with its accompanying rituals. We were glad to welcome special guests Alice Warner Woods of Ypsilanti and Arah Farwell Potts of Quincy, Michigan. Isabel Sparling Butterfield was our December hostess assisted by Kathleen Shaw Schwab. In a pre-Christmas atmosphere of seasonal decor we spent an industrious afternoon sewing medical pads for various hospitals.EsTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA Members of the Dickinson alum chapter met in October to complete table decorations used for the homecoming banquet. An "Indian" theme was used throughout.

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Plans are being m ade for a bridge and whist party to be held in February. T he proceeds from this party will be given to Beta Eta chapter on the D ickinson State College camp us.-GERRY SCHILLA

ELKHART-GOSHEN, INDIANA Elkhart-Goshen alumnae have been quite busy in 1967. We enjoyed many interesting activities, incl uding a wine demonstration from Christian Brothers Winery. A special Greek dinner was shared with our South Bend a lumnae neighbors. The dinner was quite unique as a ll the menu was Greek food. Sally Wyler Constantinau XX prepared and served this delicious meal. We were sorry to later lose Sally to sunny Clearwater, Florida. Our Christmas meeting was spent making Christmas angels, wreaths and centerpieces. All tired but happy, we returned to our homes for a merry Ch ristmas and hopes for an exciting and prosperous new year.-J umTH ACKLEY MORR

T he holiday season was ushered in by a champagne p u nch party at the home of Jane Worley Scudder XX. Our husbands were the honored guests-a more congenial group could not be found. Karen Hammontree Skelton XX and J ane Lesnick Trapp B'짜 were eo-hostesses. We also took this opportunity to share our abundance with a family who needed a spiritual and physical lift. Food, clothing, money, and our warm wishes were contributed to a local family so that their holiday may be as enriched as ours was in giving. We wish to welcome back to Ft. Wayne Lou Kirkwood Hoemig XX. She returned to Ft. Wayne from O glesby, Illinois.-J ANE WoRLEY ScuDDER

GREELEY, COLORADO Greeley a lumnae chapter enjoyed a Christmas salad luncheon at the home of Fran Logsdon Wilkinson BB. Grace Belwood Kay BB was presented with an attache case as a farewe ll gift and in recognition of her many years of devoted service to the a lum chapter and the Beta Beta college chapter as adviser and friend . Grace and her family have moved to Lusk, Wyoming. She is the home demonstration agent for Niobrara County. Other special guests included Jo Ann Westburg Dierkson BB, J ackie Rosling Westburg BB, and officers of Beta Beta college chapter. Each alum is contributing to the housing fund for the college chapter.-ROBERTA McK INLEY

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

Elkhart-Goshe n alums who are making Christmas decorations an d enj oyi ng it are , from left t o righ t: Gold ie John son Bennett, Jud i Ackley Moor, Patty Hart man Boe rdman, JoAnn Warring Ba rnes and Delores Wa tson.

FT. WAYNE, INDIANA Greetings to a ll. As you are reading this copy of the Phoenix the spring weather is supposedly surrounding you or at least it's in sight; whereas as this copy is being written Ft. Wayne is experiencing its coldest day in history, a -17 degrees! So it is quite warming to review our area's activities of the past three months. October was a most rewarding month for Ft. Wayne alums. Seven of us journeyed to Ball State University for a visit with Chi Chi sisters at their regular business meeting. We were graciously entertained, and it was thrilling for us to share in the collegiate group's activities. At our regu lar meeting a representative of a national cosmetic firm demonstrated her line on Conda Hiatt Schenkel XX, Anita Smith Stahly XX, Ginny Bowyer White rr, and Luann Schooley Miller XX. Evidently the results were satisfactory because our treasury showed a nice profit from the evening's sales. Anita was our hostess. Founders' Day was celebrated with a dinner at the Yankee Drummer. T he president's message and program climaxed the evening's meal and cheerful conversation.

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Ou r alumnae met in November for a Dutch luncheon and observance of Founders' Day at Holiday Inn. Sidney G. Allen, local vice-president and National Alumnae D irector, presided at the impressive service. Ethel Merle C. Graves had decorated the table with a beautiful arrangement of grapes and flowers in a silver Epergne. T he fe llowship was most enjoyable. Five of our members attended the fall Panhellenic meeting for installation of our own Peggy Bowling Gates as president for th is year. At that time plans were made for the annual fund -raising project-a spring hat sale. Last year our chapter sold one hundred fifty tickets for this event and the public seemed to think it was fun. We were guests at Beta Delta's Christmas party again this year. The chapter room in the Panhellenic House on USM Campus was beautifully decorated for the holiday season. Alums took along cookies and sandwiches, with music and other refreshments provided by the students. Gifts were exchanged with a cute yo1,1ng Santa Claus in charge. Four alums will assist as hostesses for Beta Delta's Faculty Tea in January.-MILDRED GILLIS BAILEY

INDIANA-KENTUCKY I ndiana-Kentucky area a lums met in the home of Margaret J ohnson Whicker BY on January 20 in Evansville. Seven alums who braved the slick roads and ventured out for the meeting were: Rosemary Cummins Newman BN, Evansville; Murilea Webb Maier BY, Wadesville; Connie Moriarty Galloway BN, Boonville; Carol Bosecker Riggs BY, Poseyville; Gloria Kettlehut Wade BY, Evansville; Martha Behrick Reis BN, Mt. Vernon and Susan R obinson Reynolds BY, New Harmony.

We m ade cloth books with buckles, buttons, zippers, and snaps to be distri buted in hospita ls for the m entally reta rded. M rs. R eis demonstra ted making orn a ments out of jar lids a nd how to d ecorate old Christmas cards with glitter, rickrack a nd ribbon. On F ebrua ry 10 Mrs. R eis was hostess in her home in Mt. Ve rnon, I ndia na.- SuE R EYNOLDS

INDIANAPO LI S, INDIANA F al l in India napolis has been busy for a ll the a lums . I n N ovember Berniece Martin opened her hom e to us. I feel tha t our N ove mb er m eetings each year a re so important and heartwa rming as a result of F ounders' Day ceremonies. It brings to mind all the importa n t things our siste rh ood stands for . This year we initiated two sisters into our group. This ceremony reminds us of our vows we m ade when we became AL.As and is always benefi cia l to all who observe it. Dia ne Chastain a nd Bonni e Shea a re ou r new members, and we' re so happy to have both of th em associa ted with us. In D ecember, keeping with th e holiday season, L etha Gaskins presented some very interesting and beautiful works of art. A h ighlight of our evening ge t-together was th e " talent ta ble." Everyone contributed something they ha d made to be sold as a fund raising project. W e did pretty well, netting approxima tely $ 32. There were delicious baked goodies a s we ll as unusua l h andicra fts . Diane Chasta in used IBM cards arranged in an attractive decora tion and sprayed it with gold paint. Betty Bliss crocheted houseslippers. An annu al deed obse rved by our group is cooperating in the "gift lift." We bring useful articles for either men or women which are sent to a ce ntral headquarters, separated , th en gift wrapped and di stributed to m ental patients in India napolis. Betwee n Christm as and N ew Years we had a m orning coffee held at th e home of Betty Bliss. This was for a ll actives from th e India nap olis area as well as alums . We feel the ac tive-alum rela ti onship should a lways be enco uraged , a nd we are end eavoring to get to know our younger sisters better. All those who attended had a wo nd erful time. We a re especia lly proud of N a ncy Williams N a tional Rush_ Chairman. She is a m ember of our al~m group ~ nd 1s do_mg a fi ne job. She visited Ba ll Sta te U nive rsity 1n MunCie a nd India na Sta te Unive rsity T erre Haute du ring th eir fa ll ru sh . E ach had a very ~uecessful rush: too. We we re sadd ened by the death of Wilma Wolf's dear mother. Also the fa thers-in-law of Betty Kid well Soland and Ruth Gradd y Strickland passed away the fi rst of J anuary. O u r sympa th y is ex tend ed to their fami lies. Look in~ ahead we . have a busy win ter and sp ring : Pa nhellemc T ea for h1gh school se nior girls in Feb ru a ry, a n a f_tern oon w1th Pa nhelleni c for a ll sorority women in the CJty, card party at th e ISTA Building pl us ou r regular mon thl y mee tings. As a lways we close with the hope and a p rayer that when yo u read this each of us will find a world full of love for mank ind an d a n end to th e war a nd suffer ing of the wo rld .- M ONA M ONTGOMERY MILLER

KALAMAZOO, MIC HIGAN The an nua l C hristmas Pa rty of th e K ala mazoo a lums was held a t the Carriage house of the Carriage Gree n Apartments. K a ren Wyks tra Auer B'¥ was ge nera l chair-

man ; she was assisted by Sara N oble Persons B'¥. After a delicious buffet dinner we spent the evening visiting and playing charades. This is always a fun event as it gives the husbands of the a lums an opportunity to get to know each other . Our special tha nks to Sylvia Supe rits Bacon B'¥ and her husband, Jack, for preparing th e meat. January in Kalamazoo was a typical Michigan winter m onth. Braving the cold and snow, we met a t the home of D ottie C ook H ook ZZ for our monthly business mee ting to m ake plans for the remainder of the year. Although fi ghting the battle of the bulge, none could refus e the d elicious d essert served by co-hostess Barbara Olsen M cWhorter B'¥. As January was also forma l rush for the Beta Psis at Western , our alums voluntee red to assist at rush parties. We were m ost pleased to be a part of this exciting event. Our congra tula tions to Beta Psi for th eir great pledge class. Our traditi ona l V a lentine's Day T ea for Beta Psi chapter was held Sunday, February 11, at the Carriage H ouse. It is always a pleasure to m ee t with the college chapter. Of major interest at the tea we re the drawings for the future sorority house for the Beta Psis. J oan R yan W ebber B'¥ was chairman and co-chairman was Judy Bell L ore B'¥. In M arch one of our most a ctive alums, Karen Wykstra Auer B'¥, m oved to sunny Florida. Although we shall miss her very mu ch, we wish Karen and her husba nd the very best. J oyce M oog Schrader B'¥ has assumed Karen 's duties as president of the building corporation. " Wh o will give me a dollar for this box of chocolate chip cookies? " Au ctionee r Mary L ou M eyer D eGraw B'¥ was in rare form this year at the yearly cookie auction at our March mee ting. This was also our farew ell party for the graduating seniors of Beta Psi. You can bet those seni ors bought most of the cookies as the d ormitories are sadly lac king in th e h om e cooking department. M arch wa s also the m onth Michigan State D ay was held. K alamazoo alums turned out in force to back Mary L ou M eyer DeGraw B'¥ wh o was general chairman for the eve nt. It was great to see all the state's Alpha Sigs a gain . Miss Dia ne D el Pizzo from W estern Michi gan University was the luncheon spea ker. Miss D el Pizzo is assistant dean of students at W estern and as such is sponsor for the Panhellenic Council. A Chi Omega, Miss D el Pizzo is extrem ely interested in the Gree k way of life a nd presented many interesting ideas for us to discuss.- MARY Lo u MEYER DEGRAW

GREATER KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Peggy Irwin Scheloski HH brightened the September mee ting with her " Highlights and Sidelights of National Convention." The ge t-acqua inted mee ting was held in the beautiful home of Marty Albers Byron HH in L eawood , K a nsas. Co-hostesses were J erry Burt Atchison EE, Connie C ockerill H embree HH and Genn y Richardson Blakey ZZ. The Benefit C a rd Pa rty we held on N ovember 8 turn ed out to be a nice success. We were able to give our phila nthropic fund a nice boost with our receipts and are making pla ns on how to best aid our local philanthropic program and the national philanthropic program with th ese proceeds. On September 30 Mary K . R eiff, National Alumnae Organize r ; Wilma Wilson Sha rp , President Emerita ; and M a ry Ba ker Graven BL., Kansas City alumnae president ;

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were present at the installation banque t when Marie Scanlon Brown, former National Extension Director presented the charter to the Gamma Pi chapter at Mis~ souri Valley C ollege, Marshall, M issouri. We presented the chapter with a gift from our alumnae group and also h ope to aid this fine new chapter in any way we can. The highlight of our November luncheon was the F ound ers' Day program. The luncheon was held at Twin O a ks in Kansas City with the h ostesses being D oris Snodgrass Klein ZZ, Pat Wint Temple HH, Billie T yler Owen BE and Esther Bucher HH. The featured speaker following the F ounders' D ay program was Wilma Wilson Sharp, President Emerita, a member of our alumnae gro up. It is always such a pleasure and inspiration to have Mrs. Sharp speak to us.- MARY BAKER GRAVEN

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI Alpha Sigma Alpha alumnae joined in the homecoming activities at Kirksville Sta te College and it's 100 years of existence, October 28, 1967. We Alpha sisters gathered at the Shamrock Inn for a banquet following the football game. A grand time was had by all as we greeted friends we had not seen since college days. We were welcomed by Alpha Beta president, Susan Cattle. The members then gave a short program, "The Changing Times in Fashions." Each guest then introduced herself and her activities at the present time. This proved very successful and interesting to all. We were honored to have Wilma Wilson Sharp, President Emerita, as our guest speaker at this highlight of our year's activities. We met at the home of Mary Margaret Shouse Estes in November with the college group present. M ovies of the rush parties and activities were enj oyed by all. Refreshments of punch, cookies, nuts, and mints were served by the h ostess-COLLEEN MuiR LI NDER

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA The Los Angeles a lumnae chapter met on N ovember 11 for the annual Founders' Day luncheon . It was held this year in the Dallas R oom of the Statler-Hilton H otel in d ow ntown L os Angeles. After a d elicious luncheon, the traditiona l Founders' D ay ce remony was observed, and taking part were fiv e members from our sister chapter in Sa n Bernardino. Presiding was our new president, Catherine Bolton.-CATHERI NE SARGENT

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI Alumnae m embe rs of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority honored th e Phi Phi seniors with a party at the January meeting. Seniors honored were Kathy Abersold, Linda Sue Hoffelmeyer, and J o Ann M ontgomery, St. J oseph ; Mary J o Alden and P aule tte Mitchell, R ed Oak, Iowa; Sharon Ba ier, Atlantic, Iowa; Jan Couch, Alexandra, Virginia; Karen R osencrans, H op kins ; J ennifer Yates, Iowa City, Iowa; Kathryn e Seaba ugh, Savannah ; L oran Stevens, Kansas City, Mo. ; Marty Geyer Poynter, Maryville, and Lay Lynn C ockrill, Platte City.

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Mrs. Charles Bell, patroness ; Mrs. Rex Beavers; Mrs. R yland Milner ; Mrs. J. W. Whan ; and Mrs. J. D. Rush were in charge of the party. Others present were Miss Bonnie Magill, adviser; Mrs. Albert Kuchs, patroness; Mrs. Ed Tindall ; Mrs. D. M. Fisher; Mrs. Harold Hull ; Mrs. R obert Gregory; Mrs. Harlan Higginbotham; Mrs. David White; Mrs. Bill Wells ; Mrs. Philip Bram; Mrs. C lun Price, patroness; Miss J ane Costello ; M rs. A. J. Dinsdale ; Mrs. R obert L och, Jr. ; Mrs. Eugene Appleby; Mrs. J ames R ay and Mrs. Earl R osecrans. Miss Hila R ank in, vice president of Phi Phi chapter, a lso attended the meeting.-KATHRYN BELCHER

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Our first m eeting of the New Year was held January 12, 1968 . We toured a popular china, crystal and silver store called " W a tts" here in Milwaukee . The meeting was preced ed by a Dutch Treat served in the Watts' T ea Shop . Mrs. Flore nce Ludwig IE and Betty D evlin IE were co-chairmen for the tour arrangements . The UW-Milwaukee college chapte r participated in the P anhellenic formal rush program at the beginning of second semester. The Milwaukee a lumnae helped by serving the food for the last function. In February we held our second annua l Valentine date ni ght. This was a pleasant evening planne d by Ba rb H erman IE, D onna Sullivan IE, an d Judy Van Buskirk IE. F lorence Treu telaar IE distributed the candy we sold to support our philanthropic project for the m entally retard ed this year. W e looked forward to an interesting meeting in March. Our guest speaker was M ary Ann Fahl. Her talk was on "Mental H ealth ." This was interesting to all of us since our philanthrop ic work is with the mentally retarded . The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Sally R ezny I E, president of our Milwaukee alumnae chapter. Our Wisconsin winter has been very cold and quite snowy so we are looki ng forward ( hopefully) to a warm spring! !- LORRAI NE ZMA NIA BRADLEY

NEWARK-ZANESVILLE, OHIO Since J a nu a ry snows in Ohio can often make it safer and more comfortable to stay at h ome, our gro up has no J an uary meeting but met on Februay 10 in Newark. Christmas and Founders' D ay celebrations were combined with a luncheon at the home of Louise Stewart in Zanesville. Co-hostess was Mildred Benson. Some people remembered to bring their old nylons as well as the gift for our C hristmas exc hange. Nylons are being saved for th e craft work at the Starlight School in Muskingum County. At the Feb ruary meeting plans were finalized for giving money to one of the slow learning classes in the Z anesville City Schools. Margaret Laycock H ouse is busy with the White Shrine in N ewark of which she is th e top ranking officer for next year. H er installation wi ll occur in the spring. Ethel Straw Guthrie failed to a ttend the Christmas meeting because she was chairman for a house visitation to be held in Marietta the following day for the AA UW Fellowship Fund. Ethel is a past Ohio division president of AAUW. She is even busier in her retirement from teaching than previousl y.-Lou iSE N . STEWART

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA We celebrated the Christmas season again this year by having a tea for the college members living in the Tidewater area. Invitations were sent to the chapters at L ongwood, Madison and Radford._ Tho~gh it seldom snows in this area it seems on this particular day, we always have incle~ent weather. The tea was given at the home of Martha A. Owen BE with refreshments provided by the members. In January a dinner-dance was enjoyed at t?e C o_mmodore Club. This is the second annual event m which our husbands participate. One of our members, Barbara Ohmsen BE, was honored by being included in the 1967 edition of "Outstanding Young Women of America." She was nominated by the garden club where she is immediate past president. She is also serving as treasurer for the Portsmouth area Council of Garden Clubs. As a member of the Norfolk Panhellenic, we sold tickets for the N orfolk Savozard players presentation of "Iolanthe." This is the m oney-making project for the scholarship fund. As always, we are looking for new members. We hope that as you graduate and come to live in this area you will conti nue your relationship with A "i:. A through membership in our group.- BARBARA 0HMSE N

OMAHA, NEBRASKA "Brrrr, it's cold outside." This phrase was commonly heard at ou r January meeting. And rightly so as we had sub-zero temperatures during most of January. Despite the cold temperatures, we had a good representation at our January steak luncheon-meeting with 20 girls attending. The luncheon was held at Johnny's Steak H ouse. H ostesses for our meeting were Miss J erri Rudol r A and Ilene Brisciano Borman B"i:.. Our guest speaker for this meeting was Mary Jane Heyne who is secretary of the Poison Control Center of the Douglas County Department. Our next meeting will be in March at Annette M oss's r A home . At that time we will have the election of officers. Plans are now in progress for our annual philanthropic project. This year we have d ecided to raise the funds by having a bake sale. The sale will be on April 6 in the arcade of the Crossroads Shopping C enter. Proceeds will go to the Children's Ward of the Nebraska Psychiatric Center. The bake sale held two years ago was most profitable, and we are hopi ng this will be equally successful. Chairman for this project is Ilene Brisciano Borm an B"i:.. And finally to wind up our events of the year, we will have a dinner-meeting in May. H os tesses for this event will be Vicki Budka r A and Mary Kay M onahan r A. At this time we wi ll honor the graduating seniors of the Gamma Alpha chapter at Creighton University. We alums always enjoy these opportunities to visit with the members. We think they are the greatest gals on the Creighton Campus. After meeting their pledges of this year we are certain they will conti nue to be so. We are hoping at least some of the seniors will stay in Omaha after grad uation and become active members m our alum group .

Our three groups- reading, knitting and bridge-still continue to have their monthly get-togethers. During the month of February the bridge group will meet at D iana Pross's r A home, the reading group will all gather at Carolyn Wheelwright Pritchard's r A house, and the knitting group will be knitting at Yavonne Buresh Kros's r A home.- ILENE BORMAN

GREATER PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Our recently forme d group h as been hard at work planning functions to let our local girls know we are around. On January 28 we had a spaghetti dinner at the home of Gerry Vang Cox NN . The money made was put in the treasury to build it up for other functions . A trip downtown to see H ella D olly is being planned for sometime in the spring. State Day is corning on April 20 and will be a joint affair with other chapters, so we will be on hand for that also. Our only other plan for the spring is a dinner for all the graduating seniors of Kappa Kappa and Nu Nu college chapters.-CHRISTINE CoLEMAN

PH ILADELPH lA, PENNSYLVAN IA-BUX-MONT T he spirit of Christmas was made more of a reality for the boys in our cottage at the Eastern State School and Hospital by individual gifts of p laying cards, socks and candy for their Christmas party provided by our members. The girls also sent cookies, candy and chewing gum for this party. Larger gifts such as shirts, earmuffs, slippers and comb and brush sets were put under the Christmas tree for the boys who have no fami ly and were at the school on Christmas morning. March will find us enjoying a three course progressive dinner at the homes of Hildegard Veihl Ely KK, Pat Planas Parrish KK and Nancy T ransier who has joined our group from St. C loud, M innesota. T hese girls with help from J oan LeCates Smith KK and Matti Hoch Myers KK are making plans for this evening of fun with our husbands. A surprise money-making scheme will be part of the evening! A delegation from our group plans to participate m State Day in April at Drexel University, the home of Nu Nu chapter.-EorTH ALEXANDER UHLER

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIADELAWARE VALLEY The D elaware Valley alums joined with the members of Nu Nu and Kappa Kappa chapters for a dinner at a local restaurant to commemorate Founders' Day in November. It was nice seeing the members although it made we alums feel "old" to see the young co-eds! In order to raise m oney for the Delaware County School for Retarded Children in Lansdowne, Pa., we sold Christmas fruit cakes, cookies and petits fours. R uth Crist Radbill KK handled this project. On January 25 a philanthropic workshop was held at the home of Ann Recchi Corso NN. We had lunch together and then worked on our project.-DORIS RowAN FALIN

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PORTLAND, OREGON Yummy food with a foreign flair was on th e menu for the alums from the Portland area at the lovely home of Shirley Swayze Dearth BB. Our annual International Dinner was again a meeting time of fabulous food and good friends . Then imagine th e fun to be entertained with the slides taken by our members on their trips to intriguing foreign places! Our president, Jane Cannon Timmons BB, has begun the new year with her usual good humor and enthusiasm. Our other officers, "Happy" O'Brian Mulflur and Gretchen Mathews Otness BB have been very helpful in planning our programs. It looks as if we'll have our summer family picnics once more. Wouldn' t you like to join us at the mountains or at the coast? "Tis the season to be jolly" could have been our theme for our Christmas party at the charming home of Jean Hamnett Robinson B B. We were delighted with her Christmas decor and a ll found several new ideas for decorating our own homes. It was so nice to visit with Jean Norman and hear about her wedding. This season, once again, promises to be a busy and enjoyable one, and we all extend a hearty welcome to those Alpha Sigs in our area who might like to join us!-KATHY WEIHE

RI CHMOND, VIRGINIA As we reflect on 1967, it was a good year for us, and we look forward to a fine 1968. In November we observed F ounders' Day at a special luncheon meeting at the 2300 Club here in R ichmond and were especially honored to have with us for th is very special occasion one of our founders, Juliette Hundley Gilliam A . We were delighted also to welcome

Mrs. Gilliam's daughter, Lucy, with whom she lives. Sally Greame BE was in charge of our program for the day. Judy Pollard Hawthorne A and her family have welcomed a new little girl and are mighty proud of her. We are looking forward to a covered dish supper in February at which time we plan to entertain our husbands and dates and start our '68 programs in a gala way.- FRANCES JoasoN FRANCIS

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK To th ose of us who have been " long gone" from active A~A days, our December 13 Christmas party brought a touch of nostalgia. President Betty Poyzer welcomed us to Rochester's charming University Club and expressed regret that Bernice Baybutt Frey BE who sponsored the dinner was unable to join us. Mentioning how inspired she had been by the Founders' Day Tea given by ou r Gamma Iota chapter, Betty proceeded to jog our memories by giving us a sheet containing the once familiar A~A songs. As we bowed our heads and repeated the A ~A Grace, we couldn't help but recall earlier college years. Those able to be with us were: Harriet Thayer Adams I , Shirley Baker I, Phyllis Early Coleman B E , P atricia Allen Hainsworth n n , Cynthia Hurley n n , Esther Palumbo Innes Jane Lanctot Krause I, Nancy Craig Lamberson n n , Betty Plaster Laubenstein n n , J oanne Dowling Malach n n , Betty Sears Poyzer ri , Ruth P uis n n, L orraine Rappenecker r I, Mary Mentesana Stevenson n n and Jane Terry Widger n n . During this evening of delicious food and cheery conversation we were all aware of a special closeness as new friendships blossomed and old ones flourished in traditional A~A fashion. In the true spirit of Christmas, we remembered those less fortunate by sending a generous donation to the Genesee Settlemen t H ouse for one of their many worthy activities. We exchanged gift-wrapped "white elephants" in an hilarious manner which provided the evening's "ribtickling" entertainment. In closing, we joined hands and sang an A ~A song a nd certainly we found our thoughts turning to the fri ends we had made in A~ A over the years. It was such a fitting way to end our year's activities and bodes well for a happy and rewarding 1968.-JA NE T ERRY WIDGER

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Fran ces Jobson Franc is posing with Juli ette Hundley G illi am , o ne of Alpha Sigma Alpha ' s Founde rs, when Richmond , Vi rginia's a lu m chapte r ce le brated Founders ' Day, November, 1967.

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We ope ned our year with an evening meeting at Violet R anallo Neuman's BP lovely home, located in the foothills of the San Bernardino mountains. President Pat Tralle M cD owell :=::=: led in the planning of activities for the coming year. In N ovember four of the San Bernardino alumnae went into L os Angeles to join with members of that alumnae chapter in the celebration of Founders' Day at a luncheon at the Statler-Hilton H otel. F ollowing the luncheon we enjoyed a very interesting tour of the tallest structure in Southern California, the new 40-story Union Bank Building. The alums making the trip were: Geraldine R undell Doyle BB, Mary Lou Landis XX, Mary Ludu Simon XX and Gladys Ludlam Anderson :=::=:.-GLADYS ANDERSON

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA The San Diego alums met November 11 at the Koni Kai Crystal Room to celebrate Founders' Day, 1967. The ceremony was preceded by singing our sorority songs and some old college favorites. Some new faces were welcomed to the luncheon . Our annual Christmas party was held December 13 at the lovely home of Serena Engelhart Lannue ZZ. Our members exchanged gifts and also brought many boxes of cake, pie, and pudding mixes, and other foods which were given to the El Cajon Angels Unaware. This is one of our favorite projects each year-giving foods to this mentally retarded school for their cooking programs. Harolds' Restaurant was the scene of our January luncheon-meeting. We all enjoyed a presentation on "Color and Your Personality" and as a result are much better dressed alums. Election of officers will be coming up this spring. We are looking forward to a wonderful spring full of meetings and activities.-JACQUELINE WrsHERD

SOUTH BEND - MISHAWAKA, INDIANA The Panhellenic "College Knowledge" party was held August 26, 1967. Iris Kendall Weiss XX served on the committee. Millie Warner Zoss XX was general chairman for the annual Panhellenic Fall Tea on September 16. Flore nce Roberts Taylor AB was also on that committee. Marie Scanlon Brown Btl. was honored at the Founders' Day meeting November 2. Millie Warner Zoss XX presented Marie with a bracelet from the National Council representing events of Marie's A"LA life. In addition she received a scrapbook with greetings from A"LA members across the nation on the occasion of Marie's retirement as National Extension Director. A holiday tea honoring area active members and their mothers was held December 30 in the home of Pat Forrester XX. The lovely holiday decorations and beautifully laid table was a lovely setting. A film of the National Convention preceded the tea.

Sue Woods Snyder serves punch at a holiday tea to Joan Steenbergh Garrett, vice president; Leslie Griffin, Chi C hi chapter guest; Nancy Ritter, Beta Psi guest; and Pat Forrester, the hostess.

Lyn Propst McGouran Br served on the committee for the annual Panhellenic Winter Dinner-Dance.-LYN PROPST McGouRAN

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI The Springfield alumnae chapter began the 1968 year with a "Sophomore Supper" in the home of Marilyn Ramsey Garbee B"L, 3810 S. Golden, honoring the sophomore class of the Beta Sigma chapter of Southwest Missouri State College. An Italian dinner was served to the guests and alumnae at tables covered with red and white checked cloths centered with dripping candles. Following dinner, president Isabel Dunlap Weston B"L conducted a brief business meeting. Hostesses Sherry McAdams Ball HH, Carolyn Piper Hickman B"L and Marilyn Garbee presented red felt bookmarks to the following honorees: Misses Vickie Ray, Carol Shanks, Paula Stafford, Becky Wilkerson, Mary Lynn Carter, Judy Haynes, Karen Svetlecic, Sara Clibourne, Pam Dewel, Sue Hatchel, Jean Eves, Susan Wegener, Jane Agers and Gina Holt. We felt we got to know some of the chapter girls a little better, thus bridging the gap between actives and alumnae . A Valentine bridge party was held in February in the home of Barbara Artz Cooper B"L, 2339 Ingram Mill Road. State Day plans were discmsed during the business meeting. Hostesses were Barbara Cooper, Rosalie Clark Padgham ZZ and Rose Marie Fellin B"L. We met at Southwest Missouri State College in March, to attend the college production of "John Brown's Body" in the new theatre. Following the play, dessert and coffee were served in the home of Patti Williams Goslee B"L, 802 S. Kickapoo. Assisting Patti were Suzy Hogan Cupp B"L and Liz Hoover Sweet B"L. In April we invited our husbands to join us for dinner and dancing at Riverside. Rebul Breuer Kiely B"L and Liz Hoover Sweet B:L were in charge of arrangements.-Lrz HoovER SwEET

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA In January we met at the home of Rosemary Conaway with Mary Fran Wiley serving as co-hostess. We are happy to welcome to our membership Judy Winters, National Philanthropic Chairman, who has recently moved to Terre Haute from St. Louis. We are happy to have with us Miss Sally Grant, ISU graduate who is a graduate student in Library, and Miss Joyce Hardebeck who is assistant director of Burford Hall and a graduate student. We enjoyed sharing foreign travels with each ot her. Ruby East reported that Fay Griffith had moved to Houston, Texas. Our annual smorgasbord dinner honoring the members and pledges of Indiana State University will be held February 13 at the Central Christian Church with Miss Mary Ruth Siebenmorge n as general chairman. Odessya H ylton and Ruby East will be in charge of decorations. Each member of our group will serve as hostess. There will be over 75 members attending. In March we will meet at the Tomer House at which time we will discuss our philanthropic project. President Carol Sutherland and Ruth Hoare will be in charge of this meeting. Nellie Morris will entertain us in April. Kermit Cochran of Riley, Indiana, will be hostess for our annual dinner honoring the senior girls at Indiana State University. We are planning a tea with guests from our general area. We are planning to contact the members on the list from National Headquarters.- MARY FRAN WILEY

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TOLEDO, OHIO The Toledo A'LA alumnae started the fall season with a delightful carry-in at Clara Kuney's new home in Perrysburg, Ohio. It was too cold to enjoy the pool. Our representatives to the Toledo Panhellenic Council for the year are Mary Helen Stoltenberg Masters AA and Marcia Richards fM , a June graduate from Adrian College. Mary Helen is a field worker for the girl scouts and Marcia, after a most interesting six weeks training for the Peace Corps, is now working for the Toledo Welfare Dept. as a case worker. They are most enthusiastic A'LAs. In October we met at the home of Helen Klag Osmun and were thrilled at the opportunity to see pictures of her summer trip around the world along with the many mementoes she purchased. We celebrated Founders' Day at our November meeting in the home of Helen Robinson Cook AA. We brought our annual Christmas donation of small gift items for the T oledo State Hospital. Plans were made for a Christmas luncheon at Grace Fultz Haworth's home. Actives from Miami and Adrian who live in this area were invited to be our guests. The luncheon was a success, but we were very disappointed that none of the college girls came. The list of A'LA alumnae that we received from National Headquarters was a big surprise. We had no idea that there are almost fifty in our area. We are making plans to interest them in joining our group. In January the Panhellenic Council will have their scholarship fund-raising project. This year it will be a special movie held at two area theatres. Members of our chapter have sold our allotted number of tickets. We are looking forward to our next meeting when we will hear about Christmas at Williamsburg, Va. Mary Helen Masters and her husband visited there this holiday season. Marcia Richards is also going to tell more of her experiences as a trainee for the Peace Corps. Our best wishes to everyone in A'LA for a very happy 1968.-HELEN BENNETT PAULY

TRI-CITY-FLORIDA And so we continue on our busy way. At our January luncheon meeting at Tampa's International Inn, 94 tray favors for the All Children's Hospital, our philanthropic project, were turned in. Following the luncheon we heard Dr. Alice Smith, now at the University of South Florida but just recently from Wayne State University in Detroit, speak on the role of the modern librarian and the condition of the local school libraries. This meeting just didn't seem complete for we have lost to the Miami area one of our most faithful members. Rita Kemmerer Ridgley EE and her family moved "South," but she promised to keep in touch and also to see about perking up the membership of the Miami alum chapter . . . so be looking for her, Miami. A special feature of our November meeting was a white elephant auction. Everyone brought an item or two to offer to her A'LA sisters for the highest bid. We were rather cautious bidders with nickels and dimes the usual bid. Nevertheless we added a tidy sum to our starved treasury and had loads of fun doing it. We each went away feeling that "her junk is my treasure." After the auction we had a craft-workshop to get ideas for our philanthropic project. Next month we plan a tasting tea at the home of Janet Millman Walls PX in St. Petersburg. Everyone

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will bring her favorite recipe all made up and ready to serve along with copies of the recipe. Everyone will taste everything and then buy the recipes she likes best for a dime each. I fear it won't be only the treasury that adds weight that day! Our "gentlemen-invited" meeting will be a dinnertheater party in the late spring.- JA NET MILLMAN WALLS

TRI-CITY-MICHIGAN Once again winter has arrived in Michigan with a beautiful blanket of snow covering dormant grass, bushes, and trees! Oh, how we enjoy the fresh look outside our cozy homes! How some of us thrill to participate in the great out-of-door sports- from skiing, to pulling our youngsters on sleds or assisting them with building a snowman! However, our thoughts will soon be turned to springordering seeds for our gardens, housecleaning, closing the end of another school year and again watching the miraculous budding of trees with new life coming into each plant. Once again we will be hanging our clothes on the line to d ry in the fresh air and feel the warm sun against our faces. During this time, we at Tri-City hope to be meeting with Katy Kile Bryant Be in Bay City for her talk on speech correction. I'm sure Katy will give us good ideas which we can use with our children. We also are planning on a trip to Pinconning where Diane Martin Marter Be wi ll be hostess as we tour the meat department of her father's store and learn the different cuts of meat. Spring rush will soon be here for our college chapters, and we will be assisting Beta Theta again this year, as well as attending State Day in Lansing and furnishing the programs for it. Yes, a busy time is approaching fast, and we Alpha Sig alumnae are looking forward to it with great anticipation !- BERNICE BAUR

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Members of the Tulsa alumnae chapter went "trick and treating" in October to the home of Mary Harrison Matthews Bf. Penny Young Earl Bf was co-hostess. Lora Patterson Sipes rr showed colored slides of the National Convention in St. Louis. Isabel Key Reeve AA , Dawna Knight Shurtleff Bf and J ennie Vinson Fisk rr chimed in with some interesting happenings which added much enthusiasm. We were so happy to have Mildred George Bettis Br move back from Oklahoma City to be one of us again. Our Founders' Day Tea was in the home of Dawna Shurtleff with Nell Neal Kisner Br, Rhetta Nesbitt R obinson Br and Ruth Robertson Lester Br as cohostesses. Participating in the program were LaVelie Short Dugger Br, Margaret Gage Br and Regina Brooks Sharp Br. We always look forward to one of these more serious meetings for the nostalgic feeling and our renewal of dedication. Our invited guests were Bartlesville and Tahlequah members. How exciting it is to meet an Alpha Sig sister in a strange place. In November I participated in the R egional Dancorama in Kansas City and found myself sitting beside an A'LA from Natchitoches, Louisiana. Our Christmas party has become a tradition with J ennie Fisk except this time we were in her new and attractive apartment. Pat R edding Bronson AB and

Lora Sipes were co-hostesses. Each member brought something someone else might want for a price. The proceeds from the "silent auction" went into our philanthropic fund. After the goodies and Jennie's famous wassle we all gathered around her organ and sang carols. We were delighted to have Linda Fisher, Mary R ussell, Becky Hockett, Helen Schlect, Judy Zyskowski, Barbara Roan and Jan Simmons, all Beta Gammas from Tahlequah, with us. We are proud of our new president, Sue Jones LaBorde Bl. Her interesting newsletters inspire us to be at each meeting. Best wishes to alL-LoRA PATTERSON SIPES

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI The alumnae chapter of Warrensburg, Missouri, opened the fall season by having a meeting with the advisers and officers of Zeta Zeta chapter of the Central Missouri State College campus. A coke party was held later in the school year at the home of alumnae president, Mrs. A. C. Owings, Jr. This was for all actives, advisers, patronesses and alums. The alumnae members also assisted with the homecoming brunch which was held in the chapter room of the Panhellenic Hall on the CMS campus. Mrs. Leroy Hunt, vice president, has been in charge of planning many interesting activities for the remainder of 1968.

Members of our newly organized chapter are: Mrs. Donald See, Mrs. Robert Leroy Hunt, Mrs. Joseph DeBacker, Mrs. John Eppright, Mrs. William Gabel, Mrs. A. C. Owings, Jr., Dr. Charleen M . Varner, Mrs. Cy Smith, Mrs. James Scott, Mrs. A. G. Taubert, Mrs. Leslie McMeekin, Mrs. John T. Dixson, Mrs. Walter H. Smith, Mrs. Frank Hull, and Miss Annabelle Reynolds.DR. CHARLEEN M. VARNER

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE Greetings from the Wilmington alumnae chapter! After several years of inactivity, our group is once again a busy, bustling organization. When our group stopped meeting a number of years ago, membership had dwindled to just a handful. Interest had fallen off and everyone seemed to have too many other things to do. Perhaps we lacked purpose. Then last spring the University of D elaware at last indicated that it was ready to admit sororities on the campus. This was the thing we needed to get us moving again. We tracked down Alpha Sigs in the area and found that we number over 30. We've been meeting ever since-usually numbering 18 to 20. There is one little Alpha Sig transfer on Delaware's campus, and she really wants to see us there. Whether that will happen remains to be seen. In the meantime, however, we are enjoying being together again.- MARY BELLE PELLEGRENE

The 1954 award winners were inadvertently omitted from the Supplement to The History of Alpha Sigma Alpha published in the winter issue of THE PHOENIX. The winners for that year were: WILMA WILSON SHARP AWARD-Frances Morton Holbrook, outstanding alumnae of Pi Pi chapter. ELIZABETH BIRD SMALL AWARD-Donna Maurine Morrison, Beta Beta chapter. FROST FIDELITY AWARD-Elizabeth Anne McClung, Alpha chapter. AMY M . SWISHER GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP AWARD-Marilyn Rose Cox, Alpha Alpha chapter. Shirley P. Bone National Historian

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA DIRECTORY FOUNDED Farmville, Virginia, November 15, 1901

FOUNDERS

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Mrs. W. B. Carper (Louise Cox), 4000 52nd St., B!andenburg, Md.

1201 East Walnut Springfield, Missouri 65802

Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley), Gresham Court Apts., Richmond, Va.

Miss Rose Marie Fellin, Executive Secretary

Miss Mary Williamson Hundley, (deceased ) Mrs. J ohn Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd), (deceased) Mrs. P. W . Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson), (deceased)

TRAVELING SECRETARIES Miss Ruth Resinger AB Miss Barbara Kinney NN

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL President Emerita-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson) ZZ, 1405 Hardy, Independence, Missouri 6405 3 President-Miss Mary C. Goeke AA, 1532 North Bend Road, Apt. #413, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Vice President & NPC Delegate-Mrs. George J . Malone, Jr. (Helen H ooper) Bl, 5526 East 36th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Secretary-Mrs. Joe H. Brewer (Viola Caraway) '짜'짜, 6214 E. Murdock, Wichita, Kansas 67208 Treasurer-Mrs. Harry G. Rowe (Juanita Roberts) B:L, 5626 E. Third, Tucson, Arizona 85711 Extension Director-Mrs. R . Stephen Fountaine (Lynn Peters) BE, 234 Broad St., Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143 Membership Director-Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree) AA, 6278 Branch Hill-Guinea Rd., Loveland, Ohio 45140 Alumnae Director- Mrs . John H . Allen (Sidney Gremillion ) '짜'짜, 1206 Carter Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 Editor-Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann (Bonnie Payne) ZZ, 1230 Hoyt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63137 Headquarters Executive-Miss Rose Marie Fellin B:L, 1201 East Walnut Street, Springfield, Missouri 65802

PHOENIX STAFF Editor-Mrs. Stewart W . Koenemann (Bonnie Payne) ZZ, 1230 Hoyt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63137 Alumnae Editor- Mrs . Gary G. Hendren (Lonna McComas) AB , 2247 Murray Forest Drive, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042 Collegiate Editor-Mrs. James A. Weaver (Jean Ann Moore) BN, 866 Cernicek Lane, Ferguson, Missouri 63135 Spotlight Editor-Mrs. Jay Schicker (Beulah Wooten) BN, 6900 Ravenscroft, St. Louis, Missouri 6312 3

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Alumnae Organizer- Miss Mary K. R eiff HH, 219 East 46th St., Apt. 2-W, Kansas City, Missouri 64112 Awards Chairman- Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher (Ruth Newcomb) 88, 141 Marked Tree Rd., Needham, Massachusetts 02192 Constitution Chairman- Mrs. George G. Gatseos (Esther Kauffman) BB, 6659 E. Eastman Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80222 Convention Chairman- Miss H elen L. Corey KK, 6310 Sherwood Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151 Historian- Mrs. Kendall F. Bone (Shirley Pallatto) AA, 7825 Trailwind Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 Housing Chairman- Miss Mary C. Goeke AA, 1532 North Bend Road, Apt. #413, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Magazine Subscription Chairman-Mrs. Allan E. King (Sue H enderson) BK, 93 Quincy R oad, Riverside, Illinois 60546 Music Chairman- Mrs . Donald M. Pease (Susan R oss) HH, 517 N. Hamilton, Olathe, Kansas 66061 Philanthropic Chairman-Mrs. Weldon ]. Winter (Judy DeMasters) ZZ, 60 Avalon Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 Ritual Chairman-Mrs . George D. Linton (Mary Ann Sidehamer) IH, 309 Dewey Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218 Rush Chairman- Mrs. Bob A. Williams (Nancy Anne Martin) XX, 112 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Scholarship Chairman-Mrs. D onald D. Olson (Pauline Smith) BN, 207 Terrace Place, Terrace Park, Ohio 45174 Standards Board Chairman- Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton , Jr. (Hiwana Cupp) BE, R .R . #3, Box 289, Mechanicsville, Virginia Store Chairman- Mrs. A. H oward Hall (Betty Phillips) AB, 342-D Higgins Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate- Mrs . George ]. Malone, Jr., (Helen Hooper), 2614 S. Vandalia, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Alternate D elegate-Miss Mary C . Goeke Second Alternate-Mrs. R. Stephen Fountaine

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