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Strategic plan 2018-22 10 A future made fair and full of promise: The 1930 Alpha Sigma Alpha national convention 28 Foundation scholarship winners

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This summer I had the pleasure of working with National Historian Jen McNabb, GM, to dig through some of our archives and pull items for our convention archives display. Every time I dive into the Sorority’s archives I find something that inspires me. My favorite moment came while we were reading about the first convention in the first issue of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Magazine. We read:

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“Above all, we began to realize that we were an organization which must mean something not only in the school world, but in the world of women.”

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I instantly got chills because I felt this quote to be just as relevant today as it was in 1905.

In fact, I cannot help but think about this quote as we roll out a new strategic plan — that you will learn more about in this issue. The strategic plan lays out strategic goal areas that make our organization relevant in the world of women.

Also, in this issue we will look back at the 1930 convention, a critical event in the Sorority’s history where Wilma Wilson Sharp was elected president.

Furthermore, the chapters by the numbers section includes statistics for all active collegiate chapters to help keep members connected to and better informed about their chapter.

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Over the last two years, national council has been busy creating the 2018-22 strategic plan. It has been a labor of love, putting in many hours to get to the final product that is highlighted in this issue.

I want to share how we developed this plan, but first let me explain its purpose. Alpha Sigma Alpha has a mission, purpose, core values and vision. These statements validate the reason for our existence.

They tell the story of our beloved Sorority - who we are and what we stand for. The strategic plan articulates the ways we can fulfill these statements over a four-year period. The strategic plan provides a clear direction and helps us prioritize our resources.

As you view the strategic plan you may be looking for how we will accomplish each strategic theme. The strategic plan feeds the business plan, which in turn drives the annual budget. Our staff creates an annual business plan which details objectives for each operational area, ensuring those objectives are aligned with the goals and strategies of the strategic plan. The initiatives from the business plan are then used to create the annual budget.

All the components – strategic plan, business plan and budget – are derived from who we are as an organization and work together to move Alpha Sigma Alpha forward.

How did we come up with this strategic plan? We first began with research. National council employed many methods to gather information including Membership surveys Results from the 2016 Educational Benchmarking Inc. (EBI) assessment Examination of chapter service trends and statistics SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Member focus groups National Panhellenic Conference data Environmental scan of cultural and higher education trends, and issues impacting the future of girls and women Appreciative inquiry with our staff and Foundation trustees

We analyzed all the data that we gathered and grouped the information to help us organize the new plan. Once we started to have information in categories, we had many discussions on how best to build out the plan. We were intentional and thoughtful as we narrowed down and finalized our themes of exemplify, connect, advance and elevate.

As you review the four themes and their corresponding goals and strategies, we hope that you see ways that you and your chapter can be a part of the strategic plan and further Alpha Sigma Alpha. We also hope that you are energized seeing our priorities for the future.

As I share this final message, I want you to know that it has been a true joy to serve as national president. I am honored to have had the opportunity to lead Alpha Sigma Alpha. My favorite part has been getting to know and work with so many of you. Although it is time for me to pass the gavel, I am incredibly excited about the future of our Sorority. I look forward to seeing Alpha Sigma Alpha thrive as we continue to foster close friendships between members and develop women of poise and purpose.

In ASA,

Melissa Koch Merriam, EE Past National President @melissaamerriam

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NEWS & E V E N T S

Women’s Advancement Series Development Events Alpha Sigma Alpha’s Women’s Advancement Series presents alumnae and graduating seniors with the opportunity for personal and professional growth through development events. This workshop is coming to two cities this fall.

Chicago Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 Hilton Chicago North Shore Philadelphia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia – Valley Forge

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 2 – 4 p.m. Canvas painting* 4:30 p.m. Reception at hotel 5 – 6 p.m. Program by Annalise Sinclair Registration is $29 per person and includes admission to the reception and Annalise Sinclair’s program. 2018-19 alumnae dues paying members receive a discounted registration fee of $22. *Tickets for canvas painting are not included in the registration fee and may be purchased on the online registration form. Tickets are $45 per person and include an optional two-hour canvas painting lesson and transportation to and from the hotel.

REGISTER TODAY AT WWW.ALPHASIGMAALPHA.ORG/WAS

Save the Date: D.O.T. Days Oct. 1-7, 2018 Inspired by the Alpha Sigma Alpha service & giving statement, D.O.T. Days (Donating Our Time Days) is a week set aside for all members across the country to focus on service to their communities. Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters and members are encouraged to donate their time to the national philanthropic partners and local community.

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to help my Sorority seek continuous opportunities to enable my sisters to attain the values held dear

by Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha is a lifetime commitment.

Annual alumnae dues encourage and provide alumnae sisters with an opportunity to reconnect and give back to Alpha Sigma Alpha while supporting important initiatives.

The annual dues of $25 equates to just $2.08 a month.

As a token of gratitude for investing in the future of Alpha Sigma Alpha, members who pay alumnae dues will receive a gift.

The 2018-19 gift is a decorative magnet.

Alumnae dues can be paid online at MyASA.AlphaSigmaAlpha.org or by returning the included envelope before May 31, 2019.

Learn more about how your alumnae dues support Alpha Sigma Alpha at www.AlphaSigmaAlpha.org/alumnaedues.

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STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-22 EXEMPLIFY We will be forward thinking, honor our heritage and value individuality.

uide members to live the Ritual G of Alpha Sigma Alpha. oster an environment that F supports well-balanced, educated, healthy women.

Inspire pride in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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CONNECT We will nurture a commitment to the Sorority and relationships among members.

Deliver meaningful experiences. rovide various opportunities for P engagement in all phases of life. tilize innovative strategies to U connect members and enhance communication.

ADVANCE We will broaden our influence through intentional growth.

ELEVATE We will affirm our relevance and positively affect society.

aximize opportunities to M increase membership and geographic presence.

mbrace and promote E the significance of the Alpha Sigma Alpha brand.

I dentify and empower future leaders.

evelop intellectual women D and lifelong learners.

ultivate strategic partnerships C to enrich the Sorority.

ollaborate with campus C and local communities.

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A Future Made Fair and Full of Promise The 1930 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention

BY JENNIFER MCNABB, PH.D., ΓΜ, NATIONAL HISTORIAN

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“May I ask you, if in your hearts, there is any disappointment or hurt, or the memory of one thing unpleasant or unlovely, let it be forgotten.”

– Wilma wilson sharp

For Further Reading: The Phoenix of Alpha Sigma Alpha 17, no. 1 (November 1930). Available online at https://issuu.com/alphasigmaalpha/ docs/asa_phoenix_vol_17_no_1_nov_1930 “Split Reported in Sorority Convention.” The Boston Globe. July 2, 1930 (page 9).

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n the interactive timeline on the Alpha Sigma Alpha website, an item from the summer of 1930 notes, “National convention was held in Boston.” The brief description is accompanied by an image of a hastily drafted and revised message on the stationery of the Hotel Statler, the Boston hotel that would come to host the Convention and most of its attendees. The second image is a photo of a handful of the delegates who attended what would turn out to be one of the most momentous conventions in the history of Alpha Sigma Alpha – the convention that saw the rise to the presidency of Wilma Wilson Sharp and the eclipse of the leadership of Ida Shaw Martin. The celebration of the 50th convention this summer in Phoenix, “Rise,” opens an appropriate opportunity to revisit this historic convention from 1930. I am proud in my capacity as national historian to tell its story, a now lesser-known episode in our past that was nevertheless absolutely essential for the survival and future success of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

A sign of the convention’s, rather unconventional, impact can be found in the fact that it made news in Boston and beyond. An account of convention provided in the Wednesday, July 2, 1930 edition of The Boston Globe shares a page with a number of national and international news items, including a deadly factory fire in Leningrad and Spain’s decision, during the unfolding Great Depression, to attempt a stabilization of its economy with a return to the gold standard. Next to these stories, in a pair of columns on the lower left-hand side of page 9, a bold heading proclaims “SPLIT REPORTED IN SORORITY CONVENTION.” The unidentified Globe reporter presents a story of a dramatic rift in the leadership of the Sorority, supposedly over the issue of the election of officers and linked with a geographic split between “Eastern” and “Western” members. The piece begins with delegates singing “Naught Will Break Our Ties” to open convention at Ocean House Hotel in Swampscott, MA, a seaside resort town 15 miles north of Boston. It then states that, within hours after that show of unity, some 50 delegates exited Swampscott for Boston. Another, much smaller, group remained behind at Ocean House, most notable of which was longtime president Ida Shaw Martin (right), whose work had helped reorganize and revitalize the Sorority after the 1910s. The Boston group, which the newspaper article claims later denied reports of disagreement, elected Wilma Wilson Sharp, while the remaining delegates in Swampscott were unable to

continue their business for lack of quorum and shortly thereafter canceled the scheduled programing.

The issue of The Phoenix published in November 1930, provides members’ own accounts of the events in Swampscott and Boston, and they make far more interesting reading. “Some Convention Highlights” (pages 16-20), written by an anonymous author identified only as “One Who Was There,” describes a failed attempt by various delegates to keep the members unified and the convention program intact, including an invitation to Mrs. Martin for her continued participation. The author cannot resist a flair for the dramatic, though, in her account of the inevitable break over the matter of leadership, adding an air of conspiracy and potential dangers as she relates stories of two ‘plain-clothes men’ lurking in the hallways of the Ocean House. She writes excitedly, “Do you wonder at my statement concerning drama[?]”, noting that “the safety of the city [Boston]” ultimately prompted many of the delegates to depart Swampscott for the Hotel Statler.

The account offered by “One Who Was There” then moves to an appreciative treatment of the impromptu festivities in Boston that followed the delegates’ relocation, and she praises the efforts of Convention Manager Julia Lancaster to quickly assemble a meeting program. Lancaster’s own recollections (pages 21-23) dub the Boston event as “The Convention from a Telephone Booth,” since she claims, jokingly, that she spent most of her time on the phone, making last-minute arrangements for the delegates and the convention’s activities. “One Who Was There” closes her own reminiscences by proclaiming the 1930 Convention as ushering in the “democratic rule” of the Sorority. She concludes “Independence Day seemed a legitimate climax to the Convention—and how much every Alpha Sig should have gloried in it!”

“One Who Was There” hints at concerns about behavior in procedure and leadership that led to the election of Wilma

Wilson Sharp. Those concerns are echoed, faintly, elsewhere in the issue. The notes of “Appreciation” in the opening pages (pages 10-11), for example, express gratitude to chapters’ faculty advisors, “to whom we came in our first difficulties,” and whose efforts helped “make the convention an expression of the girls themselves.”

Also singled out for praise is the new national president, whose responsibilities were “magnified by the existing circumstances,” and the newest members of the national council, whose “courage,” at convention “created for us a future made fair and full of promise.”

But in the remaining pages of The Phoenix, the focus moves to the importance of restoring unity and moving the Sorority into a productive future. Wilma Wilson Sharp’s “The President’s Address” (pages 12-14) makes a spirit of resolution her chief priority. She writes, “May I ask you, if in your hearts, there is any disappointment or hurt, or the memory of one thing unpleasant or unlovely, let it be forgotten.” In words as meaningful for us today as they were when written for sisters nearly 90 years ago, she declares, “I know of nowhere to look for real potentiality if not in the heart and soul of young womanhood.”

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C H APTERS B Y T H E N UM BE R S

Chapters by the Numbers Key New members: number of new members the chapter recruited during the 2017-18 academic year Chapter size: number of undergraduates in the chapter Chapter GPA: the most recent GPA reported by the university MobileServe hours: number of service and charitable giving hours reported through the MobileServe App during the 2017-18 academic year Hermes Society: number of women from the chapter ever inducted into the Hermes Society, Alpha Sigma Alpha’s academic honor society 1901 Society donors: number of chapter women who participated in the 1901 Society, Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation’s collegiate giving society, in the 201718 academic year Alumnae: number of alumnae from the chapter

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Missing sisters: number of women from the chapter who do not have good mailing addresses in the national organization’s database.

All stats as of May 31, 2018, unless noted.

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Zeta Theta, Wagner College, NY | Big and little pair, Gariella Dutsar and Sam Chilton celebrate during the chapter’s bid day.

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Longwood University November 15, 1901 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

University of Central Missouri April 4, 1919 New members 26 Chapter size 67 Chapter GPA 3.39 MobileServe hours 834 Hermes Society 5 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 1,559 Missing sisters 728

20 41 3.15 739 3 0 1,322 561

31 85 3.38 2,578 3 0 2,066 903

Northwestern Oklahoma State University February 23, 1916 New members 6 Chapter size 15 Chapter GPA 2.87 MobileServe hours 85 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 401 Missing sisters 238

Pittsburg State University July 10, 1920 New members 32 Chapter size 84 Chapter GPA 3.40 MobileServe hours 2,491 Hermes Society 10 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 1,542 Missing sisters 599

EPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER

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ALPHA BETA CHAPTER

Truman State University November 27, 1914 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

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BETA BETA CHAPTER

University of Northern Colorado February 19, 1916 New members 29 Chapter size 68 Chapter GPA 2.96 MobileServe hours 2,565 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 9 Alumnae 1,522 Missing sisters 754

GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER

ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER

Indiana University of Pennsylvania November 27, 1914 New members 13 Chapter size 49 Chapter GPA 2.95 MobileServe hours 36 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 5 Alumnae 1,526 Missing sisters 625

Emporia State University November 17, 1917 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

22 53 3.40 1,684 6 7 1,783 637

ETA ETA CHAPTER

Drexel University May 30, 1925 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

25 92 N/A 0 10 4 1,354 629

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Fort Hays State University March 17, 1928 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

BETA EPSILON CHAPTER

30 21 3.11 232 0 1 194 139

PHI PHI CHAPTER

Northwest Missouri State University May 19, 1928 New members 30 Chapter size 70 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 764 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 1,771 Missing sisters 833

James Madison University May 13, 1939 New members 67 Chapter size 186 Chapter GPA 3.21 MobileServe hours 2,891 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 2,453 Missing sisters 1,000

BETA THETA CHAPTER

Central Michigan University November 15, 1941 New members 29 Chapter size 66 Chapter GPA 3.12 MobileServe hours 1,490 Hermes Society 6 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 1,213 Missing sisters 467

BETA IOTA CHAPTER

Radford University May 9, 1942 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

25 45 3.05 19 1 0 1,624 535

BETA KAPPA CHAPTER

Western Illinois University October 24, 1943 New members 38 Chapter size 54 Chapter GPA 3.02 MobileServe hours 803 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 1,459 Missing sisters 663

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University of Central Arkansas March 4, 1944 New members 47 Chapter size 93 Chapter GPA 3.34 MobileServe hours 2,165 Hermes Society 9 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 1,714 Missing sisters 612

Phi Phi, Northwest Missouri State University | Alumnae gather at the chapter’s 90th anniversary celebration. The celebration included a reception with a showcase of memorabilia through the years, speeches from collegians and alumnae and tours of the chapter’s campus housing facility.

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BETA PI CHAPTER

13 51 3.03 310 0 2 956 438

GAMMA CLIO CHAPTER

Concord University September 27, 1947 New members 8 Chapter size 11 Chapter GPA 3.15 MobileServe hours 0 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 959 Missing sisters 454

Northern Illinois University February 7, 1948 New members 25 Chapter size 71 Chapter GPA 3.04 MobileServe hours 527 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 1,638 Missing sisters 786

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BETA SIGMA CHAPTER

31 71 3.45 4,369 6 1 1,697 617

Indiana State University October 6, 1951 New members 23 Chapter size 71 Chapter GPA 3.38 MobileServe hours 1,443 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 837 Missing sisters 301

BETA RHO CHAPTER

State University of New York - Cortland May 4, 1946 New members 38 Chapter size 70 Chapter GPA 3.29 MobileServe hours 1,631 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 490 Missing sisters 143

Murray State University May 18, 1946 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

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Henderson State University May 4, 1946 New members Chapter size Chapter GPA MobileServe hours Hermes Society 1901 Society donors Alumnae Missing sisters

Missouri State University November 1, 1947 New members 86 Chapter size 214 Chapter GPA 3.42 MobileServe hours 2,854 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 7 Alumnae 2,008 Missing sisters 677

GAMMA ZETA CHAPTER The University of Arkansas at Monticello October 21, 1961 New members 14 Chapter size 29 Chapter GPA 3.08 MobileServe hours 0 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 806 Missing sisters 405

Beta Upsilon Chapter, Indiana State University | Natalie Sherwood and her grandmother spent the day together at a Ladies’/Mom’s Day that the chapter hosted.

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GAMMA PSI CHAPTER

Missouri Valley College September 30, 1967 New members 12 Chapter size 11 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 2 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 474 Missing sisters 178

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania February 22, 1969 New members 13 Chapter size 21 Chapter GPA 3.09 MobileServe hours 24 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 771 Missing sisters 289

GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER

GAMMA PHI CHAPTER

GAMMA OMEGA CHAPTER

Loyola University Chicago September 26, 1964 New members 52 Chapter size 123 Chapter GPA 3.20 MobileServe hours 278 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 1,109 Missing sisters 432

St. John’s University February 8, 1969 New members 46 Chapter size 112 Chapter GPA 3.40 MobileServe hours 139 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 130 Missing sisters 27

Eastern Illinois University May 10, 1969 New members 11 Chapter size 29 Chapter GPA 3.05 MobileServe hours 129 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 1,151 Missing sisters 392

GAMMA MU CHAPTER

GAMMA CHI CHAPTER

DELTA GAMMA CHAPTER

Adrian College March 6, 1964 New members 13 Chapter size 24 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 443 Hermes Society 5 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 731 Missing sisters 274

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Rochester Institute of Technology May 23, 1964 New members 22 Chapter size 42 Chapter GPA 3.22 MobileServe hours 825 Hermes Society 6 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 730 Missing sisters 276

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Bryant University April 22, 2017 New members 8 Chapter size 19 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 389 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 11 Missing sisters 0

West Chester University November 15, 1969 New members 56 Chapter size 107 Chapter GPA 3.33 MobileServe hours 1,130 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 139 Missing sisters 21

DELTA EPSILON CHAPTER

Mansfield University May 16, 1970 New members 8 Chapter size 18 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 27 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 678 Missing sisters 248

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DePaul University May 15, 1971 New members 26 Chapter size 51 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 1,052 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 702 Missing sisters 246

University of Southern Indiana May 6, 1972 New members 31 Chapter size 69 Chapter GPA 3.10 MobileServe hours 73 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 803 Missing sisters 219

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DELTA NU-A CHAPTER

University of Delaware April 22, 1972 New members 83 Chapter size 187 Chapter GPA 3.26 MobileServe hours 4,052 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 1,412 Missing sisters 328

Kettering University May 10, 1975 New members 5 Chapter size 21 Chapter GPA 3.24 MobileServe hours 614 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 397 Missing sisters 144

DELTA NU-B CHAPTER

Kettering University May 10, 1975 New members 0 Chapter size 29 Chapter GPA 3.26 MobileServe hours 678 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 5 Alumnae 354 Missing sisters 100

DELTA SIGMA CHAPTER

Saginaw Valley State University March 15, 1980 New members 17 Chapter size 45 Chapter GPA 3.10 MobileServe hours 1,734 Hermes Society 12 1901 Society donors 7 Alumnae 317 Missing sisters 74

Delta Kappa Chapter, University of Southern Indiana | Chapter members performed a Michael Jackson themed dance for a competition during Greek Week.

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Virginia Commonwealth University February 25, 1984 New members 31 Chapter size 92 Chapter GPA 3.22 MobileServe hours 1,286 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 676 Missing sisters 167

Millersville University April 11, 1987 New members 14 Chapter size 41 Chapter GPA 3.08 MobileServe hours 1,299 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 432 Missing sisters 75

DELTA CHI CHAPTER

EPSILON ETA CHAPTER

EPSILON TAU CHAPTER

Bloomsburg University September 8, 1979 New members 20 Chapter size 47 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 611 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 758 Missing sisters 188

Virginia Wesleyan College April 27, 1985 New members 5 Chapter size 25 Chapter GPA 3.28 MobileServe hours 664 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 424 Missing sisters 161

University of Maryland, Baltimore County May 12, 1990 New members 6 Chapter size 36 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 79 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 379 Missing sisters 86

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EPSILON THETA CHAPTER

EPSILON UPSILON CHAPTER

The Penn State University at Erie-Behrend College October 24, 1987 New members 12 Chapter size 36 Chapter GPA 3.17 MobileServe hours 714 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 356 Missing sisters 78

California University of Pennsylvania November 10, 1990 New members 6 Chapter size 26 Chapter GPA 3.25 MobileServe hours 734 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 340 Missing sisters 95

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Southern Arkansas University September 25, 1982 New members 21 Chapter size 35 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 1,138 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 12 Alumnae 430 Missing sisters 129

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The University of Texas at San Antonio April 7, 1979 New members 43 Chapter size 74 Chapter GPA 3.01 MobileServe hours 1,025 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 775 Missing sisters 295

Epsilon Upsilon Chapter, California University of Pennsylvania | The chapter traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

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Indiana University April 13, 1991 New members 46 Chapter size 127 Chapter GPA 3.41 MobileServe hours 0 Hermes Society 6 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 370 Missing sisters 48

ZETA BETA CHAPTER

University of Wisconsin - River Falls April 3, 1993 New members 3 Chapter size 9 Chapter GPA 2.89 MobileServe hours 21 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 249 Missing sisters 64

ZETA ETA CHAPTER

Rockhurst University April 23, 1994 New members 31 Chapter size 103 Chapter GPA 3.68 MobileServe hours 3,450 Hermes Society 9 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 510 Missing sisters 135

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Missouri Southern State University February 6, 1993 New members 13 Chapter size 23 Chapter GPA 3.05 MobileServe hours 690 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 5 Alumnae 261 Missing sisters 72

ZETA GAMMA CHAPTER

Gannon University April 24, 1993 New members 16 Chapter size 55 Chapter GPA 3.49 MobileServe hours 523 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 319 Missing sisters 72

ZETA THETA CHAPTER

Wagner College May 7, 1994 New members 18 Chapter size 39 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 0 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 306 Missing sisters 41

Zeta Alpha, Missouri Southern State University | Chapter members participated in the campus’ 11th annual Take Back the Night event to raise awareness about ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence.

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Missouri Western State University May 4, 1996 New members 20 Chapter size 42 Chapter GPA 2.99 MobileServe hours 432 Hermes Society 5 1901 Society donors 5 Alumnae 343 Missing sisters 63

ZETA KAPPA CHAPTER

ZETA NU CHAPTER

Minnesota State University, Mankato November 4, 1995 New members 7 Chapter size 34 Chapter GPA 3.24 MobileServe hours 964 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 282 Missing sisters 56

Moravian College March 15, 1997 New members 12 Chapter size 32 Chapter GPA 3.48 MobileServe hours 553 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 307 Missing sisters 46

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ZETA OMICRON CHAPTER

Rowan University April 27, 1996 New members 37 Chapter size 95 Chapter GPA 3.33 MobileServe hours 1,550 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 410 Missing sisters 39

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Stony Brook University November 19, 1994 New members 31 Chapter size 67 Chapter GPA 3.08 MobileServe hours 807 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 301 Missing sisters 57

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Muskingum University March 28, 1998 New members 23 Chapter size 59 Chapter GPA 3.16 MobileServe hours 511 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 248 Missing sisters 48

ZETA PI CHAPTER

Colorado State University-Pueblo April 18, 1998 New members 18 Chapter size 23 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 50 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 221 Missing sisters 69

ZETA RHO CHAPTER

The University of West Alabama May 9, 1998 New members 16 Chapter size 27 Chapter GPA 2.63 MobileServe hours 2,129 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 198 Missing sisters 28

ZETA SIGMA CHAPTER

University of the Incarnate Word November 21, 1998 New members 9 Chapter size 27 Chapter GPA 3.25 MobileServe hours 63 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 336 Missing sisters 77

ZETA TAU CHAPTER

ZETA CHI CHAPTER

Grand Valley State University March 27, 1999 New members 44 Chapter size 102 Chapter GPA 3.08 MobileServe hours 1,453 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 392 Missing sisters 44

Niagara University October 28, 2000 New members 19 Chapter size 45 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 707 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 182 Missing sisters 31

Coe College March 3, 2001 New members 11 Chapter size 36 Chapter GPA 3.36 MobileServe hours 1,268 Hermes Society 8 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 254 Missing sisters 51

ZETA UPSILON CHAPTER

ZETA PSI CHAPTER

University of Lynchburg April 10, 1999 New members 15 Chapter size 41 Chapter GPA 3.05 MobileServe hours 2,220 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 287 Missing sisters 41

Loras College February 10, 2001 New members 5 Chapter size 14 Chapter GPA 3.02 MobileServe hours 45 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 152 Missing sisters 31

THETA BETA CHAPTER

ZETA PHI CHAPTER

ZETA OMEGA CHAPTER

Roanoke College February 16, 2002 New members 27 Chapter size 79 Chapter GPA 3.16 MobileServe hours 480 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 334 Missing sisters 48

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Illinois Institute of Technology October 23, 1999 New members 15 Chapter size 46 Chapter GPA 3.20 MobileServe hours 1,167 Hermes Society 6 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 249 Missing sisters 40

THETA ALPHA CHAPTER

Austin Peay State University February 24, 2001 New members 26 Chapter size 43 Chapter GPA 3.13 MobileServe hours 1,202 Hermes Society 6 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 333 Missing sisters 42

Theta Beta, Roanoke College, VA | Chapter member Kathryn Webb and Roanoke College President Michael Maxey pose with Bentley, a therapy dog during a puppy kissing booth fundraiser held by the chapter.

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APTER NBEYWTSH E N UM BE R S C H APTERS

THETA GAMMA CHAPTER

THETA LAMBDA CHAPTER

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis April 5, 2008 New members 36 Chapter size 71 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 1,541 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 6 Alumnae 236 Missing sisters 10

Frostburg State University February 27, 2010 New members 17 Chapter size 49 Chapter GPA 3.32 MobileServe hours 323 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 148 Missing sisters 18

THETA DELTA CHAPTER

THETA ETA CHAPTER

THETA MU CHAPTER

University of Alaska Anchorage April 17, 2004 New members 18 Chapter size 43 Chapter GPA 2.73 MobileServe hours 1,099 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 150 Missing sisters 27

THETA EPSILON CHAPTER Schreiner University March 25, 2006 New members 15 Chapter size 35 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 314 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 8 Alumnae 177 Missing sisters 15

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THETA ZETA CHAPTER

Christopher Newport University March 20, 2004 New members 40 Chapter size 93 Chapter GPA 3.31 MobileServe hours 2,471 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 372 Missing sisters 29

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Rogers State University February 8, 2009 New members 8 Chapter size 13 Chapter GPA 2.95 MobileServe hours 449 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 63 Missing sisters 3

Valdosta State University April 10, 2010 New members 17 Chapter size 27 Chapter GPA 2.87 MobileServe hours 1,048 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 198 Missing sisters 17

THETA KAPPA CHAPTER

THETA NU CHAPTER

Texas A&M University-Kingsville October 10, 2009 New members 21 Chapter size 56 Chapter GPA 2.98 MobileServe hours 498 Hermes Society 5 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 127 Missing sisters 10

Knox College May 22, 2010 New members 8 Chapter size 13 Chapter GPA 3.17 MobileServe hours 18 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 66 Missing sisters 5

THETA XI CHAPTER

University of Texas at El Paso November 20, 2010 New members 27 Chapter size 39 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 735 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 6 Alumnae 123 Missing sisters 4

THETA SIGMA CHAPTER

Southern Connecticut State University November 19, 2011 New members 22 Chapter size 55 Chapter GPA 3.20 MobileServe hours 149 Hermes Society 4 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 98 Missing sisters 9

THETA UPSILON CHAPTER

Boise State University March 16, 2013 New members 48 Chapter size 117 Chapter GPA 3.23 MobileServe hours 2,659 Hermes Society 8 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 133 Missing sisters 14

THETA PHI CHAPTER

THETA OMICRON CHAPTER

University of North Carolina at Pembroke March 15, 2014 New members 7 Chapter size 12 Chapter GPA 2.97 MobileServe hours 4 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 1 Alumnae 56 Missing sisters 1

University of Missouri-Kansas City March 19, 2011 New members 24 Chapter size 44 Chapter GPA 3.14 MobileServe hours 1,899 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 6 Alumnae 91 Missing sisters 7

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West Texas A&M University November 12, 2011 New members 19 Chapter size 29 Chapter GPA 2.88 MobileServe hours 460 Hermes Society 2 1901 Society donors 4 Alumnae 90 Missing sisters 10

THETA TAU CHAPTER

Capital University March 31, 2012 New members 20 Chapter size 50 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 1,916 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 111 Missing sisters 5

THETA CHI CHAPTER

Methodist University March 29, 2014 New members 12 Chapter size 34 Chapter GPA 2.84 MobileServe hours 776 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 6 Alumnae 63 Missing sisters 7

Theta Tau, Capital University, OH | Chapter members were inducted into Order of Omega. Order of Omega recognizes juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership and involvement within their respective organizations and within the fraternity/sorority, campus and local community.

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C H APTERS B Y T H E N UM BE R S

THETA PSI CHAPTER

Colorado Mesa University April 11, 2015 New members 27 Chapter size 55 Chapter GPA 2.93 MobileServe hours 428 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 8 Alumnae 69 Missing sisters 1

THETA OMEGA CHAPTER

University of New Haven February 13, 2016 New members 23 Chapter size 49 Chapter GPA 3.38 MobileServe hours 1,118 Hermes Society 7 1901 Society donors 7 Alumnae 80 Missing sisters 0

IOTA ALPHA CHAPTER

Suffolk University Boston April 2, 2016 New members 25 Chapter size 51 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 397 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 7 Missing sisters 2

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IOTA BETA CHAPTER

IOTA EPSILON CHAPTER

Texas A&M University-Texarkana October 29, 2016 New members 23 Chapter size 21 Chapter GPA 3.19 MobileServe hours 470 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 8 Alumnae 20 Missing sisters 0

Metropolitan State University of Denver April 2, 2017 New members 16 Chapter size 25 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 292 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 5 Alumnae 6 Missing sisters 0

IOTA GAMMA CHAPTER

IOTA ETA CHAPTER

Ramapo College of New Jersey November 12, 2016 New members 16 Chapter size 40 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 1,009 Hermes Society 3 1901 Society donors 0 Alumnae 17 Missing sisters 0

University of Arizona April 7, 2018 New members 135 Chapter size 116 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 392 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 2 Alumnae 6 Missing sisters 0

IOTA DELTA CHAPTER

IOTA ZETA CHAPTER

Purdue University Fort Wayne February 4, 2017 New members 15 Chapter size 23 Chapter GPA 3.10 MobileServe hours 200 Hermes Society 1 1901 Society donors 3 Alumnae 13 Missing sisters 0

Cleveland State University November 18, 2017 New members 43 Chapter size 25 Chapter GPA N/A MobileServe hours 439 Hermes Society 0 1901 Society donors 8 Alumnae 12 Missing sisters 0

S U M ME R 2 0 1 7 ASA C O NPA T ELMS NTS

ASA Palms The word palm means tribute, honor or praise. Alpha Sigma Alpha gives palms to alumnae and collegians for their successes and milestones.

Celebrating a personal, professional or volunteer success? Tell us about it!

Send your success stories to the editor at asa@AlphaSigmaAlpha.org.

Rosemary Goss, BP, was honored by the Property Management Advisory Board at Virginia Tech with the naming of the Lane Stadium gateway in her honor. The gateway used by the Virginia football team to enter the field now has a plaque that reads, “Gateway to success beyond the field in honor of Dr. Rosemary Goss.” Rosemary has also had a professorship created in her name. The Property Management Advisory Board Professorship in Honor of Dr. Rosemary C. Goss was created to honor her dedication to her students and the property management program.

Amy Swift, ΓΨ, was recently awarded the Product Strategy & Supplier Partnership’s (PSSP) Most Valuable Partner of the Year by her employer, McKesson Medical-Surgical. Amy was recognized by the senior vice president of PSSP and executive leadership team members for a 45 percent increase in investment buys, improving the investment buy department and developing weekly reporting for category managers and the executive leadership team.

Jennifer McNabb, Ph.D., ΓM, has been selected as the Advance Placement (AP) European History chief reader. As the chief reader, Jennifer is responsible for overseeing the scoring of more than 100,000 AP European History exams at the annual AP Reading, overseeing hundreds of AP Readers as they score student free responses, ensuring that students receive fair and valid scores.

Additionally, as chief reader, Jennifer will serve in a leadership capacity on her subject’s development committee, where new tasks and questions are developed for future exams.

Abbie Ivaldi, QZ, has been hired as the Manager of Health & Fitness at Special Olympics Indiana.

As Manager of Health & Fitness, Abbie most recently helped prepare for Summer Games and Healthy Athletes screenings.

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Amy M. Swisher Scholarship Morgan Sweere Treece, BL, University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Rosalie Messina Simari Scholarship Jenifer Carstensen, DE, Mansfield University, PA

Lois V. Beers Scholarship Victoria Landa-Steinau, GL, Loyola University of Chicago

Martha Green Dimond Scholarship Janet Conroy, BP, Concord University, WV

National Philanthropic Scholarship Danielle Viverito, DI, University of Delaware

Beta Zeta Scholarship Alexandra Broom, DN-B, Kettering University, MI

Hilda Giraud Endowed Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Hayley Walton, QA, Coe College, IA

Suzanne Hebert Endowed Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Emma Cook, BN, Murray State University, KY

S. June Smith Endowed Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Miranda Hasty, ZH, Rockhurst University, MO

Past Presidents’ Endowed Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Kelly Haight, QT, Capital University, OH

Alpha Beta Endowed Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Emily Kurburski, DN-B, Kettering University, MI

Mary Turner Gallagher Scholarship Dacey Wohlford, ZG, Gannon University, PA

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“We believe in the experience of being an Alpha Sigma Alpha and encouraging women to explore their passion and purpose.”

Since its founding, the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation has demonstrated its commitment to intellectual development and lifelong learning by offering academic scholarships to graduate members, undergraduate members and nonmembers.

Our generous donors have shared their passion and purpose by establishing these scholarships. The scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence, leadership and volunteerism, as well as meaningful participation in Alpha Sigma Alpha activities and other organizational activities. This year the Foundation awarded 24 scholarships. Congratulations to the following recipients for the 2018-19 academic year:

Wilma Wilson Sharp Scholarship Megan Cox, DN-A, Kettering University, MI

Nancy A. Martin Williams Scholarship Gretchen Reed, HH, Pittsburg State University, KS

Dr. Geraldine Cox Leadership Scholarship Constance Tang, GC, Bryant University, RI

Mary Emerson Blackstone & Grace Fultz Haworth Scholarship Samantha Kopp, HH, Pittsburg State University, KS

Mary Emerson Blackstone & Grace Fultz Haworth Scholarship Courtney Monier, BS, Missouri State University

Mary Emerson Blackstone & Grace Fultz Haworth Scholarship Jessica Schaub, A, Longwood University, VA

Beta Sigma Scholarship Kayla Eggering, BS, Missouri State University

Beta Sigma Scholarship Christine Butler, BS, Missouri State University

Patti Balwanz Scholarship Shelby Whitaker, BS, Missouri State University

Dr. Ann Rowlette Scholarship Danelle McMorrow, FF, Northwest Missouri State University

Zeta Eta Scholarship Morgan Trousdale, ZH, Rockhurst University, MO

Zeta Zeta Scholarship Michele Norton, ZZ, University of Central Missouri

LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS ON ALPHASIGMAALPHA.ORG, SEARCH “SCHOLARSHIPS.”

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IN MEMORIAM

Alpha Julia Derr Shea Sue Harper Schumann Iris Sutphin Wall Patricia Worrell Grizzard Jean Pearce Shell Alpha Alpha Joyce Parish Hyde Marilyn Sherrick Evans Janet Black Manfred Joan Keel Kerr Evelyn Livdur Berryman Martha Muck Joanne Edwards Johnson Emma Hogue Jenkins Joanne Maginnis Williams Alice Lantz Perkins Patricia Greene Long Donna Fouse Keaton Marilyn Liston Weaver Josephine Cortelletti Slagle Sandra Kightlinger Kelly Alpha Beta Florence Roberts Taylor Beta Beta Marcine Vahsholtz Francis Gamma Gamma Mildred Foster Affholder Mary Elizabeth Green Sweeney Edna Donley Katherine Lowther Nunnelee Leota Leeper Keltner Helen Petermann Thiesing

Nu Nu Elizabeth Schreiber McClain Gerry Vang Cox Patricia Wells Rochlinski Pi Pi Lois Quilty Marion Mandley LaVigne Marjorie Platt Bernreuther Jean Whiting McBride Betty Ansell Plail Joanne Waskey Echaniz Rho Rho Cozie Zorio Brown Norma Brake Cook Sigma Sigma Nancy Gibson Mathisen Phi Phi Karla Hofer Jorgensen Sue Philp Babb Chi Chi Judith Heuman Weibel Dorothy Trempel Chiaverini Beta Delta Mabel Simmons Robertson Evelyn Shoemaker Holmes Patrick

‘GO YOUR WAY AND I GO MINE APART YET NOT AFAR; ONLY A THIN VEIL HANGS BETWEEN THY PATHWAYS WHERE WE ARE. LET GOD KEEP WATCH ‘TWEEN THEE AND ME SO NEVER FEAR. HE HOLDS THY HAND, HE CLASPETH MINE AND KEEPS US NEAR. I SEEM SOMETIMES TO SEE THY FACE BUT SINCE THIS MAY NOT BE, I’LL LEAVE THEE TO THE CARE OF HIM WHO CARES FOR THEE AND ME.’ – MIZPAH BENEDICTION Beta Iota Sharon Schlosser Babb Carroll Schumann Savage Laura Reke Isabelle Mottesheard Bell Louise Allen Fleshood Beta Kappa Virginia Adkins Wynes Florence Hannel Acree Janet Lundberg Fosdyck Beta Lambda Betty Sanders Hale Vivian Watson Whitchurch Beta Nu Wanda Calhoun Beta Xi Katharine Smith

Epsilon Epsilon Karen York Middlebusher Jana Williams McCabe Virginia Briix Lowther

Beta Epsilon Ann Younkins Shockey Mary Neale Marler Nilda Salas

Beta Pi Dorothy Trent Mlekush Denise Mills Armentrout

Zeta Zeta Helen Taylor McGuire

Beta Zeta Gladys Buller Babovec Dorothy MacCandless McCloskey Ellen Coussan Coffin Leslie Langdon Smith Beta Eta Alice Nodland Darwin Alice Hinkleman Pierce Susan Quinnild Erickson Marie Aberson Keizer Marilyn Born Wilz Elizabeth Aberson Cook Beta Theta Lela Bennett Young Doraleen Wolfford Marlow June Elliott Wisniewski Theresa Keck Turski Jamie Petchauer Milnamow

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Beta Rho Marilyn Miller Rugland Beta Sigma Mary Meir Sallee Suzanne Hogan Cupp Ruby Findley Diemer Beta Upsilon Marilyn Davis Mattes Margaret Johnson Whicker Janice Parham Hazlett Beta Phi Sara Rhiel Beta Psi Mary Lou Barry Laura Hearn Ryan

Gamma Beta Genevieve Christianson Runke Janis Nottleman Sharon Nessa Jonell Vallier Margaret Rekoske Gamma Epsilon Ernestine Freismuth Anderson Loretta Merzdorf Becker Gamma Zeta Gloria England Goggans Gamma Eta Judith Smith Friday Gamma Iota Heather Adam Gerber Diane Tucker Maroney

Beta Delta Carolyn Buttles Mills

Eta Eta Marjorie Thomas Puckett Joyce Henney Cumiskey Orlanda Manci Bazin Ruth Williamson Stuckey Phyllis Wilson O'Connell Carolyn Buckley Buche Christine Gustafson Kyle Marie Eichorn Brinkman Frances Gendusa McCurdy Marsha Gustafson Williams Micah Ross Pennington Mary Clark Webber Freda Elmore Weegar

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Kappa Kappa Dorothy Wolf Reynolds

Gamma Rho Mary Maio Wipperman Gamma Psi Marilyn Crooks Wintrode Jessica Halfast Boswell Gamma Omega Elizabeth Zubinski Heidel Ruth Mcgorray Pamatot Delta Epsilon Deborah Hocking Duffy Delta Upsilon Maureen Parker Faulkner Delta Chi Jill Murphy Zeltt Wendy Muschek Zeta Lambda Laura Sorrentino Regina Baker Schoellkopf Zeta Chi Rebecca Douglas Siegfried

As reported to national headquarters June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018.

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Beta Sigma members at Southwest Missouri State University show their Alpha Sigma Alpha pride during homecoming activities in the 1950s in Springfield, MO.

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WOMAN OF

Poise and Purpose ”

As I reflect back on my personal journey over the past two years, Alpha Sigma Alpha’s motto is always at the forefront of my experiences. Aspire, Seek, Attain—these words embody my personal development, which has taught me resilience, self-love, dedication and drive. In early 2016, I was faced with a heartbreaking end to a relationship. I found myself unhealthy, stagnant and emotionally unwell. I then made the decision to work towards something I had aspired to for some time: a healthier and happier version of myself. I started with something as simple as running a half mile on a treadmill. Soon, I fell in love with running and the way the sport supported my emotional and physical wellbeing. From road, trail and mountain races to triathlons, I found my path to joy.

Today, I have lost more than 90lbs, competed in more than 20 races, and I currently teach a running program for college students and staff. After completing my master’s degree in May, I moved to Alaska where I get to challenge myself with mountain running. I like to tell people that I am still the same caring, goofy, adventurous woman I was before I began my journey with running, but now I have attained a lifestyle that also makes me whole and happy.”

Caitlin Bernard, NN