Asa phoenix vol 54 no 3 spring 1969 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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CONTENTS Editor BoNNIE PAYNE KoENEMANN

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MEMORIAM

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D orothy Nixon Ahner

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GAMMA PHI GAMMA PSI Gamma Phi at ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY JAMAICA, NEW YORK Alpha Sigma Alpha officially joined the roll of sororities at St. John's U niversity, Jamaica, Jew York, with the Installation of Gamma Phi chapter on the week-end of February 7-9, 1969. Gamma Phi chapter began as a local sorority, Delta Sigma Ch i, in April, 1956. During the thirteen years of its existence, Del ta Sigma Chi atta ined a position of prominence on the St. John's University campus, known for its serv ice to the University, its worthwhile traditions, its close bonds of sisterhood, and the h igh cal iber of its membership. In September, 1968, Miss Barbara Kinney, National Program Chairman, visited with the members of Delta Sigma Chi and explai ned to them the advantages of a National affiliation, and particularly the advantages of affiliation with Alpha Sigma Alpha. Following her visit, Delta Sigma Chi forma lly petitioned Alpha Sigma Alpha, and was p ledged as Gamma Phi colony on December 3, 1968, by Miss Judith Holman , F ield Representative.

INSTALLATION W EEKEND The events of the Install ation week-end began with the arrival of Miss Elaine Rahaim, Field Representative, on Thursday, February 6, 1969. Miss Rahaim supervised the fina l arrangements for the Installation ceremonies and administered the pledge examinations to the prospective initiates. Other members of the Installation Team arrived Friday evening and Saturday mornmg and included Miss Mary C. Goeke, ational President; Mrs. William P. iemeyer, Nationa l 2

Miss Mary C . Goeke , National President, left, presents th e Gamma Ph i charter to Ba rbara L. Morris , Gamma Phi preside nt , with Mrs. W ill iam B. Niem e yer, National Membership Dire ctor, right, looking on.

Membership D irector and Gamma Phi Supervising Officer; members of the ew York and New Jersey area alumnae chapters; and representatives from Gamma Delta chapter, Queens College, Flushing, Jew York; Gamma Theta chapter, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; and Gamma Tau chapter, C. W. Post College, Brookville, New York. Friday evening a get-acquainted party had been arranged, complete with skits, songs, and refresh ments, during which the members of the Installa tion Team and the Gamma Phi colony members made many new and enjoyable acquaintances. THE PHOENIX

in New York in Pennsylvania

Charter members of Gamma Phi chapter with National Officer5 are left to right, front row: Bonnie Baklini , Joan Virostko, Jeanne Liteplo, Mrs. William B. Niemeyer, National Membership Director, Miss Mary C. Goeke, National President, Miss Elaine T. Rahaim, Field Representative , Karla Renzulli, Ellen Russell ; middle row: Ginny Camlek, Denise Bourgeois, Mary Lou Hauck, Aurelia Santella , Roselyn G .enovese, Mary Palmieri, Barbara Morris, Kathi Vogel, Marguerite Bagarozzi, Joan Gallagher, Mary Cavanagh, Eileen Stapleton, Helen DeWald; back row: Peggy LaRosa, Martha Mackey, Maureen Bruckner, Linda Petersen, Joan Dukes Scheidler, Louise Proce , Anita Sancetta, Barbara Baranowski, Margy Giuliano, Pam Keeler, Marie Hickey, Maureen Miller , Theresa Oropallo, Gloria Garger.

INITIATION

INSTALLATION BANQUET

The Initiation and Installation Services were held Saturday morning on the Queens College camp us in nearby Flushing, New York, followed by the White Luncheon at the Roya l Lancer Steak Pub. The new Gamma Phi chapter was presented with gifts from the National Organization and from the collegiate chapters in attendance. In addition, various other alumnae and collegiate chapters had sent remembrances and greetings. Saturday afternoon a reception honoring the new chapter was held in St. Augusti ne's Hall on the St. John's University campus, a nd attended by faculty personnel; parents of new initiates; campus leaders; advisers; Delta Sigma Chi alumnae; representatives of campus sororiti es a nd fraternities; and the Installation Team.

The long-awaited Installation Banquet was held Saturday evening at Antun's Restaurant with Barbara L. Morris, Gamma Phi president, serving as Toastmistress. Special guests included Mr. Thomas Shea, Dean of Students; Miss Patricia Mulvey, Associate Dean of Students; Rev. James Megivern, Honorary Adviser; Miss Gloria Garger and Miss Theresa Orapallo, Advisers; and the parents of the chapter members. The traditional toasts to the new chapter were given by Miss Emily '!\Teller, G amma Theta chapter president, representing all Alpha Sigma Alph a collegiates, with the toast on "Aspire;" Mrs. Robert "'' 路 Stevenson, Northern Tew Jersey alumnae chapter president, representing all Alph a Sigma Alpha alumn ae, with the toast on "Seek; " and Mrs. William P. Niemeyer, repre-

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Barbara L. Morri s, Gamma Ph i pre-si dent, add ressing guesh at the Installa ti on Ban quet.

Guests attending the Installation Banquet of Gamma Phi chapter.

senting the National Officers with her toast on "Attain." Mrs. R. Stephen Fountaine, National Extension Director, had been scheduled to attend and to deliver the toast on "Attain"; how路 ever because of her absence due to illness, Mrs. Niemeyer delivered the toast for Mrs. Fountaine. Mr. Thomas Shea then addressed the audience, welcoming Alpha Sigma Alpha to the St. John's University campus, and detailing his concepts of the advantages and obligations that the affiliation with the Alpha Sigma Alpha National Organization had brought to the new Gamma Phi chapter. The presentation of the charter members of the Gamma Phi chapter by Mrs. iemeyer was next on the program, after which Miss Goeke formally presented the chapter charter to Barbara L. Morris, chapter president. The program ended with a Benediction by Rev. Megivern.

The new members of Gamma Phi chapter include: charter members: Marguerite Bagarozzi, Bonnie Baklini, Barbara Baranowski, Jane Bienkowski, Denise Bourgeois, Maureen Bruckner, Ginny Camlek, Mary Cavanagh, Connie Cockerham, Cheryl Crusco, Helen DeWald, Joan Gallagher, Roselynn Genovese, Mary Lou Hauck, Peggy LaRosa, Jeanne Liteplo, Maureen Miller, Barbara Morris, Mary Palmieri, Linda Petersen, Louise Proce, Karla Renzulli, Ellen Russell, Anita Sancctta, Aurelia Santolla, Nancy Lou Sohl, Eileen Stapleton, Kathi Vogel. Charter advisers: Gloria Garger, Theresa Oropallo. Charter alumnae: Margy Giuliano, Marie Hickey, Pam Keeler, Martha Mackey, Maria Maisto, Joan Dukes Scheidler, Joan Virostko.

Sunday morning arrived with the famous crippling ew York snow-storm. Those Alpha Sigma Alphas who could brave the weather attended an ecumenical Mass celebrated by Rev. Megivern especially for the new Gamma Phi chapter, after which sad farewells were said over a brunch in the DeAndreis Gallery, St. John's University. The storm disrupted travel plans for many of the members of the Installation Team, with the result that some had to remain in New York for an extra day, however Monday evening found everyone back at their respective homes with memories of another inspiring Installation weekend for Alpha Sigma Alpha. 4

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY St. John's University was founded in 1870 as St. John's College, and chartered in 1871. It is a coeducational, private university, of Roman Catholi c control. At present there are two campuses, the Brooklyn Center which primarily houses the College of Business Administration, and the Jamaica Campus in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, which is now the main campus. There have been numerous new buildings constructed on the Jamaica campus in recent years, with plans for much additional construction. Alpha Sigma Alpha is the third National Panhellenic Conference sorority to be installed on the campus, the other two NPC sororities being Theta Phi Alpha and Delta Zeta. In addition there are four local sororities and a chapter of Kappa Beta Gamma, a national sorority not affiliated with NPC. THE PHOENIX

Gamma Psi at EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE EDINBORO, PENNSYLVANIA Gamma Psi colony of Alpha Sigma Alpha was formally installed on February 22, 1969, at Edinbor~ State College located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The members of the local sorority of Kappa Gamma Psi on Edinboro State College campus began their pledging days to Alpha Sigma Alpha on December 8, 1968, as the Gamma Psi colony. The members of Gamma Psi colony had eagerly anticipated their affiliation with Alpha Sigma Alpha and looked forward to the day when they would be a formally initiated chapter. During their ten weeks of pledging their longing to be a part of the bonds of sisterhood which unite Alphas all over the nation grew as the pledges learned of the colorful past of the sorority and the warm feelings of love and friendship that existed throughout Alpha Sigma Alpha's history. Their pledging passed quickly and the long awaited weekend was upon them.

INSTALLATION WEEKEND The weekend of February 21 to February 23 was one of excitement and happiness for the Gamma Psis. The activities commenced on Friday, February 21, with their pledging examination. The many hours spent in studying their pledging manuals proved fruitful and the Gamma Psis celebrated at the get-acquainted pizza party which followed. Among those visitors present were Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann, the National Editor and Installing Officer, Mrs. George D. Linton, the National Ritual Chairman, alumnae members from Akron, Ohio, and members of Alpha Sigma Alpha representing chapters from Rochester Institute of TechSPRING 1969

The presentation of the Gamma Psi charter to Suzanne Williams, chapter president, by Mrs. Koenemann at the Installation Banquet.

nology, Slippery Rock State College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University and Clarion State College. Entertainment was provided by the utilization of the talents of the pledging Gamma Psis and later, songs were exchanged between the different chapters. Much too soon the party came to an end and the Gamma Psi pledges escorted some of their visitors to the dorm where they would spend the weekend. At the dorm the new friendships grew as the visitors and proud pledges exchanged ideas and discussed chapter activities.

INITIATION On Saturday morning, February 22, at the Methodist Church of Edinboro, the day's pro路 gram began with the Initiation Service of the Gamma Psi charter advisers, alumnae and members along with the Installation of chapter officers. A White Luncheon followed the Initiation Service and was also held at the Methodist Church. After lunch Mrs. Stewart Koenemann introduced the special guests and the .chapters that were present. Following the introductions gifts were presented to the new chapter from the National Council and from the various visiting chapters. Later in the afternoon a tea was held in Dearborn Lounge in honor of the new chapter. Among those attending the tea were faculty members, representatives from other campus sororities and fraternities, the ational Officers, visiting chapters, the Gamma Psi advisers, and the newly initiated members and their parents. Everyone en joyed the casual atmosphere and offered congratulations and future ha ppiness to the newly initiated members. 5

Cha rte r members of Gamma Ps i chapt e r, left t o right, row one , Kathy Ferrara, Kathy Muir , Patty Carney, Francine Pych , Mary Watt, Chr is Trageser , Pam Ram sey, Jul ie Murphy; row two , Donna Romano , Kay Benn ett, Ann Houk , Lane Min , Sharon Illig, Su e Williams; row th ree, Sharon DeNault, Terry Trageser , Lou O'Donnell, Carol Cole, Jane Newton , Carol Reichart , Donna Baker ; row four, Joyce Fendya , Ann Harvey, Emma Jane A iken , Barb Craig , Jo Vogt, De bbie Vogt, J e anne Fittante, Linda Mockel. Not present for t he picture were Mary Kubera, Candace Bates, a nd Patty Viola .

THE INSTALLATION BANQUET

FAREWELL BREAKFAST

High spirits a nd ga iety, b ubbli ng over with happ iness and excitement, co uld hardly begin to descr ibe the atmosphere en velop ing th e forma l Init iat ion Banquet held Saturday night at the David Meade I nn in Meadv ille, Pen nsylvan ia. Special guests included Mrs. Stewart Koen ema n n, Mrs. George L inton, Mrs. Lawre nce D eMonaco, from Erie, Pennsylvania, Miss Rebecca Manship, Ass istant Dean of 路w omen at Ed inboro State College, Mr. A. Magd ik, Student Act ivities D irector, the advisers of Gamma Psi ch apter and pare n ts of the new initiates. The pres ident of the Gamma Ps i chapter, M iss Suzan ne \1\Till iams, served as toastm istress for the even ing. The three traditional toasts presented to the new chapter were given by the follow ing: M iss Laurel K ing, from Gamma Omicron chapter at Clarion State Coll ege, on "Asp ire;" Mrs. Lawrence DeMonaco on "Seek; " and Mrs. George D. Linton on "Attain. " Follow ing the toast Mrs. Koenemann introduced the charter members and each was presen ted with a memento of Lhe evening. After the introductions the chapter charter was presented by Mrs. Koeneman n LO Miss Suzanne Wi ll iams and was fo llowed by the Installation Address, given by M iss Rebecca Manship.

The exhilarating weekend ended on Sunday, Febru ary 23, with a breakfast h eld in R oss H all. R eluctant fa rewells m ixed w ith bo th tears a nd p lans of fu ture visits and correspon dences were exchanged between th e visitors and mem bers of Gamma Psi ch apter. Yet, th e fever of excitement an d a nticipation the n ew members exper i-

Hats and spr ing suits set th e atmosphere of th e informal t ea . Pictured her e, from left to right, are Carol Reichart, Chris Tragese r, Terry Trageser , and Lane Min.

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Gifts presented to l路he chapter were on display at the tea. Here some of the guests are, from left to right, Mrs. Helen F. Snyder and Mrs. Dorothy Scott, Akron alumnae; Mrs. George D. Linton, National Ritual Chairman; Mrs. Karl Gombert, Mrs. Ada Kuhns, Miss Geneva Jones, chapter advisers; Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann, National Editor and Installing Officer; and Miss Suzanne Williams, chapter president.

enced continued as they slowly began to settle into the usual pattern of classes and studies. To the members of Gamma Psi chapter, though, the thrill of becoming a part of the Alpha family will remain with them throughout their college days. The motto of "Aspire-Seek-Attain" became a permanent goal in each girl's desire to m ake her life as a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, along with her college days a t Edinboro, one filled with success and happy memories.

Gamma Psis sing at pizza party. Sitting, from left to right, are Jane Newton, Julie Murphy, Donna Baker, Donna Romano, Kathy Ferrara; standing, Debbie Vogt, Terry Trageser, Kay Bennett, and Carol Reichart.

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EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE Edinboro State College had its beginnings in 1857 when a band of Scotch-Irish farmers grouped together and founded a private normal school at Edinboro for the purpose of training teachers. It received its charter in 1861 by the Commonwealth as Pennsylvania's second Normal School. In 191 4 the Commonwealth purchased Edinboro Normal School and in 1926 Edinboro was made a Teachers College offering a four-year curriculum leading to degrees of Bachelor of Science. In 1960 the name of the college was changed to Edinboro State College. As the years passed the college offered degrees of Master of Education in Elementary Education, liberal arts degree programs, Bachelor of Arts degrees and graduate study programs in the area of secondary education. Edinboro has always stressed friendly relations among students and faculty and informal st udent counseling and guidance. The school, accredited by the National Council of Accreditation of Teachers Education, has set high qualitative and quantitative standards which can be seen in the graduates of Edinboro who have distinguished themselves in all professional fields.

Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Award to Wilma Wilson Sharp (Reprinted from The Examiner, Independence} iVlissouri. The author is Miss Sue Gentry} society editor and long time friend of Mrs . Sharp.)

The Independence honoree at the Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table this year is Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 S. Hardy, honored for her work in the field of education and religion. The Matrix Table banquet, which will honor eight "women of achievement" in their various fields of endeavor, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City. The speaker at the annual birthday observance of the professional organization for women in journalism and communications will be Sarah McClendon, Washington correspondent, who covers the White House. Mrs. Sharp's childhood ambition-to be a teacher-has been fully realized in her work as a public school teacher and as a Sunday school teacher from age 16. Another significant alliance with education has been her work with her college sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha. In 1959 the sorority national council bestowed on her the honorary title of President Emerita-for her years of dedicated service-nearly 40. Mrs. Sharp, the former Wilma Wilson, a native of Marshall, Mo., and a graduate of Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg, taught for four years, 1921 to 1925, in the Kansas City school system, first at Bristol Elementary School and then at Northeast 1unior High School before her marriage to Fred M. Sharp in 1925. 8

A serious illness of her husband early in their married life sent her back to teaching, but only as a substitute because married women then were not allowed to teach! Missing the personal involvement of regular teaching, she chose a position in the field of social service. She worked nine years, until 1939, with a department of the Girls Advisory Bureau, an agency sponsored by the Kansas City 1unior League. Her teaching in the elementary and junior high schools and her work with the Girls' Advisory Bureau had helped deepen her knowledge of young girls and their problems and she had a sympathetic ear for campus and teen-age goals. Soon after college she had been chosen for national work by Alpha Sigma Alpha. In 1939, she became national education director of her sorority and served as national president for 17 years, visiting many colleges and universities throughout the United States. There were conferences with college administration officers, as well as with college chapters. "As my sororitY:s delegate to National Panhellenic Conference from 1947 to 1957, my fraternity service was widened," Mrs. Sharp recalls. She served as regional advisor of college Panhellenics and as chairman of a joint committee for National Panhellenic Conference and the ational Association of Deans of Women. Mrs. Sharp resigned as national president of the sorority in 1952 but she continued as delegate to the National Panhellenic Conference until 1957. It was in 1959 that the national council of Alpha Sigma Alpha honored her for distinguished service and devotion and bestowed on her the title of "President Emerita." THE PHOENIX

Mrs. Sharp has been a Bible school teacher at the First Christian Church since moving here in 1921. She is best known as teacher of the Hamilton Class of the church, a class of then young girls when she took it over in 1937. "That's the year it began-my love affair of more than three decades with members of the Hamilton Class. Year after year, the challenge became greater. Each week, study and careful preparation seem more important. Only my best can approach the level of intelligence and thoughtful response of class members. "With the Bible study basic, we have roamed a wide field, relating art, literature, ethics, current happenings to the particular Bible subject under study." Since her retirement from full-time sorority work, Mrs. Sharp has had time for more work with church, community and cultural organizations in Independence. One of her many activities is membership in the Mary Paxton Study Class which is the only organization meeting in the Truman Library. She has been historian since 1961. She is a past president of the Saturday Club, another study group. She is a member also of the Independence Branch of the American Association of University Women and was chosen the unit's "Woman of Achievement" 1958-59. Mrs. Sharp is a member of the Woman's City Club of Kansas City, served on the board from 1963 to 1966 and her special interest has been the library committee. She is also a member of the Jackson County Historical Society. Mrs. Sharp has served her church board and is currently a member of the Christian Women's Fellowship executive board. The CWF named her "Church Woman of the Year in 1959." Mrs. Sharp has done considerable writing for her sorority along idealistic and ritualistic lines and she is honored by the fact that the Alpha Sigma Alpha creed which she wrote for undergraduates in the 1930's is still being learned by every Alpha Sigma Alpha pledge. She says, "I just tried to put into words my own creed for living"To fill my days with satisfying activity, "To find dominant beauty in art, literature, nature and friendships, "To know the peace and serenity of a Divine faith, "To love life and joyously live each day of its ultimate good." SPRING 1969

Outstanding Woman Educator

Perva M. Hughes

Perva M. Hughes, professor of education, was honored by being named outstanding woman educator by the woman's committee of the Pittsburg, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Hughes was born in Pittsburg and attended the city schools. She received her bachelor of science degree and master's degree from Kansas State College. Upon the death of her husband, Mrs. Hughes returned to Pittsburg and teaching. After teaching at Lakeside Elementary School for one year, she became a member of the staff of Horace Mann Laboratory School. While at Horace Mann, she was fourth grade supervisor and then sixth grade supervisor. Mrs. Hughes became a professor in the department of education in 1956. As part of this position, she has a 17 -hour block of time and study with student teachers in cooperation with the public school. Other honors beside the one from the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce have come to Perva Hughes. In 1967 she was chosen as one of the Master Teachers of Kansas in honor ceremonies at Emporia. In 1968 she received an Aerospace Education Leadership award for outstanding service to the country and its Aerospace posture through Leadership in Aerospace Education. Mrs. Hughes served the Eta Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Kansas State College for nearly thirty years and is held in high regard by all who know her. 9

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL

announces the pledging of Delta Beta Colony Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee March 23, 1969 Delta Gamma Colony West Chester State College West Chester, Pennsylvania May 9, 1969

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Central Pennsylvania Alumnae Grant Scholarship Mrs. Vera Perry, right, an employee of the occupational therapy department of Harrisburg State Hos pital in Pennsylvania, receives a scholarship from Jane Shaffer Peters, philanthropic chairman of the Central Pennsyl vania alumnae chapter. Sue Rothman, president of the chapter, and Dr. H . C . Eaton, superintendent of the hospital look on with approval.

Central Pennsylvania alumnae chapter is pleased to announce the recipient of its scholarship award is Mrs. Vera Perry. Mrs. Perry is an example of what consecration to a cause and determination can accomplish. For the past thirteen years she has been employed at the Harrisburg State Hospital. She worked as a psychiatric attendant in nursing service for eight years. After completing the Psychiatric Aide Training Course given at the hospital and with three years of hospital experience, she was li. censed as a practical nurse. Because of the need to know more about the patients with whom she worked in terms of the causes of mental illness, as well as what approaches in treatment were necessary, she decided to transfer to the Occupational Therapy Department. At that time she was given the opportunity to enroll in a two-year training course in patient activities. This course was given through the Patient Activity Center for Education at the Norristown State Hospital. After successfully completing the training, she was awarded a certificate of completion and classified as Activity Aide. The job assignments given her at this time were working half days with the mentally retarded patients and the adolescents. Her work with the adolescent group was done in conjunction with the regularly planned school program. The treatment plans for the adolescent patients differ greatly from that of adults. The ages of

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these adolescents are from thirteen to eighteen years and the academic levels are approximately fourth and fifth grade. In September of 1965 she enrolled in adult classes at the University Center at Harrisburg on a part time basis, taking as many courses as time and money permitted. Mrs. Perry is the mother of three teen-age daughters, two of whom are in high school and the third is in Junior High School. She is the sole support of her family and, in addition, is responsible for their well being, by which I mean, preparing meals, supervising household chores, and instilling in them the spiritual and moral virtues which Mrs. Perry realizes are so very important to mental and physical health. At the present time Mrs. Perry is taking two courses a semester at the University Center and is working toward completing the General Arts Certificate Program which totals forty-eight hours. She is taking these courses in addition to her full-time employment at the State Hospital. We cannot help this valiant lady find enough quiet hours in the day for study, we cannot assume responsibility for the domestic duties at her home, nor can we act as counsellor or arbiter in her family affairs, but we like to think that the knowledge that a group of Alpha Sigs are back of her all the way, may serve to lighten her load and bolster her spirits somewhat. AliLe Hart Beaver KK II

Operation Brass Tacks Presents ...

THAT THREE LETTER WORD BY DR. H. RICHARD RAsMussoN

For a long time we have been worried about what we call "four letter words" in the context of writing and speaking. But there is a three letter word which penetrates even more deeply into our lives. That word is sex. Everybody knows that advertisers promote a sexual image in order to sell merchandise. There is also preoccupation with sex as a plaything. Parents, however, are frequently reluctant to speak about it. And young people, though talking loudly and boldly about the new freedom made available to them, are often confused and unsure underneath. In my thirty-five years of work with youth I have come to believe that the most important choice is not between accepting or rejecting sex, but rather whether we will allow it to enrich or corrupt us. Each of us must acknowledge the beauty and horror, the humor and tragedy, the heights and depths of sexuality. It is no use to talk in the abstract about it; it is the way sex applies to the actual living person that counts. The living person whom I deal with most is the college student. A boy I will call Joe speaks his piece: "All this Victorian prudery was wrong," he says with some heat. "Even my parents are stuffy and hypocritical in their attitudes toward sex. I've worked out my own standards based on values meaningful to me." Questioned further, Joe admits these values incline toward more freedom in sex, rather than less, but he qualifies his point of view quickly to say he is not like his roommate Bill. "Bill thinks freedom means sleeping with any girl willing and available, and he's not about to let rules and regulations stop him! " However students approach it, this idea of freedom permeates their attitudes on many levels. That it should be what I consider one of the main points in a sex creed for many in college is not surprising. This sex creed has seven parts: Sex is . . . for freedom . . . for fun . . . for status ... for security. Sex is . . . private ... natural . . . love. 12

Once the premise that sex is an important way of expressing freedom is accepted, the other concepts follow. There are two points under the sex is fun bit. One is that sex is something to be "let out"; that it is for pure gratification. Also that it makes for aliveness and richness of experience. The other point is that sex is good for health"repressed sex is bad; expressed sex is good." I counseled with a girl who told me quite seriously that she had had many problems in high school and that she felt now, that if she could only "let herself go," she might escape becoming a neurotic personality. There are others who feel that sex can be used as a status symbol. This hits a sensitive nerve in many of the younger students who feel the pressures to conform and to "belong" but cannot find an easy way "in." It is sometimes hard for an adult to learn firsthand the viewpoint on this. Conversation tends to go underground and become vague under direct questioning. But I did find a girl we will call Mary who was willing to tell me how it "is." "There's this feeling," she explained, "that if you've slept with someone you've arrived . Or, if there are parietal rules and you've a girl who hasn' t gone to a boy's room or let him come to yours, you're not much on the social scale. Then there's this unspoken , horrid thought that if you don't consummate a friendship maybe there's something wrong with you-for girls, you might be a lesbian or frigid; for boys, a homo or impotent. It really gets to you sometimes." The need for security also gets to these youngsters at times. A worldly Harvard junior expressed this: "If you can establish a good relationship with an attractive girl, it's a very good thing," he said. "It gives you a sense of security. The ideal is to have someone you can depend on. Cambridge is such a cold, impersonal, aggressive place. There's a constant academic strain. You need the sense of security." Or, should he have said, "You need sex as an antidote for anxiety?" THE PHOENIX

The theory that sex is a private matter goes back somewhat to the freedom bit. Self-denial is "out"; freedom is "in." In addition, pleasure can be labeled as a Constitutional right rather than a privilege. So who is to say "nay?" That sex is natural, no one can deny (even the Puritans), who, however, did not have as one of their credos to "do what comes natcherly." Nor had they added what today might be considered an eleventh commandment: "Thou shalt not get caught." The final article in the student creed- that sex is love- is a sticky one, because in some contexts it is love. And many students, like Joe whom I mentioned earlier, are selective in the ir sex experiences. His values demand that there be companionship and some degree of liking between the two partners. Susan, another college student, put it this way: "It isn't a question of sleeping with a person, but with whom you do it." She also expressed what girls have known for a long time: "No matter how big they talk, most boys don't like a girl who is promiscuous. So, for most, sex without affection is unacceptable." Well, this is the students' point of view. How do we adults respond to them? Can we really affect them? Perhaps. At least, we should try. This generation of students is thoughtful, perceptive. They are sensitive and serious. First, we can agree with them on some points in their creed. Yes, Victorian prudery is outmoded. Certainly freedom and frankness are preferable. It is also true that there was a double standard in the Victorian code which held that women, at least ladies, did not enjoy sex. Therefore rebellion against keeping it under an ailcovering gown, denying its place in life, is to the good . In these respects, sex is for freedom.

There are points in favor of the sex is for fun credo, too. When sex is seen as the uniqueness of being male and female we must admit that it is something that flavors the friendship of a boy and girl; that excites curiosity, colors thinking, intrigues and fascinates; it also enlivens and expands. But here is where we must part company with the student creed. Anyone who has counseled, as I have, in situations of venereal disease, unwanted pregnancies, emotional trauma where one partner is in love and the other is not, knows the heartaches, regrets, sorrow, confusion and yes, despair, that ensue from sex viewed solely as freedom and fun. Young people of today are smart enough to realize when it is pointed out that freedom without responsibility is license and anarchy. I like to put it another way that they can understand even better. Using freedom without responsibility is being frozen in adolescence, As for the fun part, Harvey Cox, a professor of Social Ethics at Harvard Divinity School, put it well when he said, "Sex is certainly fun, but to make it simply fun is to eviscerate it and enfeeble it. Then it eventually ceases to be fun." But there is more to it than that. Perhaps the "fun" argument easiest to demolish is the one that sexual abstinence will hurt a person. Psychologist Havelock Ellis wrote, "There seems no ground to believe that any serious psychosis or neurosis is caused by sexual abstinence in congenitally sound persons." But I do have to point out t.o students that when a person will not acknowledge his sexuality and drives it underground by refusing to face its reality, or deals with it as something unclean, then hurt can ensue. Most students really do understand this and also understand the nature of sex far and away beyond the fun angle, even though they choose to ignore it at times. I was counseling a boy OPERATION BRASS TACKS named Tim who put it into words better than "That Three Letter Word" by Dr. H . Richard Ras- I could have done. He said, "When I think musson is one of a series of articles prepared for sorority about it rationally I know darn well what sex magazi~es by the Operation Brass Tacks committee of is-it is a natural force like fire, and like fire it the National Panhellenic Editors' Conference. can weld and warm but-it can also destroy." Members of the committee are: Betty Luker HaverHe went on to say, "I wonder why we always field, Gamma Phi Beta, chairman ; Margaret Knights Hultsch, Alpha Phi; Mary Margaret Kern Garrard, think of it only as the act itself. Truly, it afKappa Alpha Theta and Ellen Hartmann Gast, Alpha fects the whole person." Xi Delta. Perhaps without realizing it, he had hit on Permission to use the article, or any portion thereof, the crux of the matter. Any sexual involvement in other publications must be obtained from the Operation Brass Tacks committee. Reprints of this article may must touch two people at the deepest levels of be ordered at the following prices: 1-25, ten cents each; their personal identities. He was also leading quantities above 25, five cents each. into arguments clarifying another part of the Address: National Panhellenic Editors' Conference, students' creed-that sex is natural. 507 Medavista Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65201. SPRING 1969

I asked him, "Can you agree, then, that sex is more than a glandular function or a release of nervous tension?" When he nodded, I pointed out, "Yes, sex is natural, but it is also psychological and emotional. It has its roots deep in the spirit." We come then to the need for a boy and girl to establish, rather than a fun-sex-thing, a "covenant of commitment," a deeper relationship with deeper meaning. Mary Steichen Calderone, an M .D. speaking to the freshman class at Vassar, quoted psychologist Lester Kirkendall as saying that the three primary ingredients of a long-time relationship must have confidentiality, empathy and trust, with no short-cuts to building such a relationship possible. As she sees it, "Sex experience before confidentiality, empathy and trust have been established can hinder and may actually destroy the possibility of a solid, permanent relationship." What about the creed's points that sex is a status symbol and sex is for security? Both of these have weak underpinnings. What kind of status? What kind of security? Both on the college level often prove temporary. I remember having to point out to Norma, a girl who talked on and on about status, that her feelings about this only indicated far deeper needs and that she would do better to talk these out in a health clinic than to go to bed with a boy. Girls who search for security through sex also are often camouflaging their real problems, perhaps of loneliness and fear-and then are given the added burden that the boy they are clinging to suddenly returns home and marries the girl he has "always loved." The argument that sex is a private matter does not hold up under scrutiny either. The sometimes consequences of sex, mentioned before-unwanted pregnancies (even with The Pill) , venereal disease, abortions- can hardly be labeled private. Indeed, sex is never wholly " a thing to itself." To regard it as such is to ignore the social web of every relationship. The final point in the students' creed that sex is love can be argued and argued of course, since who has ever been able to define love any way? Indeed, here is another area where we can agree with the students. Sex is love. But there must be this qualifying statement. Sex is love when love is properly understood. Even Joe, the boy who purports to be "selective" in the choice of his sex partners and tries to persuade himself that true affection often exists, admits that some of what he feels is only erotic attachment devoid of philia (true com14

panionship) and agape (self-giving for another) . I find that students often fail to regard love as a moral standard, rather view it more as an ambiguous slogan. Baldly, it stands for "I want you!" Love can be made an umbrella term, covering all of the other points in the student creed, particularly the need for ego-status and ego-security. In this way it becomes simply rationalization or a vague emotional glow, continually being turned on or off. Where does this leave us then? Having explored the student creed, we have shown, point by point, where it is weak. But arguments, even cogent. ones, do not always persuade. We still remain adults, talking to young people, many years our juniors. Is the generation gap, after all, going to defeat us? Hopefully, no. Because students are constantly growing, as we once grew, in thought and deed. If they seem to be groping now and then we can accept this for what. it is and at the same time constantly review our points of approach "so they will help, rather than hinder, God's maturation of man." I believe we can help students see, as Tim came to see, that sex is persuasively and intimately tied in with every aspect of the personality and that a satisfying fulfilling love relationship can be made only in the frame of discipline. We can also help them see that far from having goals such as freedom or fun or any of the other points in the student creed, that. this relationship makes demands on a person involving him in understanding, generosity and patience. I agree with Douglas Rhymes, author of No New Morality, when he says that he wishes for a view of sexuality which is not perpetually asking the question, "Is pre-marital sex wrong?" but. rather seeing all sexual and other moral problems in the context of daily living of the persons involved and as a responsibility for maturity of decision and action. (continued on page 15) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. H . Richard Rasmusson has been minister of the University Presbyterian Church ( All-Student) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1945. Prior to that he was college chaplain at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. A traveler and lecturer as well as a minister, he is particularly interested in family and marriage problems. He has written articles for such publications as Th e Intercollegian, The Christian Century Pulpit, Presbyterian Life, Social Progress, Scientific Monthly, Main Currents and others. The counseling material presented herewith is a composite of Dr. Rasmusson's long experience with youth, does not represent any particularized individual cases, all of which are confidential.

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MARILYN SCHULDT MICHIGAN'S CANDIDATE at

NATIONAL COLLEGE QUEEN PAGEANT

Marilyn Louise Schuldt unpacks supplies in preparation for the Best Foods Cook-In, one of the major events of the National College Queen Pageant.

The name of Marilyn Louise Schuldt is not a new one for readers of THE PHOENIX as she has been an outstanding member of Beta Psi chapter at Western Michigan University. She was the 1968-1969 recipient of the Amy M. Swisher Scholarship, and she has earned two scholarships based on academic merit. She was awarded an Undergraduate Assistantship in Education by the Honors College, of which she is a member. She was also granted a State of Michigan Traineeship for Special Education of the Mentally Handicapped. Marilyn has been vice president of the Panhellenic Council and of Mortar Board. She has served as secretary of the Women's Recreation Association, and scholarship chairman of the A WS Standards Board. Marilyn was nominated for National College Queen by the Beta Psi chapter. The Ann ual National College Queen Pageant is planned to

"That Three Letter Word" (continued from page 14) Indeed, this reference to maturity brings our discussion the full circle. Such maturity, once attained, carries with it freedom, but freedom of different dimensions than the one in the student creed. One father I know speaks of it most aptly. His daughter had written him a letter, telling how prevalent casual sex was among her classmates. "They make it sound so natural and inevitable," she wrote, "that there are times SPRING 1969

honor America's most outstanding college girl. The finalists, one from each of the fifty states, are selected, not for beauty, but for their scholastic achievement, campus leadership and community service. During the pageant, the g irls participate in a series of competitive events and are judged on many aspects of campus, career and home life. They discuss such subjects as education, current events, art, literature, fashion, and careers. Marilyn also likes to knit and sews most of her own wardrobe. She has been an American Field Service exchange student in Australia. She was a volunteer at the Plymouth State Home for Retarded Children, has campaigned for UNICEF, and has collected clothing for migrant families. Upon graduation, she will teach mentally handicapped children. when I wonder what I am waiting for." Her father replied, " I think I can tell you in six words what you are waiting for. "You are waiting to be free. Free from the nagging voice of conscience and the gray shadow of guilt. Free to give all of yourself, not a panicky fraction. "Some deep instinct in you knows what a tremendous experience your first complete union with another person can be-and that same instinct keeps telling you not to blur it, waste it, or make it small." 15

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Mrs. Mildred Gillis Bailey, a member of the Hattiesburg, Miss., alumnae chapter, is the new election commissioner from Beat Three, Forrest County. Feeling that the "smallest political jobs are important to all of us," Mrs. Bailey decided to run for the office when it became an elective one instead of an appointive one. After being a past president of the Hattiesburg alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha and the Hattiesburg Amaryllis Society, she is now serving in that capacity of the Rainbow Garden Club, Entre Nous Literary Club, GOP '"'omen's Club, and is a member of the Fortnightly Literary Club. She is listed in Who's Who Among American Women, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and in Int erna tional Biography. Mildred is the wife of Dr. Paul E. Bailey and the mother of three sons. The oldest, Jim, received his Master's Degree from Tulane this year and now li ves in Dallas. Paul is a junior at U.S.M., and Bob is a freshman at Ole Miss. Mrs. Ba iley has served her fam ily and community well thus bringing high qualifications to

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her new office. She has a B.S. degree in elementary education and also a major in business administration. Besides teaching school, she has worked for Civil Service in positions ranging from office receptionist to administrative assistant. For many years she has held offices in PTA, served as room mother, Cub Scout den mother, and junior garden club sponsor. She has held offices in local, district and state auxili aries to the M ississippi Dental Assn. and will represent the state as a delegate to the American Dental Assn. in Miami this year.

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JOANNE STERBENZ OUTSTANDING STUDENT An outstanding Alpha Sig will soon be graduating and Beta Zeta chapter would like to recognize her honors and achievements while a student at the University of Southwestern LouISiana. Joanne Sterbenz has been the recipient of these honors: Who's Who Among Students in Ame1路ican Colleges and Universities, the Joel L. Fletcher Scholarship, the Edith Garland Dupre Scholarship, the Voorhies, Davis, and Clostio Public Accounting Award, the A WS Floral Chain and 4.0 Average Award, and seven semesters on the Dean's List. Within Alpha Sigma Alpha, Joanne has received the award for both the pledge and active with the highest average, the Ideal Pledge Award, and the Elizabeth Bird Small Award for two years. Organizations to which Joanne is a member include president of USL's Junior Panhellenic, president of Vermilion Honor Society, presidential representative to the Student Council and chairman of the Band Funds Committee in this organization. She has served as publications director, treasurer, and a junior counselor on A WS while being a member of the Faculty-Student Discipline Committee.

BETA PHI CHAPTER HONORS MISS GAFFRON Miss Edna Gaffron, our adviser, is a very outstanding and wonderful person. Her warm smile and hardy handshake greets the pledges and new initiates and gives them the true meaning of Alpha Sigma Alpha love. She adds a spark to our parties with her lively and vivacious personality. She is happy when she is with people.

Joanne Sterzbenz

Honorary memberships are held b y Joanne in Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Beta (accounting), Commerce Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Vermilion Honor Society. As an Alpha Sigma Alpha, she has served her chapter as corresponding secretary, president, and treasurer. Joanne is a senior accounting major from New Orleans with a 3.78 overall average. After graduation in May, she plans a career in accounting or further study in this field.

On November 17, 1968, along with the Founders' Day program we honored Miss Gaffron for her outstanding contribution to the Beta Phi chapter. She was presented with a lovely corsage and a gift certificate towards her new set of china.- Liz Lloyd

Miss Gaffron loves the outdoors and sports. Her favorite is snow skiing. She heads for the hills whenever her busy schedule permits. After graduation from Stout with a dietetics major, Miss Gaffron interned at Stouffer Foods in Chicago. Stout called her back in 1966 to manage the food service at Tainter Hall. Since her return to the Stout campus, she has also served Beta Phi as adviser. SPRING 1969

Miss Gaffron serves at a beautifully appointed tea table set for Beta Phi's Founders' Day celebration also honoring Miss Gaffron for her loyal service to the chapter.

TRI-CITY ALUMNAE HONORS GERTRUDE NYCE A special tea was given by the Tri-City, Florid a, alumnae chapter to honor Miss Gertrude S. Nyce KK. Gertrude, as Alpha Sigs will remember, was the recipient of the sorority's Award of Eminence in the early 1960's. Only three members have received this award in our sorority history. Miss Nyce served for twenty years as a missionary in India, as a teacher, women's leader and writer. Also, she was a coordinator of Women's Work under the India Council. While in India she was executive secretary for the Punjab Synod of the United Church of Northern India, regional secretary for North India of the Christian Home Committee of the National Christian Council, and a member of the Executive Committee of the India Sunday School Union. She was appointed Candidate Secretary of the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States, carrying the responsibility for recommending the selection of personnel for work overseas to the executive staff. In this capacity she spent three months during 1963 in the Middle East and Northeast Africa and two months in 1967 in the Far East with a return visit to India. Last year Miss Nyce spent two months in Asia visiting Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Nepal, and

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Adrienne Zecca

Gertrude Nyce

India to talk with church leaders and educators about their needs and desires for continued missionary personnel from the United States or internationalizing of the missionary force. This year she will become Secretary for Personnel Placement which is involved with the transferring of people already in service if they are changing from one country to another as well as working with the appointment of new people. An afternoon spent with this distinguished and charming woman was all too brief for those attending the tea. All Alpha Sigs should be proud of Miss Gertrude S. Nyce KK.

Adrienne Zecca became an Alpha Sig in her second year at Temple. She has served as publicity chairman and editor of Kappa Kappa as well as publicity chairman and president of Panhellenic President Council. Previously, Adriene was an elected member of Temple's student government, serving as a freshman representative, as well as a member of steering, constitutional, and judicial committees. She will serve on Student Senate next year. Adrienne has also worked for the school newspaper, and this year is on the yearbook staff. She is a member of the Templayers, the campus dramatic club, and is extremely active on both radio stations run by the University. On her weekly program, "On Stage," she has interviewed personalities like Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Carol Lawrence, Robert Goulet and many others. Adrienne is a Radio, Television and Film major and hopes some clay to pursue a career in that field. Any Kappa Kappa will tell you that she'll be a success.-Elaine Godshall THE PHOENIX

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announces the installation of Gamma Omega Chapter Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois May 10, 1969 Delta Alpha Chapter University of Tampa Tampa, Florida April 20, 1969

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memoriam Alpha Beta Marie Brusman Berry Barbara Dill Ray Delta Delta Naomi Caldwell Epsilon Epsilon Lois Pirtle Theta Theta Winifred Ford

Psi Psi Carolyn Allen Fertitta Beta Zeta Cheryl Louise DeJean Beta Rho Marilyn Schlesinger Payne Beta Upsilon Pearl Becker (Mother Patroness)

"To fill my days with satisfying activity"-that line from Alpha Sigma Alpha Creed is descriptive of one aspect of Marie Brunsman Berry's very busy and extremely useful life. Marie gave invaluable service to Alpha Sigma Alpha and to the many organizations in which she held office. She became Alpha Sigma Alpha's National Fellowship Chairman in 1938. Three years later, Marie was elected to the National Council by the 1941 National A2.A Convention held at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago. Her important office was that of National Registrar, a forerunner of the present office of National Membersh ip Director. Mrs. Berry had unusual qualifications for her work as a ational officer. An excerpt from The Phoenix, February, 1939, reads: "Marie Brunsman Berry brings to her A2.A office an impressive record of achievement, a ripe experience and a variety of talents all knit. together with a winning personality . . . In her home community, Altadena, California, she has served, at different times, the leading civic and cultural organizations as their president, and is rarely without some important executive responsibility." For five years, 1941-46, Marie served as a National Councilor. National officers and Alpha Sigma members, both collegiates and alumnae, who knew her will always remember her creativity and her enthusiasm. She had blonde beauty, a quick, discerning mind, and a tender heart. It is good to find recognition of these qualities in past issues of The Phoenix. "Mrs. Berry seems to know just how an organization should work and how to make it

work that way . . . She knows how to inspire girls . . . She is so charming . . . She can certainly get the work done." Marie was initiated into Alpha Sigma Alpha at Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville. Illinois was her native state. She was graduated from Bradley Polytechnic where her field was music and art. It was the state of California that became home for Clinton and Marie Berry and their family, and Marie loved it, especially Altadena, making herself a vital part of its cultural, educational, social and political life. In spite of her diversified interests and varied executive duties, she retained her interest in Alpha Sigma Alpha with the love that holds us securely in the bonds of the sorority. Some years ago, there had been a serious threat to Marie's health. With characteristic energy and courage, she overcame physical difficulties, and, in time, resumed the rapid tempo of her busy life. Then, last year, following a very brief hospitalization, she passed away on March 11, 1968, at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena. Until the last month of her life, she continued her many activities. Among them, she held an office in the State Federation of Women's Clubs. She was district secretary of her district's representative to the California State Legislature. Her passing brought great sadness to numerous groups that valued her efficient performance and her friendship. Alpha Sigma Alpha will always honor the memory of Marie Brunsman Berry AB, with grateful appreciation. The influence of her active life will continue as an effective reminder that the power of faith and work can lead to final victory.

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SPOTLIGHT

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' Joan Barrios, Nicholas State College, nominated for Greek Goddess.

CANIDIIIDAliiES

Val Rice , Central Missouri State College, candidate for UMOC.

Conna Larson, Kansas State College, Military Ball Quee n candidate.

Jolyn Gough , Ball versify, candidate for Sweet- versify, Sigma Tau heart of Alpha Sigma Phi. Calendar candidate.

Karen Hazelette, Ball State University, Best Dressed Coed contest.

Donna Bray, Central Missouri State Colle ge , candidat e for Ski Queen.

Kendra Tearney, Ball State Linda Kedigh, Central Mis- Barbara Hill, Ball State Uni- She rry Ye arga in, North eastern University, candidate for Miss souri State College, candidate versify, Best Dressed Coed State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, named to the Pi Delta Greek Week. for Best Dressed. contest. Epsilon Calendar.

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Carol Wolf, Marshall Univer- Judy Delaney, C. W. Post Col- Carmen Tozzi, Marshall Uni- Ruthanne McConnell, B a II sity, Homecoming Attendant. lege, Sen i or Homecoming versity, Homecoming Atten- State University, Homecoming Queen candidate. dant. Queen finalist.

Homecoming Honors

Elizabeth Martin, Marshall University, candidate for Homecoming Queen .

Karlin Eckes, Dickinson State College, Homecoming Maiden .

Ellen Sadtler, Marshall University, Junior Homecoming Attendant.

Beverly Schafer, Marshall University, candidate for Homecoming Queen.

Nordquist, Dickinson Pa m State College, Homecoming Attendant.

Lark Karnes, Marshall University, Freshman Homecoming Attendant.

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\ Becky Whitmer, Dickinson State College, nominated Sweetheart of TKE fraternity.

Robbie Denton, Arkansas A & M College, Phi Lambda Chi Sweetheart. Fern Dockter, Dickinson State College, TKE Sweetheart. 路r

Lila Soler, Dickinson State College, Sweetheart of Lambda Chi Alpha.

Elaine Denning, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, Sweetheart of Tau Kappa Epsilon,

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WHO'S WHO

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Paula Blasco, Cre ighton University.

Barry Wilson , Dickinson State College.

Peggy Dwyer, University.

Murray

State

Peggy Hull, Murray State Un iversity, Murray, Kentucky.

Gloria Hurt , Dickinson State College.

Barbara Barnes, Drexel tute of Technology.

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Jan e Haas , Cre ighton Un iversity.

K a r e n Anderson, State College.

Linda Messel, University.

Murray

State

Dickinson

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Susan Wood, Dickinson State College.

Genya Kondyra, Drexel Institute of Technology.

Becky Quinn, State College of Arkansas.

Atnerican Colleges and Universities

Kay Ruchti, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.

Iris Dockter, College.

Dickinson State

Marie Anne Abney, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia .

Ethel Schmitz, Dickinson State College.

Karen Mayberry, Murray State University.

Gretchen Adams, State College of Arkansas.

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Dana McGregor, Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, president of pledge class, and a member of the Young Republicans.

Nancy Lamb, Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma , is junior class secretary.

Judy Jacobs , Dick inson State College, is presid e nt of two National Honor societies.

Dorothy Wilson, State College of Arkansas, presi dent of the Newman Club.

Susan Mendenhall, Central Missouri State College, was named to the Dean 's List.

Kathy Inouye, Colorado State College , was named Best Dressed and is head cheerleader.

Laurette LaBarre, Nicholls State College, Thibodaux, Louisiana , is a charter member of Alpha Lambda Delta .

Meredith Vedder, "Miss Charlottes ville " Virginia. Meredith also competed in the Miss Virginia pageant which is a Miss America preliminary.

Connie Meyer, Colorado State College, varsity che路erleader.

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Linda Everett, University of Southern Mississippi, editor of Contemporary, Dean's List, and Scope delegate.

Karen Iverson, Dickinson State College, member of North Dakota State Intercollegiate Band.

Jacq Lynn Jones, University of Southern Mississippi, Dean's List, Kappa Mu Epsilon, and Pi Delta Phi.

Sally Schroeder, Creighton University, member of Gamma Pi Epsilon.

Elizabeth Anne McCool, Drexel Institute of Technology, member of Debate Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Beta Gamma Sigma.

Vicki O'Dell , Central Missouri State College, president of Panhellenic.

Carolyn Dubard, University of Southern Mississippi, member of Phi Tau Chi.

Janice Pohle, Central Missouri State College, Dean's List.

Judy Hallenus, Un iversity of Southâ&#x20AC;˘ ern Mississippi, University Acti vit; es Counc il member.

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• • • • NEWS LETTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Fa rmville, Virgin ia Alpha chapter has had a full year thus far. We held our Founders' Day Tea in the midst of rush preparation. Alpha Sigma Alpha boasted the largest pledge class at Longwood. November was also the month of a most impressive Mother Patroness Ceremony where the Alphas honored 29 very deserving mothers. AZ:.A congratulates its five members who were elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and UniversitiesTerry Knight, Kay Hall, Candy Jamison, Becky Barth~ l omew and Lynne Rachel. Geist, the honorary leadership frater~ity on campus, recognized AZ:.A senior Beck~ Bartholomew. Lynda D river was admitted to Delta Ps1 Kappa, honorary physical and health educatio~ fraternity. Betsy Rice was initiated into Kappa Delta P1, honorary educational fraternity. We also wish to congratulate p ledges Carol Burbank, chosen as Sweetheart and Doris "Dodie" Richards, chosen as Kaleidascop~ representative for Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Hampden-Sydney College, HampdenSydney, Virginia. . . . During the month of D ecember Alpha participated m the YWCA's White Christmas Fund. Our Christmas party was made complete by a visit from Santa himself! Alpha also elected new officers for the coming year.SvLVIA L. KNIGHT

Alpha Alpha Miami University O xfo rd, Ohio Alpha Alphas ce rtainly have had a busy time this tri mester. We took first p lace in autumn Greek Week as our pledges took second in the rae race and the members first in the annual college bowl Greek tournament. We celebrated our victory by planning a theme party with the members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The theme was "Casino Western" with everyone dressing li ke cowboys and cowgirls. The decor was wanted posters, sheriff's badges, casino tables, play money, and gambling equipment. The "AZ:.A saloon," or Delt house was the scene of much fun and amusement as the Alpha Alphas celebrated a triumphant Greek Week. Alpha Alpha has ce rtainly not negl ec ted the service aspect of sorority life. Our philanthropic chairman, Noel Sautters, arranged a party for the H ead Start children in Oxford and surrounding areas . It was well attended and the members certainly had grea t fun amusing our small vis itors. Our annual Christmas party was held at the h ome of our adviser, Mrs. Fink. At this time we presented the Elizabeth J ohnson Award to the member who exhibited the ideal of true sisterhood for that year. Patricia O 'T oole, our president, was the recipient. After an exchange of gifts, members and pledges alike settled down to a turkey dinner. Everyone co nclud ed that this had been the best AZ:.A Christmas ever. Alpha Alphas concluded the trimester with a fire -up for finals party in the suite. Little sisters were presented with finals kits to help them make grades to become full

members. We enjoyed chicken dinners and the p ledge skits that followed. Then the members closed the suite to leave for their holiday vacations.-MARY Jo SCHIAVONI

Alpha Beta Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville, Missouri Despite the cold weather of these winter months, Alpha Beta has p lunged forward with many exciting activities and projects. Following Homecoming Weekend, our formal rush party was held. "Southern Array with AZ:.A " proved to be a tremendous success. With a plantation setting, the members were regally bedecked in costumes typifying the O ld South in all its splendor. R efreshments included cookies and punch. The hilarious minstrel show provided our main entertainment. Murals on the walls depicted settings of swaying magnolia trees and huge plantation mansions. Favors were tiny pearl shells which were used in the solemn pearl ceremony at the concl usion of the party. T he rushees certainly seemed to enjoy their visit to a by-gone era. Upon concluding the rush, Alpha Sigma Alpha was very proud to receive a wonderful fall p ledge class. The annual Founders' Day Banquet was held at the Holiday Inn this year. A very rewarding time was had by a ll as we became acquainted with our distinguished alumnae . Mrs. Walter Beard honored us with a speech, and the 1968 pledge class provided the entertainment. Recently elected to Who's Who were Susan Cattle, Susan Gu lnac, Connie Hickenbottom, Sherry Povendo, and Cinda Stine Ryan. Helping to fu lfill our philanthropic project, the Alphas treated the special education children with a Christmas party. R efreshments were served and each child received a gift. Presents were also presented to the school. Foll owing an evening of caroling the homes of some Kirksville notables, the Christmas party was held at the home of Nancy Copenhaver. Punch and ·cookies were served. A grab bag was assembled and each member and pledge received a gift. Entertainment included skits provided by the members as well as p ledges. Alpha Beta's New Year resolution is the earnest desire to continue this year with the close bonds of sisterhood and love and to draw ourselves even close r together as the 1968 pledge class prepares to become a reality.CARLA RAE ALBRECHT

Alpha Gamma Indiana Unive rsity of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania The Alpha Gammas here at Indiana University have been quite busy. We have just finished selling perfume for our philanthropic project. All the members worked very hard on this project, and it proved to be most successful-we sold over 900 bottles! We are very proud of our new members who were initiated December 5. Sister Bridgett, a head resident and graduate assistant here at Indiana, was the guest speaker for our cultural life meeting. We were very interested in Sister Bridgett's

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experiences with the Catholic misSions on U .S. Indian reservations, and we had lots of fun learning an Indian song. We celebrated Founders' Day with a ceremony in our room, then had dinner with our alumnae at Lewis Tea Room. December 6-8 was Greek Weekend. A crest from each sorority and fraternity was used for decorating for Friday's dance. Saturday our members helped decorate the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house for Christmas. The Greeks also sponsored a concert featuring Martha and the Vandellas, and the Intruders. Sunday night we went Christmas caroling. Once again this Christmas we had our Christmas angel program, whereby we provided a Christmas dinner for a local needy famil y. We had a Christmas party the night before we left for vacation. We each made a decoration for our Christmas tree and exchanged gifts. We were all filled with Christmas spirit and a good time was had by all. Spring rush will begin as soon as we return for our second semester. The rush rules and regulations have been changed and revised here at Indiana, and we are most anxious to initiate our new rush system. We are very proud of Kathy Himmelberger, the AL. A representative in the ROTC Queen selection. Kathy was also chosen as one of the Kaydeens and was selected as the Best Dressed Coed at Indiana in a contest sponsored by Glamour magazine.- VICKI Jo LIGHT

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado Ready to swing into a new year, the Alpha Sigs started off the new quarter with prerush parties, including a pajama party. Rush will be two weeks long with open house, game party, Alpha-traz party, and the traditi onal Aloha final party. Coming to he lp us rush will be Judy Holman, National Field Representative.

Beta Betas wait in lin e for th e impre ssive fi nale t o t heir Aloha pa rty.

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After winter rush, we will head for the hills for the annual mountain party, which will be at Glen Isle Lodge, Bailey, Colorado. Gone will be books, curlers, and makeup while we ski, skate, and loaf. Pledges will be busy planning a pledge project. They will also be making valentine boxes for the Greek houses. The sorority members become singing va lentines when we serenade our Greeks on February 14. Meanwhile Alpha Sigs are well represented on campus. Mary Mollicone, Kathy Inouye, Anita Quarantino, and Sandy O 'Connor are candidates for Best Dressed Women. Connie Meyer and Kathy Inouye are cheerleaders and Kathy is head of the squad. Lynn Earhart and Kathy Inouye are up for Winter Ball royalty. Alpha Sigs are also busy helping the different fraternities. Becky Laughter is Sweetheart of Theta Xi, and Jan Neville is a Sigma Phi Epsilon Daughter of the Black Heart. Aiding Alpha Kappa Lambda in the Order of the Yellow Rose are Kathy R ynerson, Barb Boehner, and Mary Briggs. Kay Anderson is a Little Minerva, affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Looking back at last quarter, the Beta Betas had much success. Homecoming decorations took first place and a trophy. Extra spirit helped us take first at the Sigma Chi Derby Days. Kay Anderson was first runner-up in the queen pageant of Derby Days. Our philanthropic project, a Sadie Hawkins Dance, was a huge success and fun for all. Our chap ter was also fortunate to send a delegation to New Mexico for the installation of new chapter, Gamma Upsilon.PHYLLIS BEJARA NO

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas Heavy rain dampened the H omecoming spirit at Kansas State T eachers College this fall but not the Alpha spirit. Epsilon Epsilon members were up early the morning of November 2 to prepare for our annual mum sale. In the afternoon Karen Easter was honored as a Miss Peggy Pedagog finalist during traditi onal half-time ceremonies. Pledges, members, and dates enjoyed an evening in "Circus World A L.A " November 16 in the Memorial Union. Decorations featured colorful circus animals and bright balloons. During intermission the pledges provided unique entertainment and then served refreshments of peanuts and rock candy. Epsilon Epsilon alumnae and members participated in an observance of Founders' D ay November 18. After the ceremony Diane Lammy and J oyce Sinn were acknowledged as the outstanding seniors by the alumnae chapter. A reception followed in the lower level of the chapter house. Panhellenic Council has been active on campus this year by sponsoring several new events. First, each house contributed useful articles, which were sent to service men in Vietnam; then Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council joined in organizing a campus college bowl. Kathy Brown, Peggy Mullane, Diane Lammy, and Joyce Sinn represented Epsilon Epsilon in the contest. Several special honors were received by Epsilon Epsilon during N ovember. Diane Melton, Cheryl Cantrell, Kathy Brown, and Peggy Mullane were elected to Who's Who in A me ric an Colleges and Uni versities. Janelle Kinsley and Darla Giggy were contestants in the Associated Women Student's Candy Cane Couple Contest, and Karen Easter received the Miss Emporia crown in an official coronation ceremony.

Early in December we began work on our philanthropic project. Magazine sales are almost complete, and we held a party with the Theta Xi fraternity for the underprivileged children of Emporia. We will join with the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity for a party for the menta lly retarded children in the spring. A Little Sisters' Weekend was initiated the first weekend in December. Ages ranged from three to twentythree, but everyone enjoyed trimming the tree and attending church together. The weekend was such a success that it will probably become a tradition . Christmas brought the usual round of parties and prevacation tests. Sunday, December 15, we held our Big and Little Sister party in the afternoon at which time Peggy Mullane was named as Alpha of the Year. Later, Epsilon Epsilon entertained their dates with a buffet dinner, caroling, and special Christmas stockings. Following final examinations and semester break, Alphas came back to school looking forward to more fun and activities. Semester rush was held in February and Father's Weekend February 22. Awaiting the results of the M iss Sunflower Contest are nominees Anita Small and Debbie Scott. Lou Ann Bell will be competing m the Best Dressed Coed Contest.-JovcE SINN

Zeta Zeta Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri The start of the new term was very hectic for Zeta Zeta for along with the start of winter term came forma l rush. There were the first round of parties held in our chapter room. The fina l party was "Alpha Aloha," and then preferential dinner. The time passed quickly with the arrival of orchid leis, decorating coconut heads, getting sarongs, palm trees, fountains, and fish nets. T he wonderful pledge class was well worth the anticipation. The Christmas spirit began with "Secret Santa" stunts, door decorations, parties, and chopping down our own tree. Included in our money-making projects have been bake sales and " Slave Day." Zeta Zetas include campus life in their activities too. Vicki O 'Dell is president of Panhellenic; Patty Shea is a delegate to the A WS Assembly ; Anita Boals, Linda Kedigh, and Marilyn Hancock represent A L.A on the varsity cheer leading squad; Diane Lederer and J anet O 'Brian serve in SGA; Sandy Roland is campus Homecoming chairman ; and Bonnie Draper is vice president

of the program council of the College Union. Candidates for future campus honors include D onna Bray for Ski Queen, Valeri Rice for UMOC, and Linda Kedigh for Best Dressed.-PATTY SHEA

Eta Eta Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas Homecoming seemed to be over too quick ly after the many hours of work we had put into our float, house decorations, and mum sales. Lynn Winbigler represented us well in the Homecoming Queen competition. Activities soon slowed down to a steady pace. Three Eta Etas, Lyl Mooney, Karen Cannady, and Conna Larson, were entered in KSC's Military Ball Contest. Lyl and Conna were sponsored by our chapter and Karen represented the music department. Karen was also honored by being named Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. In November we held an informal party and gave silver mugs as favors. This party turned out to be a lot of fun, and we are looking forward to having another one in the spring. O ur Big Sis-Little Sis banquet was held at the Student Union in D ecember. Big sisters received AL-A decks of cards from their little sisters. The Eta Eta Alpha Sigs have shown much participation in Panhellenic activities this year. Officers are Conna Larson, president; Barbara Hurd, vice president; Sandi Vogel, editor; and Sharon Milligan, J unior Panhellenic president.-GIN BREWER

Theta Theta Boston University Boston, Massachusetts The fa ll season was filled with many activities for Theta Theta. Halloween was celebrated by covering various sections of the city of Boston and soliciting contributions on behalf of UNICEF. In about three hours the members collected $30 for the children. The evening was climaxed with a Halloween party at the home of Mrs. Rockstrom, our adviser. November 15 was the evening of our Founders' Day Dinner, which proved to be quite an exciting and successful evening. We were very pleased to see about fifteen members from our Boston alumnae chapter at this most important and meaningfu l festivity. We started the

Zeta Zetas sh ow their wi nni ng spi rit at th e Tau Kappa Ep sil on Trilce 500.

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evening by reciting in seven parts a warm and meaningful Founders' Day ceremony. The ceremony, written in the form of poetry, took place in a dim room with multicolored candles providing our only light. T he meanings and goals of A"i:.A, explanations of our various symbols, and the love of the members of A "i:.A for each other were reflected upon in this lovely ritual. Our decorating committee members adorned the large dining room table with beautiful centerpieces of red roses and white mums. We had a delicious chicken dinner. Our Founders' Day celebration was truly an evening to remember. The Alpha Sigs participated in decorating the Union Ballroom at Boston University for the annual Panhellenic Banquet on Sunday, December 8. Since it was near the T hanksgiving holiday, our centerpieces consisted of hornsof-plenty filled with leaves, artificial fruit, and gourds of different colors. A tasty roast beef dinner was served. Our guest speaker at the banquet, Mr. Kevil Koutts, entertained us with a series of recordings and movies while taking us into the world of a movie editor and a vocal group cutting a record. It was very unique and extremely interesting. As a final touch each sorority sang a song. Before Christmas recess, Roz Nadler, our scholarship chairman, posted fliers describing the A "i:.A special education scholarship. We're happy to say that we already have three applicants. Second semester rush will be conducted in a new manner this year. The parties, except for the formal party, will resemble a fraternity smoker with no theme, costumes, or favors. The emphasis will be on getting to meet the rushees, talking to them, finding out what they want, and informing them about what sorority life and A "i:.A membership has to offer. Because the parties will be held on weekends, they should not interfere with academic responsibilities. We expect a successful rush this semester. January 16 was a special day for Theta Theta. Field Representative Elaine Rahaim carne to visit us and work with us on rush plans. Plans during her visit included a dinner at Mrs. Rockstrom's home, a visit to路 the Science Museum in Cambridge, and an evening of ice skating. The spring should be a busy season for the Theta Thetas. Greek Week in March promises to hold many activities, including the Greek Ball and Greek Sing. We also plan to have our annual SED Tea, a tea held especially for women in the School of Education at B.U., and Mother-Daughter Tea later in the semester. We are looking forward to an interesting, busy, and successful year in A"i:.A. -SHERYL NADLER

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kappa Kappa was happy to get many fine pledges as a result of our fall rush period . The pledges went right to work by helping us put the finishing touches on our Homecoming float, which won second place in the sorority-fraternity division. Our partners in victory were the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. We were especially happy because our own Nanci Moffett was Homecoming Queen. In November Alpha Chi Rho fratern ity and Alpha Sigma Alpha sponsored the annual Thanksgiving dinner for some underprivileged children. This year there were forty children. Although it was slightly crowded, they all seemed to en joy their turkey dinners with all of the trimmings and the p u mpkin pie dessert. We entertained

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them with cartoons and games, but they entertained us even more by being dancing partners that made Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers look like they need dancing lessons. Kappa Kappa was well represented on the fashion scene at Temple University. Three of our members modeled in fashion shows on our campus. Susan Mack and Nanci Moffett showed the campus what is considered fashion in a show that was sponsored by the dorm. T erri Di Giovanni was Alpha Sig's representative in a show that featured girls from all of the sororities dressed in the latest attire. Finals and Christmas came at the same time this year at Temple. Although this changed our activities to an extent, it did not hamper them. We still managed to get together for a celebration before the holidays.-ELAINE GODSHALL

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Founders' Day was celebrated on Wednesday, November 13 . Here the members were gathered together for a friendly dinner at Cavanaugh's restaurant. The evening was concluded with the ceremonial ritual. Our winter rush program began on Sunday, J an uary 5, with Panhellenic rush night. All the interested rushees spoke with each sorority in five fifteen -minute sessions. Nu Nu chapter had a display of its awards which included Alpha Sigma Alpha National Scholarship Trophy of 1966, the Drexel Panhellenic Scholarship Cup of 1968, and the Drexel Carnival Swing Bowl, wh ich was won by A "i:.A for the past two years. January 8 was Entertainment Night, the second rushing even t of winter term. This event was also di vided into sessions where the rushees viewed various sorority skits. Our theme this year was "Alpha in Wonderland ." Here Alpha followed the silly rabbit into Drexelland where fraternities and sororities existed. She met the members of Alpha Sigma Alpha at their tea party and spoke with their flowers of Friendship, Happiness, Beauty, and Love. Upon recognizing the va lues of sorority life, Alpha herself decided on A "i:. A, and the members decided on Alpha. It was most certainly a clever rendition of the sorority rush system. Initiation of our fall pledge class was held on January 12 with a buffet supper foll owing. Our rush party was held on January 14. We had coffee and conversation, with the traditional "pearl ceremony" highlighting the evening. On January 17 the bids were distributed and the 1969 winter pledge class of Alpha Sigma was formed. Friday, February 21, will undoubtedly be a wonderful experience, as the annual Panhellenic Ball is scheduled to occur once again. As is usual for Nu Nu chapter, our new sweetheart will be introduced at this time with the singing of the "Sweetheart Song." Indeed, it will add a heart warming touch to the already romantic atmosphere.-RoBERTA Ossr

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington , West Virginia Whew! Rho Rhos have been busy, busy! Panhellenic ruled formal rush to be only one week long this year, and we were unbelievably busy with four informal coke parties each day, dutch treats, coke dates, and plans for second and third parties which have

Pi K a ppa Alpha fraternity, a nd, although we didn ' t win, everyo ne had a lot of fun . T o show our apprecia tion, we had a jiff pa rty for th e Pikes a t the Swiss Cha let here in Hunting ton . F ounders' D ay was a big a ffair as Rho Rh os celeb ra ted with a n entire weekend of activities. These included a H ar vest M oon Ball, a sisterhood retreat, and our annu a l Founders' D ay Ba nquet. The sisterhood retreat proved quite successful in d rawing our mem bers close r. Different aspec ts of siste rhood a nd friendship were viewed a nd discussed , a nd red a nd white ribbo ns we re worn on the little fi nge rs of each member as a symbol of our sisterhood . Phila nth ropic projects have bee n p lentiful, too. During th e se mes ter, a se ries of pa rti es were held at Simms School for th e Un d erprivileged a nd M en ta ll y R etarded. The chi ldre n of the Cammack Childre n's Cen te r remake old Ch ristmas card s into new ones, a nd Rh o Rho has h elped them gather up many. In a ddition to a ll these, we ha ve bee n helping th e local ra dio station with their H a llowee n a nd Christma s p a rti es a nd cand y drives for th e underprivileged child re n of ou r a rea.

Rho Rho me mb e rs Francin e Me lcher and Ell e n Sad t le r pac k for the move t o t he new soro rit y hou se.

themes. Ru sh was a time grace d with the p resence of Field R ep rese n tative Jud y H olma n, who proved uniqu ely helpfu l with her ideas a nd opinions. U nder the superb guida nce of Pa ula C yrus, pledge trainer, ou r pledge class has a dded spice an d life to the chapter. These girls have a k nack of working we ll toge ther a nd have se t a fi ne example of leadership potenti a l to eve ryone. Pa ula herself sets a n example as a camp us leader. While being active in the sorority, she is a lso co-ordin ato r of the fr es hman elections, co-ordinator of the Rush H a ndbook, and Greek editor of th e C hief j ustice, M arsha ll Un iversity's yearbook. R ush led to H omecoming, du ring whi ch we we re fortunate to have six members ru nning for the Q uee n's Co urt. Since I nterfra ternity Coun cil voted not to have floats and house decorations this year, th e fr a terni ties all pitched in to help the sororities with their house decorations. Rh o R hos were very fort u na te to have th e a id of

Me mb e rs of Rho Rh o 's p le dg e class p re pa ri ng t o si ng at a slu mbe r party.

Linda Cro okshanks a mu ses ch ildre n of Simm s Schoo l during a party g ive n by th e Rho Rho s.

The Rho Rho s are all dressed up fo r th e b ig-little sis Hallowee n party.

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To climax our term, Rho R ho bough t new p roperty and moved into a different house. We are dreaming, hopefully, of drawing up the plans for our new house within the year.-MARLYN LEE STENDER

Phi Phi Northwest Missou ri State College Maryville, Missouri We at Phi Phi chapter are extremely proud to report that we received the Scholarship Cup for the ninth consecutive year with a 2.9 grade average. During the Christmas season, the Alpha annex was filled with traditional holiday cheer. The p ledges gave a lovely Christmas party based on "The Night Before Christmas" and presented their p ledge m others with jewelry boxes. All the pledge mothers thrilled their daughters with red and white striped AL.A night shirts . Then Santa C laus came through the chapter room window and delighted everyone with his hilarious outfit. Our annual AL.A-TKE orphan party was a big success . We took the children to church, then to eat with us. We were all entertained in the afternoon by cartoons, and when Santa came with gifts the children's de light was over-whelming. During th is season, we were happy to have J ayne Johnson as reader at Hanging of the Greens Christmas program, as well as Karla Hofer, one of the bearers of the greens, in the same program. Our sneaky p ledges are just leaving for their p ledge skip to Marshall, Missouri. Everyone is trying to prepare for the trip and make a fast get-away. I am sure they will a ll have a good time.- J ovcE WAKE

Chi Chi Ball State Universit y Muncie, Indiana Would you believe . sixteen parties in one weekend? Yes, the first weekend of winter quarter found the Chi Chis entertaining rushees in the suite for sixtee n informal rush teas. Our final party was held on the following Sunday, December 15. The room was decorated with hundreds of stars, a garden setting, a trophy, and jewelry display, and many AL.A mementos. A large shining star was the center of attraction in the front of the ball room. After a light dessert, the members, wearing black cocktail dresses, gathered at the front of the room. T he dimmed lights added to the atmosphere as we sang of the sisterhood and love we share in AL.A . Our annual theme of "Wish Upon a Star" provided an opportunity for each rushee to walk to the large star with a member and si lently make her wish. When you wish upon a star your dreams come true. And, our dreams d id come true, for on December 18 we took the largest and best pledge class on campus ! We p lan to take even more pledges in both open and spring rush. Our philanthropic project helped get us into the Christmas spirit when we organized an a ll-campus drive to collect gifts for the mental health unit in Muncie. In addition, a very rewarding evening was spent Christmas caroling at the Parkview Nursing Home. Pam Caldwell and escort, Steve Hammer, our AL.A Man of the Year, represented our chapter in the contest for the Christmas D ance K ing and Queen. To conclude our busy and successful Christmas season, we had a party in the suite with our new p ledges. The Chi Chis were very sad to learn of the resignation of our corporation treasurer, Mrs. K enneth Collier. She has served as treasu rer for twelve years and was a Chi C hi adviser for twenty-five years. She has been of great

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Chi Chis re la x in t heir su it e bet we e n rus h parties whil e Cathy Rundio , rush chairman , le ads t he d iscu ssion .

help to our chapter, and we wish to thank her for all she has done through the years. We are looking forwa rd to working with our new corporation treasu rer, Mrs. Marlene Calvin . The Alpha Alpha pledges from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, took their路 wa lkout to Ball State in January. We entertained th em in the suite, and th ey spent the night in the dorms with Chi Chi members. Saturday, January 11 , Karen Hazelett represented our chapter in the Bes t Dressed C o-ed Contest. Barb Hill represented Hurlbut Hall in the contest. Miss Elaine Rahaim, National Field R epresentative, visited our chapter from January 12 thru 17. We had many plans for that week and enjoyed getting acquainted with her. Coming soon is a pajama party with the Sigma Alpha Epsilons in their house. The pledge dance will give us a chance to show off our new pledges to our guys. It wi ll be he ld at the F .O .P. Lodge in Muncie. Pledge activities will be keepi ng both pledges and members very busy from now on. And along with our many sorority activities, Chi Chis are busy in various organizations and committees on campus and in the community. In the spring we will be sponsoring an all campus tea for the Miss Ball State Pagea nt co ntes tants. Other activities include Sigma Chi D erby Day, Theta Xi Tug of War, Spring Sing, Theta Xi Variety Show, Lambda Chi Bike-A-Thon, parents' banquet, spring retreat, closed dance, and the senior banquet. Then, the summer will find us all extremely busy as we trave l from one end of the state to the other losing many of our members to the ringing of wedding bells.DIANA HENRY

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma Fall semester certainly was a busy one for the Alpha Sigs at Northeastern State College. W e started the school year off in a big way with Homeco ming '68. Once again Alphas and th e members of Phi Lambda Chi teamed up to build a float. This year our entry was "Fight to Win-Here and Around the World." That afternoon in pre-game ceremonies our float was named as first place winner in the fl oa t division. Our cries of victory

could be heard all over the stadium. R epresenting our sorority on the float were Nancy Lamb and Ruth Ann Cowan. This is the first year for the newly-formed drill squad to perform at all home football and basketball games. One of the members of this spirited group is our very own Dana McGregor. Dana also served as president of her pledge class and is a member of the Young Republicans at Northeastern. Another first at N ortheastern is a women's bowling league. This league is made up of various organizations on campus and, of course, Alpha Sigma Alpha is well represented with two teams. President of the league is Nancy Lamb. Nancy is also philanthropic chairman of our chapter. Beta Gammas did not go trick or treating this year. Instead of tri cking, we treated eleven little girls from the Tahlequah M ethodist Home to a Halloween party. Bobbing for apples, singing songs, and playing games with these little girls was a delight for all of us. Our annual Christmas party for the mentally retarded children of the Steed House was held December 17. This party was planned by the fall semester p ledge class, and they did a wo nderful job. Each child was also presented a gift from the chapter to add to th e festivities . We p lan many m ore parties for these children for next semester. Our own chapter dinn er was h eld in the home of Jan Simmons, vice president of Beta Gamma. Each member and pledge contributed to th e dinner by bringing a covered dish of food. After dinner was served, Santa Claus, alias Barbie M cPherson, passed out presents that were under the Christmas tree. Miss Luana Lair, our chapter adviser, was presented a gold serving tray by president H elen Schlecht. Alpha Sigs who have been recognized for campus achievements include Sherry Y eargain who was named as "Miss D ecember" on the Pi D elta Epsilon calendar. Sherry is also a member of Sigma Tau D elta, English honorary, Kappa D elta Pi, education hon orary, and Rho Theta Sigma and Alpha Chi honor societies. Linda Antle Ranson has been named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities. Linda also is a m ember of Music Educator's National Conference.-RuTH ANN CowA N

Beta Delta Unive rsity of Southern Mississippi Hatti esbu rg , Mississippi Late fall and early winter found the Alpha Sigs of Beta Delta chapter busy with preparations for H omecoming, Christmas, Chi Omega Song Festival, and philanthropic drives. L ong h ours of work, patience, and endurance were well rewarded by success in every area. Our H omecoming theme, " A~A Welcomes You Back to Your Old Southern H ome," was judged second place for beauty in campus decorations. After the game, the Beta D eltas gave a tea honoring returning alums and friends. Before the Christmas holidays, Beta D eltas began rehearsals for Songfest. Success came again in the form of a first place trophy for best in the sorority competition. After the fall quarter break, we entertained Sigma u fraternity with an installation open-house and carol sing. Another highlight of the season was our Big SisLittle Sis, Alum Christmas Party. At this party we also entertained our adopted child, T ommy, from the Ellisville State School for the M entall y R etarded. Also during the early winter quarter, we began planning our March of Dimes fund-raisin g drive.

Individual members achieved honors during this time. Linda Everett and Peg Smith were editors of the Southern literary magazine, The Contemporary. Tommye Corley was elected Rainbow worthy advisor for the Hattiesburg chapter. Beta Deltas were honored by being selected for Phi Tau Chi, the religious honorary. They included Jennifer Eichelberger, Judy Honeycutt, Dea Hanson, Judy Hallenus, and Carolyn Dubard. Also h onored for membership in campus-wide Committee of 50 were Ursula J ones, Linda Everett, Lynda Cole, Laura Walker, Patti Perkins, Brenda Noble, Becky Askew, and Jo Ann Klein. Other members honored were Lynn Jones for Kappa Mu Epsilon, math honorary, and Pi Delta Phi, French honorary; Patti Perkins for Kappa Omicron Pi, home economics honorary ; and Jean Eagar for Lambda Iota Tau, English honorary. Beta Delta at USM, facing a new year and upcoming elections, look forward to greater achievement.- CHERYL HocuTT

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia After our successful cruise on the U.S .S. A.S.A. in September, we found ourselves shipwrecked on an island with the new pledges. We th en celebrated our Founders' Day with a buffet supper at rustic Bear Trap Farm in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. On November 25, we had initiation for our pledges. Another event was going to Western State M enta l Hospital to give th e men's ward a Christmas party. The patients really enj oyed this. We also had a bridge party with the alumnae chapter of Harrisonburg. For Christmas we celebrated with a party for our sponsors and their children that centered around trimming the tree, distributing gifts to the members and children, and a surprise visit from Santa Claus and his eight reindeer. The A~A members became slave drivers when we purchased three slaves from TKE fraternity for one week. A~ A , <I>M, and A ~ T combined resources to buy th e TKE house for one night. What a great party we had. Panhellenic Christmas Dance, "Midwinter's Night Dream," formally ushered in the Christmas season . Beta Epsilon chapter of A~A contributed by decora ting the entrance and were also in charge of the figur e. Now eve ryone is frantically cramming for exams for we would like to keep the college scholarship award.BARBARA NEY

Beta Zeta The University of Southwestern Lou isiana Lafayette, Louisiana Beta Zetas plunged into USL's fall semester a ctivities with lots of Alpha Sig spirit. Homecoming decorations occupied many, many nights. When finished, the entire chapter was proud of our "Concentrate on Victory" display which consisted of a concentration board which moved and showed our slogans for the USL Bulldogs. Gamma Sigma colony was installed as an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter the weekend of October 18, 1968. A large delegation of Beta Zetas traveled to Thibodaux,

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Two Beta Zetas have been named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities. They are J oanne Sterbenz and Dianne Ramos. T o close this newsle tter, all Alpha Sigs at USL would like to wish Rita Van ce, one of our favorite pledges, the best of everything as she leaves our school and our sorority for a career in the United States Air Force!SuzA NNE HEB ERT

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Mich iga n

Sherry G ilfry is wo rki ng hard at the Beta Zeta spagh ett i d inn e r.

Louisiana, to m ee t our new members and share their enthusiasm. Halloween was the time for our pledges to plan the evening as they wished. A great time was had by all thanks to the hospitality of Pam C ole's parents. The pledges also prepared and distributed a basket of food for needy families at Thanksgiving time. On N ovember 17 Beta Zeta chapter and Lafayette area alumnae ga thered at Poor-Boy's Riverside Inn to celebrate F ounders ' Day. Miss Sylvia Ross, USL's newly appointed Associate D ean of Women, spoke to us on the topic " You 've Corne a Long Way, Baby." This semester a new philanthropic project was tried and proven very successful. The chapter held a spaghetti dinner for the benefit of the retarded children. N ever have we been so tired of one particular dish of food! Other activities which keep us constantly busy are vo lleyball games and open rush parties. N ever before have we had such a fantasti c volleyball team! Santa C laus was very good to Beta Zeta chapter this past Christmas. W e gave ourselves a new piece of furniture for the Alpha Sig room-a beautiful stereo ! The entire chapter would like to thank Lafayette a lums for the Christmas party held before leaving school for the holidays.

Be t a Zet a t reasure r Joann e Sterbenz is ela te d with t he procee d s from the s paghetti dinner which are donated to th e Alpha Sigma Alph a National Ph il anthrop ic Pro ject.

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The Beta Thetas have returned from their extended Christmas vacation and are ready to go. Classes were cancelled a week early for vacation due to the flu epidemic. We are now getting ready to plow head first into our exams which start soon. January 10 is the date of our annual Dinner-Dance. The Beta Thetas are busy with last minute finishing touches for the occasion . We will participate January 11 in the yearly Winter Carnival, sponsored by the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi, with the j udging of our snow sculpture. The theme of the Carnival is " Around the W orld in Snow," and to fit the theme the Beta Thetas are building a huge earth and rocket ship with the caption " There's No Place Like H ome. " The coming semes ter promises to bring a lot of work and satisfaction into the lives of the Beta Thetas as we will participate in ru sh, Greek Week, Greek Week Sing, weekly social events with the fraternities, M others' Weekend, and spring house party, to mention a few. It has been a fantastic semester and the outlook for next semester is full steam ahead !- CAROL Su s TERKA

Beta Eta Dickinson State College Dickinson, North Dakota Although the temperature often d ropped below freezing this winter quarter, it could not put a chill on activities of the Beta Eta chapter. October ended with brooms carrying giggling witches and twee ts competing with barks and moos in the barnyard chorus. Such activities were part of ou r Halloween party for the children of the Anchorage School for the M entally Handicapped. The Halloween atmosphere was supported by those in costumes. Dressed as the identical clowns, Sloppy and F loppy, were Carol Winmi ll and Lavo nne Pierce. Fern D ocktor and Susan Wood came as the pixies, Alphi and Sigi, ~!tho u gh one little girl accused them of being the joll y green gia nts. Also budding with excitement was the sunflower, Iris D oc ter. Highlights of the Nove mber events included a trip to New M exico for Iris D octer, president of our chapter, a nd Carol Winmill as representatives of the chap ter in the Installation of a new chapter at L as Vegas, New M exico. Our chapter was enthused to have them return with Field R epresentative Elaine R a haim. She remained to help us celebrate F ou nders' D ay November 13, with a formal banquet. At this time the pledge class presented a lace tabl e cloth to the sorority. Evelyn Schmitz was awarded a gift for her services to the sorority as the most all-around m ember. Drifts piled high but not as high as the Christmas spirit of the Beta Etas. D ecembe r 2 the a lumnae e ntertained the members at a Christmas party at the First

National Bank Crown R oom. Rotating to the various round tables, signaled by the tune of a Christmas carol, gave us a successful opportunity to meet and visit with our mother patronesses and alumnae members. The sorority's Christmas party, December 16, was particularly exciting as it followed pledging of the largest pledge class of Beta Eta's history. We met at the h?me of Ethel and Evelyn Schmitz where we each received our exchange gift from a member who secretly had been doing favors, sending notes, and various other goodies. We were surprised by the Theta Chi fraternity who stopped to carol outside and added to our cheery eve ning. The Theta Chis had also joined with. the AL.As in building a snow sculpture for a local busmess establishment. The green wreath, illuminated with Christmas lights, stood beside a scroll extending Christmas gree tings. Formal rush challenged the imagination and skills of all the members. The first party's theme was "Alpha Club. " Styled after a casino, it freely gave us an opportunity to get acquainted with the rushees through dice and card games. "Alphie C ollins" were served by bunny girls, keeping with the theme. The pledges pantomined as the "Night Before Christmas" was read. Formals were the attire of the members the second night as the rushees "Wished Upon a Star" by dropping a pearl into the fountain. The final eve ning was spent looking at scrapbooks and introducing one of the alumna, Miss Bertha Geiger. A solemn candlelight ceremony gave true m eaning to the theme "Rainbow of H ope and Promise." Our sorority members have shown outstanding leadership not only within the sorority but also in other fields within th e college. This fa ll found Fern D ocktor as TKE Sweetheart. Karlin Eckes, Pam N ordquist, G loria Hurt, Betty Hallen, and D onna Isaak Miller were ch osen as maidens for Dickinson's Homecoming. In the field of student gove rnment, Linda Lagge was appointed vice president of Union Board of Governors and F ern D ocktor was chose n as Big Name Entertainmen t representative on Student Council. M aryanne Schneider ob tained the position of secretary treasurer of Phi Beta Lambda, honorary fra ternity. Five Beta Etas were noted in Who's Who Among Students in American College and Unive rsities: Susan Wood, Gloria Hurt, C onnie P eterson, Ethel Schmitz, and Iris D octer. Chee rleading for Dickinson's sports team is Pan M ordquist. Our members have demonstrated interest in the campus dorms by holding offi ces such as p resident of Woods H a ll a nd secretary for Presiden t of Campus Organizations, Iris D oc ter; Woods H a ll vice president, K a thy K enitzer; Woods Hall secretary, Maryanne Schneider ; an d A. W .S. representative for Woods H all, Peggy Brandt. In the Student Education Association, D onna Isaak serves as vice president and Betty H allen as secretary treasurer. Although winter h as not yet ended, our hopes and promises for our Sweetheart Ball and spring festivities have already begun to grow.- AuoREY BRIGL

Kathy Porter is a sad widow at the Beta Iota Scarlet Garter.

rooms. We displayed various sorority possessions: sweatshirts, mugs, winter and summer outfits, a picture of our foster child Mac Su Ping, a map of all Alpha chapters, and many other things that interested the rushees. Our first formal rush party was entitled "The Scarlet Garter." Kathy Porter was the weeping widow of a soldier there in "Jones' Funeral Home." In the back room, however, was a rip-roaring party where members and rushees, clad as flappers and gangsters danced and partied until the police had to raid. " The T ea H ouse of the Alpha M oon," traditionally the theme of our second formal party, was meaningful and m em orable for us all. Our m enu consisted of chop suey and fortun e cookies. Some skillful rushees even managed the chop sticks! Our program was highlighted with a lovely song sung by Betty Forbes. Our Founders' Day Banquet was most m eaningful and our guest speaker, a professor fr om the college, was particularly good. We are all delighted that Lyn Dicklich was chosen Swee theart. Christmas cam e to the Beta Iotas in a big way this year . Our sorority room was bedecked with stockings hanging from a fireplace, glowing candles, and a Christmas tree decorate d with red, green, and gold Christmas balls with each m embers' and pledges' name. Santa Claus came with many surpris~s that fill ed our pockets

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia The Beta I ota chap ter of Alpha Sigma Alpha began fall quarter at R a dford College with the initia tion of their spring pledges . Then rush began a nd the Alphas were delighted to have so many wo nderful rushees. Susi Christian an d Gail McGrath were the rush cochairmen who engineered ou r parties. The first party, our open house, was held in one of the dorm recreation

Beta Iotas had a rip-roaring time at their Scarlet Garter rush party.

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with games and our mouths with candies. O ur pledges treated us with a song and skit and the members performed a special version of the "Twelve D ays of Christmas" and the lovely narrative, "The Seven Ages of Christmas." We are anticipating an eventful new year here at R adford. We will miss our recently graduated seniors, Lou R espass and Charlotte Ward, and hope that they come back to visit often.-SuE FoRCE

Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Beta Kappa chap ter had a hectic but marvelous winter quarter. Christmas brought with it Christmas caroling and good wishes to a ll. F or our philanthropic project at Christmas, the Beta Kappas enj oyed caroling at the Americana Nursing Home. T o help the people at the home feel a little more festive, each person was given a Christmas ornament hand-made by one of the members. The joy that was seen in their faces was a present to last us all for many years. Christmas a lso brought the members together for several Christmas parties. January was an important month for Beta K appa. It started January 6 with the beginning of classes. January 10 the fall pledge class gave a party for the chapter members and their dates. Everyone had a wond erful time. January 11 opened rush with open house at all the soro ri ty houses. The next day Winter Frolics began. Winter Frolics was a week of outdoor activities and fun. Among the activities we had an ice sculpture contest, snow sculpture contest, and king and queen contest. Our queen candidate was Barbara L obenhofer. Wi nter Frolics was brought to a close with a pancake eating contest and Miss Frostbite contest. Alpha Sig Marsha Miller, last year's Miss Frostbite, relinquished her title. J anuary 11 a lso brought with it th e beginning of parties for formal rush. There were round r obin parties the following Saturday and Sunday. January 21 and 22 informal parties were held. We had a new theme this year, "Those Were the Years That Were." The activities centered in a malt shop and included flag p ole sitters, tricycle races, and Bonnie and Clyde. Our formal party was January 24 and "The Manhattan Club" theme remained. It was held at the new Holiday Inn . Early Saturday afternoon the m embers walked around campus and picked up the eager new p ledges. J anuary 31 was the date chosen for the Greek Ball sponsored by Panhellenic and Inter Fraternity Council. Beta Kappa has had a wonderful year!-MARY Jo HALL

Beta Lambda State College of Arkansas Conway, Arkansas The Alpha Sigs here at State College of Arkansas led the way in the annual R ed Cross Blood D rive on campus. Fifty-one members either gave blood or attempted to give. We received a plaque for being the campus organization donating the most blood . Homecoming for SCA was November 27, when we played the Henderson State College R eddies. Althc:ugh SCA lost Alpha Sigma Alpha won ! Our float entitled "The St~rs P red ict a V ictory" won second place in the

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Elain e McSh e rry rod e on Beta La mbd a's hom ecomi ng fl oat, " The St ars Pred ict a Victory," whi c h wo n se co nd p la ce in th e b e auty di vision .

beauty division in th e H omecoming parade. Many hours of ha rd work were put into building the float, but it was well worth it. T o hi ghlight all the H omecoming activities, our own Gretchen Adams was selected to reign as H omecoming Queen. Gretchen Adams certainly de served this honor as she has served her college and Alpha Sigma Alpha in so many ways. On Sunday, N ovember 17, the Beta Lambdas attend ed church together at the First Bap tist Church in Conway to celebrate F ounders' Day. We had lunch together in th e cafeteria and an impressive Founders' D ay ceremony in our sorority room that afternoon. Sa turday m orning, D ece mber 7, foun d many of ~ h e Alpha Sigs on the downtown streets of Conway selhng forget-me-ne ts for the disabled veterans in this area. Along with red noses an d cold feet, we raised a lot of mon ey for the disabl ed ve terans. At 6:00 a.m., Friday, D ecember 13, every member routed h er little sis out of bed and brought her to the sorority room for a surprise party. It turned out to be a lucky Friday 13 as Becky Quinn , our president, announced they were no longer pledges but neophytes. All of our pledges were presented to the SCA campus at the annual Greek D ebutante Ball D ecember 14. They . really looked elegant in their formals . We participated in an Open H ouse for o.ur dorm1tory on D ecember 15. Our sorority room was d ecorated for Christmas and was so pretty. That night, a fter the d orm was closed, we had a carol singing through .all the halls. W e wore our new winter outfits a nd earn ed candles. W e sang Christmas carols to the different d orms on December 17, along with Alph a Sigma T au and Sigma Sigma Sigma sororities. Each m ember and pledge writes to a child at the Children's Colony in Conway as a philanthropic project. W e went to the Colony on D ecember 18, met a nd visited with the child we were writing to, and gave each a Christmas present. This was really a rewarding experience for all of us and made us more aware of how worthwhile our philanthropic project is. On the same night several of our pledges participated in the annual Christmas candlelighting ceremony sponsored by the Association of Christian Students.

Elaine McSherry and Evelyn Wilson have recently been selected to serve on the Steering Committee for the organization of Gamma Beta Phi, a college-level Beta Club on this campus. The Beta Lambdas were proud this year to welcome back to our campus, Mrs. Cara Nell Tilley. Mrs. Tilley was a Beta Lambda member and received her BSE from SCA in 1956 and her MSE from SCA in 1960. She is now an assistant professor in business education having previously taught at Arkansas A & M College. She is serving as a chapter adviser along with Mrs. James Stewart and Miss Marie Schichtl. For money-making projects we have sold perfume, and our pledges had a jewelry-cleaning project in the Student Center. Both of these projects were successful and helped our treasury. First and foremost in all our minds right now is studying for finals and getting ready to finish one semester and start a new one.- EVELYN WILSON

Beta Mu Hend erson State College Arkadelphia , A rkansas Rush was held here at Henderson recently. The Beta Mus were all pleased to have Elaine Rahaim, AZ:.A Field Representative, visit. She gave us much help and advice on our rush program, and we feel the results were excellent. We real ly got a wonderful group of pledges. They have been studying hard for the coming semester tests, however, they have not failed to keep up with their pledging duties. Second semester will be a very busy time for the Beta Mus, especially the month of February. On the eighth we hold our annual Parent-Daughter Banquet, and later in the month the annual Panhellenic Dance. This year we are in charge of the coronation of the king and queen. In March we hold State Day on our campus. We are now in the process of planning our program and activities for the day.- ]EAN PowELL

Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky A long cold winter has set m , but it certainly has not been able to slow down the Beta Nus. Many activities and honors have been in store for us this winter.

First, we celebrated an exciting Homecoming in October. Of course along with the excitement of it all was a great deal of hard work, but on the big day it all seemed well worth the effort as we proudly cheered our float during the parade. Before the game was a brunch given for the alumnae. The brunch was a great success besides being a lot of fun! Next, Beta Nu observed Founders' Day by having an impressive early morning service. That evening we honored the day by having a dance in Ken-bar at Kentucky Dam. Needless to say it was a joyous occasion. Another highlight of winter was our annual Mistletoe Ball. The ballroom was decorated in Christmas colors of silver and green which accented the formal attire of the young ladies. Beta Nus were distinguished by the identical French bouquets they carried . The Beta Nus really felt the Christmas spirit this year, for we had two nights on which we celebrated the approaching holiday. First, the collegiate chapter gave a party for the pledges. Besides exchanging gag gifts and singing carols, our version of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" was read in which names of the pledges were substituted in the appropriate places. The following night we went Christmas caroling to the homes of our mother patronesses and alumnae. Mrs. George Hart, a mother patroness, had us into her home for hot tea and cookies. We really enjoyed sitting around her fireplace singing carols. What a wonderful way to prepare for the holidays! Besides our various activities, Beta Nu had several honors awarded to her members this winter. We were elated when five members were selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. These girls are Peggy Dwyer, Linda Messel, Karen Mayberry, Peggy Hull, and Kay Ruchti. Karen Mayberry also became a member of Alpha Chi, a national scholastic fraternity. Marianna Marshall was initiated into Kappa Pi, a national honorary art fraternity, and was also chosen Ideal Pledge of Kappa Pi. Vickie Zellich was chosen Ideal Active. Cecilia Duncan and Rosemary Goad became members of Pi Phi Delta, an honorary oral interpretation recognition society. Selected to enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts program was Vickie Zellich. Twila Adams won the Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship for 1968, and she was a lso elected first vice president of the Association for Childhood Education. Again Alpha Sigma Alpha will be represented in the annual Campus Lights production, for Sally Ann Farmer

Beta Nu is very proud of its fa ll p led g e class.

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and Amalia Dimond, the choreographer, are members of the dancing chorus. Sweetheart attendants of Scabbard and Blade are Vivian Walton and Vickie Meeks. Elaine Denning has been chosen Sweetheart of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Mary Wright is an attendant. Elaine Denning also serves as treasurer of the Order of Diana. Beta Nu was honored with two class officers; Cheryl Brown is sophomore treasurer and Pat Derup is freshman representative to the Student Government Organization.-SALLY ANN FARMER

Beta Pi members gather to plan fall rush.

Beta Pi Concord College Athens, West Virginia After the excitement of fall rush and Homecoming, the Alpha Sigs at Concord settled into a normal routine for the rest of the semester. It has been an exciting routine with many activities and social events. The Alpha Sigs did very well in the fall sports events of the college intramural program. We participated in all events, including soccer, speedball, volleyball, and deck tennis. The Alpha Sigs enjoyed all events and kept up a high standing in the intramural program. We are looking forward to the start of the intramural basketball season at the beginning of spring semester. The chapter has been sharing the social spotlight with several fraternities on campus. In November we entertained Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at a social. Everyone had a great time and plenty of food to eat, too! We were the guests of Theta Xi fraternity at a social held at a local pizza hut in December. We joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for our Sweetheart Dance February 14. Founders' Day was celebrated in November with a slumber party at a cabin at Bluestone State Park. The Alpha Sigs celebrated the Christmas holidays with a party. We exchanged toys which were later given to the State Welfare Agency for needy children in the area. We also attended the all-sorority Christmas party sponsored by the Alpha Sigma Taus. All of the sororities filled stockings for needy children. The Snowflake Formal at Concord was big for the Alpha Sigs this year. Nancy Kay Marcinko was chosen Snowflake Queen by popular vote and Hilah Vaughan, our chapter president, was chosen junior attendant. We wore our new winter outfits for the first time after Christmas. They are red and white herringbone

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suits with white shirts and paisley ties. Spring rush and May Weekend are high on our list of activities during spring semester.-PEGGY TRAVINSKI

Beta Upsilon Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana The fall semester was packed with activities for the Alpha Sigs of Beta Upsilon. Homecoming, of course, meant float building, and a float characterizing the past leaders of our country was the Beta Upsilon entry. The float was done in red, white, and blue, following the American theme. D ecember brought rush to the campus of Indiana State. A retreat was held during the weekend and final touches were put on the skits for the formal parties. A mock rush party was held to give the new initiates a chance to see their roles as members at rush parties. Jacke Ginther was rush captain and Connie Morris was her assistant. The first gala event for our new pledges was an all sorority dance. To keep the dance informal everyone dressed as hippies, and Marsha Lesher won the award for the most appropriate dress. Barb Martin was chairman for the event. J ennifer Loehr, a fall pledge, has recently been initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta, scholastic honorary. Mrs. Margaret Tamar, Beta Upsilon adviser, spent the summer in Switzerland where she visited members of her family. Beta Upsilon is paired with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon for the Campus R evue competition. Beta Upsilon is looking forward to the spring semester with a hope of adding a few pieces of gold to its trophy case.DARLE NE YOWELL

Beta Phi Stout State University Menomonie, Wisconsin The Beta Phis were busy Scotch-Irish lasses Homecoming Week. The fall pledges were presented red carnations by the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. We had lots of fun dazzling the campus with our MacLeod plaid outfits. Founders' Day was celebrated on a cold afternoon, Sunday, November 17. After a fried chicken dinner with all the trimmings, we presented our beloved adviser, Miss Edna Gaffron, a gift certificate for her new Lenox china. After the other ceremonies, we sang reminiscent songs and the pledges surprised us with a song about their pledge experiences. Pledge Jane Wells won a National F our-H Club Scholarship for Food and Nutrition. She was presented her scholarship D ecember 4 at the National Four-H Club Congress held at the Conrad Hilton in Chicago. Jane was one of six women picked in the nation to receive a Food and Nutrition Scholarship from General Foods. President Kay Sonntag will be seen all over campus as a Sigma Tau Gamma Calendar candidate. Nancy Smith was a Sports Queen candidate during Stout's Spirit Week. Russia is a great place to be during spring break. Barbara Opalinski has been chosen along with eleven other Stout State University students to visit the Soviet Union during Easter vacation with a Wisconsin State University Soviet tour.

man, Field R epresentative of Alpha Sigma Alpha, was with us from the beginning to J anuary 25. We are ready and waiting to start a new semester and have fun during Sadie Hawkins Week.-ELIZABETH LLOYD

Bet a Phi' s fall pl e dges look like Scotch la ssi es in their homeco mi ng ou tfi ts.

"Do Your Own Thing" was our third place winning original oratory during Phi Sigma Epsi lon Talent Night. Our skit showed how Americans have the freedom to express their feelings on war and peace. The Beta Phis have been having numerous candlelights this semester and the fa ll pledge class presented us with a very appropriate and handsome pewter candlestick. The philanthropic project of the fa ll pledge class was mak ing candy and cookies for Northern Colony, a hospital for the mentall y retarded. Miss Gaffron had a very nice Christmas party for us in her apartment. We drank spiced tea and sang C h ristmas carols for a couple of hours, practicing to sing at the Menomonie Memorial Hospital, but the hospital was quarantined because of the Hong K ong flu. The pledges sang their humorous song, "The Twelve Experiences of Pledging. " Quite surprised were the pledges at 7 a .m. Sunday, December 15 when they were awakened and told that they would be activated that morning. Our new members wore proud A'LA smiles during Round R obin in the afternoon. Formal rush began January 20 and M iss J udith Hoi-

Beta Ph is e njoy a good so ng session.

Mr. and Mrs . Santa C laus , Janet Vlajkov and Susan McCarthy, host Beta Ps i's Christmas caroling rush party.

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan A Grecian Splendor honored Beta Psi's pledges for the annual Panhellenic Ball at Western Michigan University on November 23 . On D ecember 6 Beta Psi pledges honored the members at the T heta Xi house with a Susie Snowflake party. The pledges worked very hard and were initiated on J anuary 12 at Kane ly Chapel on Western's campus. With the rush of Christmas season, Beta Psi he ld a Christmas caroling rush party on December 9. The rushees enjoyed caroling with the members to several fratern ity houses ; then later hot chocolate was served at the home of Beta Psi mother patroness Mrs. Wi lliam Doolittle. Informal rush was staged for the first few weeks in J anuary to assure Beta Psi of another great pledge class. As a Christmas philanthropic project, Beta Psi made stuffed an imals for the patients at Fort Custer in Kalamazoo. Members receiving recent honors include: Mari lyn Schuldt and Norma Zubke, selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Unive rsities; Connie Kane and Lorrie Link attended Sophomore Honor Chocolate sponsored by Mortar Board; Trudy Tallarico is serving as president of University Center Board ; Thearn Quinn is Beta Psi's Show Queen candidate for Men's Union Board Snow Carnival he ld January 26; and Marilyn Schuldt was selected Associate Women Student's Girl of the Month in December. Other activities scheduled for the year included our closed dinner-dance on February 14 and Mom's Weekend, high lighted by Sorority Sing, on the weekend of March 1. The Midwest leadership Conference of Alpha Sigma Alpha was hosted by Beta Psi on February 22-23.

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Beta Psi has enjoyed a prosperous year and a song written by our own Judy McCaslin sums up the spirit of Beta Psi. BETA Psr, BETA Psi (tune: Over There) Beta Psi, Beta Psi We are very proud to be the Beta Psi. We come from Western and are the best Turn your head to greet the Beta Psi. ' Listen here, give a cheer, We've arrived, we're a live Beta Psi We give full measure to this group' we treasure, So our best to you from our chapter, Beta Psi . SuE McCARTHY

Gamma Alpha Creighton University Omaha , Nebraska "Go, Alphas, Go!" cheered the Gamma Alphas as our team ran the goal to capture a victory trophy at the annual Powder-puff Football Game sponsored by Phi Kappa Psi, national social fraternity . So began an active and successful winter quarter for the Alpha Sigs at Creighton University. Active and successful very well describes the Gamma Alpha pledges who entered the last lap of a very busy pledge program th is quarter. An example of their enthusiasm was the su rprise Hallowee n party hosted by th_e pledges for the members. T he party was complete with masks, hats, refreshments, and two verses of "Pumpkin Bells." Both Gamma Alpha members and pledges gathered at Johnny's R estaurant in O maha to celebrate Founders' D ay with a delicious filet d inner. Several of our alumnae j oined us for a very enjoyable evening. . As the quarter proceeded the Gamma Alphas joined with the members of Phi Kappa Psi fratern ity to build a Homecoming float for the annual Creigh ton H omecoming Parade. T he theme of our float was "C .U. Sea Hunt," and the large structure featured a giant clam, a mammoth octopus, and a huge Bill y Bluejay, our team mascot. T he Gamma Alphas spent many nights stuffing tissue paper and painting fi gures under the guidance of our float chairmen, Mary Ellen Sweeney and Patty Flanagan. And as H omecoming drew near, mum was the word for the Alpha Sigs as we began to take orders for Homecoming mums. Our annual project of selling mums was a success this year under the chairmanship of Mary Neppl and Jo Ann Curran . Each white mum was decorated with a blue C and blue bow wh ich the pledges made. The Gamma Alphas shared the festive Homecoming day with children from St. J ames Orphanage. Philanthropic chairman Jane Harrigan arranged for several retarded children to view the colorful Homecoming parade with the Alpha Sigs. That evening at the Homecoming Dance, the Gamma Alphas were there to congratulate our member, D ee Kern, who was attendant to the queen, and to receive a third p lace prize for our float. This quarter brought other honors to the Gamma Alphas when our president, Paula Blasco, and our vice president, Jane Haas, were both named to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. And in December, our editor, Sa lly Schroeder, was initiated in to Gamma Pi Epsilon, national women's honorary.

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Plans for our yearly Christmas party were unfortunately halted when classes at Creighton were dismissed early for Christmas vacation due to an epidemic of the Hong Kong flu. The Gamma Alphas returned with renewed spirit to a new year of further successes.SALL Y SCHROEDER

Gamma Beta Wisconsin State University at Stevens Poi nt Stevens Point, Wisconsin The big highlight of Gamma Beta's fall semester arrived with closed rush. From this rush Gamma Beta ?btain~d fin~ new pledges who made it 'through pledgmg with flymg colors and are now enjoying their first weeks as Alpha Sigs. For our philanthropic projects our pledges gave their customary party for the children of Washington School. T~e chapter made autograph books, scrapbooks, mittens, slippers, and jewelry for the people of a mental hospital. Gamma Beta also joined the other fraternities and sororities in the Muscular Dystrophy Drive. Socially, Gamma Betas were the guests of TKE Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma, and Delta Sig:na Phi for various parties. Our semester pledge exchange with the TKEs was its usual booming success.- MARY GRACE GEARING

Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York Gamma D eltas had a terrific fall semester! Our wonderful pledge class can take some of the credit for making this so. Hardly a day passed without them turning it into another entertaining, unusual, unexpected, or fun -filled episode of their pledge period . Greek L etter D ay was really an exciting event last term. T he girls, representing six holidays of the year, defended their existence before a judge. Each costume was striking in its color and in the unique way in which it captured the essence of the holiday it represented. The girls totally en joyed themselves in the skit. Switch D ay gave the pledges an opportunity to see what it is like to be on the other side of pledging. They had the most fun that day watching the members put on their Greek Letter Day skit in the cafeteria. Ours was not nearly as worthy of theatrical a cclaim as their performance. Our semi-annual racket in December was just thatplenty of noise by both band and people. But all who attended had a good time. Just before Christmas vacation we held our Christmas party, exchanging cards and consuming plenty of refreshments. Cotillion was a beautiful evening as usual. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful dinner and dancing before the presentation of the pledges and their esco rts. Linda Carena was radiant as our beautiful Pledge Queen candidate.- NANCY RAINEY

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin-M ilwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active is a good word to describe Gamma Epsilon chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. We welcomed a wonderful pledge class, breathed a big sigh of relief that rush was over and life could go back to normal and everyone started a campaign to

get to know the pledges and ourselves better. One of the first things the pledges planned was a Halloween party honoring the members. We all bobbed for apples, sang "Peanut's Pumpkin Carols," talked, and ate. One good turn deserves another, so on December 4 the members had a party with the pledges as guests of honor. The big and little sisters also got together one night to go to a movie followed by pizza. On Friday, December 13, the entire chapter went caroling at the different fraternity houses. Everyone, audience included, enjoyed it-even if we made up in volume what we lacked in quality. After caroling we returned to our house for informal initiation for our pledges. Mock Court and our old stand-by, Beauty Bar, were some of the funny sports in the evening. Then we hauled out the pillows and blankets for a slumber party. We held a series of paper drives with the TKEs to raise money for a joint A~A-TKE philanthropic project. The money we earned bought toys and candy for the patients at Milwaukee Children's Hospital. We sang Christmas carols and Stanta Claus (how does a TKE dressed up in a red suit sound?) was there to hand out the gifts. The annual Panhellenic Ball is something very special for all sorority women on the UWM campus, and this year it was even more special for the Gamma Epsilons. One of our members, Gwen Brukwitzki, is president of Panhellenic, and each one of us is very proud of her. The "Holly and Mistletoe" theme of the ball, which was held at the Pfister Hotel on December 7, put us in a wonderful holiday mood for the season ahead. The A~As held the annual Greek Sister Dinner at Inn America this year. The purpose of the dinner is to keep friendships growing, not only within our sorority but with other sororities, too. Each member invites a friend from another sorority to be her guest. It's a great way to meet new people. We held a Mother Patroness Ceremony for Mrs. Thomas Brukwitzki and Mrs. R obert Willms. Both mothers have helped our chapter in many ways and it was a wonderfu l way to honor them and show our appreciation. Following the ceremony the chapter hosted a Parents' Tea. It gave the pledges' parents an opportunity to meet the A~As and us a chance to show off our house. Mrs. George Dobbs, our adviser, held a holiday tea at her home on January 5, which started A~A activities for 1969. Now we are awaiting formal initiation almost as much as the members-to-be and are making plans for spring rush.- JAN ScHMITZ

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A and M College Heights, Arkansas Fall semester here at A&M has meant a lot of activities for Gamma Zeta chapter. Bids were given to some wonderfu l girls around the middle of October and the exciting pledge period was once again under way. The new pledges were welcomed into the sorority room by the members and songs were sung. Pledge class activities included recognition stunts once each week at noon with the Phi Lambda Chi pledges, entertainment before sorority meetings, and the selling of sandwiches as a money-making project. On November 13 a scavenger hunt was staged by the members to bring the girls closer together and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Founders' Day, November 15, was observed with an informal birthday party held in the dorm lounge. A camera was our gift to the chapter. In the warmth of November Gamma Zetas adopted an eight year old orphan boy, Chang Jae Yong. He touched the hearts of every member at Christmas time by sending a handmade Christmas card written in Korean. Other activities last semester included our traditional Christmas formal December 7, volunteer work in the Red Cross bloodmobile, Christmas caroling, and monthly visits with an alumna who is bed-ridden due to a serious operation. Judy Lane and Jennifer Stephenson were named to Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities. D eborah Camp and Linda Trotter were initiated into Alpha Chi, honor fraternity. Rush season begins at A&M February 27 with a large participation anticipated.-GLORIA HuNTER

Gamma Eta Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Unity, spirit, and excitement spell out a busy and productive fall term. We started with a terrific rush program through which we gained a great pledge class. While these girls were just starting to pledge under a newly revised program to strengthen the bond between member and pledge, we welcomed Maria Nardone and Mary Beth Keeney as new initiates. Sigma Chi's D erby Day brought us a first place overall trophy for the second year in a row. We placed first in the Derby Day Snatch and Renee Kellerman won for us a first place in the limbo dance. Besides these events, Alpha Sigma Alpha is very proud of the Spirit Award given by Sigma Chi fraternity to the sorority which showed the most enthusiasm and spirit during this exciting week. Homecoming was the largest all-university event of fall term. We are proud of Mary Neilan, who reached the semi-finalists for Homecoming Queen. Kappa Sigma fraternity was our partner, and although we did not win any awards, we had a good time and worked hard together. Homecoming ended with an Alumnae Tea in our suite, after which Pam Aughenbaugh, our president, held a meeting to discuss the alumnae fund. T o reassert the outstanding capabilities of the president of our chapter and the president of the Panhellenic Council, Pam Aughenbaugh was recently honored by being elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. For the philanthropic project we gave gifts to the girls at Laurelton Home at Christmas. We also made a large Christmas basket for a deprived family. Fall term ended with a Christmas party in our suite. Santa Claus, played by Lee Thomas, gave presents to everyone. Then we all left for a cold winter break. Winter term and the start of another sorority rush week brought the members and pledges back to University Park, many of them just returning from the Orange Bowl in Florida.-BETSY WHEELER

Gamma Iota Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York With the arrival of the winter season, the Gamma Iotas prepared for their Christmas Boutique Sale. The Gamma Iotas slaved to sell goods they had made for the

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Boutique. The profit of $220 which was collected from the Boutique will be spent on decorating our new house. As a money-raising campaign for R.I.T.'s first football team, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Alpha Xi Delta split into teams for a Powder Puff Football Game. Despite the freezing weather and our limited knowledge of football, the event collected over $100 for the R .I.T. team. Before leaving for Christmas vacation, the alumnae were invited to our house for a Christmas dinner. Much to their surprise, the alumnae found we had extremely good meals. Among the many winter events which the Gamma Iotas held were several parties for their pledges. These included a "We Prize Our Pledges" party and a Homecorning party on our return from Christmas vacation. On November 15, the Alpha Sigs celebrated Founders' Day with a semi-formal party for the pledges. The party began at the Alpha Sigma Alpha house ; then members, pledges, and their dates went to the Aloha Restaurant for dinner and dancing. All the Alpha Sigs were proud to hear that members Oksana Eliaszewsky and Marilyn MacGregor were nominated for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. The announcement that members Helen Sundstrom and Fran Zucker had been nominated for Phi Sigma Kappa Queen also excited all the Alpha Sigs. With all our members back from block and our pledges living in the house, memories of Alpha Sig's best season can be shared and new happenings planned for the coming rnonths.-SusAN BLoss

Gamma Kappa Glenville State College Glenville, West Virginia With the beginning of a new school year Gamma Kappa chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha found a new home. It is located on the third floor of Women's Hall. On this wing is found the sorority lounge where the girls can gather. Gamma Kappa selected new advisers this fall. They are Mrs. Billy Ross and Mrs. Victor Berry. Mrs. Ross is the wife of Dr. Ross, who is chairman of the Division of Education and Psychology. Mrs. Berry's husband, Victor Berry, is the coordinator of field services. On September 12, Gamma Kappa had a booth display in the gymnasium for the freshmen. The theme was "Up, Up, and Away with A"LA ." Displayed in the booth were the pin, pillow, star, and trophies of the sorority. A spaghetti dinner was held October 11, from 5 p.m. till 7: 30 p .m. The dinner included the spaghetti plate, Italian bread, tossed salad, and ice tea. On of the big events this fall was the Autumn Leaves Dance October 12. Decorations were in autumn colors. Leaves were spread on the floor and the couples entered under an archway covered by leaves. For the Homecoming at Glenville, one of our sorority members, Julia Macky Robinson, served as senior attendant to the queen. "Sock It To'em Pioneers" was the theme for Gamma Kappa float in the Homecoming parade. The float was a huge sock and a football. The moving sock indicated the impact of the kickoff for the Homecoming game. The excitement of Homecoming had not had time to settle for Gamma Kappa when they began rush for upperclassmen. Rush began October 20 with a joint coke party with all the sororities. Gamma Kappa entertainment consisted of a comedy skit on good grooming for college.

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On October 22 Gamma Kappa had their first rush party. The final rush party was held November 4. Ribboning for the new pledges was held at Mrs. Berry's on October 29. Later the pledges received their pledge pins and pledge period began. On November 24 the pledge class gave a tea for the members with a Thanksgiving theme. In December the Gamma Kappas were honored with a visit by National Field Representative Elaine Rehaim. She is going to return in the spring for rush. The Christmas season was a busy time. On December 17 the pledges helped with a Christmas party for the kindergarten class. December 18 our chaplain, Jani ce R eed, gave a Christmas party at her home. The members later gave the pledges a surprise party in the sorority lounge. After the long awaited Christmas vaca tion, January 6-10 was fun week. The pledges carried an a larm clock on Monday, goodie bag on Tuesday, held a sandwich sale on Wednesday, wore red and white on Thursday, and no talking to boys was allowed on Friday. A party was given for the members in the lounge on Friday and the pledges entertained with a skit and shared a song with the members. On January 11 the members gave the pledges a surprise breakfast before the national test was given . Then the pledges were initiated into the sorority. Laura Lister was chosen as Model Pledge. Current activities include plans for the Sweetheart Ball for February 14, which is th e first formal of the new year. Also, Gamma Kappa is get ting ready for rush. The theme of rush is "Laugh In." Gamma Kappa has had an active fall and we feel sure that we are going to have a more active spring.KATHY OLIVER

Gamma Lambda Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Alpha Sigs have never been short of quee n titles, and this year has been no exception in Gamma Lambda. Joann Paschen, the reigning Sweetheart of Sigma Pi fraternity, was elected Miss Greek Queen, with Nancy Seward sponsored by Alpha Sigma Phi, and Jeannette Korda sponsored by Alpha Delta Gamma, capturing first and second runners-up respectively. Carolyn Wysocki, a junior psychology major with a 4.0 average, was nominated by Alpha Sigma Phi as their candidate for the Miss Loyola Contest. Gamma Lambda has also been busy in inter-fraternity and a ll-school activities. At the Inter-fraternity Sing we captured first place for our heart warming rendition of "Bally Up to the Bar, Boys," and "Buttons and Bows," the theme being songs of the Old West. After the Sing, we had a celebration party with Alpha Sigma Phi, the winners in the fraternity division. We also captured first place for our booth during Homecoming Weekend. The th eme of the weekend was "Cabaret," and our booth consisted of a nine-foot high champagne glass made of wire and foil with a volcano of live bubbles coming out of it. Our annual Steak and Champagne Dinner was as much fun as ever, but that's only to be expec ted with expert chefs working at the grills and many connoisseures of good food anxiously waiting to give their expert opinions. Our first attempt at a fashion show was a great success, with our own members doing the modeling. Everyone had fun doing it, and thanks to the hard work of

the committee, everything ran smoothly. Right now we are looking forward to spring rush, the theme being the countries of the world. Spring Festival is also coming up, and we're going to try and keep our winning streak going!-KATHY SKOWRONEK

welcome these girls into our sorority. At this time the Gamma Xis are planning for the rush parties. The theme of our informal party is the "Red Balloon Coffee House" and "Alpha Alps" is our formal one.-RUTH PENKOSKE and FRANCINE BROWN

Gamma Mu Adrian College Adrian, Michigan Gamma Mu won! We took first prize in the limited sorority division with our Homecoming display. It was the perfect climax to a lot of hard work and an exciting weekend. The next event on our calendar was rush. We took some wonderful new pledges and each one of them has made a special place for herself in GammaMu. Winter came hard and fast upon us, and our philanthropic party was the first event of the new season. We made our annual trip to the Lenawee Institute, where we spent the afternoon entertaining the school children with songs, games, and a special appearance by Frosty the snowman. The children had a wonderful time and so did the members- it's hard to tell who enjoyed the afternoon the most. Along with winter and close upon Christmas vacation came the flu, which made quite a dent in the Gamma Mu reserves, but we didn't let it daunt our Christmas spirit. On D ecember 13 we held a Christmas dance for the chapter and then later we had a gift exchange with the pledges, some of whom used their imaginations for some rather ingenious gifts, which won't soon be forgotten by their recipients. Gamma Mus now have a nicely furnished lounge, of which we're quite proud. We're anxious to show it to visiting alums and members from other chapters. We are looking forward to the many events we have planned to take part in, such as Winter Carnival, Greek Weekend, Spring Sing, and our formal dance in May. It looks like Gamma Mus are going to be busy.-BETSY BLACKBURN

Gamma Xi Slippery Rock State Park Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania The Homecoming activities at Slippery R ock were a success. The Gamma Xi chapter participated in many of them. The theme of our parade entry was "Hansel and Gretel." The long hours of work were worth the results, and we were very proud of our float. Recently we were happy to have Judy Holman visiting us for a few days. An all-sorority tea was held in honor of the Field Representative. The current philanthropic project is the Old Peoples Home in Zelienopie, Pennsylvania. The members have been writing letters to many of the residents and soon we plan to pay them some visits. Recently Panhellenic sponsored Greek Day on campus, which A'LA took part in. Some of the activities were a powder-puff football game in the afternoon and in the evening there was a mixer with all the fraternities and sororities. Christmas time was a busy time for the Alpha Sigs. We decorated our hall like an old fashioned street and held open house. We also had a tea in our chapter room for the visitors and girls who are planning to rush. On December 4, 1968, the Mu Nu pledge class was initiated into the Gamma Xi chapter. We are happy to

Advis ers Mrs . W illiam Bonne r and Mrs. W illiam Kodrich enjoy open in g their prese nts ai the Gamma Omicron Chr istmas party.

Gamma Omicron Clarion State College Clarion, Pennsylvania After the excitement of Homecoming, the members of Gamma Omicron chapter turned their attention to informal rush. This year Panhellenic Council decided to rush upperclassmen first . Rush period began October 17, and the pledges were immediately put to work. Denny Folmar, acting as president of the pledge class, and Carol Stewart, acting as vice president, immediately assumed the positions of Juni or Panhe llenic representatives. One of the new activities of Panhellenic Council was the establishment of an all-Greek color day, designated on campus as the first Monday of each month. The members were also busy with such activities as collecting for the R ed Cross and celebrating Founders' Day by having a ceremony followed by pie and coffee at the Clarion Restaurant. Some of the members enjoyed spending a weekend with members from the Gamma Xi chapter at Slippery R ock College. Betsy Feldman gave the chapter honor when she was initiated into Alpha Mu Gamma, national language fraternity. Picture-taking time was not a pleasant time; however, all the members were pleased with the composite. December began with the visit from National Field R epresentative Judy Holman, who stayed with us from D ecember 11 to 15. Everyone enjoyed her visit and her suggestions. At the same time, most of the members were busy selling perfume for the money-making project which proved to be quite profitable. Realizing that the "Turn-about Day" was the last day of pledge period, the pledges went to work on an amusing idea. The members had to dress as Santa Claus, wear

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a hat with the letters A"2.A, carry a sack with gum and cand y with the message "We'd do anything for our pledges," and wear a sign around our neck saying " We love our pledges." All who participated enjoyed themselves, especially the pledges. D ecember 19 was an exciting day as the pledges were initiated at Mrs. Bonner's house. O ur advisers, Mrs. Kodrich and Mrs. Bonner, a lso topped the occasion by inviting the members to a Christmas party after initiation. With the Christmas atmosphere, the singing of carols, and the opening of presents, everyone enjoyed the party as feelings of true sisterhood increased once again . T he members of Gamma Omicron were sorry to see six members leave for student teaching assignments, but at the same time glad to see ten members returning from their assignments. We would like to wish everyone in Alpha Sigma Alpha good luck with each idea and project they try. With each semester comes th e experience that once was trial and error.-AGGIE YouNG

Gamma Pi Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri Alpha Sigs of Gamma Pi chapter at Missouri Valley College returned to school this past fall to find a busy and rewarding year ahead of them. Rush was first and most important on our calendar and we a ll had a good time attending the various parties and activities. For rush the coke party was held in the chapter room with the theme of a gambling casino, complete with cigarette girls and a bouncer. The informal was held in the campus coffee-house with a theme of "Alphas in Hippie-land." The decorations were strictly H a ight-Ashbury, and there were face-painted "flower children" everywhere. Favors included psychedelic ashtrays and hippie necklaces. The pledges gave a Halloween party for the members with Snoopy's "Great Pumpkin" for a theme. A skit on Snoopy's Halloween was presented and we played charades, acting out horror story titles and characters. We were happy to have Field Representative Judi th Holman with us for a few days. We a ll enjoyed her visit and gained some valuable pointers from her. At the annua l Paddle Party, daughters presented their moms with red and white Alpha Sigma Alpha nightgowns.

A Panhellenic T ea with the other sororities on campus, D elta Zeta and Alpha Xi D elta, was held just before Christmas break and did much to add to the Christmas spirit. For Christmas, names were drawn and gifts exchanged. Also a new tradition was set up. Each pledge class is to have a different color tree ornament with the pledge class members' names on it, and these were hung on our tree. Money-making projects included a bake-sale and a rummage-sale, with articles being contributed by members and alumnae. We have a new adviser, Miss Mary Sutton, a piano and music instructor from Butler, Missouri. The formal dinner-dance was held February 15 at the Gold Buffet R estaurant in Kansas City.- LAURA BuNDY

Gamma Rho East Stroudsburg State College East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania O ur many activities of the semester found us very busy, and just studying for finals was a restful break. For our Founders' D ay Banquet we had a Hawaiian luau at one of the resorts in the Pocono Mountains. Pledging was a huge success and enjoyed by everyone. Each Thursday an unusual idea was thought up for the pledges to do. Examples were: getting forty guys' chest measurements, carrying around two raw eggs without breaking them, and carrying around goldfish in little plastic bags. It all ended with the pledges being jokingly punished and tormented, but a ll the vengeful thoughts turned to tears of happiness when the girls were initiated. They presented our chapter with a beautiful plaque in the shape of our pin in h onor of the charter members of Gamma Rho. T o welcome our newly initiated members, a Christmas formal was given for them. For our philanthropic project this semester, the brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa asked us to join them in giving a Christmas party for the mentally retarded children of the county. The pledges of Alpha Sig and Phi Sig got toge ther and put on a skit after whi ch songs were sung and refreshments and presents were given out. Many of our newly ini tiated members have won honors during the semester. J orene Jameson was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni ve rsities. Gail Groy an d Sue M cKee were selected for the girls' hockey team. Three girls are cheerlead ers; Betty Baker, Beth Klyger, and Marilyn W eir. Diane Auchter was selected as a maj orette. Darlene Filingo was the Women's Day Association candidate for Homecoming Queen. -J uNE R EPYNECK

Gamma Sigma Nichols State College Thibodaux, Louisiana

Gamma Pi flower children are Jane Grossmen, Barb Thompson, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, Laura Bundy, Phyllis Shipp, Kathy Vance, Deanna Keller, Debbie Doyle, and Mary Kaye White.

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The very first time you went through rush-do you remember? The Installation of your chapter- do you remember? Your initiation, the first projects of your chapter, meeting girls from other chapters, the discovery of the meaning of sorority- do you remember these? For Gamma Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Apha, these are a ll very memorable since each item listed was an occurrence of one semester-fall, 1968. Everything was new to Gamma Sigma, and we wi ll never forget. Being charter members of a new chapter gave the Gamma Sigmas initiative, and the girls faced each new

situation with vigor. Struggling through its first rush introduced the meanings of heartbreak and joy to Gamma Sigma. Initiation and Installation were thrilling. Raffling a color television set and sponsoring a folk group, The New Horizons, were fall projects of the Gamma Sigmas. The chapter was learning the meaning of sorority and of working as a group . Taking part in Greek Week for the first time was fun . The Gamma Sigmas participated in the games, helped decorate, and attended the ball. Joan Barrios was nominated for Greek Goddess. Honors are not unfamiliar to this new chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Even though the Alphas were technically unable to receive the award since we had not been a chapter the whole year, Gamma Sigma did have the highest scholastic average among the campus sororities. Clara Hutchinson was named as a member of Angel Flight, and two other members, Laurette LaBarre and Joan Barrios, were both installed as charter members of Alpha Lambda Delta, national freshman women's honorary sorority, and Pi Mu Epsilon, national math honorary. Our first Founders' Day was celebrated at the home of our adviser, Mrs. John Schifanni. Fall, 1968, was the most memorable semester in the history of Gamma Sigma chapter. It was our first. O ur history is just beginning. We will always remember.JoAN BARRIOS

Gamma Tau C. W. Post College Greenvale, New York Fall rush started with Panhellenic Tea. Our rush teas turned out to be quite successful under the leadership of Barbara Stein and Diana Klein as co-chairmen of rush. "Hanzel and Gretel" was used as a theme at one of our teas and decorations were topped off with the "Gingerbread House." Our childhood dreams were carried through our final rush tea with "Toyland" as our theme. Soon after rush was over, the Gamma Tau colony was invited to spend the weekend in Washington, D. C., by Mrs. Marjorie M. Post, benefactress of C . W . Post College. It was a memorable occasion for everyone. Saturday, November 9, was our induction as a collegiate chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. We were very happy and proud to finally become members of A'2.A . The weekend celebration was quite elaborate. We all felt very welcome and were happy the Gamma Deltas were there to help us celebrate. Homecoming was soon upon us. Co-chairmen of the float committee were Mary Ann Bruno and Kathie Gyore. This year we had a really great time building. We worked with Kappa Delta Rho on their float and they helped us along with other people. The Gamma Taus were proud of Homecoming Queen Sherry Anderson and Judy Delaney, who was a finalist. We were all pleased when Sherry Anderson was selected as best sorority dancer at a dance sponsored by Tau Epsilon Phi. Right before winter recess, the fall pledge class gave the members a party at a quaint place called the Log Cabin. After recess they presented us with individual gifts which were red and white pillows with our Greek letters and name sewn on. They were beautiful gifts. K a thie Gyore was elected Model Sister by the fall pledge

class. We are planning to celebrate their induction with a formal at the Four Seasons Country Club on February 14. What could be a more appropriate date!-PEGGY MEGNICO

Gamma Phi St. Johns University Jamaica, New York The members of the Gamma Phi colony at St. Johns University are proud and happy to be a part of Alpha Sigma Alpha. This past fall all the members were kept busy with p ledging procedures, and at the conclusion we welcomed our new members at the forma l Induction Banquet. In November we sponsored our annual Who's Who banquet for a ll the newly elected members of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, which included five Gamma Phis. At T hanksgivingtime we sponsored a food basket contest and donated a ll the baskets to needy fami lies in the area. The evening of December 2 all the members were inducted as pledges of Alpha Sigma Alpha in a candlelight ceremony. Our Christmas vacation was extra festive as we held our annual dance, Mistletoe Magic, at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City. For the spring we are planning our County Fair, hay ride, and benefit card party-fashion show. However, we are most excited about our Installation Weekend to be held in February. T he members are looking forward to meeting members from neighboring campuses, and continuing a warm friendship with them.-KATHI VoGEL

Gamma Chi Colony Bryant College Providence, Rhode Island As 1969 and the new semester began, Gamma Chi colony looked forward with much anticipation to its first semester as Alpha Sigma Alpha pledges. During the first half of the year we sponsored many activities with freshmen girls in mind. With the turning of the autumn leaves our thoughts turned toward rushing. Greek Letter Council open house marked the beginning of our informal rush . Each sorority and fraternity set up a table to display trophies, scrapbooks, and other items to introduce themselves to freshmen. Ghosts, gobblins, and witches appeared in full force for our Halloween costume party. Psychedelic lights and a swinging band made this event exciting and successful. Betty Tokarz won the prize for the best costume. Suzanne Masse did an exceptionally great job representing us at Personality Weekend. Because of her beauty, poise, and ability to answer questions, Sue received the second runner-up trophy. Friday afternoon Happy Hours were a common occurrence on the Bryant campus. The themes of a few of them were: Make Your O wn Sundae, Coke and Chips, and a Sing-a long. We played Twister, listened to records, and enjoyed some girl talk. As Fall Weekend rolled around, Gamma Chi was successful in bringing home the bacon for the second year in a row. A team of five girls working with determined unity managed to catch the greased pig in record time. For our efforts we received a trophy, topped with what else but a gold pig! Jane Gershkoff brought recognition to Gamma Chi by being elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and

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Universities . We are all very proud of Jane. On a Sunday afternoon in late fall we held a bowling party and spaghetti dinner. Everyone had a great time bowling, even though some of the scores were low. The spaghetti dinner resembled an Italian restaurant. The atmosphere of Italy was set by music and red and white checked tablecloths. The food was delicious and everyone wanted seconds and thirds. In the middle of November we held our Hawaiian Smoker. The mood was set by Hawaiian music and decorations. Each girl was given a Hawaiian lei as she entered the door. Cindy Perrillo entertained us with the hula dance she had done last semester to capture the Miss Bryant title. Then, showing her talent Sharon DeMerchant did a humorous Hawaiian dance. One of the attractions of the night was our centerpiece-a cake in the shape of a girl in a bikini. A buffet was served and enjoyed by all. In keeping with our Hawaiian theme, brightly colored flower motif paper weights were given as favors. December brought Sno' Queen Week. Sharon DeMerchant represented us well in a ll the events. On a cold day in December we had a Splash Party. After swimming for an hour, we ventured out into the cold with wet hair and headed for Linda Renzulli's home for hot chocolate and doughnuts. Our Christmas Tea marked the end of a semester of enjoyable and successful activities. Mary Kilpeck dressed as Santa and distributed favors to all the girls. We decided to let the freshmen share our pig chase victory by giving them piggy banks for favors. Refreshments were served and enjoyed by all. The center of our Christmas decorations was a Christmas tree which all the girls helped to decorate. On January 8 Judith Holman, Field Representative, arrived on the Bryant campus to pledge us as Gamma Chi colony of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Final plans are under way for our joint weekend with Phi Epsilon Pi. Mardi Gras Weekend was held on January 30, 31, and February l. We planned a judging and coronation ball for Bryant College's Miss College Queen candidate on Thursday and Friday nights. Saturday we had a Monte Carlo night. Upon entering everyone received play money with which to gamble at the various games we had set up. At the end of the night an auction was held where everyone was able to bid on prizes with their night's winnings. On January 29 we held a meeting with our rushees to tell them about Alpha Sigma Alpha and the benefits they will receive as pledges and for the rest of their life as members. This was our first opportunity to meet with the girls as a colony of A "2.A. The past semester has brought many changes, the most important of these-our association with Alpha Sigma Alpha. We look forward to the years ahead with the hope that Gamma Chi will prove to be an active and prosperous part of Alpha Sigma Alpha.-SHARON DEMERCHANT

Gamma Psi Edinboro State College Edinboro, Pennsylvania Gamma Psi colony of Alpha Sigma Alpha was pledged on December 8, 1968, climaxing an active fall term. During the first semester of the school year the Gamma Psis have participated both financially and actively in supporting the Tony Borgia fund, established to enable a six-month old boy to undergo a much-needed liver

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transplant. A new pledge class was welcomed at the fall pledge dance, a semi-formal dinner-dance held December 6 at the David Mead Inn in nearby Meadville. At the pledge dance Mikey Thomas, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon, was presented with our Big Brother Award in appreciation of his support of the sorority. Besides presentation of the awards, the program consisted of skits by the new members and dancing to the "Organized Confusion." Two days later our pledge ceremony was held in a local church, followed by a reception in the church social room. Chapters represented at the pledging included Gamma Xi of Slippery Rock State College and Gamma Omicron of Clarion State College. Miss Judith Holman officiated at the pledging of the colony. Planning has constituted the major part of our activity as a colony. We are in the process of selecting and ordering sorority suits, probably consisting of red blazers and p laid skirts and vests. Plans are also underway for the spring rush parties, the first of which will follow a Western theme while the second will be developed along an Oriental motif. Gamma Psi colony is also active in inter-sorority sports. Having just won our first basketball game, we are busily stenciling shirts with A"2.A to be worn during our next game and (we hope!) victory. Gamma Psi colony consists of thirty-eight members at present, most of whom live together in the sorority dormitory of Edinboro State College, a state college of slightly over 5000 enrollment located near Erie, Pennsylvania. These thirty-eight girls are proud to be a colony of Alpha Sigma Alpha.-LuCILLE O 'DoNNELL

Delta Alpha University of Tampa Tampa , Florida A "Howdy you all" to you from the Delta Alpha colony at the University of Tampa in the sunshine state of Florida. We were added to the ever growing roster of A "2.A by Judy Holman, Field Representative, on February 28. Please come back soon, Judy, your fried chicken is waiting. We of Delta Alpha are proud to become p ledges and are looking forward to becoming members on the weekend of April 18. Along with our pledging to National, we had our formal rush ceremony on March 2, hot dogs sales ( to our favorite charity-the treasury), and football games. Our chapter is sponsoring intra-sorority flag football games with the end result being that the two teams with the best records will vie for the championship of the first annual Cereal Bowl on March 29. Receipts from this game will go to A"2.A's project for the mentally retarded. We promise to smash Alpha Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Phi Epsilon to continue the winning tradition of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Speaking of winning, our chapter has been awarded the Alpha Chi Omega Scholarship Award for the sorority with the highest academic average for 1968. Giving up the trophy broke AX.Q's hearts as they have won it for four years in a row. Even with the many activities going on around here, our favorite project is being "mommies" to little Karoline Cekanavicius. Karoline is our four year old baby living in a Siedlung, West Germany orphanage. Since November 1968, we have been sending monthly checks to her for clothing and toys. Being typical "mothers," we have plenty of pictures and stories of her accomplishments for anyone who would care enough to sit and listen for at least three hours.-KATHLEEN Rov

• • • • NEWS LETTERS ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO The members of Akron A'2.A last summer decided to become very much involved in every phase of sorority interests from our local group to those of the National organization. The September meeting was held in the home of Helen Frame Snyder 00. The girls were very happy to be together again after a summer of being busy with their other interests. After the arrival of the guests, the hostess served a delicious dessert after which a short business meeting was held which was very ably presided over by our new president, Judith MacPherson Williams AA. The remainder of the evening was spent in making h ouse slippers for the children at the Institution for R etarded Children at Apple Creek, Ohio. Founders' Day was observed by twelve members and guests at the Woman's City Club. The very impressive Founders' Day Service was conducted by the president who was assisted by several members. A delicious luncheon and a very happy time was enjoyed by everyone. A short business session was held at which Helen Snyder asked for and received thirty scrap-books to be given to the AJ?ple Creek Mental Hospital where children, as part of their therapy treatment will paste beautiful used cards in them. Later they can en joy looking at the beautiful colored pictures in the books. ' Again we enjoyed a lovely Christmas party in the beautiful home of Ann Sullivan Bajc BP who has returned to her home in Akron. Our Christmas money-making project was a cookie exchange. Each one brought two or three dozen cookies made from a favorite recipe. Evervone was given a plate on which each one placed ~n assortment she had selected from the displayed cookies. They were priced by the dozen. We realized $11.50 for our philanthropic project. After the hostess served a delicious Christmas dessert and all enjoyed a merry social hour, we left wishing Ann and her lovely family A Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. Vve are beginning our new year by having our January meeting in the home of Louise George Harris 00 where we will continue to be involve d in Alpha Sigma Alpha projects concerning the retarded child . We are planning a "Winter Workshop" at this meeting. We hope the weatherman will cooperate and keep the snow away on that date. In March we will have our annual benefit bridge party in the social room of the Goodyear Bank in Akron. We hope it will be a great success as this is our effort to raise our share of the Panhellenic Spending Money Fund for the children in the Summit County Children's Home. The date of the Ohio State Day has been announced for Saturday, May 3, a much later date than usual. The Newark-Zanesville chapter will be the hostess.- RH EA FETZER YODER

ANDERSON, INDIANA W~ are ~II proud of Marian Truax McLaughlin XX who IS servmg as president of the Anderson Panhellenic group. They are busy preparing for their "Grecian Galaxy," a card party and style show. Marian is a great organizer and is doing a fine job in her office.

Mary Wilhoit Graves XX and her husband Paul have migrated to Florida for the winter. We mis; her in our meetings. Martha Stuckey Glentzer XX had additional surgery on her knee but is back in the classroom now. Our annual Christmas holiday party for our husbands was held at the home of Lola Erne Sparks BY. She was assisted by Jean Anne Ketner Huffman XX and R ose Kaiser Baden XX. A delicious dinner preceded an evening of "fun games" and Yahtzee. We join with the Muncie alums in February to host the dinner for the Chi Chi seniors. March is a lways a busy month preparing for our State Day. Our March meeting will be held in the home of D elores Barnes Rinehart BY.- LoLA ERNE SPARKS

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS The Boston alums began their season, as usual, in October with a meeting at the home of Mary McAuley Baugher in Winchester. It was good to hear about the summer activities of all which were many and varied. In November we were delighted to be entertained by Theta Theta chapter and enjoyed sharing the observance of Founders' Day with them. We have incidentally been very pleased to have members of Thet~ Theta pres~nt at our alum meetings. We hope this pleasant and rewarding contact will continue between the two groups. Our November meeting was held in the home of Hazel Vaux. Time was devoted to making a large number of ditty-bags for our philanthropic project, the Chelsea, Mass., Naval Veterans' Hospital. We also made Christmas tags, enclosed articles for the veterans' use and made hearts with candy as valentine gifts to them'. We have received several appreciative letters from the hospital expressing the happiness with which the veterans greet ou r cheerful gifts for the Christmas and Valentine seasons. We are as a group also still interested in our contact with The Charles River Association Workshop for R e· tarded Persons which begins with children learning to handle materials, making saleable articles and continues with all ages until many are graduated wi~h skills enough to enable them to earn money, which many had not been able to do previously. In December we held our customary Christmas sale at the home of Edith Lundquist. We had fun with Edie auctioning off our articles in her usual inimitable style. The proceeds were sent to The Charles River Association Workshop for R etarded P ersons where much needed materials will be purchased for the students. Our next three meetings, due to the formidable New England weather, are usually held in town. This year we plan to eat Greek in January, French in February then in March we'll go German or Japanese, or even H~ward Johnson! Two weeks ago our chapter suffered a great loss in the passing of Winifred Ford, a long-term member of the Boston alums. She was a very gifted teacher and served as reading supervisor in the Somerville, Mass., Schools. We shall all miss her quiet interest and participation in the A'2.A affairs.-CHARLOTTE ADAMs JoH NSON

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The Calumet Region alums got off to a fine start in September at the home of Barb Shanner Conaway XX. At this time we decided on our money-making project to finance our philanthropic projects for the year. We observed Founders' Day with a dinner at the home of Ramah Stidmon McCabe A B. Since it was a potluck we can all say it was delicious food , the companionship wonderful, and the ceremony a spark to urge us on in A "LA . Cathy Slanac Wesley XX and husband Wayne entertained Alpha Sigs and their hubbies at ~ pre-Christmas party in their home. We had a great time and will look forward to our annual picnic when families get-together. Pat Garson Wi lliams was hostess for the regular D ecember meeting. Both P at and R amah shared their id eas for Christmas decorations and the group made two ornaments. We were happy to have Gonda H iatt Schenkel XX with us for this meeting. She and fami ly have moved to the Calumet area, and we are looking forward to having her with us.- RAMAH STIDMON McCABE

The West Suburban alums held their November 20 meeting at the Reserve Savings and Loan Association in Elmhurst. A long with a Founders' Day celebration an exchange of Christmas ideas was held. Many of ' the members brought along home-made items and shared with their sisters their creative abilities. O ur voices resounded through the halls of the DuPage County Convalescent Horne in Wheaton Illinois with the singing of Christmas carols on Dec~mber We returned to the beautiful new h ome of our president, Mrs. Fred Stellmach Ducey BP, for a delightful buffet and gift exchange. Our regu lar meeting will be held at the Savings and Loan in Elmhurst on January 15 . Our program for the evening will be on landscaping. Mr. H opperton from Hopperton Nursery in Naperville will show us a fi lm strip on the "Do's and Don' ts" of gardening. As we start out this New Year we would like to welcome these new sisters to our group, Mrs. Richard Priebe BP, Mrs. Mark Bartel Bn and Mrs . Judy Weber ! E .SuE HENDERSO N KrNG

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA The fi rst Saturday in December we enjoyed a luncheon, followed by a business meeting and Christmas auction :tt the home of Mary Wilson Aungst KK who lives on the outskirts of Harrisburg. Ruth Nailor KK and Mary were hostesses. In spite of the busy holiday season, Mary's home was fi lled with Alpha Sigs, bearing exciting looking packages for the a uction. Gerry Smith KK was the auctioneer or, perhaps, I should say "extortioner" for she succeeded in taunting us to the point where we over-bid our own bid and the treasury came ou t the winner. Our specia l guest was Vera Perry who was the recipient of our Central Pennsylvania alumnae chapter's scholarship to further her education in teaching the mentally retarded.-ALICE HART BEAVER

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Members of the Charleston area alumnae chapter he ld their organizational meeting October 9 at the home of Marilyn Vorholt PP , chapter president. P lans for the 1968-69 year were discussed. Our November meeting was at the home of Sara Lipscomb Rumbaugh PP . The members used this meeting to go over a list of alumnae living in this area. Plans were made to contact these alumnae and invite them to our meetings and our Christmas tea. W e observed Founders' Day with R ho Rho chapter at the Stone Lodge Restaurant in Huntington, West Virginia. On December 11 we made decorations and name tags at the home of Sandra Goodall Gunter Bn . These were for the Christmas tea held December 22 at the home of Marilyn Vorholt PP . It was attended by area a lumnae and college girls in this area. At the January meeting held at the home of Sharon Burton PP, Beverly McKim PP gave a report on Panhellenic activities and Sandra Goodall Gunter Bn gave a report on money-making activitiea. The money earned will be donated to the Morris Memorial Day Care Center for the Mentally R etarded in Charleston, W. Va.-SARA LIPSCOMB R uMBAUGH

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CINCINNATI, OHIO Alums in Cincinnati enjoyed a delicious meal and a meaningful program to commemorate Founders' Day on Saturday, November 16. We met with the Dayton a lumnae chapter and the Alpha Alpha collegiate chapter at Houston Woods Lodge, Oxford, Ohio. Three Dayton a lums conducted the candlelight ceremony which included the Founders' Day message for 1968 written by Cincinnati's own Mary C. Goeke AA, National President. This service was followed by a lively "sing" by several A lpha Alpha members. Chairman from Cincinnati was R uth Smith Snouffer AA . Our annual Christmas business meeting and gift exchange was held on Friday, December 6, at the home of Nancy Coon Anderson l B. Cathy Milner J amison NN, our philanthropic chairman, brought small N orwegian baskets with her which we assembled and fi lled with candy to be given as gifts to the Inner-City Brownie troop which we help sponsor. On Sunday, December 29, Shirley Pallatto Bone AA was hostess for a "Holiday Tea." Our guests were college members and their mothers. The college girls enjoyed comparing notes of their chapter's activities with those of another chapter; their mothers became acquainted with one another; and, of course, the alums enjoyed meeting new friends and chatting with one another about the recent Christmas festivities. Looking ahead we have a busy winter and spring. Our J anuary luncheon features a speaker whose illustrated topic is entitled, "Following Spring Through the U . S. A." This luncheon-program is to be held at an old Cincinnati German restaurant. Other events include Couples' Night, which this year is to be a dinner theater party ; Panhellenic Card Party ; Ohio State Day plus our regu lar business mee tings.- GAIL WAG NER KAUFMA ' N

COLUMBUS, OHIO One of our year's m os t interesting meetings was h eld on November 14, 1968, at the home of Margaret Kincade Martin !1.!1.. Co-hostesses for the meeting were

Dorothy Porter Cummings 11.11., Catherine Groff R ousculp 11.11., Doris Kiner Little 11.11., Kathryn Fuller Loechler 11.11., and Martha Bell 11.11.. The speaker for the evening was Pat Ruhlman AA . Pat is an occupational therapist working with multiply handicapped children and as such is we ll qualified to act as a featured speaker and as our philanthropic chairman. Pat spoke on the kinds of handicapped children, their needs, and the progress that can be made. It was in the area of the needs of the children that she generated the most enthusiasm from our group. She described work materials that we could make during our meetings which wou ld help to develop the manipulative skills of the children and suggested items that we could purchase. We were pleased to welcome a new member to our group, Cheryl Rawlings AA . Cheryl lives in Reynoldsburg. We were also given the opportunity to offer our h ospitality to Lilly Greer, a member of the Akron, Ohio, alumnae chapter. Grace Garoff VanAtta 11.11., a member of our chapter living in Cincinnati, was present at this meeting. We feel she deserves special mention for braving the November weather to travel from Cincinnati to be with us. Our next meeting will be a luncheon meeting on January 11 at the Fort Hayes Hotel in Columbus. Chairman of the luncheon committee is Mildred Altoff 11.11.. Cochairmen are Maxine J ones 11.11., Mary Gaal !1!1 , and Helen Milliken Miller !1!1 . Alpha Sig alums living in the Columbus area who are not as yet affiliated with the Columbus alumnae chapter are being contacted and invited to this luncheon. We anticipate seeing many new faces and hope to welcome new members to our chapter. Mary Goeke, National President, has been invited to address the meeting.KAREN FosTER DuNCAN

DAYTON, OHIO The Dayton alumnae group opened this fall on Saturday, September 7, with a lovely luncheon at the Engineers' Club. Our co-hostesses were Ruby Cary Ball !1!1 and Mildred Kinsey Beeghly AA . The beautifully sunny day seemed to beckon to everyone, and we had such a large turnout of members. It was wonderful to catch up on all our summers activities and look forward to the coming year. Almost all our meetings this year are planned for Saturday luncheons since this seems to be the best meeting time for most of the members who are scattered throughout the whole Dayton area. Our October 5 meeting was held at the Walnut Grove Country Club with Mildred McNaught Blankenship XX hostessing, assisted by Lola Pierson Lakin EE and Madeline Watson Knost AA . After a delightful luncheon, we made plans for Panhellenic's Card Party to be held on November 21 and for our November meeting which is planned around Founders' Day. We traditionally spend this special day with the Alpha Alpha chapter, Miami University. Caroline Savage Finch AA , acting as the alumnae chairman, arranged with the university chapter a memorable afternoon luncheon and ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Middletown on November 16. On the heels of these events and welcoming the Holiday Season, we met on the evening of December 3 at Pauline Adams Lee's BY beautiful new home in Centerville. We each brought a white elephant or small item whi_c? we silently-but furiously-bid for, especially the dehc10us Christmas cookies and goodies! We all went

home with something new and the "kitty" was a little fuller too! Co-hostesses Beverly Scott Ayles AA , J anet Becket Allen AA, and Caroline Savage Finch AA helped Pauline make the tastiest tea sandwiches and punch. We were most happy to welcome Pam Shoffner AA to our alum group that evening and even though our president Z elma " Zip" Kah Stamer AA could not be with us in person, she sent Christmas greetings via postcards from her trip to Europe which sounded delightful. As the New Year begins we look forward to our monthly luncheons and in February to the City Panhellenic Dinner-Dance to be held at the D ayton Country Club and in May to the Ohio A"2.A State Day in Columbus. So starts another wonderfu l year in Alpha Sig.DIANE WEAVER SPRI NG

DENVER, COLORADO The 1968-1969 season for the Alpha Sigs of the "Mile High City" of D enver, kicked off with a new slate of officers at a Garden Coffee at the home of D oris McFarland BB . The new ways and means chairman, Pat Tighe BP, greeted the Alpha Sigs with the money-making project, one pound cans of Party-Mix Nuts. Grace Davies BB was the hostess for the annual Patio P ot-Luck Dinner held at her home. This event is always well attended by the D enver alums and the calories were consumed in large quantities. Appropriately for O ctober, our program was "Ghost T owns of Colorado." This program was very entertaining and informative with slide projectors showing slides of Ghost Towns taken over 100 years ago and within the last 10 years. Mr. & Mrs. R obert Brown presented the program from their personal collections of slides. Mr. Brown is an ed ucator, a member of the Colorado Historical Society, and many other similar organizations. Mrs. Virginia T omko BB was the hostess. R elevant to our society today, the November meeting was centered around a program presented by Helen Peterson on "Inter-Group R elations." Mrs. Peterson related problems concerning "Inter-Group R elations" that many of us were not aware of and many participated m the question-answer period that followed.

Denver alums enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner which was

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During the holidays the Denver alums celebrated at a cocktail-dinner party at the home of our president, Esther Gatseos. The husbands were included and it was very successful and enjoyable to all. The Denver alums were proud to take part in the Installation of the new college chapter at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico. Seven alums represented the Denver chapter.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN We opened the year on October 5 at the Long Lake R oad, Bloomfield Hills home of Sara Dodge Bumgardner with Isabel Sparling Butterfield in the role of assistant hostess. Following the gourmet luncheon for which our hosts were responsible, the business meeting was held. We were pleased by the reports sent in by Lavonia Warren McCallum EE hosting Fraternity Information Day at Northland Center and Charlotte Reidenbach J orgensen ZZ serving in the same capacity at Grosse P ointe's Eastland Center to the effect that attendance had been more than satisfactory. A second highlight of the meeting was the unanimous vote to support the Wilma Wilson Sharp Scholarship Award. Former Delta Phis present were: Robena Hooks Vogwi ll of Fort Lauderdale and Brighton, Michigan; R ose Armstrong Olds of Ypsilanti and Los Angeles; Helen McBain R obinson of Wayne, Michigan, and Sarasota ; and Louise Lightbody of Birmingham. Our November meeting was canceled that we might join groups 2 and 3 in the celebration of Founders' Day. Alice Bishop of Livonia, Michigan, opened her home for the occasion. On December 7 we met at the Detroit home of Marion Landy Parker with Bernice Hapke McCordic serving as assistant hostess. As we entered the house we were transplanted into a pre-Christmas atmosphere in the gayly d ecorated rooms. The beautifully ornamented mantel was particularly a point of interest. After an elegant luncheon, we adjourned to the living room where various members displayed their original Christmas designs and those of a commercial nature that had decorated their homes in the past. Later we observed Founders' Day which brought a serious and sacred note to our meeting.-ESTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA The A-:E.A alumnae chapter of Dickinson held a tea in the Crown R oom of the First National Bank for members of the Beta Eta chapter of Dickinson State College at Christmas time. Our alum group has also aided Beta Eta chapter by baking for various functions that the girls have had at the college.

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA Among plans of the Fort Wayne Alpha Sigs is a spaghetti dinner at which our husbands will be guests. Jane Worley Scudder XX will be hostess for the event with the officers assisting. As one of our philanthropic activities, we are making funds available to a social worker in one of the economically deprived areas of our city. These funds are for use

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when she finds a family who is in dire and immediate need of food or fuel and assistance is necessary until the family can be provided for through regular welfare sources. Marjorie Harper Harrader XX is in charge of this project. We will soon be assisting a Fort Wayne family with tuition costs for their son who attends a school for the deaf. We are entering this project in cooperation with the Fort Wayne Panhellenic Council. We were all very sorry to see Gonda Hiatt Schenkel XX leave Fort Wayne. Gonda, her husband and son, Sammy, have moved to Gary, Indiana, where her husband is associated with the Indiana-Purdue Regional Campus. Our chapter is looking forward to the remainder of our regular meetings this year. Hostesses include Mary Lynn Bland Farrier XX, Margaret Dibert XX, Sarah Stalhuth Phillips XX, and Jan Curts McClead XX.- LuANNE MILLER

GREELEY, COLORADO The Fall meeting of the Greeley alum chapter started plans rolling to develop closer relationships with Beta Beta chapter. Birthday and other special occasion cards as well as other acts of sisterhood will be observed by the alums. We have also made plans to make new ritual robes for Beta Beta. chapter. The fall meeting of the Housing Cooperation Commitee, which is made up of Greeley and Denver members, was hard hit by Hong Kong flu. The committee meets twice yearly unless pressing business demands immediate attention.-RoBERTA McKINLEY

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI Hattiesburg a lums observed Founders' Day with a lovely luncheon at our Country Club. Sidney Gremillion Allen presided and was assisted by Mildred Gillis Bailey, Minna V. Phelps, and Dorothy Holifield Thompsen. New alumnae attending were Maurine Eichelberger Parker, Barbara Morton, and Annette Tisdale Yelverton, who is living here whi le her husband is in Vietnam. She is our former Miss America contestant. In D ecember we took gifts, sandwiches, and cookies and joined Beta Delta at USM for their Christmas party. This editor represented the chapter when our Peggy Bowling Gates turned over the gavel to the new president of City Panhellenic Council. I also entered politics and won the office of election commissioner. For a woman and republican to do this in our state required considerable effort from the women of our county.MILDRED GILLIS BAILEY

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Greetings from the Midwest. October 29, 1968, we held our Founders' Day Program. The meeting was set up one week early due to election day conflicts. Jane McDavitt XX was our hostess. J ane has a new apartment in a beautiful complex. The meeting was held in the recreation hall which provided plenty of room to have a large talent table set up. We realized over thirty dollars. :'IJ"ovember 1, 1968, the Dean's Luncheon, open to all sorority women in the city, was held. The Indianapolis Athletic Club was the setting. Our Nancy Williams XX, chairman did a fine job. The Dean's Luncheon is designed t~ honor the most outstanding college seni~r sorority woman from Marion County. The luncheon IS sponsored by the City Panhellenic Association.

In December, we enjoyed an evening out at a local restaurant. Rev. Charles E. DuMond, minister of the Chapel Hill Methodist Church, was our special guest speaker. It is an annual opportunity for us to give gifts for the mentally retarded in the hospitals in Marion County. To top off the evening, Christmas Carols were sung. To be with our sisters on an evening like this is a wonderful way to start the Holiday Season. December 30, 1968, an open house and tea was held at Mona Montgomery Miller's BY. This get-together was started for the purpose of meeting with our younger sisters who are home for the holidays. Being a busy time of the year, many could not attend; however, we had a total of 15 college girls and alumnae attending.-MoNA MoNTGOMERY MILLER

JACKSON , MISSISSIPPI The Jackson alumnae chaper began the 1968-69 year with a potluck supper at the newly redecorated home of Mary T om Bradley. We had as honored guests our husbands who thoroughly enjoyed the informal get-together. The only business discussed concerned the summer activities of the Alpha Sig families present. Our first business meeting of the year was held at the home of Linda White. Becky Fuller and Betty Gallaspic Stewart were guests at the meeting. Members for the year are Mary Tom Bradley, Linda Develle, Bobbi Dixon, Judy Hines, Evelyn Holmes, Ann Morgan, Marge Pugh, Linda White, and Elsie Davis. In November an impressive Founders' Day service was held, and afterwards the members adjourned to the Ramada Inn where we all enjoyed dining together. Judy Hines, as president, represented the club at the Hinds County Mental Health M eeting in Jackson. At the luncheon the Jackson alumnae chapter received an award for outstanding work on behalf of the Hinds County Mental Health Association. We all were quite proud of our efforts being recognized. In December we had our annual Christmas party at the home of Marge Pugh. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food , and everyone was filled with the holiday spirit. We are selling ironing board covers to help send a mentally retarded child to camp this summer. We are op timistic that our sales will be great enough to send two children to camp. Our plans for the spring include a dinner meeting, perhaps with our husbands, and the election of officers .Juoy HI NES

LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA The Los Angeles alumnae chapter held its annual Founders' Day Luncheon on Saturday, November 9, at the Statler-Hilton H otel in down town L os Angeles. W e were joined by four members of the San Bernardino chapter. The luncheon was delicious and th e principal topic of conversation ce ntered around Norma Marshall and L ois Bock haus who gave accounts of their summer European trips.- CATHERINE SARGE T

MA RYVILLE, M ISSOUR I The Maryville alumnae met at th e home of Mrs. George Mutti, H opkins, Missouri , for a dessert bridge, November 26. Norma Long Bram, alumnae president, presided over the business meeting.

Members on the program committee were Beverly Litsch Turner, 1\.Iarion King Rosecrans, Mary Ann Bovard Burch, Mrs. Albert Kuchs, and Marilyn Mathers Mutti. Bridge winners were Mary Jeanette Anthony Hull, and Mary Ethel O liver Pugh . Others present were Helen Crouch Gregory, Eleanor Crater Simerly, Berniece Laughlin Wohlford, Mille Cockrill Loch, R 'Dell Chick Dinsdale, Beverly J ohnson Ward, Sybil Sims Higginbotham, Julia Ward Ware, Betty J ohnson Otte, Harriett Laselle R ay, Gertie Wray Tindall, and Kathryn Krause Belcher. The alumnae will entertain Alpha Sigma Alpha college seniors in January.- HELEN GREGORY

MIAMI, FLORIDA Mary Turner Gallagher visited in Indianapolis, Indiana, the last weekend in October and attended the Founders' Day Program of the Indianapolis alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Mrs. John Roller, National Chairman of Panhellenic, gave a talk on The National Panhellenic Program at a recent meeting of the Miami City P anhellenic. Mary Gallagher, panhellenic representative of the Greater Miami a lumnae chapter, attended.-MARY TuRNER GALLAGHER

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN November found us celebrating Founders' Day at a dinner held at the Cudworth American Legion post. It was a good chance to socialize with our sisters, and the dinner was delicious, thanks to our able and capable chairman Mercedes Martin r E. December brings Christmas, parties, and gifts. Our annual Christmas party held at the home of Jane Stadler r E was no exception. Each of us brought a pound of our favorite home-made Christmas candy or cookies. After a calorie packed tasting party, we sold the remainder to help increase our philanthropic fund for the mentally retarded. Since no Christmas tree is complete without presents, each of us brought a small handmade ornament and had a gift exchange. The new presents helped brighten our own homes during the holidays. We hope that the new year will bring much happiness, good luck, and good health to all our sisters in Alpha Sigma Alpha.- NANCY ANDRUS

MUNCIE, INDIANA November was a busy month for the Muncie alums. On November 1 we prepared a carry-in supper for the Chi Chi collegiates who were having a retreat in the suite for the night. All alums contributed to the meal, and it was very much appreciated. The November meeting, November 6, was held at the home of Linda Caldwell Schurr with Nancy Fickle Dickson assisting. The program consisted of bringing ideas for Christmas decorations. On November 15 Founders' Day was celebrated with the Chi Chi in their sorority suite. It was noted that in 1936 Alpha Sig became the first national Greek sorority to organize on the Ball State campus. After the program, cookies and cider were served by Elinor Keller Ritchie and Barbara Stout Carter. Alums attending were Judy H euman, Lynn Satterthwaite McCormick, Jan Livingston Peirson, Ann Siegmann Burges3, Linda Caldwell Schurr, Charlotte Bowman Overmyer, Carmin Alvey, and Velma Haines Thresher.

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On December 4 the Christmas Dinner was held at the R oberts Hotel. Lynn McCormick and Jan Peirson were in charge of the arrangements. The January meeting was the annual pledge party given for Chi Chi's 28 new pledges. The party is held in the suite and refreshments are furnished by the alums. It gives the alums an opportunity to meet the new sisters and to acquaint themselves with their interests before each alum "adopts" her pledge. This program began last year and consists of sending cards on birthdays, Valentines, having your pledge over for dinner, and anything else to create closer relationships between the collegiates and alums. Also on the January agenda is the pledge dance for the new pledges. All alumnae are invited and a fun evening is expected.-LINDA CALDWELL SCHURR

NEWARK-ZANESVILLE, OHIO The August heat drove us to an air-conditioned restaurant in Newark, then to the cool recreation room in Hilda Baker's home. Margaret House was co-hostess. Margaret is the Worthy High Priestess of Gailean Shrine # 18 of the Order of the White Shrine of J erusalem. In O ctober we drove through the Muskingum River hills with their lovely autumn foliage to Marietta where Sara Ernst and Ethel Guthrie were co-hostesses at the Betsy Mills Club with our meeting following at Ethel's home. Although retired from teaching, Ethel is busie1 than ever with AA UW and other community activities. Founders' Day and Christmas were to have been celebrated at Louise Stewart's home with Mildred Benson as co-hostess. H owever both Louise and her cleaning woman were ill that week, so Helen Smith, in tru e sisterly fashion, moved the affair to her home and put up her Christmas decorations early. Favors were red and green horseheads on candy canes, riding out of jelly dishes. Helen had made the hobby horses. Gifts were exchanged. On February 1 we shall be in Zanesville with Minnie Predmore at her new house in Northwood with Margaret House as co-hostess. On March 1 Ruth Cole and Margaret Mast join L ouise as hostesses in Zanesville. Finding it impossible to please everyone, we finally chose May 3 for State Day at Ilonka's in Columbus. Judging from the reactions, this seems to be a happy choice for the a lumnae who have had so many experiences of being "iced in" during March. Last year's experiences were too traumatic to repeat. We continue our interest in slow learners and mentally retarded . A Christmas field trip and tea at St. James' Episcopal Church was staged by the high school slow learners for a junior high group. Louise worked with the two teachers in planning for the occasion.-Lou rs E N. STEWART

NORTHERN VIRGINIA The year began with a get-acquainted covered dish supper at the home of Pat Long AA. It was good getting together again and also finding out what had happened to everyone over the summer. Two of our sisters changer! their last names. They are Sandy Leathers Wheatley BE and J oanne Beaver BE. As our philanthropic project we have joined the Northern Virginia Association for Retarded Children . We also have contributed money to the Camp Tapawingo Association which operates a summer camp in Manassas, Virginia, for retarded children .

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In October we had a speaker on mental retardation. Mrs. Sigmon, head of the Special Education Department at Wakefield High School, talked about the different types of children who could be found in special educati on classes in the public schools. Fifteen Alpha Sigs joined together for our Founders' D ay banquet at the Holiday Inn in R osslyn, Virginia. The Hong Kong Flu made our D ecember get-toge ther small, but all who could make it had an enjoyable time at the home of our president, Judy Zinc. We talked about our own plans for Christmas and the group's plans for the coming year. -SANDRA joNES

OMAHA, NEBRASKA Members of the Omaha alumnae chapter held their September meeting at a noon luncheon at K enny's Steak House, September 14. Pat Magnan Guenther r A and Lois Liebel Lechner r A were co-hostesses. Officers fo r the year were introduced to new members by Rosi e Greco Wilson r A , president. On November 3 the alumnae entertained the pledge class of the Creighton University Gamma Alpha chapter. Vicki Kuzelka Budka r A and Mary Kay Egan Monahan hostessed this party at the Commercial Savings and Loan building. 路 Founders' Day was celebrated with a dinner with the Gamma Alpha college chapter on ~ovemb e r 13. Follow路 ing the dinner and Founders' Day program at J ohnny's Steak House, the alumnae group remained for a farewe ll party for Pat Magnan Guenther who was moving to Colorado that week. Pat, last year's president, will be greatly missed. A D ecember 14 Christmas party with our husbands was hostessed by J oanne Schlindler Koleada r A and Mary Maus rA at the home of R osie Greco Wilson . If we make it through the snow drifts, our January meeting will be at Anthony's Restaurant. Yvonne Buresh Kros r A will be the hostess.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA-DELAWARE VALLEY The D elaware Valley alums held a meeting November

13 at the home of Doris Rowan Falin NN in Havertown , Pennsylvania. Mercia Grassi NN spoke and showed slides of her most recent trip to Italy. Mercia took her marketing class from Drexel Institute to tour the Italian fashion centers. We heard the latest scoop on the new fashions first-hand! Miriam Hipple Fitzgerald KK was co-hostess for this meeting. A coffee was given by Ann Ristine Thomas NN at her farm in Lionville, Pennsylvania, on December II . Fruitcakes were distributed which we sold during the holidays to boost our treasury. Christine Carew T ownsend NN was in charge of this project. We have such a good time when we have our annual potluck dinner with our husbands in April that we decided to get-together in January at a restaurant for dinner and dancing. Ann Recchi Corso NN handled the arrangements for dinner at The Covered Wagon in Strafford. - DORIS RowA N FALI N

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigs in Pittsburgh entertained the local Pittsburgh girls attending various colleges in the state at a tea December 27, 1968. The tea was held in the home of Lynn Peters Fountaine BE .

Her co-hostess was Mary Ann Sidehammer Linton IE. Some of the college girls attending the tea will also attend our February meeting. It was most worthwhile as the coeds and the alums had an opportunity to meet each other. We hope to do this again next year. In February we plan to meet at a local restaurant for lunch. The theme of the day will be "This is Your Life A'i:A ." Each person will give a brief history of herself so that we all may be better acquainted. Hostess for the day is Mary L ou Warner Marshall NN. Lynn Peters Fountaine BE and her family will be leaving us in mid-January. Her husband has been transferred to New York City. They hope to find a home within commuting distance of New York. We shall miss Lynn very much. She has always had the Christmas Tea at her home and has truly been a motivating force within our group. We wish you and your family the very best, Lynn. The week after Easter we will have lunch at the home of Jane Clark Bailey A I. H er co-hostess will be Gracie Divvens Hill AI. A movie, " Children with Learning Difficulties," will be shown . The last gathering for the season will be a covereddish picnic at the home of Eleanor Conrad Fetherston KK. Her co-hostess will be Mary Norman Wiley B E . We are all looking forward to this delightful event. If any of you can join us, please do. -JANE BAILEY

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA In September Richmond area alumnae met at the home of Anne Cowling Ward B E . Bridge and canasta followed a brief business meeting. As usual our first meeting in the fall was one of "catching up" with each other's news and sharing vacation experiences. Everyone particularly enjoyed hearing about Nita Hodnett Chandler's BE trip to Alaska. The annual Richmond Panhellenic Association Tasting Supper was held in November. Dottie Nelson Duke A , Frances Jobson Francis BE, and Phyllis Thomas Manning EE represented our chapter and reported it was as delicious and successful as ever. Our final meeting of the year-the one that is always a special moment of thoughtful renewal for us-was our traditional Founders' Day luncheon. This year it was held at the Chesterfield Tea R oom. As we look forward to the new year with hopes for peace and happiness in the world about us, we can think of no fin er or more appropriate aim for our chapter than the one written by our five founders sixty-seven years ago--" . . . . to perform such deeds and to mold such opinions as will tend to eleva te and enable womanhood in the world ."- ANNE CowLING WARD

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Two weeks before Christmas, 'twas such a cold night Yet Alpha Sig sisters were cherry and bright As they gathered together for fun and for food Each A'i:A girl was in holiday mood! Christmastime for us was indeed party time as sixteen of us enjoyed a delicious dinner and an evening of fun and chatter at the University Club on December 11. Although it was mainly a social evening with our usual hilarious white elephant gift exchange, President Betty Sears Poyzer II conducted a brief meeting. She brought us up-to-date on the activities of our I I H ousing Committee and told us how royally they were entertained by

our little I I sisters at a dinner in their new house. (By the way, we have been remembering our college sisters once a month with some useful gift such as apples, ham etc.) . Cynthia Hurley II told us of forthcoming Panhellenic activities which include the annual Scholarship Dance and Spring Luncheon. Amusing prizes were awarded to Sally Shipton Meisenzahl ! Clio for coming the farthest, Carol Small Miller for being able to provoke the most "no" answers, and Nancy Craig Lamberson n n for being the youngest member present. We were delighted to welcome Eloise Ackerberg Gunderson BT to the fold. In addition to the above mentioned, the following girls were present: P hyllis Early Coleman BE , Shirley Anderson Baker, Harriet Thayer Adams and Lorraine Rappenecker from I I and Patricia Allen Hainsworth, Joanne Dowling Malach, Betty P laster Laubenstein, Ruth P uis and Jane Terry Widger from n n, and Betty Clancy Breese from I C lio.JANE TERRY WIDGER

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Members of the St. Louis alumnae chapter held a tea in honor of Elizabeth Carpenter, recipient of the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award, on November 17 in the home of Elizabeth Erwin . Christine Davis assisted as co-hostess. A Founders' Day observance was held in conjunction with the tea. The program was presented by Dianne Bruegger, Laneta Chadwick, Lonna Hendren and Beulah Shicker. In January we had Pan hellenic bridge parties instead of a regular business meeting. The money that was made at these parties goes for scholarships that are presented by the St. Louis City Panhellenic Association. March will find Mr. Berkmeyer, an expert in the field of gardening and landscaping, presenting a program to our chapter at the home of Jean Sykes.

SAN BERNARDINO , CALIFORNIA The October meeting was held and efforts made to use lists sent from National to contact and recruit possible new members in our area. Plans were made to attend the Founders' Day Luncheon sponsored by the Los Angeles alumnae chapter and held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel. Our president, Mary Landis Moseke XX, appeared as speaker and discussed the possibility of some new college chapters being formed on local campuses. A lively exchange on expansion followed. Mary Ludu Simon XX and Mary Landis Moseke XX continue their involvement with Panhellenic activities and responsibilities. Geraldine Rundell Doyle BB, was off to Europe again in 1968. Violet Ranallo Neuman BP celebrated the Christmas holidays with a dear friend and sister in A 'i:A , Harriet Eadie Branter B P and family. They were students at Northern Illinois University in D eKalb, class of '52. We look forward to an early 1969 meeting and extend our wishes to all fellow alums for a happy and successful New Year.-VIOLET RANALLO NEuMA

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI The Springfield alumnae chapter started out the new school year with a coffee for the new Beta Sigma pledge class. Many new area alumnae were present to meet the new pledges in the home of Janet Newton Stiefater.

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Founders' Day was very special this year for the St. Louis alumnae chapter as members gathered to honor Elizabeth Dodson Carpenter, 1968 Wilma Wilson Sharp Award winner. She is shown here, at left, as she received a corsage for the occasion from the chapter. The corsage was presented by Bonnie Koenemann. Elizabeth Fair Erwin , at right , pre-s ented the award .

In October we had our annual homecoming luncheon at a local restaurant. Many alumnae from other areas were present to take part in homecoming activities. Special guests were Beta Sigma president Paula Stafford and Elaine Rahaim, AL:.A Field Representative. As the Christmas season came closer we began work on our philanthropic project. An informal meeting was held in the home of Liz Sweet where we made fancy felt puppets for the children at the school for the mentally retarded. Our Christmas party was held at the home of Barb Wright. We exchanged funny gifts and each member brought two gifts to be taken to the Children's Home for Christmas. There are many big plans in store for the spring which include the collegiate chapter.-MARY CAVENDER

At our January luncheon held at the home of Billie Cousins KK in Clearwater, tray favors for the All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg were turned in. This is a continuation of our philanthropic project started last year. Fun time followed the business meeting. Several games were played with much laughter and excitement for all. It was a good way to begin the new year and to become better acquainted. Sorority sisters from Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater attended.- DOROTHY KRETSCHMER CHASE

TRI-CITY, FLORIDA An impressive Founders' Day program was presented at the Tri-City, Florida, alumnae meeting held at the home of Eleanor Thomas KK in Orlando on November 16. At that time our president, Dorothy Shideman KK, read the Founders' D ay message from Mary Goeke, National President. The program was preceded by a delicious luncheon served by the hostess and an important business meeting. Members from St. P etersburg, Clearwater, and Tampa attended. The warmth of good fellowship was equal to the warm sunshine of the beautiful Florida weather. On D ecember 28 Norma Heberling KK had a special tea held in her home in Clearwater for our Tri-City a lumnae to have an opportunity to meet her sister, Gertrude Nyce KK, who was visiting her over the holidays. Gertrude is a recipient of Alpha Sigma Alpha's Award of Eminence, an award which has been presented only three times in the history of Alpha Sigma A lpha. This was a pleasure for all who attended.

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Participants in the Tri-City Founders' Day program were, left to right, Norma Heberting, vice president; Wanda Calhoun, secretary; Dorothy Shideman, president; and Dorothy Chase, editor.

TRI-CITY, MICHIGAN Members of Tri-City alumnae chapter met in October at the home of J oanne Deitz Mansum Be. With candles aglow and quiet music in the background, each of us shared our summer experiences with our sisters. We enjoyed seeing Joanne Danhoff Fortin's Be snapshots of her family at the beach. President Bernice Bauer Be told us of her exciting experiences when she entertained a Japanese foreign-exchange teacher in her home for several weeks. She is now making plans to travel to Japan next summer. November brought us to the famous Zehnd er's Restaurant in Frankenmuth, Michigan, where we met Sue Saunders Be and Sue Miscisin Be. They are the newest members of our group and traveled all the way from Flint, Michigan. After dinner we celebrated Founders' Day at Bernice Bauer's home. As we stood about the lighted candles we realized that sisterhood d oes last a lifetime! In December we gathered at the Saginaw Panhellenic Annual Christmas Auction. Each person brings an itew they have made and it is auctioned. The money is used for scholarship so we were especially happy that J oanne Manshum's original oil painting sold for nineteen dollars. January will bring us to J oanne Fortin's home. We will begin making plans for State Day. Bernice is vicechairman this year and the rest of us will be involved in leading the morning's discussion. We are looking forward to assisting Beta Theta with spring rush again this year. Again our love for A'LA is enlivened when we stand in a fri endship circle with the collegiates. We remember when . . . We will plan another steak fry with our husbands and dates in the late spring as we did last year. Those homemade chocolate eclairs of Bernice's were yummy ! It would make another perfect ending to another busy and perfect year in A'LA .- JOANNE MANSHUM

TULSA, OKLAHOMA As we approach the new year, we do so realizing 1969 will be what each individual makes it. One of our toasts wou ld be perhaps as yours, to make A'LA the best ever. In October we met with Mary Lee Copeland Wilson HH with Doris J ohnson Hill Br as co-hostess. There has been much publicity and great concern of the fraternal life and turmoil on college campuses. Helen Hooper Malone Br and Phyllis Hardy, Panhellenic Chairman on Fraternal Life, gave a report of surveys made on the trends in college concerning discipline, protocol, et cetera. President Pat Redding Bronson AB reported the making of six white robes and presenting them to Beta Gamma chapter at Tahlequah. Our Founders' Day Tea was in the home of Sue Jones LaBorde Br. Serving as co-hostesses were Pat Bronson, Regina Brooks Sharp Br, and Eloise Wood Br. Each member has been busy selling Santa Claus glasses made with Nadine Hirni Park's original design. In December 15 gals took time from their holiday tasks to find their way up the hill to Jennie Vinson Fisk's lovely apartment for our annual Christmas party. Aga in we had our silent auction with the money going to our favorite philanthropic project. To complete the evening, we sang Christmas carols with Jennie playing the organ. Plans are moving along for State Day, April 26, at the Mayo HoteL- LoRA P. SIPES

Tulsa alums pictured at the Founders' Day Tea are, left to right, Regina Brooks Sharp, Ruth Lester, Pat Redding Bronson, Rhetta Robinson, and Bobbie Burwell.

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI The alumnae chapter of Warrensburg began the fall activities by attending a reception given by Zeta Zeta chapter of Central Missouri State College in the Alpha wing of Panhellenic Hall. During Homecoming Weekend, our alum group helped with the Homecoming Brunch held at the college. A meeting was held on Novemi:Jer 4 at Mrs. A. G. Taubert's home. Mrs. LeRoy Hunt, vice president, presided over the business meeting. A preview of the years activities was given. The Warrensburg alums met with members of Z eta Zeta chapter and advisers to share in the observance of Founders' Day. A coke party is tentatively planned for Z eta Zetas at the home of alumnae president, Mrs. A. C. O wings, Jr., ea rly in February. In May a brunch for the graduating seniors in ZZ chapter will be held. Gifts wi ll be given to these girls.DR. CHARLEEN VARNER

WASHINGTON, D. C. The Washington alums met in September with Rowena 1v1ayse Cremeans PP. It was good to see every one again after our hot summer vacation. We learned that Rowena's daughter, Pamela, entered the University of Maryland, and Margaret Wilson Banks' BE daughter, Betty, is a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. In October we journeyed to Bel Air, Maryland, about seventy miles from Washington, to see Barbara Ripp 's AA apartment now furnished with many interesting family antiques from Ohio. We all decided that Barbara needed a big vote of thanks or a medal for driving so far every month for our meetings. Our Founders' Day was held at Jane Paetow's AA new apartment in Washington's New Southwest R ede-

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velopment area. Former Vice President Humphrey lives across the street from Jane. Unfortunately we did not see him. We welcomed Louise P. Johnson BQ back from her studies at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received her Master's degree. Louise is teaching a small group of deaf children in the Primary Department at Gaulledet C ollege for the Deaf. Martha Ayres AB was enthusiastic about her coming trip to Puerto Rico and other exotic isles. We sent our usual Christmas gift of money to our local school for the retarded children. Sara Lee Eiselman NN entertained the members and husbands at a New Year's Eve dinner party. We all look forward to this event during the Christmas season.- MARTHA GREEN DIMOND

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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE The Wilmington alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha met December 5, 1968, at the home of June Perry Hauser n n in Perth. W e had a delightful Christmas buffet with fourteen members attending including some new faces added this year. Our January 17 meeting was at the home of Mrs. Ray Lovett, Country Club Drive in Newark. Miss H elen Corey honored us with h er presence. W e look forward to a very active spring. On March 5 our chapter will be guests of Alpha Phi alumnae in the Panhellenic Sorority Exchange, and on May 15 we will host the Panhellenic Annual Spring Luncheon at the Stone Barn, Unionville, Pa.-

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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., Blandenburg, 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)

FIELD REPRESENTATIVES Miss Judy Holman 99 Miss Elaine Rahaim B.b. NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Alumnae Organizer-Miss Mary K. Reiff HH, 219 East 46th St., Apt. 2-W, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

NATIONAL COUNCIL President Emerita-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson) ZZ, 1405 Hardy, Independence, Missouri 64053 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 Hooper) Br, 5526 East 36th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Secretary- Mrs. Joe H. Brewer (Viola Caraway ) 'V'V, 6214 E. Murdock, Wichita, Kansas 67208 Treasurer-Mrs . Harry C . Rowe (Juanita R oberts } B:L, 5626 E. Third, Tucson, Arizona 85711 Extension Director-Mrs . R. Stephen Fountaine (Lynn Peters ) BE, 35 Elston R oad, Upper Montclair, New J ersey 07043 Memb ership Director-Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree ) AA, 6278 Guinea Rd. , Loveland, Ohio 45140 Alumnae Director-Mrs . John H . Allen (Sidney Gremillion ) 'V'V, 1206 Carter Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 Editor-Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann (Bonnie Payne) ZZ, 1230 H oyt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63137 Headqu arters 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. H endren (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 631 35 Sp otlight Editor-Mrs. Jay Schicker (Beulah Wooten) BN , 6900 Ra,路enscroft, St. Louis, Missouri 63123

A wards 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 Con vention Chairman-Miss Helen 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 Henderson) BK, 93 Quincy Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546 Music Chairman-Mrs. Donald M. Pease (Susan Ross ) HH, 517 N. Hamilton, Olathe, Kansas 66061 Philanthropic Chairman-Mrs. Weldon ]. Winter (Judy DeMasters) ZZ, 60 Avalon Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 Program Chairman-Miss Barbara Kinn ey NN, 35 State R oad, #E 10, Media, Pennsylvania 19063 Ritual Chairman-Mrs. George D. Linton (Mary Ann Sidehamer) rH, 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. Donald D . Olson (Pauline Smith) BN, 207 Terrace Place, Terrace Park, Ohio 45174 Standards Chairman-Mrs. Eugene H . Crompton, Jr. (Hiwana Cupp) BE, R.R. #3, Box 289, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 Store Chairman- Mrs. A. Howard Hall (Betty Phillips) AB, 342-D Higgins Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate-Mrs. George J. Malone, Jr., (Helen Hooper ), 5526 East 36th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Alternate Delegate-Miss Mary C . Goeke Second Alternate-Mrs. R . Stephen Fountaine

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