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A Summer in the Aqua Follies .. ... ............... .. ........................ .

Pa nhelleni c Fourth Annu a l TV Show.......................... ..........

Test Tube School Points to Future....... ......... ........... .............. .

Winners of A lpha Sigma Tau Scholarsh ip Awards....... .. .......

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COVER PICTURE-Mrs. Viva F. Williams, Theta, with her young charges in the Laboratory School in Coral Gables. Florida. Experiments in education are being conducted in conjunction with the University of Miami.

A Summer

in the Aqua Follies

Bv CoRALYN BRADFIELD, A lp ha Alpha

;\. TH IS past summer was the most enj oyable, interesting, and ed ucational I've ever spent! 'Twas on June 1 that twentysix girls, including myself, sta rted practicing fo r the 1955 Aqua Follies. The show was schedu led to open July 13, so ou r work was cut out for us. From six to eight P.M. every Tuesday, 路w ednesday, Thursday, a nd ten to two on Saturday and Sunday, we could be found in the cold waters of Theodore Wirth L ake. Sweat suits, towels, baby oil, blankets, and food dotted the pool's edge. E ven the turtles wanted to "get in the act. " One of the girls actually collided with one. The ages of the group ranged from sixteen to twenty-six and a ll were students in high school and college, teachers, or office workers. Some of us were new, but severa l had been in the Follies for six years. After m a ny hours of " keep in line," " count your strokes," " keep your knees straight," the show opened on time. We were a part of a tremendous production involving over one hundred people and numerous props. There were dancers, singers, bandsmen, former olympic diving champs, clowns, soloists, and of course

-S WIMMERS . Vve swam fou r n umbers of about ten minutes in length to m usic tha t included a wa ltz, fox trot, m a rch, m ambo, and bolero rhythm. A differen t sui t and hea d piece were worn for each number so changes had to be m ade quickly. The entire show was very colorful a nd elabora te. I was now a professional swimmer and really had a feeling of showmanship! The night of July 26 the train depot was buzzing with people h eaded for Sea ttle, Washington . I was so excited- to think a t last I would see part of the W est. For two nights and days we a te, played cards, took

Aqua Belles practicing their water formations on d ry land.

Aqua Belles of the Aqua Follies resting b efore resuming strenuous practice.

;\. CoRAL YN BRADFIELD, known as " Corky" to all her friends, teaches at M arsh all High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she h as grades seven through twelve in physical education and health. Be ides regu la r classes, she sponsors the Girl's Athletic Association, the senior Studen t Council, and coaches the girls' swimming and tennis teams. H er wimmers finished in thi rd place and she is mighty proud of them !

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pictures, and viewed the gorgeous scenery. Our reception was really something- photographers, newsmen, etc. The swimmers stayed in a sorority house on the University of Washington campus. We went sail ing, shopped, saw Mt. Rainier, and did so many scrumptious things we hated to leave. Swimming in 50 degree weather at night, outside, and in a rain is an experience and a half. My knees and teeth had a contest every night to see which could shake the ha rdest ! After another successful run of sixteen shows we were D etroit bound. A fifteen minute layover in Minneapolis gave us a chance to collect "goodies" from home. Then on our way to D etroit with its many new sight and experiences. vVe swam a t Belle I sle where a new theatre was built especiall y for us. September 3 ended our escapades and our 48th show. We were homeward bound at last after a summer in which we lived, ate, and slept swimming. Sometimes it was work, but mostly it was pleasure. We learned to give and take a nd formed friendships that will last through a common interest m a wonderful experience together.

Coralyn Bradfie ld. A lpha A lph a, a member of the 1955 Aqua Follies. (Co rky)

Seattle City Panhel leni c's Fourth Annual T-V Show THis YEAR Seattle City Pa nhellenic, together with the University of Washington College Panhellenic, presented their fourth annual television show over KING-TV, Seattle, Washington. This year the show was titled "Sorority Story" and had for its theme what a sorority contributes to its member . The opening scene showed five rushees discussing rushing and each girl's particula r worry about college life. In each subsequent scene one of the five appeared and he was helped by her individual group. Editorial comment was made by a narrator a nd each of the five areas d iscussed was introduced by her. These were scholarships, activities, personal problems, social, and standards. The l;.

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final scene showed the same fi\路e ru hee di cussing what they had gained from their year of sorority life. This television show on film entitl d " Sorority Story" is available to Panhellenic I o a\路ailable i ' oa nd sorority groups. rority Preview," a film which dea l entirely with rushing. The films take a tanda rd 16mm. proj ector and screen, are complete with sound track, a nd each will make a n intere ting twenty-five minute prouram . Either film may be secured for a 5.00 rental fee, plus po tage, by writin u :\I rs . Robert C. Siceloff eattle City Panhelleni TV chairman, 12027 M eridian \路enue , ea tti e 33, Washington.

Test Tube School Points tO Future R eprinted from " Th e Miami H erald/' Miami, Florida (SEE CovER) ~

Yo u won' t find any test tubes around the new West L aboratory School in Coral Gables, Florida, but you will find an experimen tal center for research in educational techniques. The beautifu l ultra-modern building, located on the main campus of the University of Miami, is the result of joint 路efforts of the university and the Dade County school board to provide the best education possible for Greater Miami school children.

Mrs. Viva F. Williams, Theta, Wayne University College of Education '43, is Assistant in the West Laboratory S chool which is conducting experime nts in e ducation in conjunction with the University of Miami.

Children will study exactly the same subjects as pupils in other Dade County schools. The difference will come in the techniques of teaching used. The principal problems which will be dealt with by the school will concern teaching methods-what is the best way to teach the most pupils.

Kindergart en Hours are Subject of Test Although singularly undramatic in nature, as most of the experiments will be, its results may have a county-wide effect some time in the distant future. R esearch is centered around the kinderga rten program, which is operated on a tuition basis since kindergartens are not pro\路ided in most Dade schools. The problem is simply this: Can a daily two-hour kindergarten program prepare children for the first grade as efficiently as a three-ho~r program for as many as fifty pupils in two sessions? The chief " technician" in this experiment is kindergarten teacher, Miss Constance Barker, known affectionately as " Miss Connie" to her boys and girls. She and her assistant, Mrs. Viva Williams, have charge of twenty-five youngsters in three-hour morning sessions and an equal number in two-hour afternoon sessions. Both groups enjoy the same activities, but the morning group has a little more time for the daily program of story telling, singino-, art, rhythm, and playing with block and other toys. R esults will be determined next ear when both groups are mixed together in first-o-rade clas es along with pupils who ha e had no kindergarten experi ence at all. F irst-oTad teachers will make both ub-

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jective and objective evaluations of all the pupils, keeping anecdotal records, progress reports, and general information covering such things as when each child learns to read and write.

Youngsters Learn Coordination Kindergarten classes are set up to provide a "readiness program" for pre-schoolers. Youngsters learn to develop eye and muscle coordination which is extremely important for a more formal plan of study when they enter the first grade. They also learn to socialize, how to share and take turns, and how to respect other people and property. Miss Connie's pupils are an extremely well-behaved group of boys and girls who have learned to follow directions and develop their own initiative to do things without being told. One speck of paint that dribbles off a protective newspaper onto the floor can send a pint-sized artist scurrying for a sponge to wipe it up with nary a word from th e teacher. Right now, kindergartens are on the "expendable" list since Dade schools are hard put to keep up with a seam-splitting school population that increases at a rate of more than twelve per cent a year. But the knowledge obtained through the West research program can prove to be very beneficial when kindergartens become a part of the present, rather than future scene. Future experiments will be d etermined through suggestions from West faculty members and school and university officials. Ideas will be screened by a subcommittee for presentation to a joint school board-university policy committee. Some are Enrolled Before Their Birth The experimental school is on a voluntary rather than a geographical basis. Pupils are registered on a first-come-first served system, and what Dr. Thomas, principal, describes as a "yard-long" waiting list is good insurance that the new school will never lack pupils. Roll books for six years hence carry the names of prospective pupils, some of whom are not even born yet. One enterprising mother-to-be stopped by on the way from the doctor's office to register her expected THE ANCHOR

child before taking time to tell her husband that he was going to be a father. Teamwork between the county's two largest educational systems is the keynote of success for the laboratory school. The university deeded the school's ten acre tract to the county without charge. The school system's job is to support the school as a regular school center within the county. West Laboratory School stands as a symbol of community cooperation in a never-ending effort to provide young citizens with the best educational opportunities schools have to offer.

New Anchor Deadlines Editorial Material Deadlines July 1- for Fall (O ctober ) issue. February 15- for Spring (April ) issue. Send feature stories and pictures to ANCHOR Editor as early as possible. You n eed not wait for deadline. College Honors (which will be featured in this year's Fall issue) . June !- Pictures of girls and chapters rece1vmg honors on the campus (queens, fraternity sweethearts, winning floats and house decorations, positions of honor on the campus, Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities, etc. Send in pictures and honors as they are announced during your college year. Don't wait until the d eadline. Chapter News Letters February 15- deadline for Spring issue. July !- deadline for Fall issue. Both collegiate and alumnae chapter letters should be typed double space. Good action pictures of your chapter are needed. Be sure to identify all pictures on back, and enclose typed cutlines. Pictures will not be returned unless requested.

Winners of Alpha Sigma Tau Scholarship Awards J DITH LEE WHITNEY

Michigan State Normal, Ypsilanti, Michiaan t JuDY WHITNEY was this year's winner of

the annual scholarship awarded by Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. She was selected by the Faculty Scholarship Committee not only for her high standing ( 2. 78 average ) , but also for her record of participation in many campus activities, including Women's League, Student Court, and general student affairs.

Judith Lee Whitney, Michigan State Ypsilanti. Michigan.

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BARBARA CoRDES, Pi

Harris Teachers College, St. L ouis, Missouri t BARBARA CoRDES is the first winner of the

Edith E. Glatfelter Award, given annually to an outstanding junior majoring in the biological sciences. This Scholarship was established by the alumnae members of Pi Chapter to honor their beloved sponsor, Miss Glatfelter. Barbara was selected by a committee from the faculty who based their decision on scholarship and civic leadership. Barbara is a member of Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Tau Delta, Collegienne staff, Biology Club, and Newman C lub.

Bar bara Cordes, Pi, Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Believe

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Bv MR. W. HuBERT BEAL, D elta Kappa Epsilon

;\, THE snide cnt1c of fra ternities seems to en joy particularly taking pot shots at the ritualistic work and the idealistic phases of ritualism. Mr. W . Hubert Beal, President of Delta Kappa Epsilon, recently published an editorial in Th e Quarterly of D elta Kappa Epsilon " I Believe in Ritual" which is worthy of wide publication. It might be added that Mr. Beal, a graduate of the University of Illinois in 1916, has an impressive record of service to business, industry, the Ordnance Department of the United States Army, and his church to substantiate his statement. "In a racy age of so-called sophistication, it is sometimes fashionable for people at large on campus to look upon fraternities disdainfully as an outmoded, non-productive institution. We recognize this as a major problem but one that is by no means insurmountable. I am frankly more concerned by what seems to be a trend on the part of our own members to ignore or minimize the chapter Ritual, upon which the very foundation of Delta Kappa Epsilon rests. Whether this is false sophistication or just laziness or incomprehension, I do not know. "I believe in Ritual as an act of brotherhood, bespeaking equality of all within the chapter. You are never so close to your brother as when you speak your beliefs in unison-and clasp his hand ; "I believe in Ritual as a great tradition , a keepsake of gentlem en who form the fraternity. Through the centuries, the maintenance of traditions has been a mark that divides gentlem en from other men ; " I believe in Ritual for its nobility and beauty. If you truly practice Ritual, you will find beauty that will live with you in m emory all your life, a.s vivid as the painting of a master artist on the wall ; THE ANCHOR

" I believe in Ritual for its impressiveness upon you nger men. A good and eternally loyal D eke, who will look upon the fraternity in it full measure and meaning- more than a socially acceptable boarding houseis literally made by his impressions of the first few Rituals he attends; "I believe in Ritual for its evidence of devotion. H ere is every man's right a nd opportunity to reaffirm his 9-evotion, not only to the fraternity alone but to his brothers and to the high principles which Ritu al sets forth ; "I believe in Ritu al because it i a prayer for the right life and the good life of one and all. The fraternity was form ed by men of deep religious conviction, motivated by their belief in an Almighty God, and Ritual is its expression ; "Therefore, I believe in Ritual most of all for what it teaches. Look through the Ritual Manual and see how often these words appear and predominate over all others: wisdom, guidan ce, strength , attainment, truth, courage, friendship, honor, gentlemen, . kindness, integrity. " Yes, I believe, because our Ritual is as fin e a rule and way of living as can be found ."

"Educa tion is not gtven for the purpose of earning a living; it's learning what to do with 路a living after you earn it." ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Housemother's Train ing School at Purdue Un ivers ity BY

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MILLER

Housemother for Iota Chapter

~ LAST SUMMER,

it was my good fortune to attend The Housemother's Training School at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. My girls from Iota Chapter, and the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority made this trip possible for me. It was the eleventh annual session of the Training School, and the attendance this year was the largest they have ever had. There were 135 "students." They came from nearly every state in the Union and there was one lady from Sitka, Alaska. Altogether it was an interesting and stimulating group. We lived in one of the women's dormitories, roomed two to a room, and had our meal.s in the very lovely dining room in the same building. Our meals were varied and excellent. We had cafeteria breakfasts, formal and informal dinners and luncheons, a banquet, a buffet supper, picnic, teas, and receptions. In fact we had every kind of meal that a housemother might be called on to serve.

Picnic for h ousemothers in the gard en b etween dormitories at Purdu e .

We all took turns, acting as hostesses for the different occasions. Our classes, or talks, were from 8: 30 A.M . until 11:30 A.M. with a coffee break at 10 : 00 A .M. and another class from 2 : 00 P.M . to 4:30P.M. In the evening, we had various entertainments, and visited at several large sorority houses on the campus. There were six other housemothers and myself, who had received tuition scholarships. These are given to one housemother of each sorority, on application of the National Office. Alpha Sigma T a u applied for one for me and it was granted .

Ru b y Miller, housemo th er for Iota Chapter, who a ttended Purd ue tra ining school for housemothers. THE !\~

As scholarship housemothers, we were called upon to act as hostesses for the first few days, and to help the other ladies get acquainted. Near the end of our two weeks training school, we seven were asked to make short talks at one of the morning sessions, to tell our experiences and were given an outline. We told why we chose to be housemothers, how we got our jobs, the dismaying things we had encountered, the rewards or heart warming things about it, and lastly a word of encouragement to those who were just starting out in this field . Incidentally, two thirds of the women there were experienced housemothers, or dormitory directors, or had their contracts for fall and were there to receive training for their initial jobs. The other third were interviewed and most of them had places by the end of the two weeks. We had many notable lecturers. AmoHg them was M rs. Lillian Gilbreth , of C heaper by the Dozen fame. We heard Dr. Esther Lloyd-Jones from the American Council of Education and a Professor of Education at Columbia University, New York City ; Mrs. Ruth McCarn, D ean of Students, Chicago University; Mrs. Dorothy Stratton, National

Executive Director of th Girl S ou ts of U .S.A.; Miss H elen S hi man, Dean of Women at Purdue, who was the dir ctor of the training school ; Dr. Doris Seward Assistant D ean of Women at P urdue ; Dr. Donald Mallet, D ean of M en ; a nd ma ny more brilliant p eopl e who were h ads of depa rtments a nd spoke on foods, health, safety, home managemen t, etc. A high spot of my trip, was an invitation from Mrs. M ary Alice Peterson, now the National President of Alpha Sigma T au, to spend Sunday a t h er lovely farm at Crawfordsville, Indiana. I glad ly accep ted and enjoyed a wonderful dinner a nd a nice visit there. I could go on and on about the school, but time and sp ace do not p ermit it. I t was a most rewarding experience. We learned a lot from our teach ers and from each other, made many new friends and had a world of fun . Just to be a part of such a la rge cam pus and to see and hear about the wo rking parts of it, was a wonderful experience in itself. I shall always be grateful to lpha igma Tau for making it possible.

路-.Alumnae/ Use this blank to tell collegiate chapter presidents about prospective members ! If you know someone attending a new college in our field, fi ll out the bl ank and send it to Alpha Sigma Tau, 5641 a S. Kingshighway, St. Lou is 9, Mi ouri.

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Paraguayan Educators Visit Penland School of Handicraft

Paraguayan educators visiting Penland School of Handicraft to obse rve America n system of education.

t WEDNESDAY, J uLY 27, was an exCJ tmg

day at Penland when the huge Greyhound Bus arrived with fifteen educators from Paraguay, along with five members of the Ministry of Education, and including Mr. Harley Mutzfeld, of the Division of Education, International Cooperative Administration; and Mrs. Isobel Galloway, of FOA, Washington. There was also the interpreter, Mr. Guisti Orajio, and the very expert bus driver, Mr. Joe Saul. The group arrived just in time for lunch. Then they met in the lounge of the Craft House for a brief account of Penland's history, growth, and meaning, which of course had to be relayed by the interpreter. They then boarded the Greyhound and drove to Estatoe, and walked up the road to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Buchanan where they observed Mrs. Buchanan weaving on h er loom, and were shown many beautiful things she had created for her own home, as well as articles she

produces for sale through the Penland organization. Some of the Paraguayan teacher were science teachers, and they revelled in the specimens of mica, feldspar, and other Mitchell County minerals which Mr. Buchanan generously gave to them. Also his daughter, Mrs. Hughes, who works in the U. S. Mica Buying Depot was able to show them the processes of splitting and grading mica. Wednesday evening there was a twentyminute program of slides showing the beauties of our mountain country, and orne of the Penland buildings and craftsmen at work. Then Mr. Mutzfeld gave a forceful and interesting talk on the aims and purposes of the program he represents. He reminded us that our government has felt that one of the best ways to make good neighbors of the Squth American countries is to make friends of the people to show them what it means to live in a democrac ' and to help them in their teacher-training program o THE

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that these ideals can be diffused throughout their nations. Miss Rufina Boggino of the Inter-American Educational Cooperative Service, spoke very beautifully, through the interpreter, in appreciation of the experiences of the group in our school. The Paraguayans then gave a most beautiful and entertaining program of th eir own music and dancing, after which the Penlanders and Paraguayans joined in genera l folk dancing, the Paraguayans entering very readily and aptly into the dances done by the Penland group. Thursday the visitors worked all m orning and until about three in the afternoon in the metal shops forming trays and bowls, and enameling them. They were so eager and so enthusiastic as they worked that the atmosphere fairly tingled with their enthusiasm, and every one had a beautiful piece to take home. Both Mr. Mutzfeld and Mr. Porfirio Chamorro, Director of Normal Instruction in Paraguay, spoke of the fact that in Paraguay, as in other countries outside of the USA, education is likely to be thought of in terms of learning the classics, memoriz-

ing, I arning from books. Th y tend to think of hand work as som ething to be don by servants, whil e w in our oun try try to edu cate for living. We believ a ll necessary work is good, and th a t there is gr a t value in creative occupation. Mr. Ch amorro said, through the interpreter, tha t the U nited Sta tes is pow rfu l, and has a system of edu cation much more advanced than that of m any other countries, and that if educators went from our country to his and tried to teach our methods, our teachers would not know the Pa raguayan needs, and would not understand the general situation. But if officials from their Ministry of Education as well as teachers, such as this group, can observe our m ethods of educa tion, then they can go back and adapt those methods to their needs. One thing they hoped to achieve as a res ult of visits to such places as Penla nd , was to get a feel of the joy and satisfaction of creating with their own hands. They said that just to observe the Penla nd students and staff at work gave them a feel of that joy and satisfaction, and then to spend five or six hours actually creating a beautiful piece of craft work was a n experience never to be forgotten.

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LIGHTS ON 1n the National Panhellenic Conference Bv J uLIA FuQUA 0BER, Kappa D elta Panhellenic light was re-fuelled at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, November 14-18. The litt,le lady from Texas, Mrs. Robert Carlton Byars, D elta Gamma, held a steady light as she presided over the Conference. It was easy to understand why the trustees of IRAC prepared a song about that "yt:llow. rose of Texas" -which was sung by an impromptu group led by Judge Frank M yers, IRAC Chairman, at the dinner when Judge Myers spoke to us. Mr. L G. Balfour of IRAC supplied yellow roses. The entire Executive Committee earned the appreciation and admiration of the Conference for their work so well done. In addition to Mrs. Byars, the members were Mrs. Cicero .F. Hogan, Gamma Phi Beta, Secretary, and Mrs . .Darrell R. Nonlwall, Alpha Chi Omega, Treasurer. The . banquet gave a lovely rosy glow. Gamma Phi Beta prepared such a setting for this last evening of the Conference that we felt as though we were on the pink cloud for which we often yearn. Pink taffeta cloths covered the dining tables on which lay gold c路o vered programs with pink pages, to which was attached a fresh pink carnation. The speaker was Dr. Kenneth McFarland, educational consultant to General Motors, which generously made him available to NPC, Dr. McFarland's limitless supply of t

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anecdotes furnished mirth and message. He said that "no person can be successful in any job he is doing unless he can put light in people's faces. It is that light which lets you do the right thing with finesse. " (An abstract of this address by Dr. Kenneth McFarland may be found on page 16 ). A different program was inaugurated whereby there were three afternoon workshops, one each on College Panhellenics, Housing, Administration. The Parliamentarian, Mrs. Gano E. Senter, conducted seminars in parliamentary procedures each mornmg. R esponsibility for Each Member

The Secretary, Mrs. Hogan, noted that the total membership figure of 815,695 recorded by thirty-one active members and one associate member, showed a little more than nine per cent increase for the biennium. As of June 1, 1955, there were 1,767 college chapters with seventy-five new chapters added, and 4,202 alumnae groups with 397 added during the period. Iota Alpha Pi was gree ted as a new associate m ember. The Treasurer, Mrs. ordwa ll, reported that the increase in dues voted at the thirtythird Conference h ad m ade it possible to balance the budget for the past two years. Throughout the Conference, respon ibility for each m ember was stressed . Mrs. Byars ~

The 34th National Panhellenic Conference held at the Greenbri~r Hotel. White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The delegates were seated at the wedge tables, each with her sorority designation on the placard in front of her. The seating was in alphabetical arr angement with Iota Alpha Pi. the associate member, seated after Zeta Tau Alpha. Alternates sat behind delegates and visiting officers were seated, at will. throughout the room. In the foreground are, left to right. Mrs. C. F. Hogan, Gamma Phi Beta, secretary; Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall. Alpha Chi Omega, treasurer; Mrs. G. E. Senter. Parliamentarian; Mrs. Robert C. Bvars, Delta Gamma, Chairman; Mrs. E. A. Beidler is the stenotypist. Alpha Sigma Tau's delegate, seated at the large V-shaped table is Mrs. Joseph Steen, seventh from end at left. Her alternates were Mrs. Richard Snidow, Miss Margaret Macdonald, and Mrs. E. C. Phipps.

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referred to the college enrollment of 2,629,000 students today as the h ighest in history and looked ahead to the 4,667,000 in 1965 and 5,443,000 in 1970, asking: " What shou ld be the chapter size? How can we maintain intimacy, loyalty, teamwork and scholastic supervision?" She answered that "NPC can help but the final answer as to the rise or fall of the fraternity system lies with each National Counci l of the member groups." Hostesses for the Conference were the national officers of the Executive Committee fraternities : Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Chi Omega. Delta Gamma arranged the tea of the first afternoon of the

Conference. This gave opportunity to the 152 fraternity women presen t to meet and talk together informally. Focusina Favorable Attention The report of the Extension Committee, given by Mrs. Sidney R . Stanard, Alpha Delta Pi 路 mentioned the increasing significance of joint installations of fraternity chapters when a new fi eld opened which offered opportunity for the introduction of a true Panhellenic spirit from the beginning of fraternity life on the campus and served also to focus favorabl e attention upon the fraternity sys tem as a valuable asset in college life.

Editors attending the National Panhellenic Editors ' Conference, p ictured in the garden at the G reenbrier Hotel. Seated, front row, Frances Stev enson, Delta Gamma: Janet McGurn. Alpha Phi; Katherine Davis, Alpha Omicron Pi: Toni Eberhardt, Alpha Gamma De lta; Josephine Burr. Sigma Sigma Sigma; Grace Harris, Alpha Epsilon Phi; second row , Noreen Zahour, Gamma Phi Beta; Jeanne Hansen, Alpha Delta Pi; Norma Brooks, Beta Sigma Omicron; Anne Booksie , Pi Kappa Sigma: Ann HalL Alpha Chi Ome ga; s tanding, Marjorie Striffler, Alpha Xi Delta; Alice Deck, Delta Sigma Eps ilon; Ellen Jenkin s, Delta Zeta ; Maxine Graflage, Alpha Sigma Tau; Kitty Zawistows ki, Theta Phi Alpha; Isabel Simmons, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Shirley Strout. Zeta Tau Alpha: Frances McDonald , De lta De lta Delta; Frances Baker, Sigma Kappa; Christelle Ferguson, Chi Omega; Ade le Alford, Pi Beta Phi; s eate d at side, Esther Bucher, Alpha Sigma Alpha; Genevieve Morse, Kappa De lta: Sarah Pie rce. Phi Mu; Mary Ellen Parr, Kappa Alpha Theta; and Ele a n or Liss , Iota Alpha Pi.

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Mrs. William Greig, Sigma K a ppa, cha irman of the College Panhell nic Committee, noted an increase from 245 to 255 college panhellenics during the biennium. "A R ealistic approach to Panhellenic Problems and Questions" was the title of the panel conducted by the committee. Th consensus was that a well established all-year Panhelleni c office was the answer to problems on campuses. A short rush season after matriculation was again approved since deferred rushing defeats one of the fundamental purposes of a fraternal group-substituting for the family circle. Deferred rushing generally results, too, in abnormal and stringent ru les, causes a new distrust among groups, and rushing is sometimes carried on by unqualified influences. No Summ er Rushing Rule The summer pa rty given by city pa nhellenics, of educational n ature, was explained as not being a rush party. Therefore, it does not infringe on the no-summer rushing rule of some college pa nhellenics. Alpha Chi Omega arranged the decorations for the dinner at which Judge Frank H . Myers, (Kappa Alpha Order), IRAC Chairman, spoke. The hostess fraternity's red carnations were everywhere midst the Greekletters in centerpieces. The face of H era, the patron goddess, was on the dinner program cover. This was the occasion for th e presentation of The Fraternity Month Awa rd which is given by Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Leland. Mrs. Clarence P. Neidig, Pi K appa Sigma, Committee Chairman, announced that the University of K entucky Panhellenic was the recipient with Iowa State College and Alabama Polytechnic Institute receiving honorable mention. Judge M yers' subject was "The Weak Sister." H e pointed out the importance of membership selection to avoid the weak sister. H e said: " The American fraternity is native to America. Failing to mold character, we contribute to the weak sister." The Editors Conference, like the Executive Secretaries', h eld daily meetings with Mrs. George L. Burr, Jr., Sigma Sigma Sigma, chairman. The editors burned their candles THE ANCHOR

at both ends but the secretari s x eded them by burning theirs also in the middl . The editors pres nted Dr. G orge Starr Lasher, Th ta C hi's and Baird's Manual's ( 1956) ed itor, as sp aker to the joint m ting of N PC, Secretaries and Editors. It was at that time, too, that two form er editors spoke who had gone into presid n ies of their respective grou ps, telling what they considered the responsibility of each officer to the other in the editor-president relationship . These editors-to-presidents were Mrs. Noel K eys, Alpha Phi, a nd Mrs. Julia Fuqua Ober, Kappa D elta. Incidentally, the Editors' Dinner honored persons who had served their groups as editors and also as presidents, of whom there were seven pre ent. General H ousing Policy The H ousing Committee, Mrs. Ade Schumacher, K appa Delta, chairman, reported twenty-three new houses built, ten houses purchased, eighty-two houses remodelled during the biennium. Construction costs ranged from $78,972.00 for a house accommodating twenty-eight persons to $250,000.00 for a house for fifty persons. Again there was affirmation of the general policy of no group giving a chapter funds for building or purchasing a house and no group granting loans to cover the entire cost of the house; the loan being only a portion of the total indebtedness. The Executive Committee of the National Panhellenic Conference for 1955-5 7 was presented: Chairman- Mrs. Cicero F. H ogan, Gamma Phi Beta ; Secretary-Mrs. D arrell R . Nordwall, Alpha Chi Omega路 Treasurer- Mrs. J oseph D. Grigsby D elta D elta Delta. Before we passed down the receiving line formed by our new officer :yfrs. Hogan said, in her acceptance me age: " Our thinking mu t extend ever further into tomorrow as to what i be t for the fraternity system . The loyal, co-operati e spirit of 1953-55 biennium ha influenced the Conference. It is not enough to ha e a light within us, it must hine out. It must be refueled." On thi note the Thirty-fourth National Panhellenic Conference adjourned.

Lamp Lighters An abstract of an address at the National Panhellenic Conference by D r. K enneth McFarland, Top eka, Kansas.

Dr. Kenneth McFarland. educational consultant to General Motors, standing. ~o . his ~eft at the NPC dinner were Mrs. Mary Love Collins. Panhellenic delegate ~nd Admlm.st r~bve Councilor of Chi Omega; Mrs. Robert C. Byars, Delta Gamma, NPC Cha1rman; to his nght. Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan. Gamma Phi Beta, incoming NPC Chairman; and Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall. Alpha Chi Omega. incoming NPC Secretary,

DR. KENNETH McFARLAND, educational consu ltant to General Motors, is a 'Nellknown educator and speaker. H e was g raduated from Pi ttsburg State College in K ansas and has advanced degrees from both Columbi a and L eland Stanford universities. He was a school administrator for twentyfour years and is a recognized authority on the organization and administration of vocationa l education. H e is the found er of the McFarland Trade School in Coffeyville, K a nsas, and h as a broad knowledge of many phases of business and industry. ~

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a t Mayo Brothers Clinic, likes to tell of the incident that caused him to become a doctor. It happened when he was an eleven-yearold boy li,路ing with his family on a farm in the backwoods of Minnesota. One day his brother becam e rather violently ill, and while the family sweated it out there on the farm the father rushed to town for a doctor. When the Doctor arrived he examined the sick boy. H e looked in his throat, his eyes and hi ears. He took his temperature and his pulse. H e felt his abdomen. All this time young Edward was standing behind a chair studying the anxious expressions of hi parents. Present! the doctor turned to the parents, smiled, and said "You can relax now- your boy is going to be all right." THE ANCH R

And Edward Rosenow was so impressed with the effect that announcem nt had on his parents that he says, "I decided that very day that I would become a doctor so I could put light in people's fac es!" For nearly three decades now I have been increasingly identified with education, industry, business, and professions, and agriculture--and always over wider and wider areas. As a result of this experience I am thoroughly convinced that no person can be personally and happily successful unless his job is one that lets him put light in people's faces. The first characteristic of these lamp lighting people is that they must have a light inside of themselves. It is this light that lets them see to do the right thing and do it with finesse. Most people know what is right, and a surprisingly large number of people get around to doing the right thing. But if you want to realize any dividends from doing the right thing, you must do it with style. It is the light that the Lamp Lighter carries that permits him to see how things are in the other person's situation and thus get into the other person's life with him. Only in this way can one teach, sell, lead, or administer. It is this understanding that prevents one from making the tragic mistake of believing there are two sets of rulesone for himself and another for other people. Finally, the Lamp, Lighter must keep his light refuelled. People sometimes ask me why I so frequently inject a spiritual note into addresses made to business, industrial, professional, and lay groups of all kinds. It is not because I am a theologian. I have never studied an hour of theology in my life. It is simply because I am sincerely trying to do a job. I want路 the stuff I dispense to be right . I want people to take it home and find that it works for them, and keeps on working. Now, the plain fact is that a strong religious conviction is the only thing we have found that will keep a fellow doing the right thing- even when he is headed uphill and even when it is unprofitable. It is not enough to know what is right- there mus-t;

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be an emotional drive to kc p on doing th right thing. In answ ring this gr at n ed we have ncv r found any substitut for spiritual force. If a nyone v r comes to us with another equall y satisfactory answer, I sha ll be glad to add it to m y a rs nal. In the meantime, if you want to keep your lamp lighted you had better keep it connected to the High Line that leads straight back to the Source of Power. The late Sir Harry Lauder liked to tell of the old Lamp Lighter in his hometown in Scotland. Harry used to observe him every day at dusk. The old man would put a ladder up against a light pole and climb up to light the lamp. When he had lighted that one he climbed down the ladder and carried it to the next lamp post. Finally, Harry said, "The old m an would be out of sight, but I could always tell which way he went by the lamps he had lighted." So, I close right where I started . If you want to be--not only successful- but personally, happily and permanently successful - then do your job in a way that puts light in people's faces. Do that job in such a way that even when you are out of sightfolks will always know which way you went by the lamps you left lighted.

Sprint} (}arden __}j_;,nlj First, plant five rows of peas : Presence, preparedness, promptne , perseverance, and perceptiveness. Next to this, plant three rows of squash : Squash gossip, squash criticism, squash indifference. Then five rows of lettuce : Let us be faithful to duty ; let us be unselfish and loyal ; let us be true to our obligations; let us obey rules and regulations ; let us love one another. No garden is complete without turnips: Turn up for the meeting ; turn up with a smile; turn up with new idea 路 turn up with good determination to make everything count for something good and worthwhile. From the program of the LAWRENCE, KANSA~, FLOWER CL

What Are Responsibilities of Greeks? Bv

GEORGE STARR LASHER,

Th eta Chi

( Talk given befor e the National Pan hellenic Conference at the Greenbrier, Whit e Sulphur Springs, No vemb er 16, 1955)

IN ALL of the history of national college fraternities and sororities there has never been a period in which public confidence in these organizations has been so clearly manifest. Not only do the records show the largest initiation figures, but also the largest number of installations of new chapters. Equally satisfying is the fact that more colleges and universities have opened their doors to national fraternities and sororities in the last decade than at any other time in recent years. This is evidence that the administrators of educational institutions appreciate the value of having chapters of well-managed national organizations on their respective campuses, for they have learned that the officers of such organizations are thoroughgoing in their spirit of service and in their co-operation toward having their chapters on a campus function satisfactorily. Not only is this strength of the present day Greeks shown in membership figures and in ~he increase of chapters throughout the nation, but everywhere homes "dedicated to gracious living" are being built to assist campuses in their housing programs and to give to the Greeks attractive living quarters. Certainly those who are leaders in these various organizations have a right to take great satisfaction in the advances that are being made and in the confidence that is being shown by practically every administrator in charge of a campus where chapters are found. Never before have fraternities and sororities been as strong in numbers, in continuing growth, in financial well being, and in the support of educators. This does not mean .t hat fraternities and sororities are not being subjected to vicious attacks 路 cin' the part of a few individuals whose at 路t imes, hysterical charges are beina 18

published in newspapers and magazines. Fraternities and sororities are vulnerable because they are institutions of youth, and any editor will tell you that copy concerning young people has tremendous reader interest. Hence some editors publish these attacks, even if they are not well grounded or supported by facts . In recent years sororities, despite their unusually constructive programs in various fields of philanthropy and social service, have been the victims of publicity seekers, including some of their own members, who were willing to "sell their birthright for a mess of potage." The attacks of such individuals as Mr. Glenn Frank and such publications as Look magazine, which was willing to print a libelous article under such a libelous headline as "The Sorority Swindle," have been directed toward organizations that are generally credited by deans of women and by presidents of educational institutions as making important and effective contributions to the lives of sorority members and to the campuses on which they function . Now comes another vicious attack aimed at both fraternities and sororities, labeled "Fraternities : Evil Force on the Campus" in which William S. Carlson, the president of that strange grouping of varied educational institutions under the inappropriate name of State University of New York, condemns these organizations, but presents little evidence or testimony to support his charges. He evidently takes the attitude that everyone is out of step except him, for he seemingly hasn't discovered that national fraternities and sororities are much more effective 路i n carrying out the fine purposes of fraternity than local organizations, a fact of which practically every other uni.:

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versity administrator is conscious. The unfortunate aspect in regard to these attacks is that we who know their falsity and, in some cases, their absurdity, have done little or nothing to meet them. There's no doubt that they are taken seriously by many persons who if given a true picture of the purposes, programs, and activities of fraternities and sororities would realize the lack of validity in the charges made. It is time that we showed courage in meeting these attacks, not by the use of sentiment or hysterical resentment but by facts and figures, by logical reasoning, and by p resenting testimony from those who because they know the good that fraternities and sororities do in the education of present-day youth are willing to testify in their support. Perhaps those attacks are not too important. Certainly they have not prevented national fraternities and sororities in the past decade from adding a record number of members and chapters ; they have not prevented an unusual number of educational institutions to open their doors to national fraternities and sororities ; they have not prevented educators of real stature from giving public approval to these organizations. Nevertheless, editors would become more cautious if they were made conscious of the libels they are printing. The serious threat to fraternities and sororities does not come from antagonism on the part of a negligible number of university administrators, from state legislators, from uninformed critics, from enemies of the fraternity system, from the agitation over membership selectivity, nor even from internal problems such as drinking or poor scholarship. It is inherent in the great increase in size of institutions of higher learning now under way, compounded by the failure of Greek leaders to recognize the danger and act intelligently to meet it. Why are fraternity and sorority leaders seemingly blind to the possible effects of this situation? As far as is known not a single Greek organization is alert. Not one is making a study of what will be the inevitable results on its future of this overwhelming mcrease. A few persons who are on college THE ANCHOR

George Starr Lasher, editor of "The Theta Chi Rattle" lor thirty years and editor of the 1956 edition of " Baird's Manual."

campuses have begun to sense the possibilities, but nothing definite has been done. Some individuals are even so naive as to believe this great influx of students will be helpful to fraternities and sororities as it wiJI provide their chapters with many more desirable persons as membership possibilities. They fail to recognize that in such seemin~ prosperity is grave danger. Although I have never considered myself an alarmist, for the first time in m y study of fraterni ty problems, I am fearful that the immediate threat and the resultant future may prO\路e disastrous to the social fraternities and sororities, which I believe are the most effective agencies for all round development of college youth. Already the proportion of fraternity members to independents has begun to shrink except on the smaller campuses路 that is dangerous. It . might seem to the unwi3e that this would be an adYantage rather than a disadvantage, but not so. When fraternity members are .decidedly in the minorit not only does their influence and power diminish. but there develops an indifference to " belonging," the most fundamental appeal of

the fraternity chapters. Danger threatens when the ratio on a campus drops below twenty-five or thirty per cent. There are examples in Greekletter history of sorority chapters being brushed off from campuses because there were not enough of them to meet obvious needs. Present day "conservatism" of sororities in the matter of expansion may bring about similar disaster. It is certainly desirable to analyze the fundamentals which made fraternities and sororities strong and effective, for unless there is a definite return to those fundamentals, the college fraternity as we have known it through recent decades will cease to exist. Just what are the fundamentals to which we need to return? The thing that has made a college fraternity or sorority chapter different from the numerous other campus organizations is that members by oath, training, and experience become part of a campus family in a very real sense, sharing each other's lives to a degree that always approaches and sometimes surpasses the close intimacy that exists . between those of blood relationship. There 路are few, if any, normal relationships through which members come to know each other as thoroughly as in a college fraternity or sorority. Through this give and take existence, members truly become part of a family. The human family gives a sense of security to the individual born into it, a sense that is developed from babyhood through adolescence into maturity. Likewise, the fraternity family gives to its members a sense of belonging. There is a satisfaction of being wanted, of having a group extend an invitation to membership in such a way that the prospective pledge has a right to feel that he can contribute to the strength of the group, that he can give as well as receive in this brotherhood relationship. The question of social responsibility is not concerned with officers only however. Each individual must recognize his or her obligation, thereby bringing to the chapter respect and admiration on the part of the public. A memoer needs to develop an inner satisfaction in the fraternity not through its

outward show, but through its worthy accompliShments made possible by members who feel a responsibility for it. If fraternity men and sorority women in general took their social responsibility seriously, most of the criticism often justifiably directed against them would disappear. For years members of Greek organizations have been accepted as social leaders. It rests largely with them whether desirable standards will be restored. Basic to all fraternities and sororities is idealism expressed in rituals of pledging, initiation, and meetings and found even in prosaic constitutions and by-laws. Of all fundamentals, this is the most fundamental. Ritualistic ceremonies have been a part of every fraternity from its very beginning. They are the things shared by every initiate, which give to each organization its individuality- yet undoubtedly there is much similarity among them. There is disturbing evidence, however, that today traditions are being ignored, ritualistic ceremonies are being slighted, and haste rather than thoroughness and impressive dignity mark even the most important of all ceremonies, initiation. Too often officers and members seem concerned more with eagerness to participate in campus affairs, in dating, and in personal commitments of one sort or another than to meet the obligations they have to their fraternity or their sorority. What then are the responsibilities of the Greeks today? to defend sanely, but positively the Greekletter organizations from unfair, dishonest, often vicious attacks; to face the danger that is inherent to fraternities and sororities in the impending tremendous increase in size of colleges and universities ; and to return to the fundamentals that mad路e fraternities and sororities strong-the family pattern, sensible membership limitation, development of social responsibility, an effort to raise ethical standards as to academic honesty, positive leadership on the part of fraternities and sororities for improvement of campus 路standards of dress, speech, and manners, and an appreciation of idealism, basic to all fraternities and sororities.

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Iota Sponsors Korean Student ~

MYUNG Hr PARK, an excha nge stu dent, from Seoul, Korea, is m a king her home, while attending college, at the I ota C hapter house. M yung gradu ated fro m K yumg Ki Girls' High School and completed two years at Sook M yung Women's U niversity. She then took a year out from her education and worked for the Korean N a tiona l Airlines as a flight hostess. This work provided her with m any interesting and varied trips to such places as : parts of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong 'Kong. O ctober 10, 1954路, Myung a rrived in San Francisco. From there she traveled to Coffeyville, K ansas. H er first year in America was spent a t Coffeyville Junior College. Here she learned the English language a nd began to become more accustomed to American customs and the American way of life. Myung is a junior at Emporia State. majoring in speech. She is especially interested in the th eate~; and has worked on se\'eral theatrica l productions. When her education is complete, M yung intends to return to Korea and work with the Amateur Theater there. It h as been interesting a nd educationa l for the sorority m embers to have M yung living with them this year. She has helped us to understa nd a different culture and in a small way to bring nations of the world closer together.

Myung Hi Park. an exchange student from Seoul. Korea, standing in front of a Korean palace. She is sponsored by Iota Chapter.

let's Write: Enter THE ANCHOR Contest! ;\;. A prize will be awarded for the best literary contribution of 1956. Make it an essay, editorial, short story, or poem . The winner wi ll be awarded $5.00 and her chapter will receive $5 .00. See new ANCHOR deadlines on page 5.

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Pine Mountain Settlement School Affiliated with Berea College

Pine Mountain, Kentucky,

April, 1955

To ALPHA SIGMA TA u:

THE seventh year of our consolidated school got under way with a minimum of confusion. Last year's excellent team of six teachers all returned, making the organization of the new term much easier. We were able to add a seventh teacher and one more grade. Now we have grades one through ten with 210 children enrolled. The county ~ssumes a good share of the cost of the school program, providing six teachers' salaries and the transportation of the students, as well as some incidental costs. Last year the classrooms were enlarged and improved in various ways, giving the teachers space for more class activities. The whole year was more successful because of thi~. This fall the playground is being e~n足 la.rged by the addition of a field across from the Burkham Building. The playground has never been adequately equipped and much more equipment is needed now. The older boys are interested in soft ball and basket ball and are arranging for games with other schools. The library and audio-visual room continue to grow and to provide important experiences for the children. The audiovisual room has new black window shades and an opaque projector. The library performs a vital service, not only in this school, but in one-room schools whose teachers have no books except texts. The library has developed almost miraculously, staffed only by volunteers and supplied with donated books. With the addition of the tenth grade, 22

It IS Imperative that a high school reading room be established. Suitable books have been p ut aside for six years, but now come the actual labor and expense of painting and equipping the room with shelves, tables, and chairs. The expensive renovation of the reservoir last year has paid off in a greatly increased water supply. Even in the dry season, when the water level always sank to a few feet in the bottom, the basin was overflowing this year. This summer the medical services have been improved by the fact that we now have a full-time doctor for the first time in three years. Dr. Galen Scudder came to us in July from the mission field in India where he operated a hospital for many years. Our transition, six years ago, from a boarding high school to an elementary day school, was a difficult, but, we felt, a necessary one. Each year has seen some progress toward filling a special need . . . setting up the library improving the school rooms, starting an audio-visual room. Each has come gradually as a result of devoted work by the staff and the generous help of friends . This year we hope to realize another dream. Our teachers have too heavy a teaching load to offer as much as we need in the recreational and vocational areas. We want a man and a woman who can offer such things as dramatics, sewing, woodworking, playground sports, nature study, crafts, and music, incorporating these into the school program and offering them after school as well. We have just found the man and he will begin in a few days. This will require added money for salaries and equipment, but we feel such enriching a~- : tivities to be of the greatest importance in a

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community with no leisure time opportunities. We want you to know of our progress in various directions, because it depends so heavily on you . . . your help in the past and your continuing help and interest now. We include here a list of our needs with the thought that one of these may appeal to you. Our need for money toward budgeted expenses is very great. Operation of our community hospital, upkeep of many buildings, salaries of a staff performing many vital functions, all are important to the continuance of our service. We look to you for help. Sincerely, BuRTON RoGERS , Director CURRENT NEEDS:

School 1. Supplementary readers 2. Art supplies- tempera paint brushes, scissors, construction paper 3. Filmstrip projector, screen 4. Tape recorder Hot Lunch Program Electric dishwasher Foley Food Mill, large Heavy measuring cups-quart & pint Birthday napkins, candles, 12-inch paper doilies 5. Paring knives 1. 2. 3. 4.

Maintenance 1. Electric welder- single phase 220 v

Farm I. Planing mill 2. Pick-up baler 3. Heavy-duty, tractor-drawn wagon, with rubber tires 4. Side-delivery rake (could convert horsedrawn type for tractor) I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Hospital Plastic pillow & mattress covers Heating pad & hot water bottles Washable housecoats & slippers Long-sleeved regular nightgowns Metal wastebaskets Adding machine Money for ad jus table beds, bedside tables, lamps Library

1. Funds for paint, etc., for high school reading room 2. Mystic Tape and Magic Mend 3. A few titles wanted: C olumbus- d' Aulaire Story of Stephen Foster- Signature Book

Picture Book of Kentucky--Bailey Talking Tree & Other Stories- Baker F abies of I ndia-Gaer The Columbus Story--Dagleish How Old Are You?- Kirkpatrick Pilgrim Thanksgiving- W . P. Hayes True Book of Holidays- Purcell True Book of Indians- Martini True Book of Moon , Sun, Stars-Lewalien Pogo's Oil Well- Norling

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Top Taus DONNA RENWICK, Alpha President Alpha Chapter, Dean's List, Queen's court ArT dance, Dormitory Council.

SHIRLEY HEYDRICK. Beta Delta Psi Kappa president and secretary, Pemm Club, AST swimming team, President Aqua Ballerina.

DOROTHY MESSNER. Delta President Delta Chapter, Kappa Omicron Phi, Women's Collegiate As~ociation.

EILEEN ARNOLD. Zeta President Zeta Chapter, Secretary Women's Dormitory Council. Treasurer, Panhellenic Council. "Compass" Co-Editor of student handbook, Treasurer Association for Childhood Education International.

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FIVE years ago the first TOP TAU awards were given. They were to be a national award to one girl from each chapter who best typified Alpha Sigma Tau. Naturally the selection of only one girl who fits that requirement would be very difficult. In order to be as impartial as possible and to use a standard of measurement which would be fair to all chapters, the National Awards Chairman uses a point system based on four things-scholarship, campus activities, chapter service, and service to the national organization. This year the choice has been particularly hard to make. Our congratulations go to all three of the girls named by participating chapters: and to the National Chairman, Mrs. J, E. Gaughan, for her "s plendid work in evaluating and selecting the TOPS! THE NAnONAL C.OUNCIL

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Top Taus BETTY LEWICK. Iota P r e s i d e n I Iota Chapter, Pi Omega Pi, Kappa Delta Pi Xi Phi (honorary leadership fra ternity). Future Busin ess Leaders of America. Rhythmic Circle.

JACQUELINE HUD SON. Pi President Pi Chapter. Gamma Delta. Girls Glee Club, Panhellenic, WAA

ANNIE JANE ASTON. Rho Eugene D. Briggs Award (for outstanding junior). Kappa Delta Pi. Cardinal Key. One of '"10 Pretty Girls on Campus.'' Treasu r er. Rho Chapter. '"Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities," " Ahmal" in '"Ahmal and the Night Visitors."

DELORES BENZEL. Nu Vice president Nu Chapter, One of 10 outstanding sophomore s, President Pi Lambda Theta. Kappa Delta Pi. Panhellenic Council. Outstanding pledge 1954.

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Top Taus MURIEL BOSWELL. Zeta Tau Dabney Lancaster scholarship. " Rotunda" staff. YWCA cabinet. Student Council. Beore Eh Thom. Alpha Kappa Gamma. "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Uni+- varsities." DIANE WOEST. Phi President Phi Chapter, Maid to Convention Queen, Roanoke, 1955. Panhellenie. Dean's List, Modem Dance. -~ DONNA MYERS. Chi President Chi Chapter Dean's List, "Cohongoroota" staff (yearbook). "P i c k e t t" staff (newspaper). Student Christian Association, Delegate to National 4-H Club Congress, Chicago, 1955. as the West Virginia state clothing achievement w i n n e r. Fourth alternate winne r in nation+ al contest. MARY FRAN C E S BRICKEY, Psi Recording Secretary Psi Chapter, Kappa Delta Pi. Pi Omega Pi. representative to national convention, Sigma Phi Lambda, "Schoolma'am" staff (yearbook). Dean's List. Campus Social Committee Chairman. "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universitie s." ->-

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Top Taus LUANN SETTLEMYRE. Alpha Alpha President Alpha Alpha Chapter, Student Faculty Committee, Treasurer Panhellenic Council. Aquaticus, "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."

JO ANN BROWNING. Alpha Gamma President Junior Class, Class favorite, Heart and Key, Alpha Chi Scholar. ship, "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities," Arkansas President and Regional Director of Future Teachers ol America. Member Governor's Conference on Education. JUN E CHAMBERS. Alpha Epsilon Corresponding Secretary Alpha Epsilon. Vice p r e s i d e n I Women's Recreational Association , Campus Leader, Homecoming Queen. 1955, Honor Roll, "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."

+ SHIRLEY THOMPSON Alpha Delta President Alpha Delta Chapter, Panhellenic Coun-

cil. Sigma Pi princess. ,AIT queen. Commercial club. Spanish club. -+-

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Top Taus KAY JEFFERSON. Alpha Lambda Treasurer Alpha Lambda, Outstanding Senior Scholastic Achievement Award, Student Council. Co-Editor of Student Handbook, Vice president and secretary Future Teachers of America.

+ MARTHA SPINKS. Upsilon President Upsilon Chapter Delegate to Roanoke Alpha Psi Omega Royal Rooters Vice President Westminster Fellowship

Scholarship Ring Winners BETTY ROSS. Alpha Epsilon Beta Beta Beta His t ori an Alpha Epsilon Chapter. WRA, Intramural sorority volleyball a nd basketball, Tennis sport's head, Orchesis. Secretary W e sterfins Swim Club, T r easure r G rote Hall, House Council.

-<JOAN FANNING. Alpha Lambda Freshman Citizenship Awar d, F r e s hman Counselor. Instrume ntalist Hall of Fame, May Day Commiss ion, "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities," John Spiers Scholarship A w a r d . Top Tau in '55. ~

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Adventures

Citizen shi p

By the Citizenship Committee National Panhellenic Conference MRs. C. M. JANSKY, Chairman

t ADVENTURES IN CITIZENSHIP imply, for

each of us, a challenge. Whether we come to grips with such a challenge, either as individuals or as members of fraternal groups, depends upon the preparation we have received and the sense of responsibility which has accrued to us therefrom. The following quotations from the speeches and writings of prominent leaders in all fields are related to the principle that only through continuing interest and neverending dedication on the part of each of us can our fullest potentials as citizens be reached. "Patriotism and love and protection of country belong in sorority and fraternity, for the Greek letter system was created with the spirit of 1776 when the first fraternity was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Frat ernities are an American heritage. They form what h a been termed 'the world's greatest youth movement.'"-JuLIA 0BER, The Angelos of Kappa Delta. +~

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"We shall conduct ourselves more wisely as a nation if we can improve our education in history. If all those persons whose opinions shape our national policy, and that includes most of the electorate, were familiar with the general outlines of history, at least, I would feel more assured of the wisdom of

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our conduct. For, short of direct revela tion, it is only the accumulated ex perience of mankind that makes us wise."- Lou rs J. HALLE, from "History and the Pre ent," Virginia Quarterly R eview.

* * * "The word 'discrimination' seems to be losing its meaning of the qualities of penetration, clearness, acuteness, acumen, judo-ment and distinction. In a secular and democratic society there is a possibility tha t there can be too little di crimination . Too frequently the leveling processe within a democratic group m ean pulling down the top rather than pulling up the bottom. T he common good becomes the commonplace and mediocrity reign ."- U R ULA WA GLER FARRELL, Th e Com pass of Theta Phi Alph a. 路:f

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. . . Time a nd how you u e it come within your choice. Time wasted, however, can never be made up. D ean H enry C . H ancock of the Cathedral C hurch of t. Mark in Minn eapolis h as aid 'O ut of our beliefs are born deeds ; out of ou r deed we form h abits路 out of our habit grow our character路 and on our character we build our destiny.' So your a ttitude toward ou r college work will refl ect in the character in the person you are becoming e ery d ay

of your life."-WILMA SMITH LELAND, "Why Study," To Dragma of AOPi.

* * * "To my personal way of thinking, a liberal man must be a thinking man, one who has learned to evaluate his experience and the world about him independently and freely, using the ideas of others only as the starting points of his own analysis and creativity."JuDGE HAROLD R. M EDINA, "Definition of a Liberal."

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"Th e fellow whose goal is achievement is a risk-taker ; the fellow whose goal is security can become a cqward. He has too much to preserve to risk even a little. H e conforms to the current pattern. " Maybe he is just as hap py. H e works 40 hours a week, grows roses in the spring, listens to good music at night and reads paper-covered books on his way to sleep. But his productive outlook is nothing to get excited about. The Russians, who are in the up-building stage, are now like we used to be. They offer all kinds of bonuses and incentives as though they were capitalists and nobody thinks of working only 40 hours a week because such limited productivity is practically sabotage. They are pushing as we pushed in the 1890's and the results are showing."- GEORGE SoKOLSKY, "These Days," Washington Post and Tim es H erald.

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"Ignorance of American history has contributed to our accepting 'with frightening complacency' some radical changes in American thinking."-CLAUDE G. BowERS .

" Women wield great power today and they can 路Use their influence for either good or bad. Their power comes chiefly from knowledge, activity and interest, as devel-

oped especially in study, c1v1c and patriotic groups."--GERTRUDE S. CARRAWAY, President-General, Daughters of the American Revolution.

* * * "How often do we hear 'she's a wonderful citizen' or 'sh e takes her civic responsibilities seriously?' Why is it that the words DEALS and IDEALS are so similar in spelling and so opposite in meaning? Only the I is missing from DEALS . Perhaps we as women should ay it is because I wasn't there."GLENN MILLER WisE, Secretary of State, Wisconsin, Th e Alpha Xi D elta.

* * * "A c1t1zen should not only have more knowledge of his government, but he must have faith and willingness to 路 participate in political D ynamics." "There should be education in fundamental liberties, not only in theory, but in application as well, so that the individual may be able to recognize infringements upon his liberty and know what to do."- Summary , R eport, Nationa l Conference on Citizenship. 路lE-

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W e commend to your a ttention a short book entitled Man's Unconqu erable Mind by Gilbert Highet, from which we offer the following excerpts: "The human mind is capable of far more work than it has ever done. A normal man uses n early all his muscles during his mature life, but leaves large areas, perhaps two thirds, of his brain dormant. " "Freedom of knowledge, like other freedoms, rests on many different pillar and i unsafe on one or two alone. Thinking i everyone's bu iness. Yet knowledge is power a nd power entails responsibility. The free u e of knowledge is a dangerous and meaningles phrase unless it connotes-like all liberties--activity controlled by respon ibility."

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Collegiate News Alpha 's Trad itional Cider Sip t THis past year was a fun-packed and work-packed year for Alpha Chapter and ably guided by Donna Renwick, president. Alpha Chapter contributed to Michigan State Normal College's Homecoming in the person of Gwen Johnson who was on the Homecoming Queen's Court. That same day many alumnae were welcomed back at the traditional Cider Sip. Founders' Day found the sisters gathered with alumnae for luncheon. Also attending were the fall pledges: Nina Inklovich, Jan Hamon, and Pat Ainsley. Christmas was particularly eventful. Festivities began with participation in the All-College Christmas Sing. We were directed by Alice Hughes, our Music Chairman. The sisters also gathered for an evening of caroling at Byer Hospital in Ypsilanti, which is an annual tradition for Alpha Chapter. Then just before parting for Christmas vacation we all had a lot of fun at the Christmas party given by our alumnae sisters. The New Year's social events started with a dance co-sponsored by the Alphas and their brother fraternity, Sigma T au Gamma. The dance was entitled "Dancing on the Court." One of the highlights of the spring semester was the visit paid us by our National President, Mrs. Earl F . Peterson, and Mrs. L . J. Maher, Central District President. We all felt we profited from their visit and enjoyed meeting them .

As this is written we are in the midst of spring rushing which we hope will end with some new sisters and friends. Among the events on the Spring agenda are a Fashion Show in which Alpha Sigma Tau will be represented by Jo Stepp and Joni Norton. In mid-May we will honor our new rushees with our annual banquet and Candlelight Ball which is being planned now by M arty T amblyn, social chairman. The year will be topped off with a weekend of fun in the sun. -JoAN CHIRAVOLA.

Beta's Sleepy Tau Heaven ;t. BETA~s

.fiftieth year has been a busy one. The fall semester started off with a bang and it has not slowed down since.

Three Be ta s performing at their second rush party, "W inken. Bl!nken . and Nod." at "Sleepy Ta u HeaYen."

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In October Central celebrated its annual Homecoming. Beta's candidate for Homecoming Queen, Margaret Bueker of Saginaw, was chosen to reign over the activities. O ur float, with the title "Central Fleas to Victory," was chosen as the one best depicting the theme of this year. Before Christmas we again sponsored a . tea for all sorority women. This is the second such and we've decided to make it an annual affair. We had a Christmas benefit dance with the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Each couple donated either food or money and the things collected were given to a needy family in the area.

Beta's first place float in Homecoming parade.

whom we've all grown to love. After a short vacation we returned to campus and began our spring rushing activities. We held our traditional Sleepy Tau H eaven as our costume party. This year our third party was entitled "The Emerald Room ." For this we made green candles and trimmed them with the Greekletters of Alpha Sigma Tau with gold sequins for favors . The busiest part of the semester is ahead of u as we have planned many parties and cokers with the other fraternities and sororities on campus. We are all looking forward to these get-togethers.-BARBARA OTTERSON.

Beta's swimming champs win intersorority swim meet for second year.

We Betas again participated in the intersorority swimming meet which is sponsored by one of the sororities on campus. We took first place for the second time in a row. A round of cokers and a sleigh ride completed our activities for the past semester. Betas are richer by five new sisters who were pledged during open rushing. The girls, Sally Batten, Barbara Hurd, Sally Kenyon, Corriene Maser, and Shirley Rogers, were a welcomed addition to our group. Initiated into the sisterhqod on the same evening was our new advisor, Miss Charlotte D enman,

Delta Decorates a Room S. THE year 1955-56 has been very busy for

the Taus at Indiana. Bigger plans and ideas are now in the making for the progress of Alpha Sigma T au next year. Last fall the Panhellenic Council and the president of the college made it possible for each sorority to have a sorority room. It was our duty to furnish these rooms as we wished . Having met with an interior decorator we decided upon furnishing and paint. The walls and ceiling are a light

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gray with deeper gray tile flooring. We chose sectional wrought iron, green, and gold furniture; in addition we have a desk , piano, cocktail table, bookcases, and two end tables. Mrs. Gasslander, our former advisor, has retired and is traveling throughout the United States. In her honor we have purchased a pastel portrait of her for the sorority room. In the Homecoming parade the Taus were represented by a float entitled, "Little Women." It didn't win any prizes, but it was fun and we' ll all have memories of Alpha Sigma Tau when we meet that book title in the future. Rushing began the second week in February and was very successful. Our sorority room was a great help as we held many informal parties in the room. On February 13 we held our "Moonlight and Roses" rush party. The following week we pledged twelve new Taus. The pledges planned their annual St. Patrick's Day party with "Erin go Tau" as the theme. The feature attraction of the evening was a skit starring their big sisters and their dates. The first week end in May is Swing-Out Week End when a May Queen is crowned. The Taus will have a chance to meet again former members at the sorority tea. Three of our sisters were named members of honorary fraternities: Marcia Danik, Alpha Psi Omega; Beverly Helsel, Delta Omicron ; and Dorothy Messner, our president, Kappa Omicron Phi. This has been a year to remember and to build upon. -CAROL CROSBY.

Zeta Pledges Eighteen Girls ;\. ZETA CHAPTER has just come down from the clouds after staging their rush party in Sleepy Tau Heaven. The guests were dressed in sleeping attire and were welcomed to the star and candle filled heaven by the twelve angels of the chapter. Eighteen girls THE ANCHOR

were invited to bccom pcrman nt members of Zeta Chapter. Our first me ting with these girls as a group was the ribbon pledging. At thi time they receiv d our congratulations and took the first step toward joining us. So that they would feel a part ot us we put them in charge of planning a booth for our school's World University Service Carnival. They decided to have a fun house and we might add that it was the attraction of the evening. A most impressive ceremony was our pin pledging. The girls are now proudly wearing our pins. We are now eagerly awaiting our pledge banquet and since we want to make the most of leap year we have invited dates for the occasion. We are sure this will be one of the highlights of our school year.- GLORI.A WENTZEL. '

Theta's Black Spider Party !. WE are in the midst of rushing and are waiting for our list of new pledges. The theme of our fir t rush party was "Showboat." Marian Riggs was the chairman of this party. The formal party, held two weeks later, included a spring fashion show with stuffed animals modeling. Looking back to last semester, we were very busy. We won third place in the H omecoming parade with our champagne bottle and glass. Both were made of tinfoil. The bottle poured into the glass. Since champagne is so expensive, we used colored balloons. W e have had many partie this eason the most unusual of which was the Black Spider party. The home was decorated with crepe paper cobwebs and yarn spiders hung menacingly on them. Favors were miniature yarn spiders. The cake had a spider with pipe cleaner legs on it. W e welcomed ix new girls into our i terhood Ia t semester. They are Virginia Green, Sylvia Karris, Eleanor Klope, L adene Schachinger, Carol Ann Smith and Jo 路 Summerson .- EVELY H ELMA . 33

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IoTA tied for first place in the 1955 Homecom~ng decorations with the theme " Spirit of '76 Alive in '55." This was complete with a musical background of " Yankee D oodle." The annual Pledge Formal was held D ecember 16, 1955, with a theme of " Prisoner of Love." The annual Christmas party was December 18, at the chapter house. The pledges surprised the actives by revealing the decoration of one of the basement rooms at the chapter house. The floor was tiled, walls painted, curtains hung, murals drawn on the walls, and furniture obtained for both study and play. The Christmas Party was held in the new room after which gifts were exchanged, refreshments served, and then the chapter went caroling. The first thing on the agenda after Christmas was a tea held January 8, 1956, for the student nurses of N ewman's Hospital in Emporia. Entertainment was highlighted by a fashion show, after which refreshments were served. Second semester brought a hurried Rush Week. This time thirteen girls were pledged bringing our total number up to 64, just one less than the local quota. New pledges are: Frankie Basset, Joyce Brown, Peggy Fulton, Edith H axton, M ary Holmes, Shir-

Iota's Homecoming house decorations which tied for first place, "Spirit of '76 Alin in '55,"

ley Knouft, Sandy Perry, Frankie Morris, Sandra Riggs, N ancy Rost, Carolyn Tolbert, Jerry Swartzman, Eileen Wasinger. Betty L ewick, president, was initiated into Xi Phi, honorary leadership fraternity . Norma Neff was an attendent to the Homecoming Queen and is also now a m ember of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Pat Goulden was initiated into Pi Omega Pi, honorary business fraternity. Four of our girls were nominated for the Miss Emporia State contest this year : Betty Lewick, Dorothy Hays, Nancy Rost, and Camille Dolsky. We are working hard on " Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" for the annual " Singing Bee' which is held in March. Last year we won first place and were awarded a trophy ; however, to retain permanent possession of the cup we must win again this year. Plans are now . being m ade for an informal party, the Spnng Formal, and Pa rents' Day.RACHEL CRAWFORD.

Nu's Mum Trophy

New basement room was completely decorated by Iota's pledges as a surprise for the active11. Mary Powell. Frankie Morris, Deanne Beymer, and Eileen Wasinger enjoy it.

;.\". FALL q uARTER activitiC!! started out by decoratmg for Homecoming. The HQinecoming theme was Grea t American Novels. W e fo llowed the them e, "The Spider's W eb," m aking a purple spider and a large il er web. This yea r we won the Mum trophy for selling the most mums. We attended a luncheon given in our honor at which time we were presented the

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Scholarship Cup by the Denver Panhellenic Association. Fall rush followed soon after Homecoming. Our new pledges were: Rita Allard, Barbara Burns, Juanita Ching, Amy Hieda, Antoinette Masterantonio, Mary Alice Miller, and Louise Roberts. Winter quarter started in full swing with three rush parties. The first had no theme. It was a get-acquainted party. The second followed a Hawaiian theme. The house was decorated with Hawaiian scenes, and the entertainment was strictly H awaiian with Hula dances and a movie on Hawaii. Refreshments served were Chinese pretzels and a fruit punch. The third party was "Pink Ecstasy." The house was beautifully decorated in pink and black. Even the refreshments were pink to carry out the theme. The following girls were pledged: Helen Carlson and Janet Roth. On February 5, our annual Yellow Rose breakfast was held for all the sororities and fraternities on campus. This year we had a George Washington Birthday party for thirteen underprivileged children. Each child received a "birthday" gift of balloons and a noise-maker. Ice cream and cake were served, and atop the cake was a miniature flag.-BARBARA BuRNS.

Omicron's Grecian Rush Party ;\;. THE Omicron Chapter at Concord College used a Grecian theme for its first rush party with marked success. The room in which the party was held was decorated as a Greek temple with poster paper columns and paintings of Greek statues around the walls, a long low table across the center of the floor surrounded by a great many pillows for the guests to recline on, and a harp in one corner. The table was decked with bowls of fruit, olives, and pickles, wine decanters, vases, and small Greek statues. At each setting a program 路was rolled up and sealed with sealing wax so as to resemble a scroii, and two favors a headband and a card containing

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a horoscope and p rsonality d scription, w r placed. Appropriate entertainment included singing, dancing, and satires of Greek godd sses, with the active members dr ssed in sh ets, sandal s, and tiaras, in true Greek fashion . Omicron girls felt that their party was highly successful and intend to use the Greek theme in the years to come for their first rush party. On Febru ary 24, the Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority held for its second rush party a Yellow Rose Banquet in the private dining room of the Pinnacle Restaurant in Bluefield, West Virginia, following a theater party at 路 the Grenada Theater which is also in Bluefield . At the dinner were present rushees, patronesses, alumnae, sponsors (all of whom received a yellow rose), and actives. -MARY SuE WILKINS.

Pi Is Seeing Double ;\;. OcTOBER ENDED, as one would expect, with an appropriate Halloween party held at Sandy Levin's home. A delightful spook fest it was, too! November was spent mostly on the preparation for Founders' Day which was something special this year. It was held at the Missouri Athletic Club with Dr. Naylor, President of Harris T eachers College, as the main speaker. During the evening, the Edith E . Glatfelter Scholarship AwiJ.rd was presented to the college. With D ecember came the traditional Christmas party at Miss Kohl's lovely home where the opening of presents and the traditional carol singing made the evening one we will always remember. With the coming of our eight new pledues Pi Chapter now has two sets of tv.rins! That makes us feel doubly lucky. We are very proud of all our pledges. They are Reta and Cleta Paul, H azel Paul, Carol Flaherty Marie Wunnenberg, Grace Bruno Juanita Beeler, a nd Marsha Newton.

. We wish to extend our best wishes to Mary Burris, now Mrs. Rowan, whose wedding took place in January. Congratulations also to Margaret and Merline Briggs on their recent engagements. Along with wedding congratulations comes the announcement of Mrs. Roy 路F annon's expected arrival. Twins are expected early in April! The girls in the sorority hope that Betty will be back with us soon!- SHIRLEY Moss.

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RHo CHAPTER's second semester began with the election of Shirley Stenhouse as new president to replace JoAnn Houk, who was married in January, with Sandra Mobley taking over the vice-presidency. In preparation for Rush Week, a pre-rush party was held in the ballroom of the student 路 union on February 9. All four sororities and fraternities on the campus were present to entertain all prospective rushees who were to register for rush. On February 18, Rho Chapter held their dinner party for thirty-two rushees at the Durant Country Club with Showboat as the theme. Green magnolia leaves and yellow candles were used as centerpieces to carry out sorority colors and Southern belle dolls made of artificial yellow roses and green and yellow handkerchiefs were table favors. M embers of the sorority wore costumes depicting showboat characters. After dinner the guests and members played card bingo which preceded a floor show presented by four Rockettes and a blues singer. Then Captain Andy, president Shirley Stenhouse, talked to the group before making a friendship circle and singing the "Sorority Hymn" in closing. Other guests of the sorority were Effie Montgomery ; Mary Helen Derichweiler, alumnae representative; and Mildred Riling and Mary Slawson, sponsors. -SANDRA MoBLEY.

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"Busy AS BEEs" isn't busy enough to describe the Alpha Taus at Arkansas State Teachers College. Each week brings something new and exciting in the history of Upsilon Chapter. To start the year off right, we won first place in the beauty division of the Homecoming parade and were awarded a gold plaque. This makes the second consecutive year that we h ave captured first place in the Homecoming parade. Next we were busy with rush, giving two parties. The first, an informal party, was held at what we call "Alpha Tau hut" on the Easley Estate here in Conway. Theme for this party was "South Pacific." Our formal rush party was held at the Conway Country Club. Our theme, "Autumn Leaves," was carrioo out in beautiful autumn decorations. 路 To conclude fall rush we received eight pledges, Jerri C a rter, Martha Kirk, Enda Grace James, Carolyn Maus, Sylvia K elley, Martha Osburn, Michael Robinson, and Janice Nelson. Next came the ASTC Halloween Carnival. For our booth in the Carnival, we pres6nted our version of " Showboat." As a climax to the Carnival our candidate, Wauhilla Adkins, was chosen, 1955 Halloween Queen. To add to our successful reign of queen at ASTC, one of our senior members, Juanita Lankford, was named Queen of The Scroll, ASTC yearbook. Next came our annual formal dance in January. We chose for our theme "Icicle Nocturne." The color scheme was carried out in black and white and decorations and included a white tree trimmed in sparkled dust and icicles, flooded in pale blue light. The words "Icicle Nocturne" were written on a black background and mounted on a musical staff behind the tree. The entire ball room was trimmed in icicles, silver parkie, and other silver decorations. A Negro combo provided music for the dance. On January 14-15, Mrs. Pan:y F. Schip-

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pers, president of our Southwestern District and Mrs. John Simpson, a state chairman,' of St. Louis, visited our chapter. During their visit they inspected ou r chapter and held conferences with officers and members. We gave a banquet in their honor. We have had two joint meetings with our brother fraternity, Sigma Tau G amma, this year. The first was in the Sigma T a u fraternity room and the second a Christmas party, at the "Alpha Tau h~t." Following this party we all went Christmas caroling on the campus. We are happy to have two new sponsors, Miss Dorothy Al'len, h ead of the foreign language department, and Mrs. Sue Phelps, instructO!" of home economics. Several individual honors have come to Upsilon girls. Jane Davis has been elected president of the Student Christian Association. This is the third consecutive year tha t an Alpha Tau has held tha t post. J ani Purtle was elected to Alpha Chi, national scholastic honor society, and Mary Ann Baxley was named editor of Th e E cho, student newspaper. Two Alpha Taus, N analou McInturff and Carolyn Maus, were named to the first semester Dean's List. On February 28 we had a culture program with Miss Ophelia Fisher, assistant professor of history, speaking to us on citizenship. Next project on our agenda is second semester rush and we a re now working on our rush party. Also ahead of us this year is Mothers' Weekend and ASTC Founders' Day .. . there'll be no dull moments fo r us. -NANALOU MciNTURFF.

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FRoM the looks of things the Alpha Sigs here a t Southeastern h ave fa red very well this year. At least we walked away with the honor of having mar float take first place in the Homecoming Parade. The float entitled "Yellow Rose of A S T" was adorned with our yellow roses and emerald paper, with this year's seniors riding. THE ANCHOR

Next in our social whirl came the ann ual winter form al. The widely attended ev nt on the campus was " A N ight in Old New Orleans." U pon th e entrance of each member, she was p resented with a corsage of gold pom-poms bound with emerald ribbon. But this was last semester, let's get the story on this spring semester. One of the biggest PHI'S WINNING BEAUTY FLOAT. "THE YELLOW ROSE OF AST."

Riding on the float are Sorority Sweetheart Marlene Freitag, and seniors Dianne Woes!, Marilyn Clark. JoAnn McClendon, and Nancy Legarde.

even ts of all was the visit paid to our cha pter by Southwe t District President, Mrs. Parry F. Schippers on the weekend of Februa ry 25. M rs. Schippers was greeted at the airport in New Orleans by some of the members, then driven to H ammond. After her arrival there was fir t a business meeting then another with the officer . Before her departure on Sund ay, he h ad breakfast and att nded chu rch. Another h ighlight of the semester was the member-p ledge Circu Party. The member came dressed as li ttle boys and the p ledges came frocked as little girls. With the addition of pink lemonade, hotdog , popcorn balls, a nd balloons, the little i ter and brother entertainment climaxed a wonderful e ening. On M arch 13 we initiated twenty-three wonderful pledges. Just about ou r Ia t event for the emester will be the a nnua l houseparty. W e h a e two

possible selections but as of this date have not decided on either. But wherever it- may be, I know we will have the same wonderful time that we had last year.-LYNN O'NEAL.

Chi's Platter Party t EvERY college term the Chi Chapter of

Alpha Sigm a Tau holds a reception, the only one of its kind on this campus, for all women transfer students and freshmen and the faculty members . It is held in the R am 's D en, the student center. The first semester, the sorority used pla tters for its Rush Party theme. E ach member and guest came dressed as a song title. F or the second semester, all the girls went literally to the deep South to carry out a M a rdi G ras theme. The la tter party was M a rch 8. Floor shows, group singing, and 路 games were fea tured in both programs for the rush parties. A Christmas assembly, which many of the faculty members said was the most inspirational and perhaps the best one ever witnessed at Shepherd, was presented by the Chis. " The Story of Christmas" was a one-act play done with a scrim which gave a photographic appearance to the Biblica l characters. The girls portrayed all the characters in costumes of that period. It was written and adapted by Chi member, JoAnn

Chi's first rush party was a "Platter Party." These girls came dressed as the song title, "Penny a Kiss.'" \..

M anning, Martinsburg senior, and Dr. Vera Ellen M alton, professor of Speech and English. In the renovated Miller Hall Dormitory, the Chis have h ad m any interesting and educational meetings. The most recent was a p anel on C itizenship with the Dean of W omen and Advisor discussing the topic with other sorority members.

Chi Chapter's annual dance with the theme "Be My flutter." Girls eacorted gents to this affair, taking advantage of Leap Year.

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Chi girls after a slumber party at Donna Lee Meyers' home .

Athletically, the Chis are leading the intramural program. So far, they have competed in archery, volleyball, table tennis, and basketball. The final round will be in badminton .. ~o~emarie Tutwiler, Martinsburg, West VIrgmia, sophomore, is the intramural captain. The Chis have been active in many of the student organizations as well as having members play leads in the major dram~tic productions and the one acts given in the assemblies. Chis were even in the Zeta Sigma fraternity's minstrel. The Phi Sigma Chi, local social sorority, held a swimming party the second semester for the Chis. They were supplied with recreational activities and refreshments after the fete. The group has been busy fixing and repairing the sorority room. It was enlarged this past summer. Draperies, lamps, and lounging chairs have been added to the green room. Meals have not been ignored in the Chi's plans. They had a Founders' Day prepared for them by the alumnae and are planning on a banquet for the spring initiation. The Homecoming luncheon was also a special meal. New members of the sorority for the first semester are Janice Forsythe, Hagerstown, Maryland; Jackie Jones, Winchester, Virginia; Mary Michaels, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia; Betty Teets, Needmore, West THE ANCHOR

Virginia ; Anne Lindsey, H agerstown, a nd Ann Slonaker, M a rtinsburg. Perhaps the most special social vent was the Alpha Dance. It was held in the H ealth and Physical Edu cation Building for members and their guests. The Club Royal Orchestra, Hagerstown, Maryland, played for the Valentin e Dance. The theme centered a round "Be M y Flutter." Hu ge red hearts extended from the ceiling. Favors were lace hearts with streamers strewn on white tablecloths. The girls asked the gents to this dance in the spiri t of Leap Year. When they entered the building, the ladies pinned small red hearts on the gentlemen. The theme was printed on them .- SALLYE MoRGAN .

Gifts for Ps i t Psi CHAPTER heartily welcomed fifteen

new rushees on October 29 and their coming to Zirkle House benefited us all. Those welcomed were: Jane Gilbert, Kitty K elley, Betty Newman, Margie Yarger, Mary Emily Watkins, Betty Walker, Pat Lumpkin, Nancy Hyde, Sarah Bundy, Noelle Cassidy, Mary Ann Wertz, Ellen Southall, Sue Foster, Jo Ann Hamlet, Betty Davis. The alumnae were also here to support the Psi girls ; and our house was undoubtedly full. The alumnae staying with us were: Frances Alls, Janet Dyvbad, Jackie King, Loretta G eter, Lois Suter, Nancy K eiser Thomas, Joy Turner, and Joey Osburne. During the weekend they purchased a new mirrow for our living room, which added style and beauty to the room for our enjoyment. The Panhellenic dance on D ecember 10, sponsored by all sororities on campus was well attended by all. The girls representing us in the figure were : H elen Diffee, social chairman on Panhellenic Council ; H elen Johnson, president of the sorority and a member of the Council, and Martha Ann Goodwin, Psi's Panhellenic representati,路e. O ur pledges received their official titles of "Psi members'' and pins on D ecember

14 in Wilson Hall. We weren't reluctant in calling them members because we were looking forward to having them as much as their becoming one of us. Glittering lights on a tree and sparkling eyes of all the Psi girls was the typical atmosphere in Zirkle House the day before the Christmas holidays. We were especially delighted when the underprivileged family walked into the door. Smiles and appreciation from a grandmother and three boys, because of the many gifts they had received, heightened our Christmas spirit. The new members also remembered the rest of the sorority by giving us an electric perculator. One of the new members' parents gave the rest of the sorority a waffie iron, and we will all be making use of it in the future. The holidays passed by quickly and soon all the Psis were together again. We were only too happy to find out that one national offlcer and a group of Alpha Betas from Marshall College were spending a weekend :with us in March. Mrs. Peterson, the National President, also visited u~ during that month. Psi was especially honored when three of the girls were chosen as candidates to run for the Apple Blossom Princess and represent Madison at the annual Apple Blossom Festival held in Winchester, Virginia. The candidates were: Nancy Williams, Frances Brickey, and Barbara Johnson. Another exciting experience confronted us again when spring rushing took place. We all looked forward to receiving a "top group" of girls on March 3. The alumnae came back to help keep the members gay during the exciting period. After the rushing the new girls and the members spent an eventful Saturday night together. We recently elected Sarah Bundy as Panhellenic Chairman for the 1957-58 session and we all feel confident that she will do a tremendous job for all the sororities here at Madison. She was highly approved by other girls in the various sororities and seems to be well aware of the responsibility that she will have. Our Local Founders' Day will be cele-

brated on May 19 when we all venture to college camp for a weekend of recreation and entertainment. This is the time when the whole sorority gets together to display our bonds of sisterhood. Gifts will be given to the seniors by the rest of the sorority and delicious food will be served. When the end of May arrives graduation will be three days off, and a breakfast in honor of the seniors will be held at the house. Twelve seniors will be leaving, but one thought lingers in everyone's heart"May we always live to honor thy dear memory."-JANICE MILLER.

Alpha Alpha's Disneyland t. THE Alpha Alphas continue to pack their

year.'s program with numerous activitiesHomecoming, chili suppers, rush parties, campus contests, dances-yes, we've certainly had a busy year. Soon after Homecoming festivities we turned to the coming rush season with eager anticipation. We participated in Panhellenic teas and then began planning our two rush parties. "Disneyland" was chosen to be the theme of our first party and we created an atmosphere of fantasy that was difficult to forget. Everyone came dressed as their favorite Disney character and refreshment consisted of punch served by three witches from a steaming cauldron and diamond shaped cookies brought forth from the Seven Dwarfs' Diamond Mine. Huge murals depicting Fantasyland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland, and Adventureland lined the walls and Iifesi~e cardboard Disney characters were scattered around the room. Rushees were given nametags in the form of Magic Wands. The traditional theme of our formal party was "Rose Room." Rushees were given cellophane covered posterboard champagne glasses for nametags and yellow roses as favors. We closed our party with a traditional rose ceremony which featured an interpretati e THE

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Alpha Alphas end their interpretative dance of "The Birth of a Rose" at their formal rush party entitled "Rose Room."

dance signifying the birth of a rose, and the group singing the Hymn "You'll Never Walk Alone." With two successful rush parties completed, the Alpha Alphas waited eagerly for the night of December 13 when twenty-three wonderful girls were welcomed into our sisterhood. These girls are: Jan ice Allen, Sharon Baehler, Mary Ann Clark, Nancy Costello, Joyce Curtis, Diane Dunham, Donna Fidler, Ruth Ann Folkers, Barbara Gallagher, Sandy Gunther, Marge Guthrie, Jeanette Hahnert, Carol Hans, Marge H eroy, Nancy Jones, Sylvia Kiaser, Judy King, Jane Ann Marshall, Judy Rex, Judy Rust, Joyce Sprinkle, Lorraine Zablocki, and Nancy Zobbe. These girls are nearing the end of their pledgeship and will soon be trading their emerald and gold beanies for the pin of Alpha Sigma Tau. This winter's money making project consisted of a chili supper which turned out to be a tremendous success and boosted our treasury considerably. Many of our girls have been active in campus organizations in addition to their sorority duties. A few of the outstanding THE ANCHOR

lpha Alph as wh have gain d r cognition on Ball Sta te's campus within the last few months a rc Joy Fr d rick, S ni or Class Se retary ; J ane Horn y, Sophomore Class Se retary ; President Lu Ann Settl myre, s lected for Who's Who in American Colleges and U niversities; a nd Amy Sheeha n who was selected to be on the H om coming Queen's Court. The Alpha Alphas n ver slow down and we are now preparing a skit for th e annu al Ka ppa Sigma Kappa V a ri ety Show which is an outstanding event on campus. The title of our act is " Go Down Moses" a nd the song wi ll be sung by a choru s of fifteen girls. Twelve of us will be dressed in sheets complete with dark skin m a ke-up and facial lines and will perform a n interpreta tive dance to correspond with the words of the song. Other events on our calendar which will be popping up in the near future are a Pledge D ance in honor of our pledges and the Interfraternity Sorority Sing which will be held on Ball State's annual Pa ren ts' D ay. The song tha t we have chosen to sing is " For All We Know ."- PHYLL! S SEDLAK.

Alpha Gamma Boasts Two Sweethearts ~

ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER ha been having a busy year. During seme ter rush , we gained four new pledges- Pa t Greenwood, Bobbie M cGriff, Carole Williams and Pat Beard. Our initia tion was held M arch 2 in the sorority room and immedia tely following it we held our banqu et at the Co-ed Ca fe to honor our new members. Th ey are Gail R e,路erley, Carlene Harris, Jo Claire Harman, Jane Davis, Sue Winston Nancy Patterson and Shirley Cox. Now we are making plans for a orority outing and Reddie Day (the day on which high school senior visit our campus ) . All of our members and pledge are ou tstanding in many college acti ities. To mention a few- Dodie Walton, Jo Ann Brown41

ing, Sandra Dishough, and Pat Greenwood were selected as class favorites. Jo Ann Browning, Lynda Overton, and Carlene Harris are on the student senate. Dot Berry is president of the Women's Recreational Association. Gail Reverly and Theda Ross are majorettes with the Reddie band, and Martha Johnson is a cheerleader. Alpha Gamma boasts two sweethearts! Martha Brazil is the sweetheart of Sigma Tau Gamma and Charlene Rogers of Kappa Sigma Kappa. Jo Ann Browning was a Phi Lambda Chi maid. Pat Green was chosen as one of the beauties to be featured in The Star, our yearbook, of which Dodie Walton is the editor. Alpha Taus elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities are Jo Ann Browning, Dodie Walton, Dot Graves, Ruth Stone, and Mary Frances Reeder.- SARAH RussELL.

Alpha Delta's "Wild West" Party ~

MARCH came in with such a rush of activities that Alpha Deltas hardly had time to catch their collective breaths. The college's All Greek Formal opened the spring term social season on March 9. The gala affair which was held on the first Friday night of Spring term is one of the season's biggest events. Taus were in charge of publicity for the dance. The theme of the 路 dance was "Greeks Golden Spring." The annual Publications Prom was held on March 23 with two Taus, Carolyn Cusac and Betty Hampton, among the ten candidates for Standard-Ozarko Queen. Alpha Delta Gayle Gough Presley, last year's Queen, was a special guest at the Ball. Southwest Missouri State College's initial Panhellenic Workshop was held on March 24. Each of the six sororities on campus had one national officer present for the workshop. We were happy to have our District Presi42

Alpha Deltas at their winter "Western" ruah party.

dent, Mrs. J. Waldo Hinshaw, from St. Louis, as our guest. We also sent invitations to the two nea rest sister chapters, Iota and Pi. The conclave proved to be a most beneficial experience for everyone. On the day's agenda were a luncheon, a banquet, discussion groups, and entertainment by the sororities. Sandwiched in between all the spring e"vents Alpha Deltas found time to boost their treasury with a candle sale and a rummage sale. One of our most successful parties was a " Never Tell A Lie" Party on February 21. Decorations carried out a patriotic theme in red, white, and blue and our refreshments included traditional cherry pie. The Alpha Tau sponsored candidated for the college " Ugly Man" March of Dimes campaign won the contest and raked in a big contribution for the fund . Our "Western" winter rush party provided us with six new pledges. The neophytes are Joann Biggs, Carolyn Schmidtlein, Becky Allen, Mary Ann Hinds, Carolyn Leissman, 路a nd Barbra Day. We were thrilled to have our candidate, Carolyn Cusac, receive the honor of being named first attendant to Springfield's "Miss Merrie Christmas." Carolyn was the onl SMS candidate cho en in the finali t group THE ANCHOR

of queen and attendant nominees from SMS and Drury College sororities. The spring schedule for the Taus is full with the highlights being our Annual Spring Dinner Dance on April 21 , and our Install ation and Chapter Birthday Banquet, April 23.- Jo ANN HARRr .

Alpha Epsilon's Homecoming Queen t THE Alpha Epsilons began rush season

by having two informal coke parties at the sorority house on October 6 and 11. W e were in the middle of rush season when Homecoming came along so we had quite a time planning for both of them. On October 17, all sororities presented skits for " Stunt Night" to promote their candidates for Homecoming Queen. We presented a seance. Amid spirits dancing with fire batons and crystal ball gazing the medium was able to find that June Chambers of Alpha Sigma T au would make the best queen. The halls of all our school buildings were showered with June's picture and we all wore paper flowers with her picture in the middle saying-"Pick June." At the bonfire on O ctober 26, the queen was announced and Western did pick June Chambers to reign over the Homecoming festivities on the week-end of October 29. W eather was an influencing factor in all Homecoming activities. The theme was "Wonderama." Our house decorations, a castle with a clock showing tha t it was too late to beat W estern, were rain-soaked. We were cheered by the fact that our clock kept running. Yes, it was black and the color ran all over the white napkins we had used to construct our castle. Our float turned out much better. It 路w as a huge bunny called " W estern's Victories Multiply" and eight girls dressed as bunnies did the bunny hop and ate carrots throughout the parade. On November 5, our informal party THE ANCl-IOR

Alpha Epsilon members show their enthusiasm when June Chambers was chosen Homecoming Queen.

"Sleepy T au H eaven" was held and our form al party "Club T auette" was held on November 8. On November 14, we pl edged twenty-nine girls and celebra ted Founders' Day with a candle-lighting ceremony a nd coffee hour. W e a ttended the school Thanksgiving su nrise services in a group . On D ecember 7, we had a nother coke pa rty, but we decided to pledge no more girls because the so rori ty is getting so large. D ecember 12, was our Christmas party and Santa provided gifts fo r all. Our sorority volleyball "B" team won the intramural championship. We have three intramural basketball teams and pledges cheer at the games. On January 16, Don Marshall, a Western social science professor, spoke on politics at our meeting. The Alpha Taus also attended a lecture on charm given by Mrs. Lois Etzol from the Patricia Steven's modeling school. "Come As A Comic Strip Character" was the theme of a party given by the pledges for the actives on February 14. We found that our pledges had quite a bit of talent. Each one wrote a sorority song. February 17 was our informal initiation. Pledges reponed to the house as nut sandwiches with a piece of bread on each ear. Then music appreciation hour was held and a bunking party -1-3

Who's Who and Kappa Delta Pi. Those asked to join Who's Who are: Eva Keil, Betty Ross, Sue Brown, Donna De~kson, Doris Derkson, Kay Nordgren, Georg~anna Hast, Marilee Benedict, June Chambers. New Kappa Delta Pi members are: Betty Ross Betty Collins Marilee Benedict, and ' Eva 'Keil. Many good times have come to us in the past and we are looking forward to many more throughout the rest of the school year! - BETTY CoLLINS. Alpha Epsilon's informal party, "Sleepy Tau Heaven."

afterwards. The next morning the pledges cleaned the house until it sparkled. On February 19, we held a sunrise formal initiation service followed by breakfast at the home of Dr. Stull and attended church in a group. Our new actives are: Suzanne Brown, Carol Brozak, Gloria Carpenter, Marilyn Cornish, Marilyn Eagleton, Donna Goff, Pat Colby, DeeLight Grebe, Carol Ann Formhals, Lenora Hill, Connie Rae Horney, Mary Nell Johnson, Donna Kaye Oitker, Jeanne Piscitelli, Ruth Ann Powell, Sharon Sue Riley, Ruthie Rose, Lois Rosenbaum, Mary Ann Rundquist, Helen Sandstrom, Marlene Satsinger, Lee Sundquist, Karen Sutter, and Shirley W ollbrink. On March 10, the Greek Ball was held. Each fraternity on campus sponsored a sorority girl for queen. Our candidate was Jo Boetje and she was sponsored by the Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity. A department store is the theme for our sorority assembly. As the elevator goes from floor to floor girls will perform according to that particular department. Among the acts are: a swing band, pantomimes, singing, skits, tumbling, twirling, tap and modern dance. A shoplifter and other store personalities are to be portrayed. In the near future we are looking forward to our candy sale, installation of officers, Sigma Sing, car washes, an overnight at Spring Lake, and our dinner dance in Peoria at the Jefferson Hotel. Many honors have come to the Alpha Epsilons. Among the most important are:

Alpha Lambda's 'Sweetie Pie' ;\; ALPHA LAMBDA started 1956 off by pledging twenty-two wonderful girls. They were initiated at the candle-light service after which a party was held in the sorority room. Alpha Lambda was in charge of the March of Dimes drive on Radford Campus this year. The girls collected money in the movie and staged a _march through the dini~g hall to further this worthy cause. The g~rls all feel that this project is one of the most satisfying of the year. Mrs. Richard Snidow spent a grand weekend with us in January. She made a careful and helpful inspection of the chapter. Her visit was one of the most profitable occasions of the year. The cultural program for the winter quarter was held in February in the sorority room. Dr. Franklin Hillman of the history department spoke to us on "Corruption in Politics!" This talk was most informative and enlightening. The ballroom of the Governor Tyler Hotel was the setting for the Sweetheart Ball on March 10. The Saint Patrick's Day theme was carried out in appropriate colors and each table was adorned with a yellow rose. "Sweetie Pie" as it is affectionately called is one of the high points in Alpha Lambda's year. Plans are in full swing for the spring cabin party to be held in May at Cromer's Cabin. This much anticipated weekend is part of the initiation for new members.- PATRICIA LoGAN . THE ANCHOR

Alumnae News Akron-Canton Plans Ahead to AT our Founders' Day luncheon on November 5 in Canton, we initiated three of our four new members who are: Mrs. Alfred Collins, Omicron ; Mrs. C. Victor Kendall, Eta ; Mrs. R. K . Kuhl, Eta; and Mrs. C. Norris Smith, Delta. Sue McBee conducted the initiation ceremony and Eleanor Halas played the musical accompaniment. Our D ecember meeting was a Christmas party at the home of our president, Sue McBee, in Akron. A bountiful and delicious luncheon was served from a beautifully decorated table. For our program Miriam Grunau gave a reading and Catherine Meredith gave a talk and demonstration on "Slick Tricks for the Holiday Season." We played games . and had a gift exchange and corsarre 0 rnak mg contest. Our February luncheon meeting was held in Canton where plans were made to visit the Kent State University campus and to entertain the state and national officers this spring. Our March m eeting will be held at the Mayflower Hotel in Akron. We are having a surprise shower for Miriam's new daughter. We are glad to have L a Grace Foote back with us. She has been in Arizona for a vacation since Christmas. -LILLIAN ACKERMAN.

She has been the Panhcllenic representative for three years and enjoys the meetings very much. Every year she has held an important office in Pa nhell en ic. In 1953-54 she was on the memb er~hip committee. In 195455 she was on the Akron Panhellenic Board and served as hostess for the annual Millinery Style and Bridge Show which was the main event of the year. In 1955-56 she was again appointed in the arne capacity. Eleanor is a music teacher in Akron and past president of the Akron Music Teacher '

Musical Career for AkronCanton Alumna t. THE Akron-Canton Alumnae Chapter is

most fortunate to httve as one of its members Elea!!or Wylie Halas. THE ANCHOR

Eleanor Wylie Halas, Delta, music teacher in Akron Public Schools, past president of Aleron Music Teachers' Association, Panhellenic representative of Akron-Canton Alumnae Chapter.

Association. She is also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a national honorary society for women teachers. This is an organization in which women teachers of all types may be united for efforts toward better professional preparation, further recognition of women's work in the teaching profession, and aid in the founding of scholarships for those who need such aid in improving their professional preparation. Eleanor spent eight years as supervisor of music in the Glassport Public Schools and gives of her time to the Children's Concert Society. She has one daughter, Nancy Claire Bond, who now has a little daughter, making Eleanor Halas a proud grandmother still teaching music.

Beckley Plans Rummage Sale ;to WE are happy to have the Oak Hill, West Virginia, girls back with us this year. Our first meeting in September was at the home of our President, Mrs. Harold Hedrick. Mrs. Emmitt Phipps from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was a guest. The October meeting was at the home of Mrs. H . L. Knapp, Crab Orchard, West Virginia. Plans were made at this meeting to attend Founders' Day Banquet at the Glass House in Beckley. In November we met with Miss Ida Pitotti in the Beckley College Apartments. January 14 we held a meeting at the home of Mrs. Harry Cook where we welcomed a new member, Mrs. Jack Hutchins. In February we met with Mrs. Norval Cook where plans were made for a rummage sale to be held on March 17 in The proceeds were sent to the Beckley. collegiate chapter at Athens. The March meeting was a luncheon at the Glass House. Those present were Mrs. Harry Cook, Miss Jessie ' Worley, Miss Ida Pitotti, Mrs. George Hajash, Mrs. Harold H edrick, Mrs.

Jack Hutchens and Miss Dessie Sarrett, all of Beckley ; Mrs. H. L . Knapp of Crab Orchard ; and Mrs. Theda Radford and Mrs. Lillian Baumgartner of Oak Hill, West Virginia.-DEssm SARRETT.

Bluefield's Annual Book Review t. O u R November meeting was held at the home of Mrs. William Richardson with Miss Thelma Wilson as co-hostess. This was Thelma's last meeting with us as she is moving to Beckley. She will be in charge of the laboratory of a new hospital there and we will surely miss her. At our December meeting we wrapped gifts for three little children for whom we helped make a merrier Christmas. Nancy Ruddell's home was the scene of this happy occasion, and her helpers were Mrs. Harold Looney and Miss Marcella Whitlock. At our annual Sweetheart Dinner at Miss Thelma Bailey's home we had twenty-five present. As always this was a very gay affair. In February we again enjoyed a wonderful book review, Papa Married A Mormon , by Mrs. C. W. Jackson. This occasion has become an annual affair also. Mrs. Robert Dalton and Mrs. Robert Gatherum were hostesses for this meeting. Two very active members, Miss Virginia Bailey and Miss Virginia (Gigi} Fallis, have been inactive because of illness. We miss these sm iling faces and hop e they will the with us again soon. Mrs. John Spangler (Velma Hatcher) joined the group in February. -EILEEN GoDSEY RicHARDSON:

Buffalo Has Busy Year t. OcTOBER was a packed filled month for the Sigma alumnae. We deeply feel the loss of our col\egiate chapter and were glad THE A

to help another chapter. As part of our social service program we helped the Lambda collegiate chapter at Temple U. in Philadelphia plan their rush party and were rewarded by the addition of four new girls to that chapter. This month we also held our fall luncheon and fashion show. It was held at a local hotel and was a huge success, due partly to the many door prizes. The profit from this affair is always used for social service. On November 3 we celebrated Founders' Day with a dinner, candle light service, and a wonderful speech by one of our members, Beverly Bollard, an outstanding principal in one of Buffalo's public schools. Past president Patricia ( Maue) Nichols, now National Music Chairman, became a bride after Thanksgiving. We celebrated Christmas with a punch party for sorority sisters, their friends, and families at Alice Gamin's on December 18 and a breakfast on December 26. Eastern District President Lucile Steen opened her new home which she decorated herself for our January meeting. We were happy to greet a few members whom we haven't seen for awhile. President Catherine Crocuston showed her movies of the European trip she took last summer. We now all yearn to take the same journey. Sigma had another gathering of friends and families of our sorority at a dinner and bridge party in February. This was a profitable undertaking and was enjoyed by all. We are all looking forward to a few weddings in our group, an Easter luncheon, the graduates party, and a picnic. Also we extend a bon voyage to Lucille Peterson, National Alumnae Representative, on her trip to Mexico this spring.-JOAN M. FvNN .

Greeley Aids Pine Mountain School ;\. THE Greeley Alumnae Chapter is busy making plans for their annual spring THE ANCHOR

luncheon for graduating s niors. Th lun heon will be on April 14, a t th hom of Mrs. Norval Hinds. In February the active chapt r and the alumnae met at the active house wher the actives presented a most unusual musical program. At this meeting, boxes of school supplies and clothes were packed for the Pine Mountain School. The March meeting was set aside as a cultural meeting. The group participated in a discussion on current social probl ms. Topics covered were: overemphasis on crime on television and radio, race prejudice, juvenil e delinqu ency, welfare, and increasing the desire to read among young people. Our last meeting preceding su mmer vacation will be in May and ~t this meeting the group will elect next year's officers and hold initiation services.- V ERNA PAGE.

Huntington Hears a Travelog ;\. IN November the Huntington Alumnae Chapter had the annual Founders' Day dinner at the Hotel Frederick with Mrs. Veta Lee Smith, Marshall College ecretary, as the speaker. The D ecember meeting was held at the home of Lib (Mrs. W. E. ) Brown with the decorations and refreshments carrying out the Christmas theme, of course. The January meeting was a luncheon at the Hotel Frederick. Th e February meeting was held at J enouise (Mrs. John ) Pratt's home. Madge Skeen gave a Tra elog on her trip to Central America last summer. Shelba Pew, who went with Madge, was unable to attend the meeting to gi,路e her account of this adventure. The March meeting was at the Hotel Frederick. The April session will be at Eva Millers summer camp. An election of officers "viii be held at this meeting. In M ay, the traditional Baccalaureate Luncheon at the Hotel Frederick will close the chapter's activitie for another year.- NANCY T RN ER.

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Los Angeles' Third Year ;\. HELLO from Los Angeles. It hardly seems possible that we've been organized for three whole years already, but that's what the calendar says and we're proud of it. After our luncheon meeting last November, Frances Higgins, who is a librarian at the Main Los Angeles Library, took us on a tour of the Library and its interesting displays and facilities. . In December we had a delightful Christmas party at the home of Kay Mcintyre of Whittier. Kay had whisked her husband and older daughter off to Disneyland to make room for us-and her darling little baby girl helped entertain us. Margaret Lambe rt Cobb and Dawn McClosky Pel! are both proud new mothers of little girls now, too. Future Alpha Sigs! In January we splurged and treated ourselves to luncheon at the famous Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was very elegant and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Our March meeting was held at the new home of Adele Whitecomb Haurlan. Our president, Ruth Tokheim, showed slides of her last year's Alaskan vacation. This would have sold us all on Alaska if we didn't love sunny California so much. Quick Notes: Cecil Barrett is a very proud new grandmother- it's a boy. Joan Stainforth has recently moved to Southern California and Joan Lynch is a new resident also. Dawn Pell and hubby are building a home in North Hollywood. Best wishes from the far West.- ADELE H AURLAN.

Macomb-Carthage Helps Actives ;\; MACOMB-CARTHAGE ALUMAE journeyed to Wataga for our October meeting at the home of Beverly Scott where we completed plans for our Homecoming luncheon. The luncheon itself was a big success (at least

we thought so!) and all had a wonderful time catching up on one another's activities and remembering "the good old days" spent on campus. Of course, we wer.e also very proud that June Chambers reigned over the weekend festivities as Homecoming Queen. In November we aided the actives by making invitations for their informal rush party. December 17 found us attending a Western basketball game (husbands included, this time ) and then out to Betty Shive's for chili and a good time! Also we took baked goods that were delivered the next day to the Elms Nursing Home here in Macomb. The perils of winter driving slimmed our attendance in February, but our spirit was strong. Plans were discussed for our spring activities which will include another social service project and a picnic or two.-MRS 路 RICHARD RING.

Muncie's New Project ;\. THE meetings of 1955-56 have been very well attended and it appears that the attendance of senior students at the alumnae meetings has been beneficial to both groups. During this year an Advisory Board ma<;le up of alumnae and collegiate members has been appointed. The board has had several meetings and at the present time is discussing the furnishing and financing of a room for the collegiate chapter in Woodworth Halls. It is not known at the present time if the chapter will be .given the room, but they hope to be ready if and when the room is given to them. Our social service project this year has been the School for Retarded Children 路in Muncie. When we chose this particular project we did not know that a member of this chapter, Alice Laux Crane, was one of the teachers at the school. She spoke at the February meeting and at the March meeting each member donated toys to be used in teaching the children. We hope to continue this project next year.- MARY McGARRELL. THE ANCHOR

Princeton-Athens' Busy Year

Richmond -Petersburg 's

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and enjoyable to all. In November we had a progressive dinner starting with appetizers in Athens with Bula McNeill. The main course was in Princeton with Beryle Crockett and Ann Eaton acting as hostesses. Lucille Walthall made our evening comp lete with a lovely dessert course. In December our group was entertained very delightfully by Mrs. 0 . L . Moore, a guest, with an informative demonstra tion on candle making and decoration. Everyone received a lovely Christmas corsage m ade by J ane Wells and Ann a L ee Mason as a favor. We collected a box of food which was delivered to a needy family for the holiday season. The collegiate patronesses attended this m eeting. W e thorough ly enjoyed visiting with them. In F ebruary we had a guest evening, and for our program Mrs. V ernon Dunn gave a demonstra tion on gift wrapping. This month, March, we met with Mrs. Josephine White and enjoyed a most delicious pot luck dinner. It was one of the most congenial evenings ! Everyone was full of enthusiasm and talk. This year has truly been a su ccessful one, for the girls cooperate beautifully under the guidance of Jane W ells, a most efficient president. Election of officers and a talk by a p erson who has just traveled around the world were scheduled for April. The Omi cron girls and patronesses were invited as guests. Our M ay m eeting is postponed until June when we plan to install officers and have a family picnic outing. Since most of our members are teachers, this will serve as a closing-of-school celebration. Miss Anna L ee Mason h as resigned her teaching job at Graham High School, Bluefield Virainia and has accepted an office ' 0 ' position with the Virginian Railroad in Princeton. Mrs. Frank J ackson White (Sarah Jo Brooks ) became the "mama" of a littl e girl , Jo Ellen, on March 1, 1956. Both the mother and baby are fin e-the father, too! W e look forward now to another successful year.-BERYLE CROCKETT. THE ANCHOR

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Ri chmond-Petersburg Alumnae, though sca tter d, still meet once a month in the homes of various members. I n O ctober we held a White El phant Sale at the home of M ary Ell en Comstock in Petersburg wh ere both excitement and bidding ran high on our first money making project of th e year. Christmas wrapping paper was distributed among th e girls so that we might get an early start on its sale this year. Thes two proj ects, a long with our monthly raffle and a rummage sale planned for March wi ll assure us of fulfilling our local social service project. We are working to send a di sabled child to the local crippled children's camp this summer. Our Founders' D ay Banq uet this year was one of the best we have had . We held it at Whitmore' R estaurant in Petersburg and had excell ent attendance. The R ichmond Area Pa nhellenic Association is holding a contest a nd offering a prize of $25 .00 to the a lumnae chapter having the highest percentage in attendance for four months beginning with November. O ur goal is to h ave every member attend each meeting. So far we have a good chance. In keeping with ou r ovember 4 tradition, we sent a si lver engraved ash tray to the girl from Zeta T au, Psi, a nd Alpha L ambda Chapters with the highest yearly cholastic average. These were presented at their F oun ders' Day banquets. In D ecember we welcom ed back Lois Fields who is moving back to town . We held our annua l Christmas p arty at the home of Sally V augha n with Mary K asey and J ean H all as co-hostesses. Christmas packages were brought and wrapped for the children at Petersburg Central State H ospital. The e children are Negro epileptics or vastl retarded. The F ebruary meeting was held at Ad a Biven's home in Richmond. W e brought all old clothing, shoes, jewelry and usable items that we had collected for our rummage sale 49

next month. We were terribly sorry to hear that Betty Payne had moved and would no longer be with us. At the annual City Panhellenic Spring Fashion Show we had three tables of bridge representing us. We all had a delightful time and three of us won door prizes. My congratulations to Fran Purdum who has been our ways and means chairman this year, and also with a brand new baby girl born in Otcober! We plan to have inspiring and interesting meetings this spring and would like to extend our welcome to all in and around Petersburg and Richmond to keep the second Tuesday night of each month open. Come, we need you and we do have fun!-SALLY R. VAUGHAN.

Roanoke Invites New Members ;\; THE Roanoke Alumnae have been working on a more active chapter. Those new to this area, please call Anna Margaret Young, telephone 2-2080, if you would like to join in our activities. 路 Last fall we entertained the collegiate girls with a tea at the home of Betty Snidow. We set up our calendar for the year, meeting the second Tuesday in the month. At our Valentine meeting we initiated and installed our new officers. They are: Anna Margaret Young, president; Charlotte Greeley, vicepresident ; Nona Bondurant, secretary ; Patty Parkey, treasurer; Betty Anne Johnston, editor; Margaret Martin, historian ; and Martha Donaldson, chaplain.- BETTY ANNE JoHNSTON.

a banquet held at the Ram's Den at Shepherd College, Sheperdstown, West Virginia, with guests of the collegiate members of the Chi Chapter; their advisor, Dr. Sara Cree; and patronesses. The candle-lighting service wa conducted by the president of the alumnae chapter, Mrs. James Boyd. This banquet was a beautiful affair with the dinner tables covered with lace table cloths and a centerpiece of yellow and green flowers. A large birthday cake decorated in the sorority colors was cut by Dr. Sara Cree. In December our annual Christmas party was held and a very impressive Christmas program was presented by the alumnae group ; Santa distributed gifts and games were played. "Good Citizenship" was the topic of our January meeting where an open discussion was held on the duties and responsibilities of a good citizen. The members of the chapter traveled to Winchester, Virginia, for our February meeting at the home of Mrs. Howard Carper, Jr. After business was attended to, the evening was spent in an old-fashioned get-together. The members of the chapter visited the home of Mrs. Joseph Arnold in Boonsboro, Maryland, for the March meeting. They traveled to Gerrardstown, West Virginia, for the April meeting at the home of the president. The alumnae initiation service will be held in May at the sorority room at Shepherd College in Sheperdstown, West Virginia.ANN DowNEY SIMPSON.

St. Louis Presents First Shepherdstown Travels To Meetings ;\; THE Shepherdstown Alumnae Chapter celebrated Founders' Day in the form of 50

Scholarship ;\; THE silver anni ersary dinner was a true succes . E ery effort was made to contact every member of Pi Chapter near and far, and the re ponse was amazing. even THE

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Washington Initiates New Members ;\; THE W ashington Alumn a Ch apter was delighted to initi ate th foll owing into the chapter: June Eld r, Zeta T au ; J oey O sbourne, Psi; Ba rbara Grubbs, Zeta T a u ; J anice Ni ely Wright, Chi ; J an Sh !ton , Alpha L ambda ; and Virginia Blevins, Alpha L ambda. Edith Elliott transferred from War, Wes t Virginia. Pi Chapter's Founders' Day celebration at which the Edith E. Glatfelter Award was presented to Harris Teachers College. St. Louis, Missouri.

Alphas gathered to rededicate themselves to the ideals of their sorority a~d also to pay tribute to Miss Edith Glatfelter in whose name a scholarship was established at H a rris Teachers College. An excellent program was provided in addition to the traditional candle-lighting ceremony. Mrs. William Vit and Mrs. Francis Graflage were co-chairmen in charge of the celebration. In January, the junior student a t Harris Teachers College with the highest average in the biological sciences was chosen, and appropriately enough, she was a Pi girlBarbara Cordes. The scholarship money was presented at a luncheon on Washington's birthday, together with a miniature sil ver cup for her room . The St. Louis alums have spent much time and energy on the citizenship programs for the active chapter. The programs have been well attended and comments have been very favorabl e. The m eetings have been varied in nature in order to sustain a high peak of interest. A progressive dinner is planned soon and the proceeds will be used toward the convention fund . We have enjoyed getting to know two new members who transferred from other chapters. Mrs. Gordon Arnat (Beverly Hadsell from Alpha Chapter ) and Mrs. John Maguire (Lavonne Hall from Alpha Gamm a Chapter ) have been with us all year now and we certainly enjoy having them.MARGARET 0RF. THE A CHOR

Five attend ed th e D . C. Panh llenic Luncheon on December 3 at th e F ort M Nair Officers' Club. Th e centerpi ece on each table was a shoe box fixed as a sleigh with the contents for a four-year-old boy a t Junior Village. Each sorority was responsible for a centerpiece. J ean Seleno is th e historia n of the Panhell enic and was responsible for the publicity for this luncheon. J ean Seleno, Dorothy Gates, K athleen K elchner, Edith Elliott, and M eda R ay Sewell represented our group. The Virginia Panh ell eni c G roup i ha ing a get-acqu ainted tea on M arch 10 1956, and Dorothy Ga tes is chairman of the Hospita lity Committee. Our Found ers' D ay Ba nq uet wa h ld in the Barnes and Kimel C lub room ' ith eighteen present. J ean Seleno a ttended a tea m F ebru ary sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi in honor of Mrs. Joseph R . F arrington, delegate from Hawaii, a nd Mrs. Francis M . Brotherhood, na tiona l trea urer of Alpha O m icron Pi. Our White Elepha nt Sa l success and much fun .

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Elizabeth Collin (P i) was ma rried on November 5, 1955, to D avi d Shepherd . Dave i in the N a y and they a re Ji,路ing at Craddock, Virginia. This wa a \"ei) lo\'el wedding. M a rie G arber ( P i) a no- eYera I selections and J ean Snedeker ( P i) p layed the orgq.n. Many D . C. a lumnae and m a n r M adison alumnae were there for the occasion.- M ARIE V. GARBER.

Persona ls

Beta Jan Davis to Don Burke Auaust 11 1954 ' 0 ' Cynthia Schaap to Dale Edgerl e, November 26, 1954 Ruth E. Hamlin to David Clark, April 16, 1955 Marilyn Spurlock to Ben Wells, June 18, 1955 . JoEllen Donnelly to Jack Clary, June 11, 1955 Jewell Chaffee to Dick Brodie, July 8, 1955 Marilyn Jones to Ron Kevern, August 21 , 1955 Carla Almquist to Jack Young, August 26, 1955 Sandra Van Derstein to Pat Wallace August 27, 1955 ' Kay Blossom to William Grier, September 10, 1955 Donna Luptowske to Marvin Johnson, December 3, 1955 Nancy Hayman to Jerry Riemer, January 28, 1956 Maxine Burnham to Richard Greslax, February 4, 1956 Th eta 路 Marisue Hantel to Geo rge P . M artm, 路 August 6, 1955 Maxine James to Ronald A . J o h ns, September 24, 1955. Carol Riedel to Donald Minchella, 1955 Iota Kay Anderson to John Gragg, February 4, 19!16

Lee Draper to Jack Cannon, October 16, 1955 Shirley Carson to Gary Hague, December 26, 1955 Mary Jane Quaintence to Ben Wegley, January, 1956 Peggy Echles to Jim Lyons, November 19, 1955 Loa Lee Stotts to Gil Hague, December, . 1955 Harriet Humphrey to Ray Langer, December, 1955 Marilyn Olson to George Gould, Jr., June 26, 1955 Alice Mae Clark to Paul Reaume, June 26, 1955 Nu

Lois Laing to Jim Brown, October 16, 1955 Barbara Boothe to Norman Bohman, April 1, 1956 Upsilon

Linda Kathryn Hawley to Hillery Howard Beard, December 22, 1955 Carolyn Lucille Haynes to Pat Alton Hudson, December 26, 1955 Phi

Betty Jo Doby to Lee Roy Sharp, February 26, 1956 Georaine Mayeux to Henry A. Misler, February 26, 1956 Rita Schofield to Robert Brooks, January 28, 1956 Sylvia Schultz to Harry Cutrer THE ANCH R

Jo Ann H bert to Dr. ]. H. M cClendon, Jr. Lynn Burns to A. Deutsche O'Neal, Nov mber 23, 1955

Alpha Alpha

Shirley H emphill to John J. Magarian Phyllis M asters to James W. Hamblen, Au gust 21 , 1954 Mary Ann Feuer to Edwin R. Sholy, June 12, 1955 Mary K ath ryn Porter to Jon Juillerat Marilyn Sue Lutes to R ene Neff, July 24, 1955 Thelma Robertson to Robert C. Jacobs, 1955 Betty M oyer to Richard Whitworth Mari e Beeching to Theodore Reyburn Fern L avonne Betz to Bert H. Zimmerman, December 26, 1955 Barbara Somsel to Thomas Rees, February 19, 1956 Gerry M ongeon to C harles Emery III

Alpha Epsilon

Judy Wade to H arold Coker, April 9, 1955 Willetta Backmann to Russell Miner, Februa ry 11, 1955 Thelm a R osenquist to Charles Schwerbrack, M ay 21 , 1955 Annette Baxter to Carl Schmidt, May 22, 1955 Barbara Strode to Wendell G . Ahern, Jr., July 3, 1955 Phyllis D ecker to Warren Lathrop, July 31, 1955 Jane Corbin to Richard Pottoff, August 14, 1955 Virginia M cBride to Albert Chevalier, September 17, 1955 Carol R oss to Elmo H aney, October 23, 1955 Jackie Lindley to Jim Waresback Joyce Spilker to J ames Bruder Rosemary Fisher to R obert J. Lynn Carole Lindsey to Dick Baldwin ' Adana L'Hommedieu to George Hull THE ANCHOR

S igma

Joan Bamberg to J ames Baer, April 6, 1953 Bertha I. Champis to Matthew Ray Glowish, April 6, 1955 Beve rly Carole Bors to William E . Mill r, October 29, 1955 Anne Estey to Raymond N. M cD owell, Ap ril 9, 1955 Betty Goodremote to James E. H ueber, October, 1954 Patricia A. M aue to Donald E. Nichols, November 25, 1955 Barbara H elen Miller to Willis J. Phophet, November 12, 1955 Nico lette Zinni to S. Sgt. Anthony Rinaldo, U .S.M .C., July 16, 1955 Patricia L. M usgrave to David F. Nestle, December 17, 1955

Beta

T o Mr. and M rs. D avid Clark (R uth Hamlin ) , a son, Michael David, February 4, 1955 To M r. and M rs. John Orcutt, a son, J ohn, Jr., January 6, 1952 To Mr. and Mrs. William Lutz, a son, J effrey, 1952 To M r. and M rs. R ussell Clark, a daughter, Christy, in 1952 and a son, K evin, in 1955 To Mr. and M rs. Chuck O wens, a daughter, Mary K athleen, September 23, 195 3 T o M r. and M rs. Dewey M artin a son 1955 T o M r. and Mrs. J. F. J ohn ton, a son, Douglas, 1955 E ta

T o M r. and M rs. H arry Gm nau (Miriam H erley), a daughter, Gebra Grace, February 3, 1956

Theta

To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soltesz (Ellenjane Gohlke), a daughter, Deborah J an, May 27, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gauthier (M ary Lou Miller ), a daughter, Mary Catherine, August 14, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roberts (Elinor Castle) , a son, Patrick Delos, February 18, 1952 To Mr. and Mrs. George Gembis (Vickie Wolnic), a daughter, Janice Beth, April 6, 1952 To Mr. and Mrs. Zalewski (Aryel Depki ), a son, Gary Alexander, August 4, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kischuk (Aubrey Artt ), a son, Geoffrey, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Doxtator (Helen Shimer), a daughter, Karen Sue, October 13, 1955 Iota

To Mr. and Mrs. J erry Gutzman (Phyllis Schroeder), a daughter, 1yfelissa Ann, November 22, 1955 To . Mr. and Mrs. George B. Becker (Frances Ireland), a daughter, Anne Frances, December 25, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Tom Curry (Sally Jo Pyle ), a son, Noel Thomas, February 5, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Friedeman (Janis Davis ), a daughter, Lisa Lynn, July, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harder (Doris Anderson ), a daughter, Jan Alynn, November 11, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Don Price (Nadine Stark) , a son, Douglas Alan, October 16, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westebu (Barbara Liebst ), a daughter, Shelly Roxanne, August 15, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. George \Vullschleger (Janeane Friend) , a son, George, Jr., September 26, 1955

Lambda To Mr. and Mrs. Parker Eugene Tupin (Sara Jane App ), a daughter, Nancy J ean, January 25, 1956 54

To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bruns (Helen Auburn ), a daughter, Kathleen Auburn, November 8, 1955

Sigma To Mr. and Mrs. K enneth W. Barber (Bessi Chambos ), a daughter, Lynn M arie, J anuary 30, 1956 T o Mr. rand Mrs. M atthew R ay Glowish (Bertha Champis ) , a son, Gary Matthew, February 4, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mauer (Mary M asterson ), a daughter, Ellen Marie, February 2, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Plachta (Fran Piwowarcyzk), a son, Michael Walter, July 2, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. J ames E. Huber (Betty Good remote ), a son, Dale, October, 1955.

(,et a Tau

To Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dey (Ann), a daughter, Gwendolyn J ane, J anuary 24, 1956

Upsilon

To Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cross, a daughter, Linda Sue, D ecember 13, 1955.

Ph i

To Mr. and Mrs. Marquis C. Wiginton, Jr. (Marilyn Geiser ), a son, Marquis III, J anuary 28, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sims Brooks (Betty June Finch), a son, F all, 1955

Chi

To Mr. and Mrs. D avid Wright (Janice ), a son, L a' renee Clifton F ebruary 4, 1956 THE A CH R

Psi To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Early (Mary), a son, Donald Bruce, November 2, 1955

Alpha Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Finley (Cathleen Nickels ), a daughter, Eve Marie, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. James Bollhauve (Lois Weldy ), a daughter, Jane Anita, J anuary, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Sherman (Nancy Morrow ), a daughter, Paula Sue, December 22, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Jay Green (Phyllis Snodgrass) , a daughter, Tricia, April 3, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Don Irvin (Nancy Shesky ), August, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Brill (Bonnie Meers ), a daughter, Rosemary, November 8, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. James Losure (Eleanor Gripe ), a daughter, Cynthia Ann, February 11, 1950, and a son, Thomas Allen, D ecember 25, 1951 To Mr. and Mrs. William Butler (Martha McFadden ), a daughter,- Barbara Sue, December 20, 1952 To Mr. and Mrs. Orlen Baker (Lavonne Wagoner ), a daughter, Laramie Serena, July 8, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emery III (Gerry Mongeon) , a son, October 3, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moore (Phyllis Gouker), a son, Michael Ellis, July 19, 1952, and a daughter, Cherrie Dale, January 15, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. R ay Fuel (Kathy Quakenbush ), a son, K evin Q., October 30, 1955

Alpha Epsilon To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Houston (Kay Howey) , a son, Richard Allen, October 10, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Naderhoff THE ANCHOR

(Marcia Downs), a daught r, Rebecca Ann, October 27, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shiv (Betty Ross), a son, Jim , Mar h 7, 195 To Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ross (Beverly Wharton ), a daughter, Barbara Sue, .March 9, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nester (Margaret Martin ), a da ugh t r, Deborah J ean, March 17, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pruitt (Opal Arnold ), a daughter, J anet Louise, March 18, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ring (Jane Luck), a daughter, Georgia Kay, April 1, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Junior Ledbetter (Pat Mayes ), a son, Jeffrey L ee, August 9, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll (M ary Ann Walther ), a son, Edward Vincent, August 29, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. William H orton (Pat Grove), a daughter, Debra, June 2, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond John on (Vina Roberson), a son, Edward Albert, August 25, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Keigh Elliott (Shirley Nichols) , a son, David Stanley, September 3, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frowein (Janice Sohrbeck), a daughter, J yl, September 5, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Badgley (Peggy Charlesworth ), a son, Terry Edward, September 29, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Warren Messmore (Betty Morgan ), a son Mark, April, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Robin Cu caden (Marilyn Richard on ) , a dauO'hter, Cindy Joy, ovember 27, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. H al Dea n Vincent (Sall Well ) , a son, Mitchell Dean ovember 28, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ro (Glory H orney), a on, Sep tember 18 1955 To Mr. and Mr . Elmer M etz (Marianne Hittner ) a son Gregory C. O ctober 31, 1955

To Mr. and Mrs. Marvi.1 Scott (Beverly Kreps ) who lost their month-old son~ Monte R aymond, May 24, 1955 Upsilon To Sara Brandon and Mrs. Farris Womack (Ann Brandon ) , whose father passed away January, 1956 Iota Mabel Jackson H ammond (Mrs. E. T.), July, 1955

Alpha Alpha To Mrs. Carl Schmidt (Annette Baxter) whose father passed away September 6, 1954

Ruby Graber Huebner (Mrs. Sam ), March 11 , 1956

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Procedure for Chapter Affil iation 1. Requirements for M embership : A. To be eligible to affilia te with Alph a Sigma Tau as a collegiate chapter, a local club or sorority must have a t least fi fteen members, unless an exc ption is made by the na tional president. B. A collegiate chapter may be fo rmed by women students in co li ges and u niversities accredited by the Associa tion of Ame rican U niversiti s or th recogniz d regional association. (e.g. Middle States Assoc. of Colleges)

C. Pledges and new members must have at lea t a "C" average to be eligib le for initia tion. D. Wh en any member fails for one ter m to maintain a " C" average, she will lose her good standing. J\ny girl who does not redeem her good stand ing within one school semester or term, following the sem ester or term in wh ich the poor standing was incurred, shall automatically fo rfeit membership in the sorority. E. Alp ha Sigma T au does not permit dual membership.

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III. Petition: A. A group wishing to affili ate with the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority must first send a petition to the president of the respective district. Copies of the petition must also be sent to the n a tional president and NPC delegate of Alph a Sigma T au. B. Th e Petition Form : "W e, the undersigned, being memb ers in good standing of (name of local ) ( colleO'e)

of ............ .. .... ... ....... .. ...... ...... .... ........... ...... ..... ...... ... . (city) of ... ... ...... ...... .. ... ..... ...... ... .... ....... .. ..... .. .. .... ..... in the sta te .... .. .... ...... ....... ... .... ... .... ... ........ .. realizing the advantages of membe rship in a national sorority a re de irous of becoming affi liated with Alpha Sigma T a u Sorority. W e, therefore, do h ereby fo rmally p etition the Na tional Cou ncil of Alpha Sigma T au to admit us as a chapter." Signed: (by all active collegia te member and pledges. ) IV. M a teri al to Accompany Petition : A. Accompanying only the petition sent to the District President must be : 1. A letter of approval from the D ea n of Women . 2. Letters of recommendation from two factu lty members other tha n tho e acting as advisers of the group. THE AN CHOR

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