1960 Winter ANCHOR

WINTER, 1960

VOL. XXXV, NO. I

National Panhellenic Conference Convenes at Boca Raton , Florida

by Genevieve F.

Morse, Kappa Delta

;\:. THE thirty-s.i xth session of the National Panhel)eruic Conference was opened on November 9 l 959, at the Boca Raton Hotel, Boca Raton, Florida. Hostesses for this session were National Officers of Alpha Chi Omega, Delta D elta D elta, and Alpha Xi Delta.

Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall, AX11, Chairman of the Executive Committee, extendoo a gracious welcome to the representatives of the 29 NPC groups, and introduced the other two members of the Executive Committee - Mrs. Joseph D: Grigsby, t..6.6., Secretary 路; and Mrs. William Nash, A'Zt.., Treasurer.

Included in Mrs. Nordwall's report of her many responsibilities and activities as Chairman was reference to her experience as a Judge at the 1958 Miss America Gont路est .

Mrs. Grigsby reported 64 new chapters or an average of one oha,pter every two weeks - for the biennium , w.ith a total of 74,916 new members .

Mrs. Nash's report indicated that expenses of the biennium had been met, and that a balanced budget had been achieved.

Alpha Xi Delta was responsible for Registration and Credentials; group mee tings were arranged by Delta Delta Delta ; and hotel arrangements and social events were planned by Alpha Ghi Omega.

Splendid reports of the work accomplished during the past biennium were presented by the v.a rious Standing Committees. Panels included those conducted by the College Panhellenics Committee, of which Mrs. Crecene A. F ariss, t:. Z, was Chairman ; the City

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Panhellenics Committee, Mrs. H. E. Staehle, A~T, Chairman; and one entitled " Time and Chance Happeneth to Them All," conducted

by Dean Katherine Warren and D ean Etter M. Turn er.

Five proj ects have been handled by the Survey and Projects Committee, Mrs. Julia Fuqua Ober, Kt:. , Chairman, reported ; and inquiries regarding expansion have come from thirty-one states, according to M-rs. Sidney R. Stanard, At..II, Chairman of the Extension Com.rnittee. Progress made in a program for <Citizenship education was presented by Mrs. C. M . Jansky, Art:., Chairman of the Citizenship Committee. Mrs. Mary Love Collins, xn, gave an excellent repor.t on the work done by the Committee on Research and P ublic Relations. H er conclusion was that the issue of the present day is "preservation of civilized freedom as assured to the people and the states by the Constitution or dictatorship by whatever name :it is called, socia'lism, collectivism, or communism."

The NPC Editors' Conference, under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Donald Pierce, <I>M, held constructive workshops, including one conducted by Mr. Randolph L. Fort, editor of Th e Emo'l'y Alumnus. Mr. Fort also spoke to a session of the NPC Delegates, concerning the admission of NPC groups to Emory University. The editor's traditional Brass Tacks Dinner was held on Wednesday evening.

The Association of Central Office Executives, of which Mrs. H . Winton Jenkins, Zeta

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All Fall R eports were sent into the central office this year, Central Office Assistant J anis Marshall reports.

T au Alpha, was president, also held its biennial meeting. The program included seve ral workshops, and a banquet.

Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree, Secretary of the Interfraternity R esearch and Advisory Council, presented an interesting report on the work of this Council. H er report was fol lowed by an Indiana University film , entitled "The F raternity Idea."

An administrative Workshop, covering everal topics of interest to all office rs, was conducted by Mrs. R obert W. Preston, t..r .

"Belonging" was the title of the address given by Dr. G eorge F . Baugham, Vice-President and Treasurer of ew York University, at the banquet on Tuesday night. In .this ad dress, Dr. Baugham emphasized the value of fraternity membership.

Miss L enora Slaughter, Executive Director of The Miss America Pageant, was the guest speaker for the Formal Banquet, Thursday eveni ng, and reviewed the history of this organization. At the conclusion of her talk, sh e showed slides of contestants in the 1959 Miss American Pagean t.

As 路 Chairman of the Committee on Awards, Mrs. W. C. R oberts, ZTA, presented two awards. The Fraternity Month Award, made po sible by Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Leland, was presented to the University of Oklahoma College Panhellenic, and the NPC Award, gift of the NPC Executive Comrnitt e of 1955-1957, and presented for the fi路rst time, went to .th e Alabama Polyte hnic In ti-

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tute. Both Janice Hahn and andra Ross, president of the respective Panhellenics, were at the Banquet, as were Mi Dorothy Truex, Counselor for Women at the Univerity of Oklahoma, and Miss Katherine Cater, Dean of Women at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Several other D eans of w .o men, including Miss Mary Clay Williams, University of Tulsa ; Miss Hattie Eicholz, Florida Southern College; Miss Evelyn Sellers, Florida State niversity; Miss DeLong, Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Miss Etter M. Turner, Stetson University; and Dean Emeritus Mary B. M erritt, were guests at the Banquet.

I owa State niversity and Oklahoma State niversity received Honorable Mention for the Fraternity Month Award; and orth Dakota State and the UnivBrsity of Cincinnati, for the NPC Award.

Chairman of the Executive Committee for the .nert biennium is Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby, t..t..t... Mr . William Nash, A'2t.. , will serve a Secretary ; and Miss Eliza:beth Dyer, xn, as Treasurer.

The " Statement of Rights," adopted in 1957, wa unanimou ly reaffirmed. Other resolu tions pas ed at this session of the National Panhellenic Conference clarified and reemphasized former re olu tion regardina hiah tandard and cholar hip.

It wa an in pirina exp rience to all th privileged to attend the .thirt - ixth e 路 n, and thi in piration will b refl t d in th ir accompli hmcnt durin a th next bi nnmm.

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in9tallation o/ ALPHA OMEGA CHAPTER at Brooklyn College, New York City

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Salu.rda'J, Januar'J lwenl'j-lhird nineteen hundred jixl'J

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Contributions of the NPC Fraternity to the College Report of Extension Committee: Mrs. S. R. Stanard, Chairman 1. Fosters college spirit and loyalty. Alumn ae of the fraternities maintain their interest

and desire to return to the campus for c<Yllegiate events because of the olose tri.e with their fraternity.

2. Provides continuity to the non-academic side of college life.

3. Trains for 'leadership. Experience gained by girls as offi cers of their fraternity chapter provides leadership in handling other responsibilities incident to 'college life.

4. Stimulates stud ent interest in collegiate project . Universities and colleges find that enlisting the aid of fraternity member in their activities and projects is of value in interesting other students. Also, girls are a~ttracted to campu es where NPC fraternities have chapters as they know that these bring clo e friendships not only during thffir college years but throughout life.

5. Stresses scholarshi p. An emphasis on and a respeot for cholar hip instilled by the national organization aids the college in maintai ning high scholastic standards. (Grade averages required for pledging and initia tri.on, cholarship awa~rd , ob ervance of chapter study programs, assistance given by m embers in helping pledges to form good study habits all assist in focusing emphasis upon good scholarship.)

6. Sponsors worthwhile projects and phil an thropi

to aid •the college.

7. Trains in gracious -living and rin social aspects of college. Such training assi ts the administration in its personnel work with students, and enables the women tudents to create an excellent impression as representatives of the college.

8. Provides attractive, well-supervised and efficiently operated homes for college students where chapter houses are permitted .

9. Develops a sense of responsibility in stude~t · which is an aid to the administration.

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ational supervision provided by NPC organizations broadens the campus outlook, results in exchange of ideas and practices with other institution having PC chapters, and assists in maintenance of high standards of conduct.

Plan Now to Attend the Convention in Washington, D. C. On August 23-25, 1960, At the Beautiful Shoreham Hotel Second class postage paid at St. Paul , Minnesota. THE ANCHOR of Alpha Sigma Tau is published during the months of ~>Vcmber, January, J\pril, and July by Leland ~ublishers , h1c . . The .Fraternit • Press, officia) o.rority publishers to the soronty at 2642 mvers1ty Ave., St. Paul 14, Mmn. Subscnpuon pr1ce, $3.00 per year. Editonal Office · irs Fran is CraAagc, 10310 Capitol Dr., St. Louis 36, Mo . · ·

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