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s you open the spring issue of the Phoenix, do you realize that you are participating in a ort of ritual?

It i routine for Alpha igrna Alphas everywhere to receive the Phoenix on a quarterly basis.

The basic defmition of a ritual is a " tate characterized by the presence of a routine." Ritual is also defined as "the pre cribed form of conducting a formal ceremony." When you think of these rote definitions, the words do not mean much , until you stop to think about the number of rituals in our lives. Do you perform the same tasks in the same order to get dressed every day? Do you take the same path to work or class every day? The list could be endless, but these rituals provide continuity in our lives.

As I reflect on the meaning of ritual, the word begins to transcend the simple definitions to find that ritual is a foundation or grounding.

That foundation has the ability to call us, to comfort us, to stabilize us and to challenge us. Ritual has the ability to connect our past with our present and to free us to move into the future.

Ritual not only has an ominous way of connecting us through time, but it also allows us to connect with others in that time spectrum.

By being initiated members, we have the unique opportunity to participate in the ritual . When we conduct a ritual service, we are calling on those who participated before us and those who will participate in the future to be part of our lives. We, in tum, are part of theirs. Isn 't it wonderful to think that you are participating in the lives of our founders, as well as in the life of a ister who will be our sorority's president in 2101? By remembering the ritual, we are remembering tho e who have gone before us, tho e pre ent with u and tho e who will succeed us.

Through the pectrum of time, the 1itual will continue to breathe life into our organization, as we breathe life into its words. The words of the ritual and our organization 's structure may have been tweaked along the way, but their meaning is still there: to provide a foundation for us all.

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CONTENTS I2 Foundation news Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation hires the first fu ll-time director of development to over see its operations.

I3 Zeta Omega installed Thirty-five women are initiated at Austin Peay State University, TN.

I4 Alpha Sigma Alpha's second national president

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Lina Wakefield Mattison Mahon , national president from I 909-1911 was truly a woman of poise and purpose .

4 I8 100 philanthropic projects underway NPC meeting Collegiate and alumnae chapters help the sorori ty reach a goal of performing 100 philanthropic projects this Centennial year.

A report on the National Panhellenic Conference's interim session.

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Founders' Day celebration update Plans are announced for the 10 regional celebration for Founders' Day 2001.

II Officer Academy new educational initiative was unveiled at the third annual Officer Academy in January.

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EDITOR Editor/ Director of Communications Teresa Boyer Fishback, ~K tfishback@alphasigmaalpha .org

STAFF Senior Contributing Editor Nancy I.Z. Reese, BY jnreese2@home.com

Feature Editor

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Nora Ten Broeck, BK ntenbroeck@juno.com

Alumnae Editor

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Christine Reising Keeley, EB Christine.Keeley@add.ssw.abbott.com

Collegiate Editor Sara Jane Lowe Komer, B~ sjlowekomer@hotmail .com

The latest news from the national organization .

Contributing Writer Margaret Barge Rimel, ~H maggirimel@yahoo.com

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Historian

Alphas Making a Difference

Sue Zorichak, BB SzorichaK@frontline-group.com

Chapters report on philanthropic and community service projects.

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23 Alumnae Stars Featuring the accomplishmen ts of individual alumnae.

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100 Philanthropic Projects Update

BY TRACEY KIEFER, BK A lumna Volunteer ince th e Centenn ial Convention in june, Alpha Sigm a Alphas have participated in p hilanthropic events re ulting in over 12,000 volunteer hours and have rai ed ove r 10,000 in upport of pecial O lympics, th e . June mith Center, AIDS o rgan izati on , H abitat for H uman ity, Toys for Tots, Mul tiple clero i , th e American Cancer· Society, th e Epilepsy Foundation , th e Red Cross, Ro nald McDonald hou e , food pantries, women 's shelters, th rift stores, children 's ho ·p ita! and mem rial fo undati on .

Since th e first philanthropic proj ect was completed at th e entennial Conve ntion , more th an 75 proj ects have been regi tered with national headquarters and about one third of th e regi tered proj ects have been completed . Both collegiate an d alumna member of Alpha igma Al pha have fo und many creative and unique ways to truly make a diffe rence.

Alo ng with parti cipatin g in numerous pecial Olym pic even ts, members have:

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• Washed cars • Tu to red and bab at children • Parti cipated in sporting events, competition and tourn amen ts • Organi zed dance • Helped bui ld hou e • Organi zed drive fo r food , clothing, an d to • u Lion d off date • Plan n d easonal eve n ts uch as haunted hou e , holida · par·Lie , t. Pauic k' Da · ac livilie and Eas ter egg h un ts

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Organ ized trivia conte ts Put togeth er gift boxe and baskets Cooked meal an d organiz d househo ld h wers Wrapped gifts Worked with th Girl o u ts Held rummage sale and aucti o n pon o red read-a-tho n and communi ty ac livilie ne chap t r, Z ta Zeta, n tra.l uri tat niv rsity, has u-ul ex m-

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plified the spirit of Alpha Sigma Alpha in their many philanthropic endeavors.

Besides donating money to various organizations and charities, the chapter members have taken part in the local Adopt a Highway program, hosted an annual Halloween alternative party for local schoolchildren, planned food and clothing drives, volunteered at blood drives and started a recycling program .

Zeta Zetas have also: • Created 100 "creative kits" filled with stickers, crayons and drawing materials for the S.June Smith Center • Participated in the Special Olympics as volunteers and also committed to picking up a Special Olympian, Roosevelt, every week for a semester so he could participate in Warrensburg bowling activities • Participated in "Mule Haul" where chapter members volunteered to help move incoming students into university housing • Created care packages containing such items as toothbrushes, toiletries and books for a Native American Reservation • Volunteered at a local animal shelter walking dogs and donating leashes, bones and toys Many other collegiate and alumnae chapters found ways to help Alpha Sigma Alpha move towards the goal of 100 philanthropic projects while serving their chapter members, campus, communities and benefiting national and local charities.

This fall, Alpha Beta, Truman State University, MO, will host a "launch for life" in honor of member Allie Poehling, who has successfully battled cancer. Chapter members collected donations for the American Cancer Society, encouraging donors to write down the name of a person or a wish for someone who has battled or lost their life to cancer. Alpha Betas will then attach these names and wishes to biodegradable balloons. The chapter and donors will gather on campus to release the balloons. The event is an inspirational showing of support and love for not only Allie, but also all of the other survivors and victims of cancer. Alpha Beta members feel that the success of the "launch for life" project demonstrates the chapter's determination to find a cure for cancer.

Delta Kappa, University of Southern Indiana, has been involved in a year long project with the local Little Sisters of the Poor nursing home. Chapter members

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attend bingo night at the facility once a month and also spend their free time each week stopping by to visit with the residents.

The chapter has also recently organized an evening breakfast, where members prepared and served the residents breakfast for their evening meal. This past winter, Delta Kappas organized a winter ball for the residents. Members collected donated formal dresses for some of the women residents and spent time before the event helping the ladies to dress and doing their makeup and hair. After dinner, the chapter, along with men recruited from campus fraternities, danced with tl1e residents to music provided by a local DJ. Epsilon Alpha, University of Southern Arkansas, co-sponsored and volunteered at the Arkansas Bay Dog Championship last October. The event, which benefited the Arkansas Children's Hospital, was a showcase for dogs to prove their skills at cornering or "baying" pigs. Members took registration money, called the auction and registered the dogs.

Beta Nu, Murray State University, KY, held their annual Teeter for Tots event.

Chapter members teamed up with Mattei and organized community events leading up to a 24-hour teeter-totter marathon to benefit the local Toys for Tots. Through money raised by pledges and donations from local organizations and businesses, Beta Nus provided a hot meal for almost 60 families at a holiday party, where

Kendra Richards, BN, and friend awaiting Santa 's arrival.

The Houston Alumnae Chapter collected over 100 pounds offood fm· the Galveston, TX Ronald McDonald House. Pictured left to right are: Noreen Vo:uo, L1 0 , Jan Ellis, EE, L eah L ester, EA, Katie Kieso, Drucilla L ester and Julie Doss, Tfl.

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anta was on hand to eli uibute toys to th e children. everal chapter made gift boxes or collected items fo r residents at homeless shelters or retirement homes, including Zeta Pi, University of Southern Colorado, th e Atlanta Alumnae Chapter, and th e Windy City Alumnae Chapter, Chicago.

Members of Zeta Pi decorated 100 boxes and fill ed th em with perso nal h giene items, glove , a hat and a holida urp1ise. The larue at a local oup kitchen then handed th e boxes out to th e homele .

The tlanta Alumnae Chap ter ponored a "linen shower" this Febru aiy to provide recentl homele residents of the Rainbow Villag in tlanta with linens to use in th eir new home .

The Wind • ity Alumnae Chapter ga th ered in December to fill and wrap gift baskets ~ r low-income enior re idents of tl1e enters for ew Holizon Inc. in hicago. The enter works to educate and ncourag p ople t participate in the revitalizati n of t11eir community thmugh emplo '111 nt, hou ing, recreation and ultural oppornmitie .

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ages community members to be kind to th eir neighbo r by handing out roses to unsuspecting fliend , family members and su-anger within the commun ity. Every year, a dozen roses per pe rson are provided free of charge by a local flo list in remm for the first 250 community members who sign a pledge to be a good neighbor throughout th e year. Participants are requ ired to hand out 11 of the 12 roses, kee ping one for th em elves. Chapter member participate in tl1e event annually by bundling and packaging ro es, plinting out card for the roses, promoting the event and handing out ro es to community members.

The women of th e Houston Alumnae Chapter prepar ed and served a paghetti dinner to 100 gue ts at th e Ronald McDonald H ouse in Calve ton TX. Chapte r members also collected over 100 pound of food for th e ho use' pan try and collected pull-tabs from can to help 1-a.ise add itional fund for the hou e.

The hou e e1ve familie who have children that are patients at th e nearby hliner' H o pi tal for Children, Calve ton Bum H o pi tal or the niversity of Texas Meclical Branch at Calve ton. Ro nald McDonald Hous provide gue ts with room at a low co t. However, gue ts are re pon ible for providing their own meal ,

so tl1e donation and efforts of the Houston Alumnae hapter were e pecially appreciated.

Among the many chapters tl1at held events to benefit the pecial Olympics were Delta Sigma, Saginaw Valle tate University, MI; Ep ilon Eta, Virginia Wesleyan College and Zeta Sigma, University of th e I ncamate Word, TX. About 40 Zeta igmas participated in a Special Olympic bowling tournament in San Antonio, TX, last ovember. Chapter member registered participants, kept core, passed out refre hments and awards and cheered for participants.

The women of Epsilon Eta volunteered at the Virginia Beach 's 9th Annual Polar Plunge on Feb. 3, 2001. Chapter members assisted local radio stations in PR campaigns to advertise the event, helped cheer the 1,500 participants who plunged into tl1e artie waters of the Atlantic Ocean and collected donations at the Pat McGee Band Benefit Concert after the Plunge. The event raised $200,000 for Special Olympics.

Delta Sigmas held their Fourtl1 Annual Special Olympics Basketball Camp in February. The event included all 39 Special Olympics divi ion in Michigan with over 100 participants learning basketball dlill and sclimmages. Chapter members arranged for a local McDonald to don ate food for the event and also gathered donation from local organizations to provide money for participant tee shirts.

The Cincinnati Alumnae Chapter treated physically and motio nally abused children of One Way Farm emergency shelter to a special holiday eason last year.

Chapter member donated money o that three newcomers to the helter could have their own footlo cke r to keep tl1 eir personal posse ions in while at the shelter.

Members also provided glove , hats, winter can•e and gift certificate to McDonalds for th e shelter children .

Zeta Lambda, Rowan niversity, NJ, held their econd Annual Mi hael Bergen oftball Tournament to benefit th e Michael Bergen Foundation at th Medical College of irginia. The Michael Bergen Foundati n was e tablished in memory of Michael Bergen, a playful 5-year old boy who lo t hi life to a rare form of pediatJic brain cancer, Pontine Giloma, in 1999.

Zeta Lambda member alerie Heim founded the tournament last ear to rai e mone for the fund and memorialize

her cousin Michael's love of baseball.

All money that is raised for the foundation is used to fund research into developing a cure for this disease that attacks the brain stem.

It's Not Too Late!

If your chapter hasn't yet registered a philanthropic event, it's not too late!

Chapters have until our Centennial Founders' Day Celebration on Nov. 17, 2001, to complete projects. Even if your chapter has already completed a project, there is still time to plan another one.

Everyone knows that big flashy projects are wonderful-they get the Alpha Sigma Alpha name out there and let the campus and community know just how much Alpha Sigs can accomplish. However, a project doesn ' t have to raise thousands of dollars or attract media attention to be worthwhile. Some projects take very little time and effort, such as having each chapter member bring a canned food item or gently worn clothing item to the next chapter meeting. The local Salvation Army, food pantry or homeless shelter will benefit greatly from such items.

A Saturday afternoon washing dogs at the local Humane Society or animal shelter or simply picking up trash around campus would take very little effort to organize. An afternoon of stuffing envelopes for a non-profit organization or volunteering at a local after school program would also be time well spent.

Spending a weeknight cooking a spaghetti dinner for the local volunteer fire department or writing letters to American military personnel stationed abroad could also be a social activity that brings the chapter closer together.

Are you a philanthropic chair looking for ideas? Does your chapter want to volunteer and you don't know where to start looking? It's always easy to participate in projects to benefit our sorority's national philanthropies, the S.June Smith Center and Special Olympics, but let's say that Special Olympics won't be in your area for another few months or your chapter has already done a fundraiser for S. June Smith Center and you want to do more. There are many different organizations that maintain web sites with useful information for individuals that wish to join a volunteer effort in their community or choose a charitable organization to help.

Here are just a few:

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Charitable Choices http:/ /www.charitychoices.com Charitable Choices is an online, searchable database that lists over 300 charitiesall of which meet the Combined Federal Campaign's 10 accountability standards.

To meet these standards, a charity must be a part of the federal government's Combined Federal Campaign, which is an on-thejob fundraising campaign.

On the home page, individuals can search through 25 categories for charitable organizations, ranging from aging and animal rights to consumer protection, health, peace, rural concerns, and women, just to name a few. The web site provides detailed information about each listed charity, including contact information, a description of the work the charity does and the year it was founded, how much it spends on fund raising and administrative costs and answers to commonly asked questions such as "What have you accomplished?" and "How do you help people in my community?" ldealist.org Action Without Borders http: / / www.idealist.org This web site allows users to search for nonprofit organizations, jobs, volunteering opportunities, services, resources, events and career related information in 152 countries.

Volunteer Match http: / / www.volunteermatch.org The Volunteer Match web site matches prospective volunteers with opportunities in their communities. Individuals can also search the site's nonprofit directory or participate in "virtual" or remote volunteering.

WebAssist Network http:/ / www.webassistnetwork.com The WebAssist Network is devoted to connecting people in need with charitable organizations and volunteers who can help. The site lists current requests for help and prospective volunteers can search by category to find a project.

Zeta Sigma members, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, take time out from their Special Olympic Bowling tournament.

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fOUNDERS' DAY 20 0 I UPDATE

BY JANE COX UND, BY Programming Assistant ne hundred ears ago, five da1ing young ' omen had a dream and toda we are ge ttin g read to celebrate th e volutio n of th at dream with the celebration of Alpha Sigma Alpha' lOOth anniversaiJ'· Th e Centennial celebration tarted with th e 2000 conve ntion in Ri chmond, VA, and will culminate with Founders' Day and regional luncheons held on ov. 17, 2001 , in 10 cities ae ro th e nited tate . Each ite will have a noon luncheon and a va ri ety of activities, such as hospitality r om , chapter archive , reuni ons and informal ge t-togeth er , throughout th e weekend. ow is th e time for you to con tac t your sisters and mark yo ur calendars so yo u can be a part of this special day.

You can pre-regi ter and pa th e ·35 luncheo n co t fo r thi event, either online or by mail, b O ct. 1, 2001 .

Online you can visitth ew and Eve n ts s cti on o n the web ite at \Vww.alphasigmaalpha.org, which will conn ct you to l ignUp ow.com. Click o n the city >ou plan to attend, fill in th e required in fo rmation and auth rize payment by credit card or elec u·onic fund u-ansfer. ign-ups will be avai labl from pril 1, 2001 , to O ct. 1, 200 I. You can also r gister fo r an additional activitie offered by your city at thi time. lf you cho e to mail y ur re i tra tio n, imp! omplete th e inform atio n on th enclo eel envelope and nd it wi th a heck or mon y

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Centennial conoibution to th e A'lA Foundati on at th e same time you register.

Following th e luncheon , each location wi ll hold th e Founders' Day ceremony. ow is the time to find yo ur badge and wear it with pride.

The Founders' Day ceremony does require th at members wear pin attire, which i defin ed as "a dress or suit or skirt or nice slacks with a blouse or sweater. Casual or sports attire, cosn1me or outer wear i not considered approp1iate."

See th e summer issue of th e Phoenix o r contact yo ur city coordin ator for specific times no t listed he re o r to arran ge pecial di etary or ho tel needs.

Make an-an ge men ts now to attend thi histori c event.

Shuffle off to Buffalo!

J ac ki e Vito LoRus o, fliT , and Beth Lucia fliT , local chaim1en, ann ounce that th e Hya tt Regency Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza in dowmown Buffalo, will be the we tem ew Yo rk ite fo r th e Fotmde• ' Day eleb1-ati on on ov. 17. Room have been et aside fo r overnight gue ts and a ho pi tali ty r om is avai labl to all oro1i ty members and gue ts. lf other accomm dati on are n e RIJ pleas o ntact eith rJ a kie or Beth .

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Buffalo planning commilll!l!: Beth Lucia, ITTI Paoicia an sone Boreanaz, fliT Susan Reinbolt Bums, fliT Susan Shellenbarger Dybas, fi Su an Klute Hohl , fliT Betsy Sleeper Kendall, TIIT Betty Gem10ney Klute, fliT Amy Mochlau Leat, fliT Mary Beth Wright Or olits, ITTI Joan Grannis Roy, fliT Joan Rindfl eisch Run ckel, fliT Sue Harm on Sieber, fliT Donette Pritting Thurlow, fliT Assisting will be Buffalo alumnae and Founder ' Day Nati onal Planning Chairman, Marsh a Kinbar Goldstein , ~T and fro m Rochester, Sharo n Ste rn er, fi

Jazz it up in Chicago!

The women of Chicago are pleased to announ ce their plan for their luncheon a t the heraton Suites, 121 orthwe t Point Bo ulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL; th e phon e number fo r th e hot I i 847-290-1 600.

Directions to th e hotel can be obtained th rough th e ho tel web ite at www. he1-aton .com.

The celebration will begi n with check-in at 11:30 a. m. and lunch begi nning at 12:30 p.m.

R om at th e hotel can be re rved for 79 per ni ght for both Friday ( ov. 16) and aturda ov. 17). Thi room ra te is guaranteed until O ct. 26. T1an po•·ta ti on to an d fro m O ' Hare Airp rt i in cluded with thi r m price.

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ho pitality room at th e hera ton uite on Frida ~. ov. 16 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m . for i t 1 arriving earl for th e Founde1 ' Da ' c lebi-ation.

Please contact Beth Heidel if you plan to come to th e ho pitality room on Frida evening or ign-up online for this ve nt. hopping, as well as an excellent \'aiiet of re tau ra nts, i a\'ailable nearb · at th e Wo dfield Mall in chaumburg, IL, during th e re t of th e week nd I

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Chicago cit)' coordinator: Beth Zubin k.i H eidel, ffl Pho ne: 630-969-4954 email : bheidel 6@aol.com Chicago planning commillee: J ane ch oenecker, BK T1-acey Kiefe•·, BK

Y' all come to Dallas, y'hear?

Dallas will ho t a luncheon program o n Nov. 17, begi nnin g at noon , a t th e Em bass uite -Outdoor World, 2401 Bas Pro Dr. , G1-apevine , TX; ph one number 972-724-2600.

Plan for th e da in clude a ho pi tali ty uite open ~ r vi ita ti n and di play befor and after th e lun cheon.

The hotel i conve ni · ntly located be tween Dallas and Fort Worth with shuttle e n~ce to DFW Ai rport. Mo r info rmati on about th e ho tel and ve might rate can b obtained from th e ho tel' web ite at www.embas uite . o m.

Other h t I \vi thin l / 2 mile radiu a•· th e Hilton DFV\' Lak , Hamp ton Inn at DFW Ai rpo rt ortl1 and Ram ada Limited ra pevine.

Dallas offers entertai nm nt for ur whole fam il · 'vi tl1 two zoo , ix Flags ve rT xas and hopping at Bas!> Pr hop O utd r Worl d and th e 1-ap vin Mill Outlet Mall (www.grapevinemills. om). The Dallas ntennial mmiuee will have br hu res and web ite infi rrnati n upon req ue t.

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Dallas city coordinator: Ginny Lloyd, Phone: 972-459-3946 email: ginnyl@kyserco.com

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Denver, the original Rocky Mountain high On Saturday, Nov. 17, we will meet for the Denver celebration luncheon at the Landmark Hotel, located at 455 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO, 303388-5561. (A name change will take place in November and the hotel will become the Holiday Inn Select at Cherry Creek.) Activities will begin with check-in at 11 a.m., followed by lunch, the Founders' Day Ceremony, socializing and "mini" class reunions.

On Friday night a social time will be held at the home of Leslie Tweed-King, 1120 Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO. The committee will furnish rides from the hotel.

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While in Denver, take advantage of the many and varied attractions located within a few miles of the hotel.

Just minutes away is some of the best shopping available at the Cherry Creek Mall and the new Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver. Other worthwhile attractions include: the Botanical Gardens, Museum of Nature and Science, IMAX Theatre, the zoo, Performing Arts Center, the ballet and symphony, Elitches (amusement park), Larimer Square, the State capitol, the Denver Mint, art museum library Colorado History Museu~, and many other tours.

Your participation will ensure a successful celebration! The committee is looking forward to this very special event in the history of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Denver city coordinator: Nancy Lucas McFaddin, BB Phone: 303-426-8165 email: nancyandarlen@ home.com Denver planning committee: Kim Ramsey Meyer, BB Ellen Funk Morris, BA Leslie Tweed-King, BB Kathleen Collopy Miller, AI' Emily Smart, BB Velvet Abalos, ZIT

Ready, set, race to Indianapolis!

The Founders' Day 2001 lOOth Anniversary Celebration in Indianapolis will be celebrated on Nov. 17 at the Indiana Convention Center, 200 s.

Capitol Ave., in downtown Indianapolis. The phone number is 317-262-3389. The celebration begins at noon with an alumnae initiation, in room 115, and begin our luncheon at 1 p.m., in room 101-102. A hospitality suite will be open to everyone before and after the luncheon. Anyone who is interested in having someone initiated at the 100th Anniversary Celebration should contact Joyce Wozniak, so that we can get the process started. The committee looks forward to seeing you there!

Indianapolis city coordinator.

Joyce Rissler Wozniak, Be Phone: 317-8462836 email: joyce_wozniak@ msn.com Indianapolis planning committee: Kimberly Goble Akers, Be Mandy Knoop , ~K Kimberly Alvey Phillips, ~K

Kansas City ...

Kansas City here I come!

The Kansas City planning committee is encouraging all collegiate and alumnae chap-

ters from the Missouti, Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas areas to plan on attending a mini reunion in conjunction with the Founders' Day luncheon on Nov. 17. All activities will be held at the Holiday Inn Conference Center / Holidome 12601 W. 95th St. (95th and ' I-35), Lenexa, KS; phone number 1-800-527-0582 or 913-888-6670. Check in will be at 10:30 a.m., with the luncheon and program beginnmg at 11:30 a.m.

Special room rates are only $79 per night. To make your reservation call the hotel and register under the Alpha Sigma Alpha block.

The collegiate chapters will be setting up displays and there will be plenty of time for socializing. There is plenty to do in the area as well as two great malls close by, movie theatres, the Plaza and wonderful restaurants. Take the weekend off and spend it with your Alpha sisters.

What a wonderful opportunity to share your sisterhood.

Kansas City city coordinator: Johanna Gardner, ZZ Phone: 913-780-2610 email: mjhg1954@aol.com Kansas City planning committee: Colleen Haag, ZZ Carol Smith Garton, EE Janet Pepperdine Smith, EE

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Patty Kling tock, ZZ Donna Rippley cou, ZZ Cindy Fundi mith , EE Daphne Reitz, ZH Susan Bo twick Kice, EE Marianne Mulcahey Bell, ZH Angela Gray Swearingin, BI Tiffany Tibbetts Bohm, ZH Connie Peyton Hoffman, ZZ

Ring the bell in Philadelphia!

At noon, the Philadelphia Founders' Day luncheon will be held in the beautiful grand ballroom of the Valley Forge Radisson and Convention Center. In the adjoining vestibule, members will be able to display their PS.A and chapter memorabilia and socialize. Come prepared to display some of your special items. Table will be provided for all participating chapters.

For those of you wanting to make this a weekend event, a hospitality room \vill be available on Friday night and Saturday morning, staffed with local alumnae who can give you uggestions on things to do and ee during your visit.

Only 30 minutes from downtown Philadelphia and the airport, the Radi on overlooks the Valley Forge ational Park.

Its uperb location makes the Radi on easily accessible to all the PS.As in the Philadelphia area. With over 10 million in recent renovation , the Radi on provide a variety of re taurants, a dinner theater, entertainment, a nightclub and a complete fitness club.

The Radi on i just minute from area re taurants, museum , golf courses and hi torical ites. It' a hort drive to the culture and hi tory of Philadelphia and the museum , winerie and garden of the Brandywine Valle . There i al o a huttl to the local mall, The ourt and the Plaza at King of Prussia. Thi i an exten ive hopping complex of department tore , national chain and upscale pecialty hops. To find out more about 10

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the Radi on and the area, visit their web site, www.Radisson valleyforge.com.

See you on ov. 17 in Valley Forge.

Philadelphia city courdinator: Susanne Alfonso, Phone: 215-64&.7561 email: www.aedalfonso.c .com

Forge ahead to Pittsburgh!

Join your sisters on ov. 17, for a Founders' Day celebration at the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh, 101 Mall Boulevard, Monroesville, PA. Conveniently located 5 minutes from the Pennsylvania turnpike and 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Sleeping room reservations should be made by Oct. 26; for a group rate call 1-800-333-3333.

Check in will begin at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon.

Catch up with your sisters and visit the local attractions.

Ride the Duqesne incline to Mount Washington and admire the view of downtown Pittsburgh; visit the many shop and restaurants at Station Square; take in a show at Heinz Hall, or the Benedum Theater; window shop at the downtown stores or get some Chri tmas shopping done at the adjacent Monroesville Mall.

As a Christmas surpri e for the children at the S.June Smith Center, we will be ending a large box of new books and videos to add to their library. Please bring any unused children' book or video to the luncheon with you and we'll take care of there t.

Pittsb-urgh city coordinator: helly Do he Wile, E Phone: 724-836-0467 email: asawile@cs.com Pittslmrgh planning committee: De iree Batti i, Ar Rochelle Burgo, Tamira Vayan k , f8 Le lie Maxwell Ziringer, fH

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The dream started in Richmond!

Come celebrate Founders' Day and hare a moment of PS.A hi tory in lovely Richmond, VA. It is time to honor our founders and show our continued dedication to Alpha Sigma Alpha and all this sisterhood represents.

The committee looks forward to a tenific turnout of Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina sisters for an elegant luncheon and activities. The celebration will be held at the Dominion Club of Richmond at 6000 Dominion Club Drive, Glen Allen, VA. The club is located on a golf course and offers a spectacular scenic view of the city. The luncheon will begin at noon, but please join us at 11:30 a.m . to get reacquainted. For overnight accommodations, a block of rooms has been reserved at The Hilton Garden Inn located at 4021 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA. The inn has reasonable rates, a pool and continental breakfast and is convenient to local shopping and dining. For reservations, call 804-935-0555.

Richmond city courdinator: Katherine Nordhoff Robison, M Phone: 804-364-2752 email: katherinerobison@ msn.com Richmond planning committee: Laura Lou Ordoyne Monger, BI Frances DeeDeeJobson Francis, BE Lynne Rachal Chambers, A Karen Golbek-Graham, Er tacy Bellamy, Er Paige McCarth , ET

Sun and fun in Tampa Bay Come have fun in the un \vith the Tampa Ba Alumnae Chapter on Founders' Da . Be one of the first to experience the Trade Winds irata Beach Re ort. ewl opened, with a un-<l.renched Mediterranean

flair, the irata provide a relaxing re ort experience for ou to enjoy. The irata combines grace, tyle and sophi tication of Florida with a relaxing resort experience. The resort is located at 5300 Gulf Blvd., t. Pete Beach, FL. You can call 1-800-237-0707 for more information or vi it their web ite at www.tradewindsre ort.com.

Start our weekend poolside at the Tiki Hutch, located just a few feet away from the Gulf of Mexico, for a meet and greet Friday night. aturday the Founders' Day luncheon will be from noon to 2 on the top floor of the resort. This room overlooks two waterways: the Gulf of Mexico and the International Coastal Waterways. Regi tration begin at 11:30. There will be a host of other activities throughout the weekend such as enjoying the beach, shopping and dining.

As part of the national campaign to complet 100 philanthropic projects, everyone who attend is asked to bring an item from the list below in upport of Project Cheer. Tampa Bay Alumnae have upported this local charity, which help mentally disabled persons in the Tampa Bay area.

Project Cheer items: Pajamas, bathrobe , lippers, puzzles, cards, snacks, coffee, tea, sweaters, hair dryers, writing pads, envelop , pens, pencils, cologne , \vallets, t-shirts, razors Tampa city coordinatur: heri Hendren First, AB Phone: 727-392-6857 email: mrs1 t@aol.com Tampa Bay planning committee: Deb Fields Dietrich, B Dori Me ahey, E<l> Lisa Rei Glonek, rn Pat Ken ned Huffman , XX Pat Leimgruber amp on, 6.

Ti.ffa.nyJacobi Wise, BI Anne Martenstein rken, ue Miazga Fisher, fP

OFFICER** **ACADEMY

Officer Academy gives members a real advantage A!A Advantage program u nveiled fo r new vice presidents of membership education

BY JANE COX LIND, BY Programming Assistant he third annual Officer Academy was held in Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 5-7.

Fifty-eight newly elected vice presidents of membership education and 18 chapter membership advisors were introduced to the new A.!A Advantage program and given an opportunity to learn more about membership education for Alpha Sigma Alpha. The theme for the weekend, "Women of Poise and Purpose: Past, Present, Future," facilitated discussions on the heritage and values on which AkA was founded and the benefits of a life-long sorority learning experience.

Friday evening kicked off with a look at the sorority's past, present and future with presentations by national officers, the 2000-0lleadership consultants and national headquarters staff.

The past was represented by a quick trip through a historic timeline via cd-rom and an update by National President Marianne Busch Bullock, BE>, of the Centennial's 100 Philanthropic Projects.

The present took on a lighter note as the leadership consultants took answers from a registration survey to create the "A~A Family Feud." Suzanne Kilgannon, Bl, vice

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president of programs, led the participants through a personal values exploration activity. The attendees were then asked to look to the future and write what they thought the sorority would be in the next 100 years. The evening ended with a presentation by Sidney Gremillion Allen, "IJr'llr, a long-time member and current trustee of the AkA Foundation. Sidney's look at the past and aims for the future delighted all in attendance.

As a continuation of the values discussion, Suzanne opened the Saturday morning session with a look at the AkA core values and how they affect our lives.

The main presentation of the morning

by Karyn Sneath and Mary Peterson of likemindedpeaple, introduced the new A.!A Advantage membership program. Karyn and Mary gave a quick overview of the program, which consists of four member modules: new member, initiate, senior and alumnae.

Saturday afternoon Karyn worked with the collegians to discuss the "thrills and chills" of the new program and the advisors met with Mary to discuss how advisors can support their chapter in implementing the program. The afternoon culminated with a keynote address on hazing by Ginny Carroll also from

likemindedpeople. Saturday evening the attendees were invited to take part in a creativity dinner where they talked about aims and values and how AkA "gives you an advantage." There they created activities for individual members in various scenarios assigned to their tables. The final activity of the day was a rotation through five sample A.!A Advantage points: "Everything I needed to know I learned in AkA," learning styles, healthy relationships/ confrontations, self-defense and storytelling with Sidney Allen.

Sunday morning offered a time for reflection on the new membership program. The leadership consultants and other members of the national headquarters staff met with small groups to answer questions and get feedback on the program. A general discussion was then held to answer the who, what, where, how and, the all important, when each chapter will implement the new program.

The attendees were then on their own to return home, tour national headquarters or meet 1-on-1 with the chapter services staff. Participants left with a bright yellow card that said, "The future looks bright, I've got to take Advantage."

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Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation hires first full-time director of development

BY LESLIE MAXWELL ZIRINGER, fH Foundation Board Chairman The Alpha igma Alpha Foundatio n has made much headway over th e past 14 yea r .

The Foundati on has increas d its donor ba e, established new scholarships, fund ed new programs and has now reached a very impo1·tant goal: hiring a full-time director of development.

The Board of Tn1stees of th e Alpha igma Alpha Foundation is proud to ann oun ce th at B on April 23, a director of developme nt began . ente M F. · workin g at headquarters. · em Bente M. Fein becam e a member of th e Alpha Chi Omega fraterni ty while attending Ball tate Unive rsity, IN. He1· undergraduate degree is in urban p lannin g and d velopment. Bente fi rst th ought he wanted to be an architect, but soon discove1·ed h e liked th e "plannin g" aspect of her fi eld. She liked th e social aspects (s nio r citize n housing, etc) and felt that would allow her to utili ze a very strong part of her per a nali ty; she is very people oriented . j oin r and leade r by natu re, Bente oon became very active with her own chapter. It is no surprise that he erved as chapter president, vice president o f chapter relatio ns and tandards and assistant vice p1·esident of educati on.

In additio n to her fra terni ty work, Be nte was a member of ociati on and th e Student Planning th e Ameri can Plannin g Associati on. In her "spare" time, Be nte erved as a student ambassado r fo r th e unive rsity. After college, Bente traveled as a leadership consul tant for Al pha Chi Omega. he loved th e trave ling and meeting new people and new challenges. he proved to be uch an asset, that her fra terni ty hired he r as th eir education programs coordin ator. While in this position , Bente chose to further her educa ti on an d is cuJTentl atte nding Indiana niversit in tl1 e evenin g. he is pu rsuin g a masters in public affairs nonprofit man age men t.

Th e Board fe Is very fortu nate to have hired uch an asse t fo r the F undati n. When ask d wh sh a ce pted this po ition , B nte said, "I fi It it was an excellent mat h . Ou r perso nal iti e li ked and Al pha igma Al pha i high I r gard ed in tl1 e Greek mmunit . l felt it was an opp nun it 1 co uld not pass up. I have a p i n ~ r the Gr k tem and fo r fund rai ing. My heart and ul i in this move, and I am as dedicated to Al pha igma Al pha as I am to m wn fra tern ity" in realizing her potential and fulfill h r dr ams.

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Dauhle yaur suppart ofthe

A!A Foundntion The GE Fund, the philanthropic foundation of the General Electric Co. , created th e corporate matching gift program now u eel by more tl1an I ,000 corporations woddwide . Since 1954, when th e GE Fund began matching employee and retiree contribution , companies have don ated more than 2 billion in matching gifts to college , unive rsities and o ther non-profit institutions.

Matching gift programs are a \vin-win ituation . By matching gifts, companies increase the value of charitable donations give n by tl1 eir employees, and employee are able to maximize the benefits of their donation \vithout increasing their own financial commitme nt. The majority of corporatio n match employee gifts at a 1:J ratio. This would mean if ou donated 1,000 to th e Alpha igma Alpha Foundation, your com pan would contribute the an1e amount, bringing our gift total to 2,000. me busine e even match on a 2:1 or a 3: 1 ratio, which wou ld bring your gift to tal to 3,000 o r 4,000!

Each compan has its own policie . For example, some put a cap on th e amount th y match for each individual.

Please check with your be nefits coordinator or human rc ource depa1·tme nt to v rify cuJTent policie .

B uppo rting th e Alpha igma Alpha Foundation thro ugh )'Our com pan ' matching gift program, you will nable us to fulfill its mi io n: To inve tin the potential of wo men b • promo tin ervi ce, leadership and hoiarship.

F r mo re informa tion on do nating to the Alpha igma Alpha Foundatio n or to find out more about matching gifts, pleas o n ta t Be nte Fein at bfein@ alphasigmaalpha.org or al l 317 71-2920.

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Zeta Olllega Chapter Installed

BY MANDY STARK, ZA

Leadership Consultant, 2000-01 The Zeta Omega Chapter was installed Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. In June of2000, the Alpha Sigma Alpha extension team was invited to present to the campus and was soon chosen by the expansion committee to be the newest sorority on campus.

On Oct. 2, 2000, 25 women went through the first Phoenix Degree.

On Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, the installation team, members of Beta Nu chapter, Delta Kappa chapter, Central Virginia Alumnae chapter, Leadership Consultant Laura Zabel, 8K, and alumna June Stratton, BY, attended the get-acquainted party at the armory on campus.

The installation team consisted of National Vice President of Programs Suzanne Kilgannon,BI;National Chairman of Colonies Cindy Kelley-Deaton, BIT; Colony Development Director Carin Perretta, ZY; Province Director Tricia Richerson, BN; Director THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

of Chapter Services Kelly Gillespie Miller, EH; and Leadership Consultant Mandy Stark, ZA. Chapter Advisor Schanda Banister Doughty, BN, Standards Advisor Maribeth Leath Sisk, Financial Advisor Debra Baldwin Ferrell, BA, Scholarship Advisor Katie Feyes, 8P, and Faculty Advisor Lynne Wesley Yarbrough were also in attendance throughout the weekend.

On Saturday, at the Hilldale Baptist Church, "His Place," in

Clarksvi lle, TN, 35 women were initiated, including one alumna. The installation of the colony and the officer installation followed. Members from Beta Lambda, Beta Nu, Delta Kappa and Central Virginia Alumnae chapters joined Zeta Omega for this special day.

The white luncheon was held at the Holiday Inn in Clarksville, TN. Cindy KelleyDeaton served as toastmistress.

The women received their membership certificates and

Charter initiates Charter members: Jennifer Leigh Miller, AmandaJo Adames, Mary Virginia Ashmore, Ashley Brooke Barger, Amanda Elizabeth Carroll, Jamie Kaye Durrett, Ashley Caroline Ruth Fraley,JesicaJean Fruchey, Virginia Megan Gay, Sabrina Renee Gentry, J erri Shae Harris, Stephanie Dawn Highsmith, Katherine Elizabeth Hill, Alicia Marie Holland, Paula Patricia Irwin, Michelle Lynn Johnson, Marie Elizabeth Lavalley, Erin Theresa Layton, Mary .Rachael Lee, Robin Dawn Logan, Shonte Donnell Maxey, Tomarrow Leigh Molsberry, Nicole Lee Place, Haley Amanda Ray, Lindsey Megan Reeves, Gina Loraine Shaw, Kara Diane Smith, Naydia Renee Spears, Catherine Elisabeth Stram, Leslea Renae Streetman, Tiffany Renea Traughber, Farrah Sue Vincent, Sharon Marie Wynn and Katherine Marie Young.

New Members: Alexis Danielle Alexander, Jenny Aide Chavez, Jennifer RenEe Jones, Somer Jane Neumann and Lakisha Danyelle Smith.

Alwnna Initiate: Zana Kaye Durrett

phoenix recognition pins as well as numerous gifts. Later in the afternoon, everyone attended the faculty/ parent reception, held on campus.

Representatives from the other two NPC sororities, Alpha Delta Pi and Chi Omega, attended the reception, as well as members from the fraternities on campus.

The installation banquet was held that evening at the Holiday Inn. Mandy Stark served as the toastmistress. The guest speaker at the banquet was Andy Kean, director of student life. Christy McWilliams, BA president, presented the "Aspire" toast. Cherie Shallock, president of the Central Virginia Alumnae Chapter, presented the "Seek" toast. Tricia Richerson, province director for Region XIII, presented the "Attain" toast. The evening concluded with the introduction of the charter members and unveiling of the charter. A dance was scheduled to follow the banquet, but was postponed due to a power failure, thunderstorm warnings and a tornado watch. The dance was rescheduled for March 24, 2001 , at th e Holiday Inn in Clarksville.

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BY N ORA M. TEN BROECK, BK Feature Editor he \vas thoughtful , ca1ing and un elfi h. She \vas lo ~~ tn.tstworth ' and kind. he \vas th e type of woman that weeps ou with !aught r and lo e into h r life and hold o u th er as a lifetime fri e nd.

Thi graciou wo man \vas Lina Wakefield Matti on Mahon , s cond national pre ide m o f Alpha igma Alpha fro m 1909-11. Fro m notati ns in the orori ty' hi tory, to inteJViews with he r childt路en and gra ndchildren toda , it appear that Wakefi eld (th e name she we nt by mo t of he r life) wa a fti end and be nefactor to man membe t f Alpha igma Alpha and to her greater communi ty of Calhoun Fall , Bo mjan. 13, 1 87, Wakefield \vas th e only child o f R v. J o hn hakespeare Matti on and Lucile pann Matti on .

Th chi ld of Meth odist missionari , Wakefi eld sp nt her early years in Ri o d J ane iro, Brazil. Tragedy tu k th e Matti on family early in Wakefield 's life whe n he r fath e r contrac ted ye llow fever and di d .

Her mother was also tri cken by th e disease and suffered complicati n fro m it fo r man years. Her fa th er \vas buri d in Rio de J ane iro and her mo th e r recup rated th e re until he 'vas we ll eno ugh to return to th e nited State .

Atthi time Wake fi eld and he r mo th r moved to Lewi burg, , whe re her mo th er \vas empl ed as a teacher. Luci le pann Mattison co ntinued to have health diffi cultie due to her expetien e with ellow ~ ver. a result, th e famil moved again to Leesvill , , th e ho me o f Wa kefi eld ' grandpare n ts. Wa kefi eld wo uld pend th e rest of her childh ood th ere until th e tim of h r mo ther' d eath , which occulTed whe n Wakefield \vas 14.

An orphan now, with th e death of bo th of he r pare n ts and her grandpar e n ts, Wak fi ld ' vas ntn.tsted t th e are of tw guardia ns, Euph mia Me lin to k a nd J o hn pann . I . Me lin to k, a p rsonal fri end o f Luci le pann Matti on and pre ident of th e fac ul ty at th e o llege for Women, o lum bia, , \vas charg d wi th Wake fi lei ' edu ati n.J oh n pann , Luci le ' broth r, \vas harged wi th th e care of akefield ' fin ance .

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career in teaching. Privately educated for all of her life, except for one year of public school in the second grade, the College for Women turned out to be a place where Wakefield prospered academically and socially.

The Gamma Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was installed May 9, 1904, as the college's first sorority and Wakefield became one of its newest initiates Oct. 9, 1904. Wakefield would make lifetime friendships in the Gamma Chapter and emerge as a campus leader as the chapter president.

Wakefield was deeply touched by her sorority experience. It appears that she went to every national sorority function that she was able to attend once she was initiated. She attended the national conventions ofl906, 1907 and 1908, serving as secretary of the convention and for whatever committee roles for which she was needed. At the time of her graduation in 1908, Alpha Sigma Alpha was searching for a new national president. Edna Elcanjones, A, requested that a new national president be appointed at the 1908 convention.

Onjan. 2, 1909, Wakefield was elected the national president at the national convention in Asheville, NC. At age 22, Wakefield balanced a teachingjob, the national presidency and her own interests.

The years of Wakefield's presidency were difficult ones for Alpha Sigma Alpha. Anti-sorority legislation made it difficult to expand. One by one, the sorority's chapters were closed by anti-Greek legislation imposed by college faculty. Wakefield's own chapter, Gamma, was ruled out by the faculty at the College for Women. The cease and desist notice to the undergraduate members was posted on a campus bulletin board for all to see.

The following chapters were installed during Wakefield's presidency: Sigma Phi Epsilon at Brenau College, Gainesville, GA; Gamma Beta Sigma at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, NC; Kappa Phi at Mt. Union College in Alliance, OH; Nu, Shorter College, Rome, GA; Chi Iota, The Hamilton School, Washington, D.C. The following chapters were closed due to anti-sorority legislation: Gamma, College for Women in Columbia, SC, Eta, Ward Seminary in

Wakefield (center) farmed lifetime friendships at the Gamma Chapter. Here she poses with two sisters at the wedding of another Gamma sister.

Lucile Mdttison Stevenson,

described her mother's sorority reldtionship dS d "vitdl pdrt of her life."

Nashville, TN and Chi Iota, The Hamilton School, Washington, D.C. Many modern practices had their beginnings during Wakefield 's presidency. The "Inspector Program," an earlier version of the Leadership Consultant program used today, was created during Wakefield's presidency.

Madeline Rollwage, H, was the first sorority inspector to visit and evaluate chapter operations. Membership cards were instituted for all members that Wakefield personally signed for all past sorority members from 1901-09, as well as all members from 1910 and 1911 .

The bylaws and constitution were revised, as well as the ritual.

Wakefield truly wanted the sorority to have a national feel to it. From signing personal membership cards, to visiting every collegiate chapter, Wakefield left her mark. It appears that most who met her were simply enchanted by her.

By 1911, Wakefield felt that she had given all that she could to Alpha Sigma Alpha. She gave her time, her talent and her finances. The young sorority did not have much of a treasury and its operations were frequently supplemented by Wakefield's own funds . At the 1911 national convention she requested the election of a new national president.

The convention body refused to accept her resignation and urged her to accept for another year. Wakefield accepted with the condition that a new national president be found over the course of the year.

Wakefield's decision inspired the search for a new national president.

Elizabeth Alexander, L<l>E, was nominated and elected in abstencia at the 1912 convention but later declined tl1e office. Wakefield served as "president pro-tempore" for an unspecified period.

The years 1912-14 have literally been lost to the history Alpha Sigma Alpha. A letter written by Wakefield in 1944 identifies Suzie D. Gault, f, as the next national president, but there is no furtl1er information regarding Ms. Gault's term of office. The next chapter of the sorority's history is its reorganization in 1914 under the leadership oflda Shaw Martin. Without a doubt, the yow1g sorority was unprepared in its succession planning to

replace the outstandin g leaders hip of Wakefield Matti on. ho rtly following her sororit leade rhip role, Wakefi eld man;ed Dr. Douglas Gray Maho n on ov. 5, 1912, an d moved to Calhoun Fall , , opened a pharmacy an d started th eir famil . This small cotton mill town o n th e banks of th e Savannah Rive r would be Wakefi eld ' home for th e rest of her life.

Wakefi eld tudied pharm acy scie nce and became licensed by th e state to p rac ti ce under th e directi on of her husband. In thi role, Wakefield was described as "tl1 e town ocial wo rker" who dispensed advi ce along 'vith prescripti ons. When poore r city residen ts didn ' t have th e funds to pay fo r their presCI;pti ons, Wakefield often gave th em away, supplementing their needs \vi th funds from her own pu1·se.

Wakefield and Douglas had four child re n: Douglas Gray Mahon J r., born 1914;J ohn Mattison Mahon, born 1915; Peter Mattison Mah o n, born 1918 and Lucile Mattison Maho n, born 1920.

Wakefi eld 's ex periences witl1 childbirth were diffi cult. j ohn was born 2 months premanu·ely weighing o nly two pounds.

Th e approp1;ate medical technology at the time was employed by kee ping j ohn w;um in th e family oven, nestled in a shoe box. Lucile was born one mo nth prematurely by cesarean secti o n and promptly con tracted chicken pox.

"Mother Mahon" as she was later kn1J11111, delighted in having large family gatherings.

Wakefield enjoyed a 1ich circle off amily and fiiencls.

Wakefield 's health was at such high risk when she had Lucile, that she drafted a \viii before enterin g th e h ospi taL Despite th eir rocky begi nnin gs, all of Wakefi eld and Douglas' children w>'ived and grew up to be p roductive adul ts.

The three boys served th e United ta tes dtu;ng World War II. Douglas and Peter served in th e Army and j ohn in th e A.lm y Ai r Corp . Do uglas served as a tank commander during tl1 e Battle of tl1 e Bulge, Peter as an infan try o fficer in th e Pacific Islands fighting j apan and j ohn as a captai n in the AJ·my Ai r Corps. was pilo ting a B29 bombe r in the Pac ific. j ohn was stati oned in Guam.

During wartime, Wakefi eld and Doc active! suppo rted th eir communi ty' war efforts. With three son at war, they r garded everyth ing th ey could do on th e ho me fro nt as helping to bring th e ir sons home. All th ree on ren1med home afel and grad uated fro m Clemson University, Clems n, C. Luc ile graduated fr m Wi nth rop College in R ck Hill, C and became a hool teacher. Al l of

Wakefield po es with her three ons m 191 for a family portrait; j ohn M. Mahon (/eft), Peter M. Mahon (on lap) and Douglas G. Wahon (1ight). Motherhood was an enriching part of Wakefield s life. ot pictured is dau hter Lucile AI. Iahon, born in 1920.

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the child1·en married and had fan1ilie of tl1eir own.

Wakefield and Doc continued to run th e Mahon Ph<Um acy and erved their community for man ears. "Mother Mahon" as Wakefield was late r known , delighted in h aving large famil gath erings for the holida . h e loved to entertain and to have her fan1ily ne<U·by. Re ulting from her childhood as an o rphan , he had created a ri ch circle of fri ends lllld extended f<Unil relatio nships. Wakefield continued her oro ri ty relationships tluoughout her Life. he freque nt! vi ited \vitl1 Frede ree Ansel Bunch, f , (daughter of th e Govemor of outh C<U·olina) <Uld ancy Clarke Carrie r, f , (grand-daughter to P.T. Barnum).

Lucile Mattison teven on, Wakefi eld's daughter, described he1· mother 's soro rity relatio nships as a "vital p<U·t of her life."

As a child, Wakefield was urrounded by adults and educateJ by adults. As an orphan , her sorori ty relation hips filled a void in Wakefield 's life . h e missed h er pare nts, especially her fathe r who died so early in her childhood . In many wa , her sorOJ; ty sister became her adopted family.

Wakefield lived a full an d happy life until her death on May 4, 1966. The one regre t th at she ex pre ed was that he never retumed to Rio de j aneiro to visit her fa th er's grave. He r scrapbooks reveal tl1is desire in th e form of picn1re of the city and poetry describing it. Her son ,J o hn Matti o n Mahon, visited Rio d e j aneiro and his grandfath er's grave in 1984.

Wakefi eld provided o lid leadership to Alpha igma Alpha during a crucial time in tl1 e oro rity's history. The orori ty had many challenge and few re ourc .

Although Wakefi eld describes he r contributions to th e soro ri ty as "overrated" in th e o ro ri ty hi tory, tl1is comme nt i in itse lf a reflecti o n of her g ne rous spirit. he served Alpha Sigma Alpha with pleasur , an d now it i Alpha igma Alpha' opportunit to r c gn ize her as a woman of poi e an d purp e, wh e gene rou contributions ignifi an ti impacted th e life of many fri ends, family, orori ty members and her communi ty.

Authors note: Thank you to Lucile Mallison Mahon Stevenson, Marietta, GA, j ohn and Octavia Mahon, umter, C, and Peter Mahon of Coco Beach, FL, aU whom made this article possible lrj participating in interviews and contributing family photographs and historical infonnation.

National Panhellenic Conference: Leading the way, sharing the vision

BY EVE WOODS RILEY, Delta Delta Delta elegate , presidents, executive director and editor of the 26 members of the ational Panhellenic Conference gathered at the DFW Lake Hilton Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX , Oct. 20-22 for the 2000 Interim Meeting.

Repre enting Alpha Sigma Alpha were PC Delegate Lynne Rachal Chambers, A, PC Second Alternative Delegate Diane Yencicjame , HH, PC Third Alternative Delegate Lori White Scott, EE, ational Presidem Marianne Busch Bullock, BE> , Senior Contributing Editor ancy I.Z. Reese, BY, Editor Teresa Boyer Fi hback, IlK, PC First Alternative Delegate Ellen Funk Morris, BA, and Chai1man of Chapter Advisors Brenda Rua Chappell, HH. Chainnan Marion Williams, Kappa Kappa Gamma, opened the meeting \vith the theme remarks, "Leading the Way, haring the Vi ion ." oting the continued concern on campu es of the mi use and abuse of alcohol, Marion stressed that the time has come for new initiative requiring P 's vi ion , leadership and courage to create change in the culture on the college campus. Citing the statement of one noted vi e president f sn1de nt affairs,

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"It make me ask if there is any hope for the Greek tern or \vill they continue to self-de n-uct," Marion challenged all fraternity and sor01ity members to u e the vision, the ability to communicate and collaborate and the leadership to address the concerns and help accomplish needed change.

In addition to regular committee meetings and separate sessions for presidents, executive directors and editors, special sessions were held to hear reports of the Women and Girl , Tobacco & Lung Cancer and College Women and Depression Programs, and of the longrange planning committee. For delegates \vith chapters on specific campuses, campus and housing meetings were held to discuss critical issues and determine courses of action to improve situations.

Tim Burke, NPC legal coun e l, stressed the need for everyone to protect and advocate Constin1tional First Amendment rights: the first amendment and other pmvisions of the Constitution are the sources for broad freedoms of as ociation and privacy rights.

Other legal issues discussed included pre erving the ingle sex status ofNPC organ izations. Title fX of tl1e Education Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex does "not apply to member-

llmding till' 2000 intn"im e ·on of NPC art' Diane Ymcic jaTTII!S, HH, Teresa BU)·er FIShback, D.K, Brtnda Rua happell, HH, Marianne BriSch Bullock, BfJ, Ellen Funk Morris, 8 , Lynne Rachal Chambers, , Lori \\'hill' oil. EE. and ancy I.Z RLese B .

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hip practice ... of a ocial fraternity or social sorority . .. , the active membe1 hip of which con i ts primarily of tudents in attendance at an in titution of higher education."

An Alcohol-Free Housing Initiative update was pre en ted. hairn1an of th PC Foundation] an Scott reported tl1e success of the Centennial Endowment Fund. ln honor of PC's upcoming centennial in 2002, thi fund was e tablished in October 1999 to support the educational and leadership program of the National Panhellenic Conference and to provide conference leadership \vitl1 flexibility to respond to campus situation as needs arise.

2000 Resolutions Resolutions that passed during the conference included: • Develop and pilot during the calendar years 2001 and 2002 a program titl d , "Focus on Confrontation" • Develop and pilot during the calendar years 2001 and 2002 a program titled, "Focus on Self-E teem" • The mi ion statement of PC i : The National Pan hellenic onference supports its women' fraternities b pmmoting value , education, leadership, friend hips, cooperation and citizen hip • Beginning in 2001 , the ational Panhellenic onference \vill officially recognize October as the Month of the cholar • PC, through partnership of the member group , the College Panhellenic Committee and the Alumnae Panhellenics Committee, will promote the Month of the cholar • pon or, in kind, the ational Alcoh I creening Da of the ears 2001 , 2002 and 2003, through mailings to tho e campuse where lleg Panhellen i are e tablished, encouraging all members ofNP group on tho e campuse to participate in the program • The directors of the conferen e, the executive committee members and th admini trative director will ign a nflict of lntere t Agreement annual!

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Recognition of Eminence recipient dies On Wednesday, April25, Alpha Sigma Alpha suffered the loss of one of its beloved members Dr. S.June Smith, KK. June was one of only six members in Alpha Sigma Alpha history to receive the distinguished Recognition of Eminence award.

June served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's first foundation treasurer. She helped to establish the S.June Smith Center.

She was 95 years old. :- detailed story will appear m the summer issue.

Fire at Longwood College On Tuesday, April 24, a fire broke out in historic Ruffner Hall complex at Longwood College in Farmville, VA. No one was injured in the blaze.

Longwood College is the birthplace of Alpha Sigma Alpha, Kappa Delta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha. Look for more information in the summer issue.

Advisor Net on web site If you have been to the Alpha Sigma Alpha web site lately you have probably noticed a new addition on the home page- Advisor Net. This section was created by Marci Beyer, ~N-B , as part of a class project on web design. Advisor

Net offers some fabulous features to chapter advisors including a list of downloadable resources, advisor chat rooms and places to promote success stories. Please pass the word on to advisors that this feature is up on the site.

Thank you to Marci for all of her hard work.

Alpha Sigma Alpha welcomes new alumnae chapter . . ~ ~ew alumnae chapter IS JOmmg the Alpha Sigma Alpha family. The Southern

Colorado Alumnae Chapter has JUSt formed and is looking for members. If you are interested in joining please contact Kathleen Miller at KCollopyM@aol.com.

Alumnae chapters celebrate anniversaries Fou r alumnae chapters will their 50th anniversary this year. Congratulations to the Phoenix, AZ, Chapter, the San Diego, CA, Chapter, the Terre Haute, IN, Chapter and the Cincinnati, OH, Chapter.

One alumnae chapter will ce~ebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Congratulations to the Denver, CO, Alumnae Chapter. ce~ebrate

Alpha Sigma Alpha welcomes new chapter The Mount Union College Colony's installation was held the weekend of April 27- 29 in Alliance, OH.

Alpha Sigma Alphas help fraternity in need On Feb. 13, 2001, a fire broke out at the Pi Lambda Phi fratern ity house at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Thankfully all 11 residents evacuated safely and without harm. The Nu Nu Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha offered their help and support to the fraternity. Members offered everything from meals to rooms to hold chapter meetings and even storage space for belongings. The assistant dean of students/ director of greek life on the campus, Gina D'Amato, sent Alpha Sigma Alpha's executive director a letter thanking the sorority for "... truly exemplifying the interfraternal spirit."

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Chapters report on philanthropic and community service projects

SroPTal Beta Lambda ClwfJter members and mothers pose before the ann·ual Race for the Cure in Little Rod<, AR 8/<.~fA LAMBDA, UNIVERSITY OF CE TRAL ARKANSAS

Radng for a (Ure In earl y eptember members of th e Beta Lambda Chapter j o ined together with fam il y membe rs to parti cipate in the Race for th e Cure in Little Rock, AR. Th e ra e ra ised nearly 200 millio n in 2000 to he lp find a cure for breast cancer. The 5k run / walk was one of th e largest ever

held worldwide. Thousands of wome n ga th ered togeth er to hare, relate and ex pe ri ence th e pain breast can cer inflicts on th e patients and families.

The chapter also joined toge th er with th e Am et-ican Red Cross to help o ut dwin g a blood shortage. A fo rm er ER nurse and current chapter advisor said "th ere was a tate wide blood sho rtage, the cenu-al Arkansas hospital

were clown to a 24-ho ur supply ... all elective surge ries schedules we re canceled." Members donated blood, recruited o th er donors or volunteered to work during th e donati on days on campus.

Continuing to make a difference, members cleaned up the chapter's Adopt-a-Mile road , do nated money to th e campus nitecl Way fundraiser and passed out candy dwing Halloween to tl1 e reside nts at th e Conway Human Development Center for th e di abled. Future p lans include adopting a fami ly in need for Christmas and sponsoring a blood dtive on campus.

H oily j ohnston ETA 1:.7A, P!TfSBUR.G STATE UNIVERSITY, KS

Keeping Halloween safe an~ fun Members of th e Eta Eta Chapter j o ined together to make H alloween a safe and fun holiday for area Pittsburg, KS, childr·en. Th e chapter house was decorated and

everyone dre ed up to pass out cand to the vi iting children and familie .

Going from room to room, th e children were greeted b membe rs who pas ed out candy and played Halloween games. The chapter reall enjoyed th e event and felt pride in being able to upp rt th e community in a safe and positive way.

Megha n cltwwz ALPHA, LO GWOOD COLLEGE, VA

MOPS is the tops for the Alpha Chapter Members of th e Alpha Chapter at Longwood Coli ge find great pride in being involved in va tio us communi ty projects. One such proj ect i MOPS, Moth ers of PreSchoolers.

MOP i a program similar to Bible tudy for childr n ages o ne to fi ve. evet-al member of th e chapter volunteer tim during the fir t a nd .tl1ird Friday of each month to teach th e children. The lasses are attended not only b t11 e

Phung 1-tlll. Liz.::.ie l..omer, Miss)• Niegsdt, Atbimne Zipp, lana tankewsky and Btidget omb of the Eta Eta hapter share in the 1/allawcen pirit with children f rom/he SIIITOtlllding community during ·· tife Ttick-or-Treat. • 20

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children but mothers as well.

Class time is spent learning about the various religious ways to raise a fami ly.

Lindsey Rutz ZETA ETA, ROCKHURST UNIVERS/1Y, MO

Giving big The Zeta Eta Chapter at Rockhurst University has branched out to serve others.

Chapter m embers have completed over 600 hours of service during the fall semester. The chapter focused efforts on the needs of the university and surrounding community.

Members participated in "Safe Trick-or-Treat," a Halloween event for children in the neighborhood, and took second place in the food drive during homecoming. The annual trivia night, a campus wide game show, raised over $400 for Special Olympic athletes. The chapter also h elped with various Special Olympic events including bowling, volleyball and an auction.

Droin Hallahan PHI PHI, NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Getting bowled over The Phi Phi Chapter at Northwest Missouri State University h eld its first ever bowl-a-thon to raise money for the S. June Smith Center.

Sixteen other Greek organizations on campus participated in the event, which helped raise over $550 for th e center.

Jenni Nourse BETA PI, CONCORD COLLEGE, WV

Active members The Beta Pi Chapter is involved in several philanthropic and community ctivities at Concord College. Members volunteered time during the campus graduation by ushering attendees during the event.

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Deanne Mead, JiU Haaser and Courtney Kissel, Zeta Eta, join with athletes during Special Olympics bowling.

The chapter also participated in a phone-a-thon to raise money for scholarship and library funds for the college.

The Adopt-a-Highway project and Special Olympics were two events where chapter members volunteered to h elp oth ers. The annual Womanless Beauty Pageant h elped members raise money for th e S. June Sm ith Center.

Pam Phelps ZETA SIGMA, UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, TX

As good as gold By working together, m embers of the Zeta Sigma Chapter helped th e less fortunate of th e San Antonio community. During the annual Golden H arvest, the chapter and other university members collected non-perishable goods for those less fortunate. The Zeta Sigma Chapter was the second largest group to participate in the event. Over 960 pounds of food was collected.

Shannon Tor:res

Dawn Lamansky, Amy j esse, Nicole Rice, JiUjohnson and Melissa LuUman, Phi Phi, bowl o raise money for the S. June Smith Center.

NU NU, DREKn'L UNIVERSITY, PA

Walk a mile (or eight) in their shoes The Nu Nu Chapter parti cipated in many philanthropic events during the semester.

The AIDS Walk 2000 was a

Dena Cole and Jaime Metz of Bela Pi Chapter bowl with several Special Olympians.

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big ucc and helped rai e over 400. The chapter also participat d in a volle ball tournament to rai e money for p cia! Olympic . hapte r member al o spon ored "Take Back the ight," an event organized to stop violence. The night ended with a candle-light walk through campus to help rai e awar ne about needle viol nee agai nst others.

Elizabeth imick ÂŁP. fLO ALPHA, OUTHERN ARKANSAS UNNERSTrY

Dog tired M mbers of the Epsilon Alpha chapter helped out dllling the Arkansas State Baydog Championship in Hop , AR. Chapter volunteers were re ponsible for taking money, distributing tickets and tal lying scores in each category. The Baydog Championship committee relied heavily on the chapter to help run the event.

Members worked the entire day long event to help make it a ucce .

Mmy Kate Hogue EP. "ILON GAMMA, VIRGINIA OM.MONWEALT/-1 UNfVERSfll'

Rocking the night away T he Ep ilon Gamma hapter teamed toge ther with membe1 of the Delta

Members of the Epsilon Alpha Chapter pose together during a community event. hi fra terni ty for a 12 hour rock-a-thon . The local Cracker Ba1Tell let members boJTOW 25 rockin g chairs for the event.

Support and publicity was also given by Kimbos, a local restaura nt, and the university police.

Every member of both chapters raised at least $20.

The event helped rai e mone for the Daily Planet, an organizatio n for the homele and other in need.

Saginaw Valley State Unive1 ity helped coHect can goods for the local Rescue Mission .

Members collected 657 cans of food and other non-perishable items. Gmups of chapter members went from house to house to see which group could collect the mo t items.

The top group collected 255 item and all collected was welcomed by the Re cue Mission.

Jamie Doran

Michelle Hartzler

DELTA Si GMA, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNNERSJTY, M.1

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Trick or treat During Halloween, members of the Delta Iota Chapter dressed up to he lp raise mo ney for Special Olympics. T he entir chapter dre ed up in costumes or letters to rai e over 200 for the philanthropic event. Members were divided into group with the group raisi ng th e most mone receiving an award. The true winne1 of the evening, however, were the pecial Olympians.

During Halloween, the D Ita igma Chapter of

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Featuring the accomplishments of individual Alpha Sigma Alpha alumnae

Writer continues award winning mystery series Denise Swanson Stybr's, Gamma Lambda, author of the award winning Scumble River mystery series, had a second book, Murder of a Sweet Old Lady, released April 2001.

It features Skye Denison, a school psychologist-sleuth who solves mysteries in her rural Illinois hometown. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady started out as a "what if' daydream after Denise's grandmother died unexpectedly.

Denise writes from experience so her protagonist, Skye is also a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The first Scumble River mystery, Murder of a Small-Town Honey, was loosely based on several incidents Denise experienced while working as a school psychologist in various rural Illinois towns. The book won two Reviewer's Choice Awards: Best Debut Mystery and Best Amateur Sleuth Series. It was also an IMBA bestseller for three months.

Growing up on a farm in Coal City, IL, Denise's goal was to move to a big city, become a novelist and never see a tractor again. Things did not go exactly as planned.

She found out she didn't like the big city, she was 35 before she got a chance to write her first book, and she still lives in a town where she frequently

gets caught in traffic behind a piece of farm equipment.

Denise began writing fiction in junior high, but studied psychology in sch ool.

Attending Loyola University, she received her bachelor 's degree in psych ology. She went on to receive her master's degree in school psychology from Governor's State University. When not writing, Denise is a school psychologist for Lakeview J un ior H igh School.

Look for "Not a Monster of a Chance, "a Scu mble River sh ort story, in the Signet anthology "And the Dying is Easy" in June 2001. More information can also be found at Denise's website www.DeniseSwanson.com.

Alumna makes a difference in her community Jennifer Hurd Walker, Chi Chi, is an Alpha Sigma Alpha making a difference.

Recently a monument was built for the statehouse in Indianapolis, IN. It included the Ten Commandments, the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Indiana State Constitution. Unfortunately, after it was completed a judge ruled the monument could not reside at the statehouse.

It was purchased by Brent Steele, state representative from Bedford, IN and brought to the County courthouse lawn. Still, the monument was

given five days to move or a $1,000 a day penalty would be charged to the county and $200 a day to each commissioner. This is where Jennifer got involved.

She felt it was a crime for tl1e monument not to be displayed for people to enjoy.

She therefore talked to two people who owned a vacant lot on the courthouse square and received their permission to use their land. She also spoke with the carver, lawyers, and artisans to do the concrete work and private citizens for donations. The goal is to create a park for the monument.

"It is wonderful how many people are rallying around this cause," Jennifer said.

Jennifer attended Ball State University where she is a member of the Chi Chi Chapter.

Receiving her bachelor's degree in psychology, she became a police officer, and was the first female hired by the Bedford Police Department.

Currently she owns her own company, All About Baby, a baby specialty store, and works.part time as a juvenile probation officer. She is active in the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Girl Scouts. She lives in Bedford with h er husband David and son Owen.

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