Asa phoenix vol 57 no 2 winter 1971 1972 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

EDITOR

Miss Judith Holman 1376 Columbine #204 Denver, Colo. 80206

Contents

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WINTER ISSUE 1971-72

ALUMNAE EDITOR

Mrs. Jeffrey W. Meece The Phoenix, Apt. SH-7 Cooper St. at Elm Edgewater Park Beverly, New Jersey 08010 COLLEGIATE EDITOR

Mrs. Philip Wallick, Jr. 676 Park Avenue York, Pennsylvania 17402 SPOTLIGHT EDITOR

Miss Paula Cyrus 624 High Street St. Albans, West Virginia ART DIRECTOR

Mrs. Jerry Shiverdecker Town & Campus Apts # 11 Fulton, Missouri 65251 HISTORIAN

Our Convention Site-Irresistible!

Missouri-Variety Vacationland

Can Meetings Come To Order?

Thoughts

Spotlight

Collegiate News

In Memoriam

Alumnae News

Directory

Mrs. Bob A. Williams 5310 Graceland Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 THE PHOENIX of Alpha Sigma Alpha

VOLUME 57

UMBER 2

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is published in the fall, winter, spring and summer of each yea r at Eden Publishing House, 1724 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Mo . 63103, official publishers lor the sorority. The subscription price $1.50 a yea r. Send change of address and business correspondence to Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters, 1201 East Walnut Street, Springfield, Mo. 65802. Address all correspondence of an editorial nature to the editor, Miss judith A. Holman, 1376 Columbine, Apt. 204, Denver, Colo. 80206. Second-class postage paid at St. Louis, Missouri. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to National Headquarters , 1201 East Walnut Street, Springfield , Missouri 65802 .

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL

announces the 路 pledging of Delta Iota Colony at University of Delaware Newark, Delaware October 26, 1971

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call to convention Now is the time for you to start plann ing to attend Convention '72 .

Alpha Sigma Alphas throughout the country

will gather in Springfield, Missouri, June 21 - 26, 1972, to renew friendships, share in discussions, exchange ideas, and join in the fun.

The theme of Conven tion '72 is

"Involvement," and it is hoped that you will return home inspired with p l ans that will benefit your chapter, campus, and community . The Southwest Missouri State CollAge campus will be the site of Convention '72 .

All Convention Business Sessions,

workshops, and exhibits will be in the Student Union, and delegates and visitors will stay in Woods House, a modern, high- rise dormitory .

The col l ege campus should be an

excell ent setting for Convention '72 because of the spacious facilities available in the Student Union and also because we will have the dormitory entirely to ourselves . Your families are welcome to come to Convention, or plan to meet them for a post - convention trip in the beautiful lake areas surrounding Springfield .

Send in your

registration blank today, and come to Convention '72 ready to share in a memorable experience .

I'll be looking

forward to seeing you there .

JUanita ~owe Convention Chairman WINTER 1971 - 1972

Our Convention Site -Irresistible! June is great in the Oczarks

South west Missouri State College

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ter will officially welcome delegates to Southwest Missouri State College. Situated in the midst of the beautiful residential section of Springfield, SMS is only minutes from our National Headquarters. The highlight of the week will be a tour of rational Headquarters conducted by Rose Marie Fellin, Headquarters Executive. Another popular attraction will be an ail-day trip to Silver Dollar City where you will find a colony of craftsmen and real Ozark entertainment in this quaint western city. Very few will be able to resist spending their free time shopping at the new Battlefield Mall. There will also be time to visit the Springfield Art Museum and many of the nationally known historic shrines and caverns in the Springfield area. Those delegates whose husbands and families are coming will enjoy the two city lakes, Lake Springfield and Fellows Lake. The golfing husbands will also find a number of public courses in the city. Mayor Shad Heller's musical skills always attract a crowd of onlookers at his oz.dtime blacksmith shop in Silver Dollar City.

June will be great in the Missouri Ozarks for everyone attending the 1972 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention. The Beta Sigma collegiate chapter and the Springfield alumnae chap-

The 1972 Convention will be a thrilling experience with many innovative activities such as the new ASA Boutique, a sorority song contest and challenging discussions and workshops. Every ASA should seriously consider attending. With so many added attractions, we hope the invitation is irresistible!

Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters

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MISSOURI 72VARIETY VACATIONLAND

by Paula Cyrus In Missouri, you have a choice of vacation lands and there is excitement there for the whole family. Missouri offers many excellent pre- and post-convention trips. For Alpha Sigma Alphas who wish to spend more time in Missouri there are countless historical and scenic spots throughout the state.

LAND OF THE OZARKS An interesting and unique place to visit is the Shepherd of the Hills Farm near Branson, only 45 miles south of Springfield. This is the setting of Harold Bell Wright's novel by the same name. The famous story is in the same setting where it took place nearly 70 years ago. It is presented in an outdoor theatre by a cast and staff of native Ozark people, there are also daily farm tours, museums and country stores at the farm. Located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, this is one of the most enjoyable vacation experiences in America today. Also in Branson is a fun-filled experience awaiting you on Lake Taneycomo. The "Pirate of Taneycomo" can be seen attacking the Sammy Lane Pirate Cruises daily. Coast Guard Captains entertain with tall tales of the hills and bits of Ozark folk lore. A shipment of gold is taken aboard and the hilarious return to Branson is capped off with a pirate attack. It's a continuous hour of fun for all ages. The White River Museum is located on the boat dock complex. You'll also find the birthplace of George Washington Carver at Diamond a very interesting National Shrine.

Standing in front of Old Matt's Cabin on the Shepherd of the Hills Farm near Branson are Old Matt and Young Matt , charact ers in Harold Bell Wright's book.

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One hour outh of Bran 路on in Dogpatch, rkan as is Dogpatch, USA. Home of Al Capp' famous comic strip character , there are a variety musing treet of activitie awaiting everyone. play , ride and the Dogpatch Cave are just a few. K NSAS CITY, "THE CITY OF FOUNTAINS" Only four hours northwe t of Springfield, you will find history, sport , culture and entertainment in Kansas City. Located in the heart of the city i the Liberty Memorial in honor of the war dead of V\Torld '1\Tar I. There are also two museums displaying many war relics. Home of famous people such as Harry S. Truman can also be visited. Only minutes away is the Harry S. Truman Library. The 路w ild

Walker-Missouri T ourism

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' e L come aliv a ou tour the home of J e 路e J ame in Kan as City. Sports fans will enjoy a Kan as City Royals' home game during the month of June. For the music and theatre lover , Kan as City offers their Philharmonic, the Missouri Repertory Theatre, the Resident Theatre and the Lyric Opera. Everyone enjoys the Kansas City Zoo and it 路 famous Children's Zoo. For day-time tourism there are the Nelson Gallery of Art and the Kansa City Museum of History and Science. ST. LOUIS, "GATEWAY TO THE WEST" St. Louis is also the gateway to summer fun and is located only four hours east of Springfield.

Th e " Pirate of Taneycomo" takes aim at the captain and crew of every Sammy Lane Cruise down T aneycomo at Bran son.

St. Louis is an excellent pre- or post-convention trip. The famed St. Louis riverfront is a must on your list of sites. There you will find the 630foot Gateway Arch. Transporter trains carry visitors to the top of the tallest national monument which commemorates St. Louis as the Gateway to the West. The underground Museum of Westward Expansion is located between the span of the legs of the arch. Also on the riverfront is the Old Catheral, the Basilica of St. Louis King of France. A museum there houses relics of the city's past. Within easy walking distance is the historic Old Courthouse, scene of the Dred Scott Trial prior to the Civil War. It houses two museums, "The Louisiana Purchase" and the "In~ians and the West." St. Louis is a big sports town and the Cardinal baseball team will be in the midst of an exciting season at Busch Memorial Stadium before and after National Convention. Excursion boats provide cruises along the Mississippi River. Several boats offer dining

facilities and a variety of ragtime music and melodramas at night. Also in the city are many excellent restaurants. Forest Park offers many attractions such as the Art Museum, the Jefferson Memorial, the Planetarium, the Climatron, the Municipal Opera and the world-renowed St. Louis Zoo. These are just a few of the many interesting activities in St. Louis. A VISIT TO GRANT'S FARM Grant's Farm is located an hour west of St.. Louis in Affton, Missouri on an 281-acre tract owned by the late August A. Busch, Sr. It includes land once farmed by Ulysses S. Grant. The cabin built by Grant still stands as a historical shrine. At the entrance of the farm, you are met by sightseeing trains that transport visitors on a tour of the farm. You may also tour the Miniature Zoo, the game preserve and enjoy the fascinating bird shows. Tours are free and it is a delightful experience for everyone.

W alker-Missouri T ournism

f. C. N ic hols Fountain and Giralda T ower in the C ountry Club Plaza in Kansas City.

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IX FL G

OVER MID

MERIC

Thi third "Six-Flag " is lo a ted in · ureka, Mi ouri only 35 minute west of t. Louis. lf yo u're from the East, it's on your way to National onventionl Thi two-hundred-acre entertainment world i omething AS s won't want to mi . There are ride , exhibits and other unique a ttraction . A few of these attraction are St. Loui during the 1904 World' Fair, an exciting porpoi e show and mu ical productions. The six flag repre ent the flags of Spain, France, Great Britia n, the United State, Mi souri and Illinoi . The e are ju t a few of the major attractions in Missouri. Missouri also has many beautiful State Parks and lake for camping, for family Yacations or our adventurous ASA collegians. The lure of the "Show Me State" is not restricted to any one section. Throughout this vacation land you will find up-to-the minute accomodations. Make your convention re ervations early so that you can combine it with a summer vacation.

St. Louis Art Mu seum in Forest Park.

MILEAGE CHART CHICAGO ....... ..... .................................... 529 CINCINNATI .............................. ............ 581 DALLAS .................................................. 442 DENVER ···········-····----······--··········--····------779 INDIANAPOLIS .. .................. ................. .475 LITTLE ROCK .... ............ ....................... .235 MILWAUKEE .. ........................................ 610 NEW YORK CITY .................................. 1180 PITTSBURGH . ......................................... 835 TULSA

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WASHINGTON, D. C . ............................ 1023 The Climatron, the first geodesic-dome greenhouse built, is in Sh aw's Gardens in St . L ouis.

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St. Louis' exciting R iverfront and the Gat eway Arch.

FOR ADDITIONAL VACATION INFORMATION FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Mi souri Tourism Commission P.O. Box 1055 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Convention and Tourist Council of Greater Kansas City 1212 Wayandotte Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Convention and Tourist Board of Greater St. Louis 9th and Locust St. Louis, Missouri 6310 I MISSOURI STATE PARK BOARD

Tourist Information Department P.O. Box 176-1204 Jefferson Building Jefferson City, Missouri 6~101 10

Int eresting St. Louis.

Farm, only minutes fr om

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INFORMATION CON'D: NATIONAL FORESTS

Mark Twain National Fore~L RDI Building, uite 500 Belcre t and Ea t Trafficway Springfield, Missouri 65802 Clark ational Forest P.O. Box 245 Rolla, fissouri 65401 ROAD MAPS AND ROADSIDE PARKS

Mi souri Highway Commission Highway Building Jefferson City, Mi ouri 65101

Paula Cyrus, Spotlight Editor, feeding one of the many animals in the Miniature Z oo at Grant's Farm.

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Springfield, Missouri June 21--26, 1972 Aerial view of Six Flags O ver Mid-America in Eureka Missouri.

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'OPERATION BRASS TACKS

CAN MEETINGS COME TO ORDER? by Virginia Cooper Westall

Margaret is my best friend. She regularly does Good Works and I frequently espouse Good Causes so between us, we attend a lot of meetings. Last week we were coming home together from our separate civic duties and I asked, "How did your meeting go?" "Aargh," she replied with great feeling. "About as usual-just awful. The bad part about Good Works is all those meetings that never start on time. Our chairman breezed in 15 minutes late, short on breath and long on apologies." Margaret mimicked the tardy chairman's bright voice: ''I'm simply so terribly sorry. I do hope you went on without me." Warming to her subject and obviously vexed which is something she usually isn't because she is the soul of patience, she continued, "We couldn't begin until she came because she had all the reports and records. Besides, if we had gone on without her, she would have made us stop and tell her everything that had happened so we wouldn't have gained any of the lost time. "She didn't really need to call that meeting anyhow because she's one of those steam-roller types who have everything decided before we get together. I feel as though a Mack truck just ran over my instep. "If time is really money, as they say, then I'm the biggest spender in town, waiting for people who are always late. Their time may not be valuable to them, but mine is to me." 12

I knew Margaret was bothered because that "'路as her day to help the little kids in the swimming pool at the orthopedic hospital, and she had already announced she had a bushel of errands to do. Minding her manners to allow me equal time, however, she inquired, "How did yours go?" ''I'm sorry we were late getting out," I began apologetically "but you know that even meetings which start on time seldom end on time, although they might if speakers would confine themselves to plain English. Our chairman used expressions like viable infra-structure and told us what to do to orchestrate creative listening. Whatever all that means. "We had a good speaker, though, and I felt sorry for him. He stuck to his allotted time, but the chairman put him last on the agenda so while he was still talking, people began leaving for car pools and other appointments because we were running so late. It must be terrible to have your audience disappear, one by one, right under your nose. "Actually, our meeting never did end, at least not all at once. It just disintegrated." I wondered aloud how Margaret and I ever got mixed up in so many meetings and she said, "I don't know about you, but I opened Pandora's box about 15 years ago when I agreed to drive five second-graders to visit the telephone company. They called a meeting of the mothers to decide what was the best route to take to THE PHOENIX

town and where to park and all that and I've never been safely anonymou again. What's your excuse?" "I don' t have one," I answered sheepishl y, "I volunteered." Like Margare t, I am a great believer in the light-one-candle approach to problem so I said, "We both know that a certain number of meeting are an absolute necessity for Good Works and Good Causes. What would you suggest to improve them?" "Start on time," was her prompt reply, "and end on time." "Have at least a speaking acquaintance with Robert's Rules," I proposed, "and that goes for members as well as the chairman." " Pick a meeting that is centrally located, preferably with plenty of parking p laces, and choose one appropriate to the size of the group where you won't be stuffed into a room too small, nor rattle around in a room too big."

"Like the Y? Or the fellowship hall of a church?" "Sure. Or the board room of a bank. The community service room of the power and light company. The new Boy Scout building or the old Red Cross building." "But not the day nursery-we met there one time and their chairs are too little.'' "Blow a dollar on instant coffee and paper cups. Ask them for coffee at 10:00 and start the meeting at 10:30 after they've exchanged greetings and small talk. Then maybe there wouldn't be so much whispered chit-chat after the business starts." " Or if you have the meeting at home, get a buddy to come answer your phone and take messages while it's going on. In fact, I bet if you developed a post card habit it would save a bunch of calls." WINTER 1971 - 1972

"Well now. After we get them together, make them comfortable, give them a chance to visit, and tart on time ... " "Exa tly," I said, picking up her train of thought. "We get down to business and we wouldn't ever, not ever, take the time of the whole group to decide something that should be settled in committee, if this is a board meeting . . ." " Or between individuals if it's a committee meeting. And if you have a guest speaker, he is first on the program and you've already warned the group they're expected to stay until the meeting is over." "Or meet at night so no one will have another appointment and maybe even invite the husbands. And be sure you offer to pick the speaker up and take him home. Then thank him promptly in writing no later than the next day. What else?"

" If you plan on slides or films, be sure the operator knows how to operate the particular machine you'll be using so the pictures won't be upside down or on the ceiling or something. Also check to see that the amount of light in the room can be controlled."

Margaret paused for breath and I jumped in again. "And if I were chairman, I'd never, never describe anything as either relevant or meaningful." "And I would make careful distinctions between group opinions and personal opinions. I would remind myself periodically that, first, it is not necessary for me to have an opinion on everything and, second, if I do, it's even less necessary for me to express those I do have." "I wouldn't spring new business surprises on the president at a general meeting." 13

"Nor dredge up old business decisions for rehashing." "Wow! We've sure made out a tough schedule for the chairman." "Oh, she doesn't have to do it all herself. Let her delegate as much as she can, but she should know what needs to be done and how to do it." "After all, good meetings are a combination of maybe one part brains, two parts executive ability, and four parts of tact, consideration for others, or whatever you want to call it." "Like good manners?" " Precise! y." 'Think we could do it?" " Might. Why?" "The powers that be are thinking about linking your Cause and my Works confidentially, they're going to ask us to be co-chairmen." "We could streamline the meeting, but it would take the wisdom of Solomon .. ." "The grace of Queen Elizabeth . .. " "The poise of Helen Hayes . .. " "And a cram course at the sense of humor school. Shall we try?" "Let's. Say, has anyone ever written a book we could pass around on how to be good members of an organization?"

Virginia Cooper Westall, author of "Can Meetings Come To Order?" is a free lance writer who has published in the Presbyterian Journal, Teach, Eternity, Military Review, among others. She is also a long-time community volunteer in her hometown of Asheville, N. C., having headed and j or worked for such groups as PTA, AAUW, the YWCA, the Junior League, Citizens Committee for Schools. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, she is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. "Can Meetings Come To Order?" is one of a series of articles prepared for sorority magazines by the Operation Brass Tacks Committee of the National Panhellenic Editors Conference. Permission to use "Can Meetings Come To Order?" in full or in part in other publications must be obtained from the Operations Brass Tacks Committee.

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THE

NATIONAL COUNCIL

announces the pledging of Delta Kappa Colony at Indiana State University-Evansville Evansville, Indiana October 31, 1971

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liiHIOUIGIHiliS

When the rays of the sun peek through your window curtains Welcome the morning, fee l the sun and stretch ... reach out. Look forward and reflect what a sunrise means. J t means happiness Happiness in giving Happiness in sharing Happiness in smiling. As the curtains of day draw close, look to the beam of starlight. Follow the glow, raise your head and sigh . . . contentment L ook up and remember what starlight means. It means sisters. Sisters who need Sisters who care Sisters who aspire . And when the embers in the fire quietly glow Drowsily let your head fall to the pillow and yawn ... serenity. L ook inward and see the warmth we've found in you. It means sisterhood. -Jan Barrett B E

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sisterhood is like the sea .. . We come fa e to face with it like childr!'namazed at its magn itude and g reatness . by ourselves we wonder how we can lea rn about it allthe joys, the love, and even the disappointments but we walk a little furth e r, by giving of ourselves, and find o ther hi ldren just like us playing by its shore . .. we smile- they smi le back and toge ther we build grea t sandcastles of love .. and through smi les an d tea rs \\'e join hands and walk into the sea no longer a fra id .. the wind is strong on g ray days, but we have built a shelter against th e world just now the sun shines bright on ou r sisterhood as our new year begins . . . don' t be afraid of the darksisterhood shines eve n then like a star that guides sailors safely home . . . it is as eve r co nstant as the sea . it has no boundaries, it has no e nd .. it enfolds us wi~h its elusi ve beauty ... trea t our sisterhood ge nt lyas you would a fragile daisy and guard our sandcastles of love "tha nk you for touch ing my life'' .. Susan L. Pitman XX

THE ART OF GI VING

You give of yourself When you give gifts of th e heart : Love, kindness, joy, understa nding, Sympathy, forgiveness. You give of yourself When you give gifts of the mind: Ideas, dreams, purposes, ideals, principles, Plans, inventions, projects, poetry. You give of yourself When you give gif ts of the spirit : Praye r, beauty, aspirations, fa ith . You g ive of yourself When you give gifts of time: Patie nce, a ttenti on, considerat ion. You give of yourself When you give gifts of words: Encouragement, inspirat ion, guidance. - Sally Wa rd rQ

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~PoTLIGHTED

An Alpha Sig's Travels in Africa

'!\Then Marilyn Bankston told all of her Beta Delta sisters good-bye at the close of the 1971 winter quarter, she hardly anticipated the many interesting events she would be able to relate to them when she returned. Marilyn, a 20-year old art education major from Brookhaven, Mississippi, left April 9 for Lagos, N igeria, to visit her parents. Her father, who is employed with an oil company, has worked in various countries in Western Afri ca for the past six years. Having previously traveled through various European countries, including England, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Holland, and the Canary Islands, Marilyn found African travel to be quite an experience. She visited Port Harcourt, Nigeria, just eight months after the Civil War had been over. Consequently, the results were still evident, and the city lacked many of the modern conveniences to which Marilyn was accustomed. She explained that water was available for only one or two hours of each day, 18

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and that it had to be terilized before it co uld be used. Entertainment of any form wa nonexistent. hartly thereafter, farilyn 's family moved to Monrovia, the capital of Liberi a, where life wa similar to that in America. While there, she visited everal villages in the country, and she a l o saw some rubber plantations. She had the opportunity of meeting several students from the University of Liberia and people from many other countries of the world who were living in Liberia. During her stay, the Liberian president died, so many dignitaries from all over the world came to Liberia at this time to pay their respects. Marilyn also told of the country tribes coming into town in their war dress-their custom of mourning the death of their leader. The tribes roamed the streets day and night, carrying crude weapons; therefore, no foreigners were allowed on the streets unless absolutely necessary. After living in Africa for four months, Marilyn prepared to return home. On August 14, she flew to Brussels, Belgium, and then to Amsterdam, shopping, sightseeing, and of course, touring the art museums. From there she flew to New York before returning to Mississ ippi .

An African village Marilyn visited

In summing up her trip Marilyn commented, "It was a very exciting and educational summer. Africa is a continent with a very promising future and someday I would like to go back and visit. But now I am enjoying being with my AL.A sisters aga in." -Gail Lucas

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL announces the formation of Greater Dallas Area Alumnae Chapter Dallas, Texas September, 1971 WINTER 1971-1972

v I Pat Lloyd, Beta Theta, is assistant rush chairman for Central Michigan's Panhellenic Council.

Nanc y Lindenberg, Beta Theta, is Panhellenic President at Central Michigan Uni versity.

Deborah M orse, Delta Theta Co lony, is president of Alpha Lambda Delta and a President's Scholar at Southern Illinois University.

Carol Holtkamp, Alpha Beta, is co-captain of the Northeast Missouri State cheerleading squad.

Susan Fritz, Beta Theta, is president of Central Michigan's Spanish Club.

Anne Marie Chorba, Gamma Lambda, is vice president of Panh ellenic Council at L oyola University.

judy Bates, Gamma Zeta, is a varsity cheerleader at the Unive rsity of Arkansas at M onticello.

Nanc y ]abour, Belta Delta, is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, education honorary, at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Cathie Rankin, Alpha Gamma, was chosen Kappa Delta Rho S weetheart at Indiana University of Pennsyl vania.

Lou Lyon, Gamma Zeta, is a Campus Favorite at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Linda Hopper, Gamma Zeta, is Th eta Xi Sweetheart and a Campus Favorite at the University of Arkansas at Monticello .

Carol Timmerman, Alpha Beta, first attendent to the Sweetheart of Tau Kappa Epsilon at Northeast Missouri State College

julia Yarnot, Alpha Gamma, is the Phi Sigma Kappa Sweetheart at Indiana Uni versity of Pennsylvania.

Sharman Simmons, Beta Delta, was chosen Pi Kappa Alpha Dream Girl at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Queens

and Candidates Terri Collier, Alpha Beta, was named winner of the swimsuit competition at the Northeast Missouri State Fair Queen Contest .

Beth Blanchard, Alpha, was a member of the Homecomin g Court at Hampd en-Sydn ey College .

Janic e Wright, Zeta Zeta, was a finalist for Central Missouri Stat e College Hom ecoming Queen.

Carol Olendorf!, Zeta Zeta, H omecoming Queen Finalist at Central Missouri State College

Bernie Delisi, Alpha Gamma, was a candidaJ.e for Homecoming Queen at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Melody Place, Zeta Z eta, was chosen a H omecoming Queen finalist at Central Misso uri State Colleue.

j udi Capper, Beta Theta, was a member of the Homecoming Court at Central Michigan University.

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Information About Prospective Candidate for Alpha Sigma Alpha National Office I am interested in ~fy

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Publications Public speaking Ritu al Scholarship (encouragement) Scholarship (financial) Secretarial Travel '"' ays and means

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I understand that any elected or appointed position is on a volunteer basis, and that expenses for postage, officer meetings, chapter visits and other recognized expenditures incurred will be returned to me according to policies set by the National Council. I also understand that I may be requested to make visits to collegiate or alumnae chapters, andj or to colleges for extension purposes. These visits will be in the same geographical area as my residence.

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Please return by March 15, 1972 To: Mrs. W. B. Niemeyer, 6278 Guinea Rd., Loveland, Ohio 45140 Please feel free to make any inquires about details of duties.

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collegiate news Alpha

Alpha Alpha

Longwood College Farmville, Virginia

Miami University Oxford, Ohio

After a very fast and exc1tmg summer, filled with weddings and engagements, Alphas returned to the Longwood campus early for rush workshop. Favors for all rush parties were completed and old scenery was revamped. A special committee was set up to write a new skit. Those hard-working girls put together a fantastic idea using the '50's era of rock and roll as its basis. It was good to see everyone so enthusiastic and working together in the usual Alpha spirit. We are very optimistic about rush this year. We are doing our best to keep the Greeks alive on campus.

Alpha Alphas returned to the Miami campus in midSeptember all "fired up" for fall rush. Everyone was anxious to return for rush since the suite had been redecorated during the summer. The bright and cheerful new colors of the suite were appropriate for the theme of pre-school rush, which was "Rainbow Rush." After three rounds of rush parties, the fourth or theme parties were held. "Teddy Bear's Picnic" was our theme which centered around our mascot, Alphie the bear. The suite became a summer picnic grounds complete with trees and beautiful flowers. There was even a small pond where Alphie enjoyed fishing and talking to the rushees. Members were costumed in a rainbow of colors as they wore gingham-checked dresses and shorts. Rush was termed a "success" as the Alpha Alphas concluded rush activities by the gaining of new pledges. The new girls were given their "Big Heart Sis" as they became pledges of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Alpha Alphas enjoyed a hayride which took us to Cincinnati and back. All of the new pledges participated in the events of the Sigma Chi "Melon Mess." This event is held each year in the early fall. All campus sororities join in on the fun which ranges from a "watermelon eating race" to an "egg tossing contest." Everyone had a great time participating and watching. Activities coming in the near future for Alpha Alphas are Greek Week and its many events, Homecoming with all the fun and festivities, and Parents' Weekend . We are all looking forward to a fantastic year.J!LL MoRGAN

One night when no one had any work to do, several members got energetic and rearranged the chapter room. It took us a while to adjust to the change; however, it really does look nicer. We have also hung our beautiful clock, the pledge gift, over the television. Our semi-annual fashion show with a Farmville de partment store was held October 12 in the Student Union Building and featured eleven Hampden-Sydney escorts and twenty-two A":E. As. Free cokes were served, and two door prizes were given away. Admission was fifty cents. October 16 a group of Alphas traveled to R ichmond to visit with Carolyn Johnson at the Virginia Home. Carolyn is a paralytic and such a warm, wonderful person, we only wish we all could get to see her more often. The Alphas also sponsored a tea for the college faculty and administration. We were very p leased with the outcome and exchanged many interesting conversations with {he professors. The tea was catered by Longwood's dining service. Plans have already been set in motion for our annual formal dance. We have decided to have it in the spring-April 21-at the Wedgewood Country Club. We are sure to have a blast again this year ! Oktoberfest der Geist here at L ongwood involves our having a booth for the midway. This year we changed the idea to having an old German delicatessen. We sold cheese, crackers and home-made pickles. We are so proud of Beth Blanchard, who has been selected as " Tigress" for Hampden-Sydney's Homecoming. Beth's picture will be featured in the HampdenSydney newspaper, T he Tiger.- JANE PEARMAN

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Alpha Beta Northeast Missouri State Kirksville , Missouri The Alpha Beta gathered at Thousand Hills State Park on J uly 10 for their annual summer reunion. The day was highlighted by a swim in the lake and a midday hotdog roast. Later in July, Mexico, Missouri, was the scene of the Miss Missouri Pageant, where more than a dozen Alpha Betas fi lled the auditorium to cheer and support their candidate M iss K irksville, Carolyn Smith. T his pageant also allowed the Alpha Sigs to view Alpha Beta Marcia Mossbarger in her final appearances as the 1970 Miss Missouri.

Earl y Au gust brought th e re prese ntation cf the Alpha Sigs in the N orth eas t Missouri State Fair Quee n contes t. The Alpha Beta candidate was Terri C ollier. Both Alpha Beta and T er ri were proud when T erri was chosen winner of th e swim uit competition. Rush began early in September for N ortheast Missouri State. The annual P a nh ellen ic T ea was revised slightl y and included th e innova tive idea of a m odified ice water tea. Nightl y rush activities kept Alpha Betas busy. The annua l parties " Alphatraz" an d " Southern Array with AZ:.A " we re both termed successful by a ll Alph a Beta. M onday, O ctobe r 18, was th e date for the Pa nh ell enic Yell-In durin g which time each rushee answered her sorority bid. Fall campus acti vities we re patron ized by Alpha Betas . Seve ral offi ces were held by members including two positions on the Student Sena te and a new m ember of the K-D ette drill tea m. Carol H oltkamp and Esther Skinner were renamed to th e Bulldog Chee ring Squad with Carol H oltkamp as co-captain. Mid-October p laced th e campus am idst H om ecoming activities. In tribute to Missouri's Sesquicenteni a l Celebration, th e a ll-cam pus H omecoming them e was "Missouri Through the Ages."' Alpha Betas spent their late a utumn hours wo rkin g on th eir fl oat and co mpa igning for th eir Homeco ming Queen ca ndidate, J ean Abern a thy.- PAT GoEKE

Mighty M ouse saved the da y by capturing fi rst place for th e Alpha Cams. Sigma fraternity a nd proudly presented " Mighty M ouse" as our entry in th e parade. W e were abso lutely thrilled when we were awarded fi rst p lace! Before the act ivities began, we held a M oth er P a troness C eremony and tea in our room. W e were honored to have three members running for H omecoming Queen. Juli a Yarnot, Swee theart of Phi Sigma Kappa, was sponsored by that fraternity, Bernie D elisi was sponsored by Beta Tau Lambda and the I U P Marching Band, and we proudly announce that Cathie R anki n, Swee theart of Kappa D elta Rh o, was second runner-up for H omecoming Queen. Our members are now busy with volley ball intramura ls and fund raising projec ts.- LINDA NEW CO MER

Alpha Betas picnic at Th ousand H ills State Park.

Alpha Gamma Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania The Alpha Gammas came back to ca mpus th is fall anticipating a busy semester. Pl ans for rush were busily under way, and our efforts we re g rea tly rewa rded . Our members put on a skit fashioned after a soap opera, and we had th e touchin g rose ceremony during th e last party. Everyone was thrill ed with our new pledges, and we went dow n to the Union to "show th em off." A few d ays later a p ledging dinner was held at Bruno's R estaura nt. Our biggest effort was planning for H omecoming. Nancy Aho and Karen Messina we re fl oa t chairman and co-chairman . Our sorority worked with Chi Alpha

Alpha Gammas entertain the ir pledges.

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Beta Beta University of Northe rn Colorado G ree ley, Colorado

H omecom ing is approac hin g a nd we are preparing for th e Mum sale and H u e decorations. Our pledge are plotting and planning ur fall InformaL- MARILY N ZIEGLER

After an unusually long and hot summer, the Beta Betas were very much excited to return to classes on September 29. Many members were ab le to see quite a few others during the summer by traveling to various parts of the country. The different types of jobs held by the members this summer indicate just how individual we are. We had camp cou nselors, bank tellers, wa itresses, telephone ope rators, professional secretaries, a gas station attendant, a nd a guide for the state capita l building in D enver. There were five weddin gs this summer, a lso. The ni ght before classes sta rted, we ga thered a t the h ouse for a welcome back party a nd gab session. W e then went to an all-Greek fun c tion a t a local da nce place. H omecoming was on O ctober 30. There were no floats or qu eens, as th e college cut down on H omecomin g fund s. Our formal rush bega n rm November 13 and laste d one week .- L ES LIE TWEED

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas

A summ er reunzon proved enjoyable for Epsilon Epsilon.

The Alpha Sig house on 12th Street is bubbling once aga in . After three months of summer inactivity, the house, the members and the new p led ges are bursting with enthusiasm for the 197 2 school term. The n ew school year actually began during the summer when rush parties were held in the apartments of Alpha Sigs. At mid-summer reunion, fall rush was p la nned. Being an informal type rush, emphasis was placed upon sincerity, friend liness, caring, and fun . " The Jug Band" provided entertainment at one of th e open houses. Greek unity is being stressed on the KSTC campus so Greek Week was revived. This year it included a guest speaker who discussed the changes in Greek life and attitudes, Super T.G.I.F. on Friday, a dance at the Fairgrounds Friday night, church service on Sunday, and chicken dinner. The planned Greek Games were unfortunately rained out. Father' s Weekend was held November 9-10. This is an eve nt all the girls and their dads eagerly look forward to. After supper and entertainment the girls took their dads to the football game followed by visits to some of the local spots. Mrs. Sally Headricks, our n ew h ousemother, was introduced to the KSTC campus at a tea given in her honor on O ctober 12. R epresentatives of all the campus organizations attended. Bonds am ong members are really being tied closer at the house through many of our informal activities. T o make meeting a little different, we all traveled to a near-by la ke and discussed events fireside style. Intramurals are going strong, offering kickball, bowling, and volleyball. We were invited to several exchanges, and made very good showings. On Saturday mornings, we have had other sororities ove r for surprise breakfasts. We have surprised the fraternities with seranades, and they, in turn, have surprised us with T . P . raids. Life seems to get more and more exciting at the house.

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WINTER 1971 - 1972

Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri The Zeta Zetas began the year by pledging Lynne Shepard and Janice Wright. H omecoming came rapidly. W e had a house decorati on based on the theme of ecology. Our theme was " Mules C lean up the UnBEARables ." W e were very excited for the big day because we had girls in the top eleven for Homecoming Quee n. Carol Olendorff was our candidate, M elody Place was up for Tau Kappa Epsilon, a nd Janice Wright represented Sigma Phi Epsilon . After relaxing a couple of days we started on rush . We changed one party to "Alpha Sigs Swee ti es" and our final party was the traditonal Alpha Aloha. For our philanthropic proj ect this year we ad opted another girl, J anice, from the Higgensville State School. We combined our philanthropic project and rush fun ction by having a picnic with our two girls. -MARY ANAGN OS

Eta Eta Kansas State College Pittsbu rg, Kansas Under the leadership of Sally Elliot, rush chairman, the Eta Etas again led in rush with the la rgest p led ge class on campus. As in past years, the Eta Etas sold "Alpha Mums" for H omecoming. The chapter worked hard on H omecoming decorations using the theme " Fairy Tales." Five Alphas were candidates for Homecoming Queen. They were Chris Payne, represe nting Sigma Tau Gamma ; Cheryl Copenhaver, representing Pi Kappa Alpha ; Georgia Beggs, representing Shirk Hall ; Pam Powell , representing T anner Hall ; and Brenda R ua, representing our chapter.

During the week of October 11, the Eta Etas were fortunate to receive a visit from Barbara Johnston, National Field Representative. Ideas were exchanged between Miss Johnston and the chapter. The Alphas were active socially, also. The Eta Etas enjoyed run-outs with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Sigma Epsilon. The annual Halloween party was held October 29.- LINDA WRETMAN

Nu Nu Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alpha Sigma Alpha began the 1971-72 school year on September 27 with a business meeting to clear up all financial matters and to clarify to the returning members what had happened during the summer term. Our "welcome back" party was held the following week with a covered dish supper and, most assuredly, plenty of laughs. Since the Nu Nu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha holds meetings during the summer, we were able to accomplish much in the way of rush. On Wednesday, August 11, we sponsored a barbecue and a mixer with Sigma Pi fraternity for all incoming freshmen. There we were able to talk with many freshmen girls and possibly future members. We also made decoupage plaques with the picture of Raggedy Ann on them and the words "Alpha Sigma Alpha Welcomes You to Drexel University" and gave them to Drexel's co-eds on Registration Day. Now we are busily preparing for our formal rush party and planning our own calandar of social and philanthropic events for the year. It really should prove to be a great one!- BEVERLY HERRON

Phi Phi Northwest Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri FalL 1971 : The Phi Phis took rushees to heaven and back before deciding who would be their new little "angels." Already these pledges are making names for themselves. For example, Denise Chambers was selected to represent Northwest Missouri State as a porn pon girl, and Nancy Armstrong was elected senator from the freshman class. Now the focus has switched to H omecoming with two Alphas nominated for the 1971 Homecoming Queen. They are Sue Kroeger and Karen Sorensen. The Phi Phis are practicing daily for their skit and working on their float, "Bambi." The Alphas are participating in Greek unifiction by building a Panhellenic house decoration. The Phi Phis hold several honorary and elected positions at Northwest. Linda Keller is a Union Board co-chairman. Marcy Skinner has been tapped by the English Honor Society. Selected as Dye's Dolls were Sue Kroeger, Nancy Armstrong, Debbie Dale, and Deani Haage. Other honors include Cindy Furst, Panhellenic se nator, and Janet Gayler and Deani Haage, first chairs in the Northwest Missouri State Orchestra. Finally, the Phi Phis received an invaluable gift from Becky Nelson. A graduating senior, Becky has willed Flipper, her pet bird, to the Alpha annex as an eternal solution to any crisis that may arise. With Alpha talent and this cure-all the Phi Phis are looking forward to even greater accomplishments this year.-ANN JuDAH

Chi Chi Ball State University Muncie, Indiana As the door of the suite opened to welcome the Chi Chis upon their return to face another school year, the memories of years gone by were mixed with anticipation of the year just beginning. To get the suite ready to face the rigors of the new school year, two new couches were purchased along with new chair cushions and a hanging lamp. The first big event of the quarter was the Chi OmegaSigma Alpha Epsilon Circus Feed and Chariot Race. Teamed with the Phi Sigma Epsilons for the chariot race, we were awarded third place. Our booth, which had a zodiac theme, was a big success. With Homecoming on October 9, 1971 , the members focused their attention on our float which we built with the Delta Tau Deltas. The overall theme of this year's Homecoming was "The Reel Thing," and our float consisting of a giant cardinal standing over a dazed Indiana State football player was entitled "Where Were the Sycamores When the Lights Went Out?" The new Homecoming suits this year consisted of blue blazer style jackets with cork belts, wide leg slacks, and light blue blouses. The meaning and joys of sisterhood in A'2.A were broadened and enriched at the chapter fall retreat held at the home of faculty adviser Dr. Shirley Trent XX . At that time the year's activities were planned, and the members enjoyed singi~g around the candle. Plans for informal rush, which is to begin after Homecoming, were made along with plans for this year's pledge program. Also in the chapter's near future is a birthday party for the suite in conjunction with our Founders' Day celebration. So goes the saga of Chi Chi sisterhood as another year draws us to new and greater experiences in that wonderous joy of sisterhood in Alpha Sigma Alpha.NoRMA ToMKINSO N

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma Last year ended with our annual formal, which was held in the College Union Ballroom. At this time awards were presented to Anne Cahoon for Best Pledge of fall 1970 and Vicki Robertson for spring 1971. Nerea Cooper received the Miss Luana Lair trophy for her outstanding grade point. Beta Gamma's Sweetheart was given to Micki Turner, past president. Micki also re ceived the Elizabeth Bird Small award. The Frost Fidelity award was presented to Douie Brunson. And last, but not least, Norman Smith became our . new Alpha Man. The first few weeks this year Beta Gammas concentrated on rush. September 15, 1971, began rush with our Panhellenic Tea. The Alphas really participated in this tea. Pam Holt, Panhellenic president, welcomed all the rushees. Our Panhellenic adviser, Arlene Todo, gave a brief talk; Nerea Cooper followed her with a couple of songs. Anne Cahoon and Pam Holt gave a short skit to introduce rush procedures. Refreshments were served while everyone got acquainted. We are all looking forward to using our new silver service and are now enjoying new red curtains in our chapter room .- PAM HOLT

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Beta Delta University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Following a month and a half summer separation the Beta Deltas eagerly met in Ju ly for Rush W orkshop. It was a great chance to see everyone, plus practice skits, make name tags, a nd work on decorations. We all returned on August 27 for Pre-Rush W orkshop and F ormal Rush from August 29-September 3. The night before rush bega n we held initiation. An extra day was added to rush this year which included Meet the Greeks, Who's Who What's What, Theme party, Come As You Are, and the formal party. The Beta Deltas gave a very successful rush. We performed two skits that were everyone's favorites- a Gay Nineties party and an Alphalot party. Our parties continued even after rush. The members gave the pledges a slumber party in the chapter room. Everyone enjoyed eating wieners, chips, dips, cokes, and a Super Smile cake at our Super Smile party. In return, the pledges entertained with a skit on th eir version of rush. To encourage our spirit during football season the spirit committee gave a coke float party after everyone made signs. Beta Delta enthusiasm was still going strong at an O c tober Open Rush party. And finally, the members got little sisters a t a chapter room dinner party.

Th e Beta, Deltas entertain rushees w ith a skit fr om Alphalot.

H owever, the Beta Deltas are doing more than giving parties. As usual our campus activities involve honoraries, intramurals, and elections. Participation in intramurals includes flag football , volleyball, and tennis, with the Beta Deltas striving to keep their first place among sorority intramurals. Fall election found Beta Deltas running for Senator, H omecoming Maid, and H omecoming Queen. We were proud to see Pat Warner ge t the lead part in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Wa y to the F orum," and Beckie Monroe Downing was the recipient of the National Elizabeth Bird Small Award.

WINTER 1971 - 1972

October 6-9 was Greek nity W ee k, and we we re right there painting signs, riding in the parade, and yelling at the pep rall y. With Halloween came the traditional fall dance. The Sub stantial E vidence provided music and a good time for everybody. The members gave the pledges their H alloween party, and it would be hard to say who had more fun- members or p led ges. For the H omecoming display th e overall theme of " Staking a Claim" was carried out with a fo otball player planting his victory flag on the moon. Certainly, the Beta Deltas are back in full force to face one of their best yea rs ever.- GAIL L ucAs

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia Under warm, sunny skies, the BEs returned to Madison College for another year of hard work, fun , excitement and rush. To initiate the new freshmen and transfer students into th e Greek sytem, Inter-Fraternity and Panhelleni c sponsored a Greek Sing. During the concert the rush system an d various fun ctions performed by the Greeks we re explained to a capacity crowd. After a volley of successful open houses all sororities extended open bids . The traditonal walk was held at the quadrangle on campus. After pledging the new members, the BEs trave lled to C ollege Camp for a week-end of sisterhood rediscovery. A new awareness project th e BEs are currently engaging in is th e chee r-up secret buddy. Each member draws a name out of a ha t. She is th en responsible for chee ring up that member for eight weeks, but all of the moral support and notes remain a secret . Need less to say, this has been accep ted enthusiastically. This year th e BEs are also undertakin g a new type of philanthropic project. We are adopting the Virginia Jaycees Camp for M entally Retarded Children in R oa noke, Virginia. This is a nonprofit summer camp whose purpose is to widen the child's growth through experiences away from parental and fami ly circles. It has a fully qualified staff, as well as a staff of volunteers. H owever, they do not have enough money or furnitur e to fully equip and build the needed cabins. The BEs in an early mee ting decided to ad opt this camp as a project and to devo te time to rais ing money for the sole purpose of this camp . Currently we are engaging in craft workshops to make gifts for a fund -raising Christmas Boutiqu e. Later in th e spring, we will buy used furniture to restore to help furnish the cabins. This is a tentative project for State Day wh ich will be held at M adison College this year. However, we wi ll glady accept any fund raising ideas or assistance from the other chapters. Those wishing to help with this project may contact Miss Barbara Pope, Box 2152, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.-LIBBY WI LBER

Beta Zeta University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana The Alpha Sigs of Beta Zeta chapter held three workshops this past summer. We made plans for a "casual party" which was given during rush week. The party carried out the theme of " individuality"- in that we, as members of Beta Zeta chapter, are individuals, but ye t we are al: o un ited as one- one uniqu e sorority.

We came to the party dressed casually in jeans and t-shirts and each girl designed something "special" relating ' to her personality, wh ich was embroideried on her shirt. During the party we ang songs, listened to tapes, made collages, and found the atmosphere much more re laxing. The party was a tremend ous success and was enjoyed by a ll. Our chapter has a lso started something new- "Secret Sisters." Each member has a "secret sis" whom she leaves gifts from time to time to help her feel special. These g ifts are left anonymous ly and we wi ll not find out the tru e identity of our "secret sis" unti l our Christmas party. The Beta Zeta chapter has been participating in open rush and doing very wel l. To he lp increase school spirit, as well as aid in rush, each Thursday is set aside as a poster-making night, when we make spirit tags and paint pos ters for the Bulldogs upcoming victory. The rushees as well as the Beta Zetas enjoy being together at this time .- J ESSIE WASCOM

Beta Eta Dickinson State College Dickinson , North Dakota Camp Nyoda was the hang-out for Beta Etas the first weekend of fall quarter. Alpha Sigs ate a spaghetti supper, celebrated a birthday, had a cot-camp-out, and breakfasted together. T his annual event always helps inspire A~A ers to get back into the swing of college life. "Grub Along With A~A " was the theme of our first rush party. Rushees were greeted with "blue-jean" name tags and treated to snacks, pizza, and coke . Members were dressed in jeans an d A~A shirts a nd the eve ning was spent playing games, singing songs, and enjoying a short skit. This rush resu lted in several fi ne pled ges. Another informal rush with the theme "Fall-in with A~A " was held in October. Get acquainted games were played with the freshmen rushees, and cookies and punch were served in our special saucers and cups. Beta Eta sold and distributed mums the week before H omecoming and this year they encouraged people to wear th e mums to both the football game and dance to revive another tradition of Homecoming. Beta Eta president, P eg Z ander, reigned as D SC's Homecoming Princess and chose A~A s Cathy Sheldon, Juli e Bourn , Debbie Schmidt, Doreen Yellow Wolf, Rosie Schu lte, Cathy Burns, Jude Heick, and Rona Engelter to her court of maidens. DSC's H omecoming was the biggest and best ever with the dedication of the new foo tba ll stadium during halftime of the foo tball game. The all-college Halloween dance was again sponsored by A~A with Marcia H ogan, Jayn e Simons, Jennie Biedekapp, R osie Schulte, and Sue Dittus as candidates for "Miss Ugly." They decorated cans to collect m oney as votes for the title of "Miss Ugly." Alpha Sigs had a busy and rewardin g fa ll quarter and ended it with plans for winter and formal rush.Ro s iE ScHULTE

" Go, T eam, Go,." chanted the girls from Beta Theta

new chapter award- The Judy Morris Award, for the best active. This year's winner was Sue Fritz. To complement this, the best p ledge award was given by the members. For the second time a tie occurred and best pled ge was won by two girls, Sue H almh uber and Sue H anewacker. With the beginning of the fall semester the members were busy with home improvements. The foremost was the hanging of the crest presented by the spring pledge class. Also on our list of things to do was the painting and hanging of the new red shutters. With this, our red and white house became truly the home of the Alpha Sigs. Early in the semester Barb Johnston, Field Representative, visited the Beta T hetas. While she was here she offered several rush suggestions and helped us set up a disp lay in the Union. We a lso went with her to Western Michigan Un ivers ity and spent the day visiting the Beta Psis and learn ing new songs. Perhaps the biggest highlight of the fall semester have been the football games. The Beta Thetas have found by getting to the game early and hanging our banner all the members and their dates can sit together and make each game more enjoyable.-NANCY HALMHUBER

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Surprises and sisterhood have characterized the Beta Thetas for the last six months. The spring pledges class, after d oing a terriffi c job during pledging, initiated a

Beta Th eta's newly dec orated home.

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Beta Iota

Beta Mu

Radford College Radford , Vi rginia

Henderson State College Arkadelph ia, Arkansas

Ru sh ac ti vities started off th e 1971-197 2 school year for Beta Iota . Rush at Radford began in th e traditi onal ma nn er with ru h registrati on on September 27 and 28 and th e P a n helleni c Sing on September 27. The Beta Iotas, under th e direc ti on of rush chairmen Sherry K e ndall a nd Fra nny K eye , welcomed rush ees at Ope n H ouse on September 29 and entertained th em on O ctober 6 with our "Tripping Through Alphaland" party. The final B I ru sh pa rty was on O ctober 13, th e "Teahouse of th e Alpha M oon. " Rushees were entertained with skits, d a nces and confu cious ' sa yings. Bids we nt out and Beta Io ta had a noth er terrifi c fa ll pledge class. Open H ouse for a lumna e was he ld on O c tober 9. The m embers thorough ly en joyed getting to know our a lumnae a nd displaying improvements in th e chapter room. O ctober 27 found us at a Halloween party at the hom e of our adviser, Mrs. Einstein . F ound ers' Day was celebrated at th e R ozlyn Steak H ouse on N ovemb er I 0. Dr. Taylor of the Radford C ollege D epartment of Philosophy and R eligion was our guest spea ker. Entertainment was provided by the p ledges. B I was invited to the National P anhelle nic Conference, as one of our members, J ody T renary, is serving as president of Panhellenic at R adford . The B Is also kept active through our volleyball team which everyone supported . Several Beta I ota m embers are h onored to hold offices at Radford. Franny Keyes is serving as Student G overnment Association preside nt, and Peggy H ouff is serving as senior class president. Anne R owland was elected secreta ry of Kappa Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary. - CHRISTI NE G ERACI

As sc hool began th e Be ta Mus found themselves busy with rush . The th eme for ou r informa l ru sh party was " The Age of A2.A " whi ch seemed to be a big success. T wo of ou r members, Mar y J an e Attwood a nd D ebbie Williams, did a ve ry effecti ve jazz da nce to the " Age of Aqu arius. " F orma l ru sh was O c tobe r 4-8. The th eme of ou r pa rty was " The R a inbow Ce remony." The mem bers wore form a l of different ra inbow colors. T o end a beautiful ceremony we sa ng " Scarlet R ibbons" to ou r rushees a nd presented th em with a red ca rnation with ri bbons. We a re ve ry proud of our new pledges. We planned ac tivities for H omecomin g, N ovember 20. - BEC KY H ARDI N

Beta Lambda State College of Arkansas Conway, Arkansas The Beta Lambda members m et on J uly 10 in Little R ock for summer workshop. T his was a very important mee ting as we had rush parties to discuss, outfits for fa ll to selec t, and a p ledge, Emily Cunningham, to initiate. Then before we kne w it, our fall semester had begun, so we put all of those summer p lans into work ing action . E veryone worked hard during our fa ll rush . It proved to be worth th e effort, as our pledges are already developing into outstanding Beta Lambdas. Besides QUr fa ll rush activities, this sem ester contained som e oth er interesting activities for us. W e participated in a number of intramural softball games playe d against other sororites on campus. On O ctober 28, we ha d a cookout at the Fifth Avenue Park in C onway for our new pledges, m embers, and som e guests. Another cookout was held in N ovember at Petit J ean M ountain. Just rece ntl y, we p articipated in the ACS (Arkansas Christian Students) C arniva l which was held on campus. The m oney made at this event was d ona ted to differen t organiza tions. W e are very proud of one of our outstanding m em bers. G wen D awson , a senior, became Arkansas's Sta te Rodeo Queen in competiton a t the W orld Championship R odeo held at the Arkansas Live toc k Sh ow.LrsA WILLIAMS

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Beta Nu Murray State University Murray, Kentucky This summer the Beta Nus con vened at th e home of their adviser, Mrs. P olly Zanetta BN , for a retreat where eve ryone could catch up on the lates t news. D espite the social chatter, food and sorority songs that accompany a re treat, th e Beta Nus found ampl e time to adequately prepa re for fall rush. Within a few wee ks the Beta Nus returned to campus to finish the plans for a n all exciting rush week. The first day of fa ll rush commenced with open house so th a t the rushees could browse ab out th e sorority room to view the various displays while ta lking with th e Alpha Sigs. The next d ay of parties the Beta Nus delighted a ll the rushees with their brightly colored peasant dresses. T he following rush party presented the theme of "Dreamland," in which th e future p ledges di scovered a sincere dream of being a living part of ALA . The highlights of rush wee k came on preference night. T he Beta Nus wore white forma ls at this traditional candlelighting ceremony. After th e cerem ony all of the rushees received golden p laques on wh ich th e Creed of Alpha Sigma Alpha was inscribed . Bids went out the next day and the Beta Nus excitedly welcomed the new pledges into the room with songs, shouts a nd laughter. The m embers th en treated a ll the pledges at th e Grecia n Steak H ouse . Strong competiti on existed a mong th e sororities this year in th eir effort to win Sigma Chi D erby Day. The Beta Nus were enthusiastic a nd greatly excited in doing th eir utm os t to show th a t Alph a Sigs are still number one. The Alpha Sigs placed spirit signs a ll over campus and serenad ed the Sigma Chis with " Out T o Win D erby D ay" songs. On D erby D ay the Beta Nus joyfu ll y received th e spi rit trophy. The Alpha Sigs ha d a fa ll re treat a t Pa norama Shores which gave the m embers a nd pledges a good opportunity to becom e be tter acqua inted .- BRENDA H AYDEN

Beta Rho Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois The Beta Rh os climaxed th eir summer of fun by a reunion a t the la ke front hom e of one of our m embers, Cind y Burnett . A good time was had by all. Although

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State Springfield, Missouri

Beta Rh o gets " {tred-up" for rush.

inclement weather forced us out of the water, we enjoyed ourselves just talking and cooking over an open fire . Seeing one another made the approaching school yea r seem m ore exciting than ever. Our school year began with the busy weeks of rush. During open houses we were proud to welcome the rushees into our newly decorated living room. After ope n houses we entertained the rushees with the gypsy informal party. Saturday, the AL. A 's house was transformed into a toy shop as we put on an "Alpha Sig in T oyland" coke party. Sunday eve ning climaxed rush with our formal party " R efl ecti ons." Our thanks to Linda Eckert, rush cha irman, for her fin e work in bringing fantastic pledges to our Be ta Rh o chapter. Catching our breath from rush, the Beta Rhos entered into Greek Week at NIU from O c tober 5-11. W e participated in a ll of the week 's even ts. Some of th em were toga races, Greek Sing, and tandem races. We are also very proud of our M ost D a teable Gree k ca ndidate, M ary L ynn Feusahrens . We made plans for H omecoming with the men of Theta D elta Xi . The theme of this year's week was "Color-fall Dreams." We are proud of Sue M cD onough, who was nominated as our H omecom ing Queen candidate.- MA UREEN SwEENEY

Th e B eta Rho year book rec eives attention from two memher.r.

Rush! And that it was for the Beta Sigmas during the exciting week of September 7-12. The annual " Alpha Sigma Alpha Film Festival" was the theme of our first party. Lights and Chinese lanterns decorated the walk into the "theatre," where the rushees first viewed a comical horror movie and later enjoyed a pantomime of "Along Came Jones. " Red lights and checkered tableclo ths set the atmosphere for our second round , the Las Vegas Party. P . J. Weyforth as Ed Sullivan was the host of the program which included th e foll owing: a chorus girl dance (The Go ldiggers ), Vickie Bellman singing "Who Will Pledge Alpha Sigma Alpha" and "This is Your Moment," a magical act (M erkle ), a comical gymnastic routine (Flying Orlando), a singing quartette (the Supremes), and "Where is Love" and " M ore" sung by Sue Vid a. T ears and laughter closed the show as the Alphas sang "Consider Yourself at H ome."

B eta Sigmas tra vel to disposal site !

th e Springfi eld trash

New summer uniforms were worn to rece ive the pledges. Each girl made her ow n outfit which consisted of sleeveless white blouses and a red and white print pants skirt accented by a long sash. The new pledges were formally pin-pled ged on the evening of September 2 1 in a fireside ceremony at the home of our president, Jud y Appleby . After the cerem ony, the Alpha Sigs roaste d marshmallows and sang sorority songs. The Beta Sigmas, both members an d pledges, brought out the foo tball and practiced to be th e best team on camp us. Our first game on September 29 spelled V-i-c-t-o-r-y when the Alphas defeated members of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Beverly Brasel was elec ted the AL.A H omecoming Queen candid ate, and we joined forc es with the V et's C lub h ere at S.M .S. to support her. Beverly, a senior sociology maj or, plans on a career in socia l work. This year should hold mu ch in store for the Beta Sigs as they wo rk and enj oy all the activities. We pride ourselves on wo rking together to be a true sisterhood of Alpha Sigma Alpha. -S us A ScROGGI N!'

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Through informal rush we obtained several pledges who have been great in getting in and helping with everything. Traditional Raggedy Anns were made for the pledges' doors proclaiming them members-to-be. Looking into the semester, Dad's Day is coming, when we have a banquet in honor of our fathers after an exciting home football game. Our annual dinner dance is also coming; we might try some thing different and go to Chicago for dinner and then to see a play. We are also sponsoring a woman's football team for another money-making project.- CINDY HuBBARD

Gamma Beta University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Rush parties are fun for Beta Sigma members.

Beta Phi Stout State University Menomonie, W isconsin Beta Phi chapter jumped into fall by p lanning exciting Homecoming activities. Instead of sponsoring a traditional queen candidate, it was decided to enter all the week's contests and activities, and to share in the building of a float with the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Once again the annual mum sale was a huge success. Highlights of the week included a Saturday morning alumnae breakfast, where the "old and new" could get acquainted again. Fall rush was a huge success with a "Charlie Brown" garden party, and an informal R ootbeer Social, where a local professional folksinger provided rousing sing-along talent. A retreat, with a workshop get-to-know each other program, along with Founders' Day, highlighted November. A year full of activities lies ahead, and all the Beta Phis are ready, willing, and able to make it a very successful year.-DIANNE TRENGEN

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan The 1971 fall semester started late in August for the Beta Psis. Two weeks into the semester and formal rush began. D uring this time Barb Johnston, one of our National Field Representatives, was with us to give us suggestions for rushing and bring us ideas from other chapters she had visited. The Beta Thetas from Central Michigan University carne down one afternoon to lend their numbers to one rush party. At this one we exchanged songs and ideas while enjoying a chocolate dessert fondue. For another rush party we and the rushees made cloth flowers to be sold Homecoming weekend as a money-making proj ect for us. While ending formal rush and beginning informal we got a new adviser. His name is J oe Parks and now we have acquired the only male adviser for a sorority on campus. His ideas are refreshingly different and have given us an added boost.

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August 9 was the time and Jordan Park in Stevens Point the place where the Gamma Betas gathered for our annual summer reunion. A month later we were back at school, and rush became our first concern of the new term. A picnic at Bucolt Park and a "Ships Ahoy" theme party in the suite enabled us to meet this fall 's rushees. Pledging began on September 25. "We're Not J ust Clowning Around" was Point's Homecoming theme this year. The Gamma Betas combined efforts with the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and built a prize-winning float entitled "We'll Juggle 'Em." We participated in the Homecoming games and won second place in the talent show. Queen competition was eliminated this year. On Saturday, old friendships were renewed at our second annual Homecoming alumnae brunch. All members and alums received white mums decorated with red streamers and the letters A ~ A to wear to the game. Giving our suite a "new look" is one of Gamma Beta's major projects for the semester. A paint job, carpeting and several pieces of new furniture will make our suite a more attractive setting for meetings and activities.DoNNA FROME

Gamma Zeta University of Arkansas-Monticello Monticello, Arkansas During the busy summer of the Gamma Zetas, many money-making projects were planned. A car wash and a steak supper for two were held. Both projects were a big success. The first activity of the year was rush. We chose "Alpha Aloha" as the theme for our informal rush party. The members wore Hawaiian costumes with leis. Palm trees and fish nets were used as decorations. An activity which Alpha Sigs enjoy is the competition for the spirit stick at pep rallies. We yell for our football team against other organizations. This year we are joining with Phi Lambda Chi in making run-through signs for football games. This is an exciting duty which we enjoy. This fall three Alpha Sigs were elected to serve on the Homecoming court. They were Judy Bates, a junior from Star City; Rebecca Sink, a junior from Hamburg; and Elizabeth Selman, a senior from McGhee. Judy Bates was also elected to serve as secretary of the Greek Council and a 1971 -7 2 cheerleader for our Weevil team. This fall was a good season for the Alpha Sigs during rush. Homecoming activities were October 23 when the UAM Weevils played the Henderson Reddies. We made

a float with Phi Lambda Chi fraternity and released balloons at half-time. The Alpha Sigs are planning a newlywed game for a money-making project and a skating party with Phi Lambda Chi.-EvELYN CAsTLEBERRY

Gamma Iota Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York The Gamma Iota chapter of A'L.A started the summer off spectacularly with many members entering matrimony-Everybody! So, with a pretty good skeleton crew we really started the fall off with a bang-what else was there to do? Our first big rush event was an open party at Boone's Farm ; apple and strawberry wine sparked the personality of everyone who attended. That was the only party that every member laughed and danced her way through clean-up! Next, we featured an ice-cream social as we drenched our rushees in mounds of fattening pleasure accompanied by live rag-time music. Then came ou r movies and pop-corn party. Since we couldn't obtain any Swedish imports, we settled for Laurel and Hardy along with our award winning pop-corn from our lively and inventive "greasy spoon" kitchen crew. A startling event carne next-the Powder Puff football game. Weren't the Greek J.O.C.S. amazed to see the dainty Alpha Sigs come thundering onto the field in football gear and cleats, charging to victory. The week-end brought our "Barnyard Bash" with a band and suds. Colored lights, hay on the floor and boards on the new carpet transformed our basement into a musical madhouse. During the rush period, many interested girls took their chances and joined us for dinner prepared by our great brave and bold cook. The Formal Tea was lovely and the Wishing Well ceremony gave warmth and meaning to the affair. Sally Shanahan and Jan Buff are our representatives for the new R.I.T. Greek Council. Bonnie Baltisberger was our girl abroad this summer, Bobbi Crabtree is our lovely red-head candidate for Homecoming Queen and Jan Tremlett is up for the " Perpetual Studen~ Award." The year looks good for Gamma Iota. We regret that you cannot hear the famous rendition of "A Man and a Woman" by Alice Kreit, Bonnie Meyer chanting "Wash your own dishes," Judy getting a date for her twin, Buffy grumbling about the 47 red buttons on her dress, the diet of Nancy, the turkey dinner and grasshop~er pie of . Alice and Sue, the volleyball games of Path and Doth, the long walks of Diane, the matching underwear of Lindy, Monica's fruit farm Sally's camel , d b . , , Jean s cut an rutses, the hurricane room of Bobbi and Sharon, the "locked door" of Sandy and Linda th.e return of Cathy, the "Silence is Golden" saga of D1ane and Bonnie, "few men" of Karen tales Lynn's fish woman, and Paula's cackle. -SHARON AL~MA and ALICE KREIT

Gamma Kappa Glenville State College Glenville, West Virginia "A'L.A, the friendly way," are familiar words on the GSC campus: Sorority life for the Gamma Kappas began e~rly th1s. year as classes started two weeks earlier than m previOus years. Activitie were initiated by

having a Freshman Booth Party in which all campus organizations had informal booths to exhibit their scrapbooks and trophies. Fall rush began the first week of September with Open House and a coke party on the Alpha Sig wing. Our theme party centered around a Hawaiian Luau. Tropical fruits were served, and the members wore bikini tops and grass skirts made of crepe paper. Entertainment included a Tinikling dance and a Limbo. We all worked hard to make this year's rush a good one which created memories of hectic but happy hours. Certainly the most important event of this year was the redecorating of our lounge. Along with new furniture and carpeting, we purchased a trophy case with sliding glass doors. End tables, lamps, and a coffee table added the finishing touches to our "new" room. Another novelty this year is the presence of NPC on our campus. With the combined efforts of Panhellenic and the Greek Council, Greek Unity should shine at Glenville. We are pleased to have as our returning advisers Miss Mary Lou Raeber and Mrs. Sandra Piercy, instructors at Glenville. Mrs. Virginia Hayes, a business instructor here, is our new adviser. She has offered us much assistance in planning our activities for rush and Homecoming. Since this is Glenville's Centennial Year, Homecoming was a very significant event. The Alpha Sigs had an Ox Roast to help accommodate the large member of alums. Our float theme was "Pioneers on the March " an idea built around our college mascot, the Pioneer._:_ BARB SOUTHERS

Gamma Lambda Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Fall semester was a busy one for Gamma Lambdas. Rush was hard work, but it turned out well. Summer workshops proved to be profitable, because this fall's rush was well-planned and fun-fun for rushees and members. Our first rush function was "Charleston Chew," at which penny candy, popcorn, taffy apples, and punch were served . We had a large turnout, which we were all pleased with. Our next rush party was titled "What's the Scoop?" We had ice cream cones made with different flavors of ice cream. All had a yummy time! Our last party was a dinner at which fondue. an.d roast beef were featured. It was a significant and d1gmfied way to end the rush period. We are proud of our rush chairman, Melody Kas, for a job well done. Pom-Pon and Cheerleading tryouts were held, and we are very happy to say that there are a number of A'L.A members on both squads. This last September, we had a visit from one of the Field .Representatives, Sally Ward. We enjoyed having her w1th us. Greek Week was held the first week of November. It coincided with the first week of pledging, but we manag~d. ~o get to know our pledges and participate in the achvJtles at t~e sa~e time. Two of our members, Sherry Owens, who IS president of Panhellenic and Anne Marie Chorba,. vice-president of Panhellenic, 'got together with the c~a1rmen of the various committees and planned out th1s eventful .~eek. Among the activities were relay races, booths, tnv1a contests, a variety show, pinocle games and, to end Greek Week, a dance at which a Greek Queen was selected.

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Our annual Steak and Champagne dinner took place in early December. The girls and their dates had a delicious dinner and a pleasant get together, and we thank Mary Ann Powers for her work as social chairman. Because of the success of Ia t year's philanthropic project, we tried something similar this year. Instead of crocheting hat and scarf sets as we did last year, we crocheted purses. The finished product looked nice and we had many customers. Christmas vacation has come and gone-with all having enjoyable holidays. Heavy concentration on books will soon follow, with first semester finals approaching us. Then a period of relaxation before spring semester begins!- PAMMIE KAss

â&#x20AC;˘ Gamma Mu Adrian College Adrian, Michigan An earlier starting date this year brought Gamma Mus quickly back to campus from their summer vacations. During the summer, members Sharon Adams, Sherrie Schilling, Pat Yuille, and Gamma Mu a lum Gretchen Siferd assisted with the Michigan Special Olympics. These events were held in Adrian, on our campus and were for mentally retarded youngsters from across the state. October was a busy month for Alpha Sigs at Adrian. Homecoming was held late in the month. The overall theme was " T wentieth Century Great Events That You Would Rather Forget." The October air was perfect for our annual hayride and the bonfire which fo llowed. That month also found us working with Theta Chi fraternity for the Gold Power Spirit Award, an award for the sorority and fraternity wh ich induces the most school spirit at a football game. During this month we also took an open bid pledge class from the u pperclasswomen. A traditional fall event is the Phi Kap'lympics, sponsored by Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. Sororities and women's dorms compete in various activites. Sharon Thomas was chosen as our queen candidate. Our first alumnae weekend was held in November. We were q uite excited to plan this occasion and a lso to see some of the members wh om we had not seen for some time. Part of our philanthropic proj ect this year is a physical education program for children at the Lenawee Institute for Mentally Retarded. Our sights and activities are working toward freshman rush, which will be held in January rather than in the fall, as in previous years. Also Gamma Mu will be host to Alpha Sigma Alpha's Michigan State Day in March . So with many activities behind us and new ones in mind Alpha Sigs at Adrian fee l their year wi ll be a full and satisfying one.-MARY R ozELLE

Gamma Xi Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania September brought the Alpha Sigs back on campus with new outfits. All our energy was put into our Homecoming float. The theme this year was "T he Odyssey of Man." The floats represented outstanding world or sport figures .

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Gamma Xi chose Jack icklaus with his many award~ and famous putting stance. Our candidate for Homecoming Queen wa Linda Stiefel. Mary Jedrzejewski, National Field Representative, was with us from October 29 until November 4. A tea was given in her honor. Formal rush has been moved to the spring semester this year. Open bidding was held in the fall. The Alpha Sigs had a Halloween party in late October. Greek Sing was on November 18. Gamma Xi sang a melody of songs which fell under the category of "Make Your Own Kind of Music." Plans are being discussed for our winter formal, Sparkl_ing Burgundy, to be held at Lake Latonka, Pennsylvama, on December 11.- PHYLLIS NAsTASI

Gamma Pi Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri The Gamma Pis began fall semester with an informal get-together at the home of adviser Mary Ellen Sutton, who served her specialty- brownies. We were then visited by Field Representative Sally Ward, whose visit was enjoyed by all. Sally's only regret was her sprained ankle, which, to our pleasure, kept her here another two days. To welcome back the girls of the other two sororities on campus, we held a kidnap breakfast in the sorority room at 7: 00 a.m. on a Saturday morning. There were m ixed emotions at first, but when everyone woke up enough to realize what was going on, they all had a great time. The pledges, eager to earn money for their walk-out, invaded the cafeteria kitchen to produce an array of different sized brownies (sold for the same price) to sell on campus. Their efforts were rewarded and we are ever wary of the coming walk-out. At preasent we are in the middle of rush season and are enjoying it very much. The theme for our informal party is "You've Come a Long Way Alphas," and we will depict the different eras of AZ:..A, past, present and future.-R UTH BowiE

Gamma Sigma Nicholas State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Gamma Sigma's main goal for this year i to increase our membe rship. We worked hard all summer long for formal rush, and we are planning to gi\le several informal rush parties this year. Our chapter co-sponsored a softball tournament with the Acadia Day Care Center, a school for the mentally retarded. The winning team had one of our members and an alumna of our chapter on it. We enjoyed ourselves while we worked, and we were proud to make a contribution to the center. We also held a get-together with some of our Thibodaux alumnae this fall. We enjoyed it so much that we plan to meet with them and other alumnae in this area as often as we can. We initiated new members on September 19. We are very pleased to welcome them into our chapter. We have many plans for this year, and we plan to participate in many school activities.- SusAN ENYART

Gamma Phi St. John's University Jamaica, New York The summer was a short one, but the Gamma Phis made the most of it. This was the first year at St. John's that rushing was not held during the summer, and our social committee took advantage of the time to plan activities that everyone could enjoy. These varied from Met baJigames to Broadway shows to the Brotherhood Winery. It seemed classes had just begun when suddenly everyone was swept into the excitement of Homecoming and this year's theme of "Survival." Again we were faced with the task of coming up with ideas and flowers, and thanks to our co-chairmen Mary McCollum and Madeline Cobb our float, entitled Harmony, won third place. Our candidate for Homecoming Queen was our social chairman, Diane O'Neil. Carolinda Cavalluzzo and Patrice Galeone have had their hands full with our annual bowling tournament. All organizations on campus are invited to join and compete with one another. This year Tina De Gregoris and Anne Menno are our co-chairmen for the Theta Variety Show. Organization members put on skits on this night, and prizes are awarded for the best performance. The coming year holds many things in store for us, and the Gamma Phis anxiously await their arrivaLPAT R ussELL

Gamma Psi Edinboro State College Edinboro, Pennsylvania Gamma Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha started planning for the fall at our summer workshop. We had a good turn out and after catching up on each other's news we planned for our faJI rush party. We made name tags and then worked on our sign to cheer on the fighting scots of Edinboro.

Gamma Psi H omecoming fl oa t won th ird place.

"Alphaland" was the theme of our fall rush party. Decorations were a large deck, colorful flowers and a large keyhole to enter through. Each member wore a white bunny for a name tag while the rushees wore red bunnies. Our skit represented Alice traveling along and meeting the Mad Hatter, a caterpillar, a bunny and mouse, and talking flowers. Each hilarious character told Alice how great Alphaland was. Homecoming came early to Edinboro this year. The theme for the floats was "Famous Firsts." We worked hard on our float "The First Flag." It was a huge replica of Betsy R oss sitting in a rocking chair and sewing our first flag. We were weJI rewarded for our efforts by receiving the third place Alumni Award Trophy and a cash prize of fifty dollars. After our Homecoming game an Alumnae Tea was held. It was great seeing so many returning members who have either graduated or are student teaching. It has been a busy semester and the member are looking forward to a successful and happy year for our chapter.-BARBARA TuRNER

Delta Epsilon Mansfield State College Mansfield, Pennsylvania The Delta Epsilons began the spring term with formal rush, and we were lucky to have Barb Johnston, a Field R epresentative, with us. With her guidance we had two very successful rush parties, "Alaska" and "Hawaii." The spring term also brought Greek Weekend, three days of fun and helping needy people in the Mansfield area. One of the highlights of the weekend was the "Ugly Greek Contest." D onna Baier won "Sorority Ugly Greek" for the D elta Epsilons. At the end of pledging, a banquet was held for the new members, and they presented us with a sorority crest light. Mickey Davignon was- announced as the Outstanding Pledge. Also on this occasion, an alumnae group presented a check with which to start a fund to help members in financial need to the chapter. Every year we have an annual dinner-dance. This year it was held at the Baron Steuben Hotel in Corning, New York. Everyone enjoyed the meal and the dancing, and all are anxiously awaiting next year's event. The chapter had several money-making projects this year. To help make money we sold hot dogs, popcorn, baked goods, pizza, hoggies, stationery, incense and incense burners. Later in the semester several of our members attended State Day at the Hershey Hotel in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They returned with many new ideas for rush and money-making projects and also many new friendships. Our chapter has had many honors this year. Nancy Applin pledged Sigma Alpha Iota, an honorary music fraternity for women. Nancy is also representing our chapter for the Elizabeth Bird SmaJI Award. Susan Klinger became a member of Alpha Beta Alpha, an honorary library fraternity. Donna R onchi was chosen by our chapter for the Frost Fidelity Award; Susan Lessick was elected president of the Panhellenic Council on campus. Kathleen Kraponick was crowned the Sweetheart of Phi Sigma Epsilon. Donna Baier was a runnerup in Pennsylvania's Festival of Music. -DONNA BATER

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Delta Eta

Delta Theta Colony

DePaul University Chicago, Illinois

Southern Illinois Unive rsity Carbondale, Illinois

The members of D elta Eta cha pte r ended the school yea r by p a rti cipa ting in the yearly Bl ue K ey C a rni val. Scarborough Fa ir, the booth e ntered in the carniva l, was surrounded by a circus atm osphere of gaiety. Several of th e girls, dressed in clow n outfits, sold ba lloons to th e little children who came to th e carni val while th e other girls sold hot d ogs, peanuts, popco rn, a nd soft drinks. The profits made at th e Scarbo rough Fa ir boo th we re d onated to th e Phila nthropic Fund . Our annual spring dance was held in Jun e a boa rd th e M . V . Trinidad, cruising a long L a ke Michigan. Summer included picnic meetings a nd a camping trip to D evil's Lake, Wisconsin . Many specia l m ee tings we re held to discuss th e fa ll rush program . Of a ll th e themes sugges ted, the one everyone agreed upon was "H appiness Is." Our rush program was centered a round the slogan " Happiness is Alpha Sigma Alpha." Eve ryone worked on the bright green and yellow posters deco rated with round smiling faces. Smile buttons were given to the guests at our rush tea, he ld on Sunday, October 3, a t the Pionee r C ourt restaurant of th e Equitable Building. The schedu le included lunch, a skit about the fun ctions held through out th e year and a candle ce remony. T he day ended with a song especia lly writte n for the tea. The song was to the music of Happiness I s from th e play " You' re A Good M an Charlie Brown. " The words we re about what sisterh ood m eans to different peop le. That same weekend, Delta Eta chapter held th e annu al 45th Open H ouse Dance. It was a nnounced that Ellen O 'Brien is our H omecoming Quee n candidate. Congratulations are also offered to Marlene Krupa, who was chosen Sweetheart of Alpha Chi fraternity.Mtc HELE G u ALDO NI

W ell, we fin a ll y made it! That ' wha t man y of th e members here h ave bee n saying to one a noth er la tely. After coloni zati on last spring, we all looked forwa rd to th e fa ll whi ch wo uld mea n li ving together in our house. Upon arriving here, we found the house in ra th er poor condition which mea nt an "evicti on" for two d ays to allow th e proper m ainte na nce work to be done. Once given the signal to re-enter, a ll th e girl s enthusias ticall y repa inted a nd redecora ted their rooms. No sooner was the h ouse occupi ed when our formal fa ll rush began. H ere to help us through our many crises was Field R epresenta tive Sa lly Ward, a nd she rea ll y knew h ow to help us over the rough spots ! Also here to give their untiring help were our neighboring members from Beta Nu at Murray State, Murray, Kentucky, and Gamma Omega at Eastern Illinois University, Cha rl eston, Illinois. With a ll these combined efforts our house was m ade ready in time for rush . Our rush theme was th a t of Ragged y Ann a nd And y. It was a g reat success with two of th e members dressed up as Raggedy Ann a nd Andy. Each rushee rece ived a R aggedy Ann or Andy paperweight as a favor. We held our pledging cerem ony Thursday, O ctober 7, with a small party afterward for the pledges. On Friday, O ctober 8, we took the new pledges out for a pizza dinn er. W e were a lso quite proud to be awarded the Pled ge Scholastic Trophy the week of September 27 ; our pledge class had the highest grade point on campus. Looking ahead, we will be busy with the TKE-O lympics, Parents' Weekend, and H omecoming. Informal rush is also with us, as we are hoping to let m ore girls share in the great togetherness feeling present always in our house.- BARB Cu s HI NG

memoriam Memorial contributions may be made to the Alpha Sigma Alpha National Philanthropi c F und. An acknowledgement of such a gift is sent to the fami ly of the person in whose memory it is given and to the donor.

A lpha B eta Ju lia Sparks Frances Jean Frye nita Begole W ade B eta B eta Edris Mildred W arner Delta D elta lice Larkin Craig

Epsilon Epsilon Sarah Henry Martin Eta Eta Et hyle Porter W eede Ph i Phi L illi an Bohm Townse nd Lois Keith Ruch

B eta I ota June Jeanette Moore Elizabeth Frazier Ca udell B eta Chi Eliza beth Reeves Jonovich Rho Ch i Eli zabeth J ea n Sowell

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alumnae news AK RON, OHIO The Akron Alpha Sigs gathered for a membership covered-dish meeting at the home of Helen Snyder 88. It was a gorgeous evening to eat outside and fun to be together again. Helen had just had some remodeling done in her home which was lovely and a dream of Helen's for many years. We were sorry to hear Sue McLemore BN had been transferred to Dayton, but were happy to have Juanita Greber AA back from Dayton. Firestone really moves them around! Our president June Cowan A B has been making frequent trips to Puerto Rico since her husband is stationed there. Beth Bashko Ar, Elmer Dubo:se 88, and Ruth Yauger 6.6. traveled overseas this summer and we are looking forward to hearing more about their experien<;es. A good year to all our sisters!-RuTH YAUGER

ANDERSO N, INDIANA Fall found the Anderson alums meeting at the home of Jean Anne Ketner Huffman. Summer experiences and vacation sights were the topic of conversation. Lola Erne Sparks is quite proud of her new son-in-law. We were saddened to learn of the death of Paul Graves, husband of Mary Wilhoite Graves one of our form er members. Everyone agreed that the summer campout was so much fun that another was planned for October at McCormacks Creek State Park. Our Founders' Day observance included a 'bring-a-dish' dinner at the home of R ose Kaiser Baden. Philanthropic plans for this winter include finishing th e cancer pads which we have started . Later we hope to be able to do something for the Madison County M ental H ealth schools. Everyone brought a gift or trading stamps to the November meeting. These were used for Christmas gifts for patients in mental hospitals. - Ros E KAI SER BADEN

BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA During the past year we in Bartlesville have been privileged to assist two local special education teachers in our public schools. We have made various teaching aids for these classes, and are working on additional aids for them this year. We were particularily pleased when Mrs. Ware, one of "our" teachers, was named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. A sad note for our Bartlesville girls came this summer when Ida Keefer left for Tulsa with Cities Service. Spring of 1972 will bring state Alpha Sigs to Bartles-

ville once again for our annual State Day. We are looking forward to welcoming all who can possibly share the day with us.-NORMA JEAN LLOYD

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS The Boston Alpha Sigs greet our sisters across the nation ! And we wish the best to two of our sisters in their new homes. Edie and Ed Lundquist have relocated in Melrose, and Ruth and Louis Fletcher have built a home in Fitz William, New Hampshire. We thank Ruth and Ina Isaac for hosting our Autumn luncheon meeting in New Hampshire. We anticipate lots of goings-on this year as we have already had, or are planning, a Founders' Day celebration, philanthropic project, Christmas party, flea market, Bar-B-Que, and several luncheons. All of us wish our sisters everywhere the best as another sorority season gets underway and a new year rolls around. -Roz NADLER

BUFFALO, NEW YORK The air is crisp and chilly The weather is getting cold, But the Buffalo Alums get together With friendships . . . new and old . This year is really going to be thrilling for all of the Buffalo Alums. Our new officers have filled the future months with exciting, entertaining plans. Our Annual Autumn Supper meeting was held on September 30, 1971. Sue Harmon and Janice Boll K ilborn, our chairmen, organized a fun -filled get together to start our year off with happiness. The theme was the Zodiac and each sister sat at the table designated by her birth date sign. This allowed new friendships to blossom while all enjoyed this different twist for a supper. After a delicious meal, with all dishes made by our members, we made straw flower wall hangings. These were made for a bazaar and the proceeds will go to the Kenmore Parents' Council for Retarded Children. October 22 was our glamorous fashion show. "Tapestry and Tokay" fashioned everything from hot pants outfits to the midi styles. Just as the intriguing title indicates, our sisters modeled vibrant and muted tap estry fashions while our audience enjoyed Tokay wine and cheese. Sarah Dunn and Mary Nowicki planned this elegant evening which we all enjoyed . Our Founders' Day Luncheon was held on November 13, 1971. Our chairmen, J eaninne McCoy Yonnone and Sharon Kostyun, planned the lovely celebration of our founding. A very special memorial service was held for our sister, Betty Barber Barre, a former National officer, who passed away on July 9, 1971.-LINDY THOMPSON REDMOND

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CHARLESTON, WEST VIRG INIA

Marilyn Vorholt (left) who is president of the Charleston, West Virginia Panhellenic, presented Deborah Kennedy the $200 Charleston Panhellenic Scholarship.

After an exciting summer, the member of the Charleston Area Alumnae Chapter held their fir t meeting at the home of Sue Cook Hickok B n in order to discuss plans and projects for the year. Two new members, Paula Cyrus PP and Barbara Bickel Trotter PP, were present. Other prospective members now in this area were also to be contacted so that they cou ld come to future meetings. On October 12, a meeting was held at the h me of Sara Lipscomb Rumbaugh . As a part of Philanthropic, a speaker, Mrs. Barbara Walker, who is the Associate Supervisor in the Department of Mental Health of the Charleston Day Care Center for the Mentally R etarded, presented a program concerning the method of teaching they use at the Day Care Center. This method is operant conditioning and consists of teaching basic everyday skills to the mentally retarded child. Thus far, fantastic results have been achieved. The November meeting dealt with holiday decorations. Each member brought her ideas and when possible materials with which to work. Members also explained how some of the more difficult decorations that they brought were made. With the coming of Christmas, the Charleston Area Alumnae will have as its December meeting a recipe exchange. Each member will bake her favorite holiday recipe and brings samples of it for everyone. After the sampling, other members may buy the recipe for ten cents which will be added to the treasury. The Charleston Area Alumnae have also begun to make little souvenirs and tokens with the Alpha Sigma Alpha insignia to be sent to National Convention for selling. This is to be its main money-making project for the year 1971-72.- CAROL PAXTO N

CHICAGO , ILLINOIS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA We can never be sure how many will attend our luncheon meetings, held four times a year, but of one thing we can be sure. When Central Pennsylvania Alpha Sigs get together there will be p lently of exuberance. Conversation is never dull and there are a lways two or three new faces whom we haven't seen for years. The lun~heon hosted by Marion Gladfelter Gotwald KK and Winifred Eitneier Lentz Ar at the former's home in Akron, Pennsylvania was no exception . We welcomed back after an absence of several years "Kay" Lowry Pratt KK. Kay chauffeured Ginny Hoffman KK to the meeting. Ginny has been having some temporary visual problems, she retired from her teaching profession and is now doing some travelling with her sister. Her latest trip was to Washington State and California. We were happy to hear that "Mama" Sue Jamieson Rothman rE and baby son were doing fine. Jane Shaffer Peter A r who is filling the unexpired term of Sue as President presided at our business meeting. Gail Bryant Clifford BE is filling the unexpired term of another of our "ladies-in-waiting" Frances Nucci DiClemente NN as Secretary. Plans were made for State Day April 15, 1972 at Hotel Hershey.-AucE HART BEAVER

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The Chicago alums began the year with a meeting in the home of Mary Sue Palmer Parvin A and Julia Palmer B I. We regretted losing one of our members, Fran Weegar PP who recently moved to Morristown, New Jersey. In October we met at Long Grove, Illinois for a luncheon meeting at the Crossroads Restaurant. Long Grove has interesting antique, gift, and women's wear shops and a delightful country store which kept us busy for the afternoon. In November we celebrated Founders' Day with other alum groups in the area by hosting a luncheon at Stouffer's Oakbrook Inn. Mary Sue Parvin attended the Presidept's Council on October 2 at Marshall Field's in Oakbrook. We will be celebrating Christmas with a Potluck dinner at the home of Mary Weinberg H ohe BK. Husbands will be our guests for the meeting, and grab bag gifts will be exchanged. We plan to bring gifts to this meeting for Cook County Hospital 's Christmas stockings. We are also saving magazines for the Cook County HospitaL- JuLIA PALMER

CHICAGO, WEST SURBURBAN After a busy year and a hectic April preparing for Illinois State Day, the Chicago Western Suburban Alums enjoyed a health meeting in May. We met at

Sue McLaughlin's club house. After a brief business meeting and new officer installation, Sue led the group in exercises which proved to be as amusing as beneficial. We then adjourned to the sauna baths. In June our husbands accompanied us to dinner and a play at Drury Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Pat O 'Brien were most entertaining in the play Paris is Out. Our next summer meeting in August also included our husbands-this time in a more casual atmosphere. Seven couples met at J oan Grabarek's for a picnic. Everyone brought their own steaks and a dish to pass. After a barbeque we relaxed on the patio whi le some of the fellows played pool. Our summer luncheon was held at Nancy Ehlschlager's (our new president). This is an annual event for Chicago West Suburban Alums where we get together to tell our sisters of our summer fun and also to p lan for the year's activities. Nine sisters were able to attend and many great ideas came up so we can expect a fun and rewarding year. The first meeting of the fall was a demonstration on flora l arranging at Wannemaker's Home and Garden Center. We had a marve lous turnout in attendance and we also were please to welcome two new sisters. We all enjoyed the Alum Founders' Day Ceremony held in November at Stouffers in Oakbrook and also to our pot luck supper and a costume party.-SUE SPANCARD McLAUGHLIN

CINCINNATI, OHIO Our alumnae chapter welcomed more new members at our September meeting than we ever have before. It was stimulating to see and talk with a ll the new girls. We said a sad good-bye to E lly Peter Gardner r A and Joyce Schrader whose husbands were transfered. An exciting year has been p lanned for us by E leanor Loyd Davis !:..!:.. . In September we met at the home of Nancy Coon Anderson f B. Our own Bertha Runyan McFarlan AA demonstrated flower arranging and gave us all many helpful hints. Our October meeting was held at the home of R uth Snedaker Kohl A A . Mrs. Shirley Exum from the Bonsai Society of Cincinnati presented the program entitled "The Art of Bonsai." In November our group celebrated Founders' Day with the Dayton Alums and the Active Chapter at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. We were thrilled to have the Columbus Alumnae chapter join us for the first time. Chairman for the day was Delores Brown Vinson B N.- RUTH SNOUFFER

COLUMBUS, OHIO Our July meeting was held at the home of Linda Ranson Secrest PP. Th is was the first meeting at which our new president, Kathy Denning Lowe AA presided . As part of our philanthropic project to raise money to send a mentally retarded child to summer camp, we have an "auction" of sorts. At each meeting we write bids from fifty cents to one dollar for two suprise gifts. Two bids are then drawn from a hat. The winners receive the gifts and also donate the amount of their bids to the project. Each winner then brings a gift to the next meeting. We have found this method of giving i fun a nd rewarding.

Chicago West Surburban alums enjoyed a relaxing sauna bath at one recent gathering.

The fa ll meeting was at the home of Kathryn Fuller Loechler /\/\. We welcomed the visit of Jane Paetow AA . She wi ll be doing graduate work at Miami Un iversity this fa ll. At this meeting we also had a friendship circle honoring Miss Amy Swisher AA who celebrated her ninetieth birthday.- DIANE KIGHTLINGER THOMAS

DAYTON, OHIO With the coming of summer, our chapter continued the philanthropic project of aiding the retarded chi ldren at Still water Hospital in D ayton. The two chi ldren we adopted, a 12-year old boy and a 4-year old girl, were each given a birthday party in Ju ly and June respective ly. The a lums enjoyed themse lves as much as the children . Those helping were Helen Boggess Swart AA, Carol Tobin Sowder AA, Gretchen Keighron P P , and Caroline Savage Finch AA . Birthday cakes and gifts were given. In August our a lums along with other Panhel members, sponsored an informational tea and style show at the King Cole for all entering freshmen at area colleges. Thelma Butterfield Brown AA and Gretchen Keighron P P were in charge. Our first meeting of the 1971-72 season, with our new officers, began with an alumnae l uncheon. Guests from a 40-mile area attended the salad smorgasbord September II. Hostesses were P au li ne Adams Lee B'J' and Gretchen Keighron PP . We were glad to meet our sisters from the neighboring cities and to visit with some new members, Theodora Croom Holloway 'J''J', Linda Caroll Kyer PP, Virginia Niebel Brodbeck AA, and Jane Terhune Brelsford AA . The October meeting was a salad luncheon at the University of Dayton J .F.K. Student Union on October 9.- JA CARTER SPENCER

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN Two of our members received their Master's degree from Wayne State last spring-Barbara Grixdale and Mary Ellen Busch. National conventions saw two members, Evelyn DeMars at APT A in Boston and Babs Dickieson at Cincinnati for the CLA convention. The rest of us enjoyed vacations from Upper Michigan to California and from Hawaii to the Swiss Alps! During the months ahead, travelogues with slides will bring some of these far away places a bit closer to our members. Last July we lost a faithful member-Elizabeth Sowell, following a long illness. She had been a Detroit elementary school principal, a member of the Detroit Education Association, Audubon Society, Zonta International, Women of Wayne State Alumni, and Women Administrators of Detroit. Our chapter sent a memorial to the ASA national philanthropic fund in her memory. -JEANNE T. TURNER

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-DELTA PHI After several cancellations of monthly meetings because of inclement weather and the lateness of Florida returnees, we were happy to assemble in May at . the Birmingham-Abby Road home of Norma Crane Ahber with Marjory Howard Chapel cohosting. At this meeting we made plans to send several children to the Michigan Children's Camp for a two weeks' stay. We were thrilled at the invitation of Delta Phi guest Alice Warner Woods to schedule our October meeting at her home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. June found us at the Bloomfield Hills home of Sara Dodge Bumgardner with Louise McArthur serving as assistant · hostess. It was like Old Home Week to welcome three of our former superstars, Rose Armstrong Olds from her winter home in Laguna Hills, California; Helen McBane Robinson from Sarasota, Florida-both gals back to open Michigan homes for the summer-and Marion Monroe Johnson permanent resident of Norwalk, Connecticut. We t~ured the colorful borders and exotic plantings. The white wisteria tree stole the show with its podlike blooms, but the wild cherry presented to Sara by the Japanese contingent, Masters of Flower Arrangement, who had come to Detroit to teach their craft ran a close second. Not only are Sara and Harvey enthusiastic gardeners, but they are also on the Board of the Kresge Foundation affiliated with Oakland University. Always packed and ready to go at the call of attorney husband, Stuart, our president Lavonia Warren McCallum EE, joined him on a quick flight to London where he attended an American Bar Association Meeting. And npw we have heard of a second trip, this time to Boston where her husband attended the International Convention of the Workman's Compensation Group. The Alibers, Norma, husband John, and daughter, Mary Lou, took their annual autumn trek through New England, stopping at favorite inns in Vermont and Massachusetts. November found everyone at home exchanging summer and early fall experiences at the monthly meeting. - ESTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

EMPORIA, KANSAS The Founder's Day celebration was sponsered jointly by the Emporia Alumnae Chapter and Epsilon Epsilon Chapter, Kansas State T eachers College. On Novt;mber

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16 the Emporia alumni joined actives at the Chapter House for a salad supper. Catherine Strouse, first initiate of Epsilon Epsilon Chapter died this past summer. Miss Strouse had been an active worker of both the alumnae chapter and the collegiate chapter through out her career as a teacher of elementary school music education at Kansas State Teachers College.- MRs . DAviD CROPP

GREATER DALLAS AREA The organizational meeting of the Greater Dallas Area Alumnae Chapter was held on September 15 at the home of Catharine Davis M oss Br. There were 18 Alphas present. We spent the evening getting acquainted, renewing old friendships, electing officers, chartering, and planning our future activites. Everyone was very enthusiastic about the attendance and many who had been contacted could not be present at this meeting but promised their support for our future endeavors. Our first activity was a Founders' Day Tea on November 20 with Rhetta Robinson, Province Director Area XII present as our gues t. We hope you will be hearing great things from this newest A'2.A alum chapter. Charter members include: Norma McGuire Hassler Br, president ; Deborah Hopkins L owenhar B'l', 1st vice-president; Vivian Lurell Bynum BN, 2nd vicepresident ; Eugenia Moss Burson and Mary Ford . Jackson, PP, treasurers; and Catharine Davis M oss Br, editor. Sara Sue Bosch, B"£; Mary Ann Fuller B"£ ; Mary Florence Gudgen HH; Judy Way Hall HH; Dona Snellbaker Meinhardt B9 ; Arline Stumpf Neil <1><1>; Jo Vancil Pearce Br ; Patricia Baker Hicks BA ; Evelyn Songe Scott BZ; Maxine Humbard Welch HH; and Shirley Goble Williamson Br.

GREATER KANSAS CITY Some 30 alums enjoyed much happy chatter and a delightful lunch at Stephenson's Apple Orchard Restaurant on May 22. Esther Buecher HH spoke briefly of the devotion, loyalty, and service Ethel Phillips ZZ, deceased May 1, 1971 , had rendered our alumnae chap~er during her active years as a teacher in the Kansas C1ty high schools. It was decided that an appropriate memorial to her would be a contribution to the Wilma Wilson Sharp Scholarship Fund. Kansas City Alums lost another member, Anita Begole Wade AB, on July 14, 1971. Those who knew Anita contributed to the Wilma Wilson Sharp Fund in her memory, also. Doris Klein ZZ, past president of Panhellenic, reported that Vivian Fuchs ZZ will be the Panhellenic Treasurer for next year, and will serve as our chapter delegate. Sharon Frazier ZZ will continue as alternate delegate. Peggy Scheloski HH presided at the installation of officers . Those installed were: Jolene Hayes ZZ, vicepresident, East Group ; Jerry Aitchison EE, vice-president, West Group ; Floy Winter ZZ, secretary; and Mary K . Reiff HH, treasurer. Our president, Helen McGuire ZZ, will continue her term of office. Dorothy Dallman ZZ presented the Margaret E . Smith Award to the 1971 recipient, Kathy Middleton ZZ, who was our luncheon guest. Kathy received a Certificate of Award and an engraved gold medallion. Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ presented the National Coun-

cil's gift of a silver wine cooler t_o _Mary K . Reiff HH in recognition and grateful apprew~.t~on of her 18 ~ears of devoted service in many capactttes at the natwnal level. Our Schlitz Brown Bottle Party held on July 27 was a smashing success, both socially and financially, thanks to Chairman Jolene Hayes and all those who helped her. Both East and West Groups had successful September meetings ~ith Patio Parties for husbands and wives. Mary K. Reiff was the guest speaker at the October 19 meeting of Alpha Phi, which is part of the Panhellenic Speaker's Bureau. Her topic was "The Current R ole of Alumni."-FLOY MITCH ELL WINTER

HOUSTON AREA ALUMNAE The Houston Area Alumnae met Wednesday ev.e ning, September 22, at the home of Mrs. Frank Maresca. The evening began with a covered dish supper, each member having brought her specialty, and was followed by a general business meeting. Plans were m~de for three additional meetings this year, the next bemg a banquet in N ovember to honor the founding of th e sorority in 1901. The sisters a lso made teaching aids for H ope Village, a foundati on for mentally retarded children, and toured the facilities in October.- MR s . JoHN BRYAN

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA The summer months found the Huntington Alumnae resting after completing several money-making ventures during the winter and spring months. But by the time September came, we were all anxious to continue our regular mee tings and get-togethers. We invited the Charleston Alumnae Chapter to celebrate 70 years of AZ:.A with us on Founders' Day. W e have had two successful rummage sales and plans are well underway for our Christmas H oliday Bazaar. We are pleased to have M arieanne Abney Cordl e PP as a new participating member this year, and we are sure she will be an asse t to our group. Huntington Alumnae wish all AZ:.As a M erry Christmas and a H appy New Year.- KATH Y WHITE

Huntingt on, West Virginia alums Madeline Dial, Ann Buchannan, Carol Leffingwell, and Kathy White are pictured wor king on bazaar items for their annual Christmas Bazaar.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Indianapolis area collegiates were guests of the Indy alums at the group's annual picnic in August. A special program of American poems and readings was presented by guest speaker, Mrs. Rita Olsen. Jane M cDavitt XX was h ostess for the event, assisted by Judy Elder XX, Judy Hartman B'¥, Mary Ellen Nease B'¥, and El oise Proctor XX . Sonya Saunders, Indiana D epartmen t of Commerce offi ce of co nsumer affairs director, guest speaker for the Oct. 5 mee ting, supplied us with information concerning the rights of the cons umer. Betty Rice XX was hos tess, assisted by Susa n Legg XX, Lore ne_ Nadzeika B'¥, a nd Sue Ann Stonecipher XX. N ew additions to the chapter include a baby son to J oyce Rissler W ozniak B'¥. -J uoy D EIG

INDIANA-KENTUCKY The Indiana-Kentucky ( Evansville) Chapter is working very hard with D elta Kapp a Colony at the Indiana State University-Evansville Campus, which was pledged to Alp ha Sigma Alpha aro und the first of November. Many thanks to Carol Bosecker Riggs B'¥, who has been a faithful advisor and helper to them as a local orority. Our September meeting found us at the home of D oris Cox Lackey Br making name tags for rush for ISU-E's future AZ:.A 's. Coming this year is a "Ge tting to Know You" party for the girls at ISU-E. We had Founder's Day in November, and a Christmas luncheon in December. Along wi th these activities are such projects as a garage rummage sale, and of course a philanthropic project. Welcome to all new members, and if there is anyone in Evansville or the area who is interested in affiliatin g with the Indiana-Kentucky chap ter, let us know. Congratulations are in order for Michele K ovac h Ruminer and her husband on the birth of their son Gary Thomas II.- J u NE E . DAvis

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI The J ackson, Mississippi Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha held its first meeting of th e Fa ll season at the home of Ann Carter Morgan . Officers for the 1971-72 year are : R oberta Hickman Busby, president ; Ann Carter Morgan, vice-president; Evelyn Shoemaker H olmes, treasurer; M ary T om Williams Brad ley, state day chairman and philanthropic chairman; Marge Williamson Pugh, Pa nh ellenic representative; and Bobbi Gilley Dixon, secretary. The members un animo usly voted to again sponsor two mentally retarded children at a special summer camp . We have diligently pursued this project for several years. Fou nder's D ay was observed in November at the h ome of Marge Pugh. Members and husbands are an ticipating our an nual Christmas party at the home of Evelyn H olmes . Mary T om Bradley annou nced that State D ay will be held in Jackson this year and we needed to begin initial preparations for the meeting.Ju oy CARL HI NEs

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KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN The lazy days of summer came to a halt early in September this year as the Kalamazoo Alums helped the Beta Psi's at Western Michigan University with fall rush. In addition to attending rush parties, we contributed items such as material scraps and fondue pots which were used at the different parties. This year's officers are: President, Gayle Adams Kirkpatrick B'V ; Secretary, Carole Buckner Brown A ; Treasurer, Dotty Cook Hook ZZ ; Editor, Nancy Wheaton DeYoung B'V ; Panhellenic R epresentative, Judy Bell Lore B'V ; Membership Chairman, Lenore Falvey Wilson B'V ; Housing Chairman, Mary Lou Meyer DeGraw B'V ; and Vice President, Barbara Olsen McWhorter B'V, who has planned an interesting variety for our monthly meetings. September's meeting was a fat evening of our traditional dessert smorgasbord with chit chat covering the happenings since the June family picnic. In October, Attorney Donald J ames enlightened the group on the subject of wi lls, estates, investments, and trusts. A Sarah Conventry J ewelry party allowed us to do some early Christmas shopping from the comfort of home in November. In December our sisters will be sharing and exchanging Christmas cookies and recipes at a morning coffee to which our children will be invited, and spending an evening with our husbands at our annual Christmas party-this year, it'll be fondue. 1971 has provided Kalamazoo's Alums with many worthwhile activities and we eagerly await 1972's offerings. - NANCY WHEATON DEYOUNG

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA Alpha Sigs in Lafayette started out the new school year with a bang having 18 members attend the first meeting. Everyone enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones. At this time, plans were made for the year and at the time this newsletter goes in, one of our major projects, helping the Beta Zetas at USL with rush, has already been completed. Lafayette alumnae provided "behind the scene" help during rush parties preparing and serving refreshments. After pledging, we entertained both actives and pledges with a poolside supper where everyone had a chance to relax after a hectic week. New officers include Anna Williams BZ, president; Suzanne Hebert BZ, vice-president; Mary Nezzio Smith BZ, treasurer ; and Marie Schiffbauer, Mother Patroness. We are planning a pot luck dinner including the husbands and joined the Beta Zetas to celebrate Founders' Day in Nov~mber.-SuzANNE HEBERT

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI A combined active and alumnae summer picnic was enjoyed by the Maryville group at the home of active Donna Fisher <1><1>, on July 25. Pl ans were discussed for the fall rush. The first fall meeting of the Maryville Alumnae Chapter was held at the Maryville Country Club. Carole Brown O'Riley, presider.t, presided at the business meeting. Bev Callaway and Diana Hutchings attended from the active chapter to explain plans for the memorial for our patronness Mrs. F. M. T ownsend who passed

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away January 16, 1971. A four foot brass ere t will be hung in the chapter room in her memory. Contributions to the memorial fund are being accepted from the alumnae and active members. The alumnae chapter has purchased des ert forks to be used in the active chapter room for their teas and receptions. The new officers erving on the hostess committee for the dessert-bridge were Carole Brown, Dorothy June Masters Vest, Sue McGraw White, Sarah Espey Fisher and Marian King Rosecrans. Our October meeting was held at the home of Harriett Lasell Ray.- MARIAN Ros ECRANs

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Summer found the Milwaukee Alums enjoying a rainy day picnic at the cottage on Blue Spring Lake. Although it was cool and rainy, a few of us braved the weather and went swimming. A good time was had by all. Incidently, the sun began to shine as we packed up to go home again. This fall we enjoyed holding an Alumnae Rush in order to attract new area members. We looked forward to seeing sisters who had lost touch with the sorority. Each Alum contacted one member who had not come to meetings and invited that sister to become re-acquainted with the benefits of sorority fr iendship. We also helped the college chapter to recruit new members. Candles are the key to decorating the home this year. Our philanthropic project is a candle sale. The cand les come in a variety of colors and styles and have been so popular with our own group that we have had to re-order. Florence Ludwig is in charge. Lori Bradley was our chairman for the Founders' Day Dinner. We invited the college members from both UW-M and Whitewater to share our celebration.SANDY PHILLIPS

MUNCIE, INDIANA After a busy summer of family activities, the Muncie Alums met for their September meeting at the home of our president Lynn Satterthwaite McCormick. During this meeting the year's plans were made, with specia l emphasis on State Day which we will host along with the Chi Chi Chapter at Ball State. Our October meeting was busy and promising. We installed our new officers and held our annual auction of homemade items. P roceeds from the auction go into the J an Schurr Hassell Memorial Fund for Chi Chis. Our chapter also presented darling little dresses, red and wh ite of course, to Linda Caldwell . Schurr and Charlotte Bowman Overmyer for their new daughters born July 1 and August 3, respectively. The November meeting at Marlene Lipman Calvin's found u s knee-deep in construction paper and burlap, making decorations for State Day. Also in November we joined the Chi Chis in their suite for celebration for Founders' Day. -CHARLOTTE BowMAN OvERMYER

NEWARK-ZANESVILLE, OHIO On October 2 the Newark-Zanesville area alums met at Granville Inn for a luncheon meeting. It was good to see everyone after the summer recess and hear about vacation travels.

Our new president Zina Kennedy suggested various activities for the sorority year. It sounded as if she plans to keep us busy at future meetings!. . We wrote notes to Louise Stewart, who IS m Bethesda Hospital, wishing her a speedy recorvery. _Margaret House showed pictures and notes she had received from her daughter Ann and her husband Ken w~o are t~ach足 ing in Japan and working at the Ecumemcal Institute. Both Ken and Ann were most enthusiastic about their life and work there.-HILDA BAKER

was the co-hostess of the party which had a tropical theme and included a cocktail buffet. Mary Kay Egan Monahan r A and Vicki Kuzelka Budka r A hosted the October 25 meeting at Mary Kay's home. Dr. Charles Galloway, Director of Developmental and Educational Services for the Eastern Nebraska Committee on Retardation, spoke and presented a slide program. The Gamma Alpha Alumnae Chapter is planning an interesting and rewarding program for the coming year. -MARY LEE O'KEEFE Coco

NORFOLK AREA, VIRGINIA The Norfolk Area Alums met on October 2, 1971 for lunch at Holiday Inn, Norfolk, Virginia. Our president, Barbara Schafer Ohmsen BE led a discussion of changes to the By-Laws. These changes were approved by the group present. Phyllis Epperson Gray BE was appointed to make a study of T ARC (Tidewater Association for Retarded Children) with the idea of offering our financial support to this Association. Our Panhellenic Representative Dolly Tarrant BE reported on the Panhellenic Ways an~ !"feans ~roj~ct which supports the annual Old Dommwn Umversity scholarship. The movie "A Tale of Two Costumes" was shown at Trinity Lutheran Church three times on November 18 at a cost of one dollar per person. Our president asked for suggestions for ways National can help improve alumnae chapters. The concensus of answers to this question dealt with the need to help members of college chapters feel that alumnae chapters are relevant. We feel a need for recently graduated members in our group. Our Founders' Day meeting was November 13 at Holiday Inn.-JERALDINE MoRRIS TATA

NORTHERN VIRGINIA The year's first meeting was held at the home of Molly Kennette Cosby BE in Springfield. It was a pot luck dinner, and began the year for Northern Virginia Alums. It is one of only four scheduled meetings for the year. During a summer business session held at Barbara Manzke Poole's BP new home in Alexandria, it was voted to hold only four major meetings during the year. The meetings would consist of an opening and closing social event-the closing perhaps being a dinner or theater party, .a philanthropic meeting and celebration of Founders' Day, and a fund raising gathering. Any additional business meetings are to be called when necessary. We had particular success last year with our "Talent Night," in which members brought bazaar items which were hand made by each member, to be auctioned to the highest bidder. We hope to enlarge on this plan by holding the bazaar closer to Christmas and planning a larger list of invited friends.BARBARA MANZKE PooLE

OMAHA, NEBRASKA The bridge group of the Omaha Alumnae Chapter continued to meet monthly during the summer. Then in September, Ilene Brisciano Borman B~ hosted a lovely cocktail party at her home at which time we welcomed new members. Catherine Watson Ferguson r A

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS The approach of fall and winter brings with it many events looked forward to with great anticipation, and members of Pine Bluff Chapter of A~A Alumnae are busy planning for those coming seasons. . . Football games, holiday parties, and the contmuatwn of our philanthropic program comprise a portion of the events to which we will direct our attentions. For the majority of our members who are teachers, fall signifies a return to the classroom and our chosen profession. Many of the remaining members will also spend some time in the school room-as mothe:s contributing to the educational system through their concern for our youth. Pine Bluff Alumnae Chapter's philanthropic endeavors coincide with those of the national office of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Jenkins Memorial Children's Center is located in Pine Bluff and is the primary teaching facility for mentally and physically handicapped children in this area. Jackie Lanham Works, BA and Wanda Manees Wingard, rz are employed at the Center and through them the Pine Bluff Chapter is well informed as to the needs of this facility and how we may best contribute to their program. Socially, Pine Bluff Alum's are quite active also. On October 30 cries of "Woooo-Pig-Soi e e e" echoed from a chartered bus that transported members and their husbands to War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. This is Razorback country and we were among some 65,000 fans who cheered the University of Arkansas team in their Southwestern Conference clash with the Texas A&M Aggies. On our Christmas calendar we've planned another excursion to Little Rock-this time to enjoy the buffet dinner and stage performance at the Olde West Dinner Theatre. Another Christmas project involves accumulating clothes, food and toys to brighten the Holiday Season for a needy family. Various programs are planned for future monthly meetings. One program will feature members of the Pine Bluff Police Department in a discussion of the growing drug problem, both locally and nationally. Arts and crafts are very popular with Pine Bluff Alumnae. Talented members of the community are often called upon to demonstrate techniques of tole painting, decoupage, and needlework. Style shows, pot luck dinners and bridge games are other after-meeting activities we enJoy. Perhaps our greatest pleasure comes from just getting together and reminiscing about college days, making new friends among our many A~A sisters, and sharing amusing or interesting experiences. For these reasons we hope that all A~A alums new to the Pine Bluff area will contact us so that we may bring them into our special "family."-BEVERLY BuLLOCH FARRELL

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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The Pittsburgh Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha is planning a great year. As always we are encouraging new members to join us. Besides each member trying to bring her own new member, we have invited collegiates in the area to join us at our meeting. This year we have begun a newsletter which we send to each member every other month. It contains news of the meeting and news about each other. It also contains news about our philanthropic project. For philanthropic this year we are collecting clothes for a retarded children's home. We have planned a variety of programs for this year. Drugs, astrology and fortune telling, a Christmas decoration, and White Elephants will be part of our interests. November with Founders' Day was an inspirational day. Wearing our colors and pins, we rededicated ourselves to A"2.A's ideals. November also took us to a hockey game to see the Pittsburgh Penguins play Vancouver. This was only the beginning of our social functions. The Alumnae of Pittsburgh are having an exciting year. We offer our good wishes to other alumnae chapters and invite you to stop in Pittsburgh and visit us.LAUREL KING

SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI The St. Louis alumnae chapter had a tea to get our group started on a new year. The tea was held at Sandy Ford's home with Lonna Hendren and Ruthie Brown as co-hostesses on September 25. After a short business meeting the afternoon was spent visiting with old and new friends. Our October meeting was a luncheon and tour at the Art Museum. It was a real fun and educational day. On November 13 our meeting was held at Karen Olson's home. This meeting was our Founders' Day program and our annual auction. Our auction consists of items of all types made by us and auctioned off among us. The proceeds from this auction are used for our local philanthropic project. We have hope for a very active year and are making an effort to get more local A"2.A alums interested.PHYLLIS PoLLITT URBERGER

Diggins, a cerebral palsy v1ct1m as a project for the year. In past years the entire Diggins family has been a concern of the chapter. Sue Snale XX was heartily welcomed and praised for driving forty miles to the meeting alone. Sue is living in St. Joseph, Michigan, and plans to be active in the group this year. Founders' Day was observed in November with the national program and Mrs. Stephen D. Kovas, United Health Foundation, spoke on "You and Your Health." Lyn Propst McGouran 8r was hostess in her home and Iris Weiss was co-hostess. "Christmas Art" was in action when the chapter met for a Christmas luncheon at the home of Marie Scanlan Brown 8t. with Naomi Pehrson, MM as co-hostess. Members enjoyed putting holiday art into action and made tree ornaments and table decorations. -MARIE ScANLAN BROWN

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI To begin the new school year for Springfield alumnae, a quarter supper was held at the home of Trudy Crow Silkwood 8"2.. Approximately twenty members were in attendance. Arrangements were made by our President Chady Boyd Miller 8"2.. We helped the local college chapter, Beta Sigma, during formal rush by furnishing refreshments for one party and helping with other arrangements. Our October meeting was held at the home of Sandy Beadles Stoll 8"2.. Plans for homecoming festivities at Southwest Missouri State College included a combination Founders' Day and reunion luncheon at Calvert's Cafeteria November 15. The college chapter was in charge of the Founders' Day program. All alumnae in the southwest Missouri area were contacted by letter or phone and invited to attend. Our Philanthropic project will be our main item for the December meeting. Picture books and puppets have previously been made for the children at a local school for the mentally retarded.- MARY CAVENDER BoYER

SOUTH BEND-MISHAWAKA The fall activities of the South Bend-Mishawaka Alumnae chapter got underway on September 11 with a "Get Acquainted Luncheon" with Mildred Warner Zoss XX, as hostess for the kick-off meeting at a local restaurant. New members welcomed were Anne Boehm Choinacky XX, Juliana Shtogren Cramer 89, Sharee Burns Morse XX, Sandra Shade Rowe XX, Susan Hahn Stamm XX, and Christine Patz Wiedeman XX. An early luncheon enabled the a lumnae to attend the Panhellenic fall tea at the home of Iris Kendall Weiss XX, and/ or to be greeted at the A.A.U.W. tea by Mildred Zoss, who is serving as President of the local branch. Judy Heuman XX, president, entertained the October "Business and Monkey Business" meeting in her home. Sandra Rowe was co-hostess. Velva Bere Gay XX, Philanthropic Chairman, presented the Philanthropic report and the group voted to again adopt Marilyn

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Be verly Gardner (left), Juanita R owe, and Leslie Fleenor Bro wn of the Springfield, Missouri Alumnae Chapter are pictured at the chapter's annual quarter supper.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA As we said good-bye to summer, we were greeted by a glorious fall and were full of anticipation concerning what it had in store for us. It was a delightful and fun-fi lled summer for T ulsa alums but was especially exciting to the writer, Lora Patte:son Sipes II, who was presented the W ilma Wilson Sharp Award. It was truly a surprise and a most happy one. The very lovely presentation affair was held at the home of Isabel Keye Reve AA with Helen Hooper Malone Bl and Ellen Funk BJ\ as co-hostesses. It was much like "This Is Your Life" as alums from "way back" continued to arrive. For those who love to eat and cook, it was another fun night in September when the group met at the Public Service rooms. Two charming young ladies, both Home Ec majors, prepared a delicious meal as they demonstrated the use of small electrical appliances. Ellen Funk, our new president, distributed the lovely new yearbooks prepared by Helen Malone and Carol Wright Bl and told us of coming events. We were very happy to welcome Ida Keefer Bl from Bartlesville and Rosemary Donaldson BM from Arkadelphia, Arkansas. -LoRA P . SIPES

VALLEY OF THE SUN , ARIZONA Many of our alumnae and their husbands enjoyed an August buffet supper at Sally Walker's I A home. An extra large Japanese style table arrangement helped a ll attending to become acquainted. Our September business meeting at the home of J ane N ewman E E , put our fall and winter plans into action. We were all busily d oing our fa ll house cleaning s::> that our October carport sale had many items and was a big success. Our profi ts will be used to help the Tempe Day Care Center for the mentall y retarded which we have chosen as our philanthropic project for this year. This center is a new program and a number of small items are needed which can be bought as we ll as made by our members. Susan Landes Berman AA is doing volunteer work at the center and recommended it to our group. We enjoyed our November meeting with our nationa l officers who were attending the National Panhellenic meeting in Scottsdale. We fe lt extremely fortunate to have this marvelous chance to become acquainted with our national officers. We have welcomed to our group, Grace Bloedorn IE, Foster Huff, Nancy Kiser, and Sherilyn Kinney, BX. We are pleased to announce the birth of a daughter to Pamela Staley, B'짜. -JoAN SIMcox CoLLINSWORTH

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI Members of Wilma Wilson Sharp Alumnae Chapter, Warrensburg, Missouri, held a salad luncheon and an nual business meeting on August 23, at the home of Mary Sue Raker Eppright. Officers were elected and act ivities for 1971 -72 were planned, including the annual Valentine tea at the home of Pauline Jaqua Taubert. Officers are: president, Shirley Grainger See; secretary, Juanita Payton Woodrel ; and treasurer, Elizabeth Farmer Hull.

Ellen Funk, Tulsa Chapter, presents Lora Sipes with her award, the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award. I sabel Ree ve, one of the co-hostesses, looks on.

Guests at the luncheon were Mrs. Stanley Gayuski of Saudia Arabia , who was a guest in the home of Mr. an d Mrs. Ed Woodrel ; and Mrs. Eppright's daughter, R ita.- PAUL INE JAQUA TAUBERT

WASHINGTON, D. C. Wash ington, D. C . alums held their first fall meeting at the apartment of Helen Lortz E E on September 19, 1971. A pleasant afternoon was spent visiting and hearing the news of summer activities. Helen had a three-week assignment in Asuncion, Paraguay and also stopped in Lima, Peru. Alice Larkin Craig /::,./::,. described some of the h ighlights of her trip to England with her husband, including seeing tne Queen at Windsor Castle enroute to the races at Ascot. Barbara Ripp AA en joyed being at home in Ohio with her parents during the month of Ju ly and took short trips to Canada and Michigan. We will m iss Annalee Ziman BX who is leaving the National Education Association to accept a position in Albany, New York working for a teachers' union. Janice Haydel BZ visited her son and daughter in Illinois and Michigan and had a de lightful week in Wiscons in in September. Martha Green Dimond AA enjoyed a visit from her grandchildren from Pennsylvania and took weekend trips with her golfing husband . Margaret Wi lson Banks B E was happy to have her daughter Betty and husband here for three weeks after a year in California prior to their return to Penn State. Lois Beers Bl was vacationing in Oklahoma and California for three weeks. We also missed Sarah Lee Eiselman NN who has been making frequent trips to Pennsylvania to help care for her mother. Rowena Mayse Cremeans PP spent the summer in Washington except for a trip to West Virginia to be with her mother during surgery. Rowena will be hostess for the October meeting. Members were pleasantly surprised at the profits last year from the sale of stationery and similar items, chiefly among the group, and plan to continue same. We were able to increase our contribution to the D . C . Help for Retarded Children program . MARTHA AYRES

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AI_JPHA SIGMA ALPHA DIRECTORY FOUNDED Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, November 15 , 1901

FOUNDERS Mrs. W. B. Carper (Louise Cox), (deceased) Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley), (deceased) Miss Mary Williamson Hundley, (deceased) Mrs. John Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd), (deceased)

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Chairman of Advisors-Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree) AA , 6278 Guinea Road, Loveland, Ohio 45140 Chairman of Colonies-Mrs. Dennis P. White (Marlys Jarrett ) BB, 11655 Grant Ave., Denver, Colorado 80233

Mrs. P. W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson), (deceased)

Constitution Chairman-Mrs. James T. Francis (Frances Jobson) BE, 602 Devon Rd., Richmond, Virginia 23229

NATIONAL COUNCIL

Music Chairman-Mrs. Donald M. Pease (Susan Ross) HH, 517 N. Hamilton, Olathe, Kansas 66061

President Emerita-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson) ZZ, 1405 Hardy, Independence, Missouri 64053 President-Mrs. George D . Linton (MaryAnn Sidehamer) fH, 646 James Lane, River Vale, New Jersey 07675 Vice President of Development-Mrs. George G. Gatseos (Esther Kauffman) 路 BB, 6659 E. Eastman Ave., Denver, Colorado 80222 Vice President of Collegiate Program-Mrs. Ronald Keeley (Ethel Schmitz) BH, 1721 Avenue E, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 Vice President of Alumnae Program-Mrs. Weldon J. Winter (Judy DeMasters) ZZ, 501 Wedgewood Dr., Blue Springs, Missouri 64015 Secretary-Mrs. James A. Weaver (Jean Moore} BN, 866 Cernicek Lane, Ferguson, Missouri 63135 Treasurer-Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann (Bonnie Payne) ZZ, 1230 Hoyt Dr., St. Louis, Missouri 63137 NPC Delegate-Mrs. Joseph H. Backsman (Mary Goeke) AA , 1361 Oak Knoll Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Editor, Miss Judith A. Holman 88, 1376 Columbine, Apt. 204, Denver, Colorado 80206 Headquarters Executive-Rose Marie Fellin B:L, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield, Missouri 65804

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1201 E. Walnut Springfield, Missouri 65802 Miss R ose Marie Fell in Executive Secretary NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate-Mrs. Joseph H. Backsman (Mary Goeke) AA, 1361 Oak Knoll Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Alternate Delegate-Mrs. George D . Linton (MaryAnn Sidehamer } rH, 646 James Lane, River Vale, New Jersey 07675 Second D elegate-Mrs. George G. Gatseos (Esther Kauffman) BB, 6659 E. Eastman, D enver, Colorado 80222

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Philanthropic Chairman-Mrs. Gary G. Hendren (Lonna McComas) AB, 2247 Murray Forest Dr., Hazelwood, Missouri 63042 Program Chairman- Mrs. Thomas L. Shupe (Bernice Baur) B8, 1861 Pinneborg R oad, Elkton, Michigan 48731 Ritual Chairman-Mrs. Brian L. Cordle (Marieanne Abney) PP, 605 5th St. W, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 Rush Chairman- Mrs. Jerry Shiverdecker (Elaine Rahaim) Bt., T own and Campus Apts. # 11, Fulton, Missouri 65251 Scholarship Chairman- Mrs. John L. Falcon (Nunie Roque) BZ, 6706 Indian Lake, Missouri City, Texas 77459 Standards Chairman-Mrs. E. Wayne Haydel (Janice Hinrichs) BZ, 11807 Old Gate Place, Rockville, Maryland 20852

PHOENIX STAFF Editor-Judith A. Holman 88, 1376 Columbine Apt. 204, Denver, Colorado 80206 Alumnae Editor-Mrs. Jeffrey W. Meece (Peggy Dwyer) BN, The Phoenix Apt. SH-7, Edgewater Park, Beverly, New J ersey 08010 Collegiate Editor-Mrs. Philip Wallick, Jr. (Betty Urban) ZZ, 676 Park Ave., York, Pennsylvania 17402 Spotlight Editor-Miss Paula Cyrus PP, 624 High Street, St. Albans, West Virgina 25177 Art Director- Mrs. Jerry Shiverdecker (Elaine Rahaim ) Bt., Town and Campus Apts. # 11, Fulton, Missouri 65251 Historian-Mrs. Bob A. Williams (Nancy Martin) XX, 5310 Graceland Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

FIELD REPRESENTATIVES Barbara Johnston B'楼 Mary Jedrzejewski B<l> Sally Ward fQ

PROVINCE DIRECTORS AREA NAME

COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS

Mrs. Walter Cox 1 7 Long Meadow Road Portsmouth, Rhode Island 028 71

Gamma Iota Gamma Tau, Gamma Phi

Boston, Buffalo, Long Island, Rochester, Queens

Miss Paula Cyrus 624 High Street St. Albans, West Virginia 25117

Alpha Gamma, Gamma Eta, Gamma Omicron, Gamma Xi ; Gamma Psi

Central Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley, Pittsburgh

III

Mrs. W. Stanton May 396 Maple Avenue Apt. A Jessup, Maryland 20974

Kappa Kappa, Nu Nu, Delta Gamma, Delta Epsilon, Gamma Rho Delta Iota Colony

Allentown-Bethlehem Easton, Northern New Jersey, Wilmington, Washington, D.C .

Miss Barbara Lou Ripp 610 S. Main Street Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Alpha, Rho Rho, Beta Epsilon, Beta Iota, Beta Pi, Gamma Kappa

Beckley, Charleston, Huntington, Norfolk, Northern Virginia, Richmond

Miss 路Anna Williams 1043 St. Patrick Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

Beta D elta, Beta Zeta, Gamma Sigma

Hattiesburg, Jackson, Lafayette, Monroe, New Orleans, Southwest Louisiana

Mrs. Harold McQueen 3610 Faculty Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46224

Alpha Alpha, Chi Chi, Beta Upsilon

Anderson, Butler County, Calumet Region, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Elkhart-Goshen, Fort Wayne, Indiana-Kentucky, Indianapolis, Newark-Zanesville, Richmond, Terre Haute, South Bend

VII

Mrs . Kenneth M orris 80 7 South D ouglas Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858

Beta Psi, Beta Theta Gamma Mu

Akron, Detroit (Delta Rho ), Detroit (Delta Phi), Detroit (Sigma Rho Chi), Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Pontiac, Toledo

VIII

Mrs. R. D . Lineback 538 Hawkeye Drive I owa City, I owa 52240

Beta Rho, Delta Zeta, Gamma Lambda, Gamma Epsilon, Beta Phi, D elta Eta, Gamma Beta

Chicago, Chicago North, Chicago South, Chicago West, D eKalb, Des M oines, Fox River Valley, Milwaukee, R ockford, Waukega n

Miss Judith H ar tman 3040 Lincoln Road Apt. A India napolis, Indiana 46222

Beta Kappa, Gamma Omega, Beta Nu, D elta Theta Colony, Delta Kapp a Colony

L ouisville, Murray, Paducah

Mrs. R oyal L yson Box 36 1 H ebron, North D akota 58638

Beta Eeta

Dickinson, Omaha, Portland

Miss Ellen Funk 4652 S. Fulton # 202 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74 135

Alpha Beta, Epsilon Epsilon, Zeta Zeta, Eta Eta, Phi Phi, Beta Sigma, Gamma Pi

Columbia, Emporia, Greater K ansas City, Greater Kansas City # 1, Greater Kansas City # 2, Ki rksvi lle, Maryville, Pittsburg, Springfield, St. J oseph, St. Louis, T opeka, Warrensburg, Wichita

XII

Mrs. Ronald Robinson 5880 S. J oplin Tulsa, Oklahoma 741 35

Beta Lambda, Beta Gamma, Beta Mu , Gamma Zeta

Bartlesville, Greater Dallas, H ous to n, Little R ock, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Pine Bluff, Tulsa

XIII

Mrs . J. Arthur Calvert 7032 E. Latham Scottsdale, Arizona 8525 7

Beta Beta, Gamma Upsilon

Colorado Springs, D enver, Greeley, Gunnison, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sa n Bernardino, San Diego, Tucson

XIV

Mrs. Phillip Shettle 1670 Fox R oad Clearwater, Florida 335 16

Grea ter Miami, Mobile, Tri City

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