SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA
Golden Glimpses A Dedicated Sigma
A meeting in 1949 led Angela Ciccone to a lifetime of service Angela Spadaccia Ciccone’s long-time involvement with Tri Sigma began 55 years ago. Her commitment to regional meetings and conventions began in 1949, several months after her initiation into Beta Theta Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. She went to her first National event called Eastern Regional Meet held in Woodstock, Virginia, and met some very famous Tri Sigmas: Mabel Lee Walton, Gamma and Omega; Mary Hastings Holloway Page, Alpha and Omega, with her children, Robbie and Suzanne; Emily Lewis Lee, Alpha Upsilon, and several Founders. Angela was inspired by our wonderful bonds of Sisterhood. Since her first experience at a National event, Angela has attended 17 conventions (six as her alumnae chapter’s delegate), countless regional meets, state days and a Dunham Workshop. She chaired a meeting in Pittsburgh and was with Santy Dunham’s installation team at the Gamma Gamma Chapter at California University of Pennsylvania in 1960. She attended the Golden Violet Celebration Weekend held in October 2012. As an alumna, Angela held roles in the Pittsburgh Alumnae Chapter, including President and many committee chairmanships. She and her sorority little sister, Josie Creston, served as the first Beta Theta delegates to the Pittsburgh Alumnae Panhellenic. Between the two, they held all major offices and chairmanships throughout a span of 12 years, including Angela serving as Alumnae Panhellenic President. Continuing in her alumnae experience, Angela was a member of the Chapter Advisory Board of the Beta Theta Chapter for 10 years, holding the Alumnae Relations Advisor position for eight of those years. Angela’s Tri Sigma
Photographed at Convention 2013 Orlando, FL. Angela Spadaccia Ciccone, Beta Theta, and Marilyn Beiter, Beta Xi
awards include Alumna Recognition Award in 1969 and the Outstanding Alumna of the Region in 2005. In 1999, Angela became a Golden Violet. She continues to be active with her alumnae chapter. In her personal life, Angela and her late husband Ralph, a civil engineer, have two sons, Michael and Jeffrey. Two grandsons and a great-granddaughter have since been added to the family. As an ever-present reminder, Tri Sigmas make a difference on the lives of others; both sons attended the Denver Convention in 1971 because they too understood how important the event was to their mother. Her older son also went with her to the Kansas City Convention in 1974. They joined in the guest activities, the trips and dinners later in the day and evenings. Angela has always been one to stay busy. After spending 37 years teaching mostly first grade, she pursued a teaching certificate in religion from Duquesne University in Continued on page 11
From the National President
From your Golden Violet Coordinator
Taking time, making lists, thinking back
News about Golden Violets
I spend a lot of time lately making lists. Maybe it’s because I recently gave my two nieces each a book about lists. The books asked readers to think about what’s important to them, as well as qualities they like about themselves. As I browsed through the books, I imagined how my nieces might answer the questions and wondered if their lists would be similar to mine. Lists can be a great planning tool. They can keep you on task in the grocery store. They can inspire fear, as my husband tells me when he reads my dreaded “Honey Do” list. But lists can also help you look back at the past or take stock of your life. I began a list of top 55 favorite songs on my 55th birthday. I thought it would be relatively easy to do, but it took more than two years to complete, partly because every time I thought about a song to add, I remembered some special time in my life and ended up spending time thinking about it. Each event – some good, some bad – helped shape me into the person I am today. It is not always easy, but I think there is great value in better understanding your past. Experience truly is the best teacher, particularly when you piece those experiences together in a cognitive way to give you new insight. Sometimes one list can help create another. As I looked back through the years of my life in music, I found a repeating chorus of Tri Sigma values throughout. I saw how these values reinforced my own and helped form my current beliefs. All of this led me to the list I’m currently working on. In a recent issue of Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine, my favorite author Anna Quindlen shared a list titled “Five Things I Know For Sure.” That got me thinking. What are
Happy Spring to all of you! I thought it would never get here. If your part of the United States was anything like Missouri, I am sure you are glad the winter is over. I was able to get away for a couple of weeks and leave the snow behind. My husband and I took a cruise and then spent another week in Florida. Although Florida wasn’t as warm as usual, it was quite nice especially when I called home and my daughter said there was more snow and schools were once again closed. A funny thing happened on our way back to Missouri. We stopped for gas in southern Georgia, and I saw Sandy Allen, Alpha Lambda, one of my sorority sisters from my St. Louis Alumnae Chapter. We were both surprised to see each other in Georgia at a gas station. You just never know when you’re going to meet another Tri Sigma. With spring approaching, our thoughts are on new growth. I’m personally looking forward to early flowers and my wild violets. Whenever the violets start blooming, I know Founders Day will soon be here. I hope you have the opportunity to celebrate with your alumnae chapter or perhaps with a nearby collegiate chapter. It’s always fun gathering with our Tri Sigma sisters. I think about our Founders and what they would think of our sorority life 116 years later. We still have our great sisterhood and that bond of friendship that has withstood these 116 years. The journey only continues! It is with great sadness to report the passing of one of our own since the publication of the fall Golden Glimpses. Lee Goldstrohm Rapach, Alpha Delta and Chicago North Shore Alumnae Chapter, entered Omega Chapter November 11, 2013. Lee was initiated into the Alpha Delta Chapter of Tri Sigma at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1948 and was a founding member of the Chicago North Shore Alumnae Chapter. She was an active alumna taking on many roles within her alumnae chapter and the National Organization. Lee was Chapter Treasurer and held many National Officer positions, such as National Housing Director and Convention Meeting Planner. She was
the five things that I know for sure? Here’s the list that immediately came to mind: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
My life is truly enriched by my family and friends. Our time on this earth is short; the time to make an impact on this world is now. Dogs have a remarkable ability to erase the most miserable day with a couple wags of their tail. We were put on this earth to serve others. I can’t imagine my life without Tri Sigma and my sisters.
As I made this list, I discovered how significant our Sigma Sigma Sigma values have been throughout my life. I was both overwhelmed and comforted at how much strength, guidance, and friendship the values of wisdom, power, faith, hope and love have given me. In creating both my lists I found that the finished product is not what’s important. Their value lies in the process of creating them. I’m forced to make some hard choices and am challenged to consider options carefully. Thinking about the lists leads me to question my beliefs and actions – part of a vital process to becoming the best person I can be. Can you put down your grocery list and start a new list or two? Thinking about what’s important to you is an exhilarating process that transports you through events and memories in your life and drops you off in the here and now as a more enlightened person. I think you’ll be surprised and excited about what you’ll learn through the journey. I also know for sure that you will be surprised by the influence of Tri Sigma on your lists! If you do decide to give it a go and make a list of your top favorite songs, I’d love a copy. I will share mine in return.
Kaye Schendel, Gamma Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma National President
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currently serving as the North Shore Alumnae Panhellenic Delegate. Sadly, just two days later and only miles apart, Tri Sigma lost another Golden Violet. Rachel Gabel Kyle, Beta Alpha and Chicago North Shore Alumnae Chapter, entered Omega Chapter November 13th. Rachel was initiated into Tri Sigma in 1944 as a charter member of Beta Alpha, Northern Illinois University, and was also a founding member of the Chicago North Shore Alumnae Chapter. As a Tri Sigma, she served over 40 years in a variety of regional and national volunteer positions, including Art Director (1948-1959), National Housing Committee (19621972), Walton House Board Member (1963- 1977), National Walton House Board Chairman (1977-1986), National Alumnae Chairman (1986- 1999), Walton House Decorating Consultant (1986-2001) and Golden Violet Coordinator (19992004). Rachel also served Tri Sigma on Executive Council as National Collegiate Secretary (1959-1962). She received many awards, including Tri Sigma’s highest honor, The Founders Award in 1998. Both Rachel and Lee will be deeply missed by all Tri Sigmas and they remain in our hearts always. Additionally, another Golden Violet, Donna Ricciardi Johnson, Alpha Psi, suffered a stroke last December and has been in a rehabilitation facility. Donna is working hard to recover, and hopes to return to her home by Founders Day. If you would like to contact Donna, her address is: Manor Care and Rehab Center, 1450 Venice Ave., Venice, Florida 34292. May she gain strength and ability through our prayers and thoughts. We would love to hear from you about ideas for feature stories in the next edition of Golden Glimpses. Feel free to send them directly to me, WLBeiter@SWBell.net. Violets to all of you,
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From the Foundation Chairman
From the Director of Volunteer Services
Endings and Beginnings For all of us, wherever we live, spring incites new energy – an awakening of possibilities. For the Foundation, this spring brings some changes: as of June 30th my three-year term as Foundation Chairman comes to an end, and Foundation Executive Director Nancy Craig retires, after 12 years heading the Foundation. Nancy is going on to the next phase of her life: putting her feet up and enjoying gardening, books and friends in central Pennsylvania. I’ll still be involved with the Foundation, but as Vice Chair. We both know we’re replaceable. In fact, elections for my position were recently held by the Foundation Board. The new Foundation Chairman for the next three years is Jennifer Holtsclaw, Delta Pi, who lives in South Carolina and has been actively involved with alumnae and national officer work since her initiation. On June 1, we hope to have in place the new Foundation Executive Director. A search committee chaired by Lisa Koeller, Gamma Alpha, and including SAM! Farrell, Epsilon Theta; Liz Hoffert, Beta Xi; and JeanMarie Komyathy, Gamma Kappa, is reviewing resumes and interviewing. Although we’ll miss Nancy, we’re delighted with the high quality of applicants, all of whom have experience in the Greek foundation field. We’ve also elected three new Foundation Board members for three-year terms that begin on July 1. Joining the Board are Janet Gonzales, Iota Alpha,
Michelle Hektor, Beta Delta, and Brenna Spillane Maguilo, Gamma Xi. Janet is from Salt Lake City and is webmaster for the Dallas Alumnae Chapter. She is a financial representative for Fidelity Investments. Michelle is the president of the Denver Area Alumnae Chapter and also Chapter Advisor for the Eta Pi (Metro State) collegiate chapter in Denver. She works at Arcadis, an engineering/environmental firm, and was responsible for heading the Denver chapters’ joint project with the Foundation to fund a new play area at Children’s Hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Brenna lives in North Carolina and has been active nationally with Tri Sigma. Right now, she’s dedicated to staying home with her two pre-schoolers. As we think about endings and beginnings in our Foundation, April also reminds us of our National Organization’s beginnings. As you think about Founders Day on April 20, we on the Board hope that you will once again support the Foundation with your special contributions. Won’t you consider a gift of $1, $2 or even $5 for every year since your initiation? Our Founders would be proud of the momentum they’ve inspired.
Looking at your estate plans? When you review your financial and estate plans this year, why not consider adding the Foundation to your will as a beneficiary? Our legal name is Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation, 225 N. Muhlenberg St., Woodstock, VA 22664. Your gift through your estate may help save taxes and can be directed to any of the Foundation’s programs (leadership, scholarship, RPM).
Marie Beck, Beta Upsilon Foundation Chairman
For more information, contact Nancy Benedict in the Woodstock office:
Tri Sigma begins exciting assessment project This edition of Golden Glimpses comes with much excitement as Alumnae Services embarks on an assessment project that will overhaul Tri Sigma’s alumnae engagement experience and support programs. Executive Council approved the project proposal during the fall 2013 for Alumnae Services to collaborate with RISE Partnership, a consulting firm specializing in fraternity and sorority community cultures. A team of RISE staff members will lead Sigma Sigma Sigma through a series of inquiries, discussions, and workshops designed to examine all factors related to alumnae engagement. Using this analysis, RISE will guide the organization in constructing a strategy for future improvement. Work has already begun. The project is divided into two components. The first is gathering data through surveys and interviews, and then we will wrap up the year creating a strategic plan specific to alumnae engagement. As a Golden Violet, your insight and perspective is very important to us. A few of you will be selected to take part in the interview portion of the project. If you are interested, please contact me through email, AJensen@TriSigma.org, or by phone, 540-459-4212. Spring will be here before we know it and so soon after, we will be in the heart of the summer. There has never been a better time to nominate a sister to receive her Golden Violet. Peruse this issue of Golden Glimpses to find out more information on how to nominate, as well as a list of those currently eligible. Ever Forward,
nbenedic@trisigma.org or 540.459.4212. Aimee Jensen Boland, Eta Iota Director of Alumnae and Volunteer Services
Katie Scherping, Foundation Board Member, proudly wearing her new Sigma scarf at Founders Day in Denver.
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Jean Carol Allen Morse
Jean Carol Allen Morse was initiated into the Alpha Phi Chapter at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She majored in social science and minored in biology, graduating with a bachelor of science in 1963. She remembers that it snowed in May the year she graduated, leading her to cancel all her job interviews in Michigan and interview with schools in California. Jean and several of her sorority sisters drove to California where she found a teaching position far from her home. Some of her sisters went back to Michigan the next spring, and some stayed in California. Jean stayed because she had met her future husband, Cliff. She taught for two and a half years in California, but managed to make her way back to Michigan where shed taught for two more years. She and Cliff have two children, a son and daughter and four grandchildren. Jean and Cliff eventually moved to Dallas, Texas, where she is a member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter and served as the chapter’s Foundation Chairman since 1988. She also serves as the Alternate Panhellenic Delegate to the Dallas Alumnae Panhellenic Association. She received the Alumna Recognition
Award in 1995 through her alumnae chapter. Jean is an accomplished seamstress. In 1996 she researched period dress from 1905 when the Alpha Delta Chapter at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, was installed. She designed and made period clothing representing that era and dressed a doll for the Centennial. The doll is on display at Walton House. Her advice to Sigma Sisters is to always stay in touch. The years go by very quickly. Activities and Accomplishments: Jean is active with First United Methodist Church in Richardson, Texas, where she has taught Bible school every June since 1986. She is also a member of the Rejoice Circle at the church and loves doing charity work with her Circle.
Lillian Harrington Taggart Lillian Harrington Taggart began her Tri Sigma career in 1959 after being initiated in to the Alpha Chi Chapter at Murray State University, in Murray, Kentucky. She studied elementary education, graduating in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Lillian taught elementary school for 24 years. In 1981 she received a master’s degree from Georgian Court University in New Jersey. Her fondest memories of college life at Murray State include traveling with her chapter sisters during spring break and being involved in musical productions. Her love for music and production carried over into life after college when she took part as a member of the longest kick line in the United States, hosted in Manasquan, New Jersey. Lillian was one of hundreds of women from all over the United States who took part in the historical kick line! Murray State was a significant experience for Lillian not only because of her involvement with Tri Sigma, but also because it is 6
where she met her husband, Edward. Lillian, originally from Louisville, Kentucky, moved with Edward to his home state of New Jersey shortly after getting married. The couple has two children, Karen and Scott, and four grandchildren. Lillian and Edward have retired in Wilmington, North Carolina. She travels frequently to Kentucky, New Jersey, and North Carolina because her relatives are scattered among those states. Lillian is a charter member of the Jersey Shore Alumnae and has been a member for 25 years. She served as Vice President for the chapter and was awarded the Alumna Recognition Award in 2000. Lillian says, “Live your life to the fullest and help others when you see the need.” Activities and Accomplishments: In retirement, Lillian volunteers weekly with the Visiting Nurses’ Association Thrift Store, the Victorian Children’s Program, and the Latimer House Museum. Her hobbies include golfing, crafts, reading, decorating, cooking, and being a part of the Quilting Guild.
Joyce Duell Stranathan Joyce Duell Stranathan began her Tri Sigma journey in February 1963 with the Alpha Gamma Chapter at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She served her chapter as Rush CoChairman, Membership Co-Chairman and Panhellenic Representative. She studied elementary education and graduated with her bachelor of science in 1966. Joyce taught kindergarten for 21 years. Once of Joyce’s most significant memories of Tri Sigma is the thrill of going through formal recruitment and receiving that little envelope containing the invitation to join her first choice sorority - Sigma Sigma Sigma. Another fond memory was participating in a fundraiser where the members went to the fraternity houses and dorms to shine shoes. Little did she know what a great impact this would have on her life. During the fundraiser, men were working on the roof of a dorm, and one threw down his boat shoes for the Tri Sigma members to shine. Although it seemed like an odd thing to polish canvas shoes, Joyce did so dutifully. A year later the owner of the shoes became her husband! She must have done a good job because she and her husband, Leon, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Joyce also recalls a recruitment event at the sorority house when the house had a bit of a “mouse” problem. The prospective new members were going to tour the house, and the women who lived in the basement were waiting for the tour to begin. One of the Tri Sigma members screamed as a mouse dropped down from the ceiling into her hair. Then they tried to be quiet and hoped nothing
else happened when the guests came downstairs. Everything turned out fine, and they ended up with a successful recruitment. What happened to the mouse remains unknown to this day. Joyce and Leon celebrate their family, four grown sons: Brett, Kurt, Grant, and Craig. They have given her ten precious grandchildren with an 11th on the way. Joyce says her family is very important to her and her husband. They enjoy entertaining their grandchildren, attending their activities, and holding sleepovers for them. Joyce belongs to the Wichita, Kansas Alumnae Chapter where she has been Vice President of Membership and Corresponding Secretary. She received the Alumna Recognition Award in 1995. Her hobbies include genealogy, reading, sewing doll clothes, creating bracelets and glass fusion jewelry, painting snowmen, and collecting Depression glass. Recently Joyce provided the materials and supplies for her alumnae chapter to create their own bracelets at their alumnae meetings. Advice she gives to her Sigma sisters –“Tri Sigma is forever. You are missing out if you fail to join an alumnae chapter or group once you are out of college. You will enrich your life by extending your Tri Sigma experience in this way. I love the multi-age friendships that our sisterhood provides.” Activities and Accomplishments: Haysville United Methodist Men (HUMMete) of the Year Award given by the Haysville United Methodist Men; District Service Award given by the Quivira Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and the Most Creative Teacher Award at the USD #261 Art Fair. Activities include leading a weekday Bible study for women at Hays United Methodist Church; working with a weeknight church program for children; helping with Vacation Bible School; and chairing her Circle group. She is an active member of Chapter FD, Philanthropic Educational Organization. Winfield, Kansas.
Judith (Judy) Baldwin Voigt Judith (Judy) Baldwin Voigt became a member of Gamma Theta Chapter in 1962 at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Her most memorable moment in Sigma Sigma Sigma was when she was asked to become a new member. She later became the Treasurer of her chapter and then President. Although the chapter was only active for a short period of time, she and her sisters thoroughly enjoyed their experience. She graduated from Bradley in 1963 with a degree in elementary education. Judy married a fellow student at Bradley, David Voigt, and upon graduation they moved to the Venice, Florida area where she taught second grade for two years. Having lived near Chicago, moving to Florida was a completely new environment for her. Judy and David have two children, Jack and Bonnie, and eight grandchildren. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. After raising her children, Judy went back to work for the Venice Foundation where she was the Director of Development. She worked there for four years. Judy is currently a member of the Sarasota/Manatee Counties Alumnae Chapter and has served as President. She remembers a Tri Sigma inviting her to an alumnae chapter meeting after she moved to Venice. She thought it was very thoughtful for someone to take the time to meet her and invite her to a meeting. Her advice to Sigma sisters would be to get to know as many sisters as possible and look for the volunteer opportunities in your community. Activities and Accomplishments: Judy has been involved with the Pilot Club, the Kiwanis, Junior League, Southwest Florida Retirement Center, and PTA. She has held various offices in many of these organizations. She has been a member of Savior Lutheran Church and Emmanuel Lutheran Church and served as a board member. She is also a member of the Venice-Nokomis Women’s Club. Her hobbies include her family, volunteer work, tennis, reading, and computer work; she is always trying to learn new things. She also enjoys going out with friends. 7
Marion DeLong Lewis Marion DeLong Lewis joined the Alpha Delta Chapter of Tri Sigma at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1943. She graduated from Drexel in 1946 with her bachelor’s degree, studying home economics with a focus in food and nutrition. Because Marion wanted to join the Navy as a dietitian, she graduated early to get the training needed and completed the program from Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1947. Her plans changed after she completed the program, and Marion ended up working at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. She soon met her husband, John, who was attending the University at the time. In 1949 they married and moved to Pelham, New York, a suburb of New York City. Her husband went on to become an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist while Marion worked at the New York Hospital. She worked for two years in research preparing food specifically to address health issues for little people, eight of them. She then took time off to start a family. Marion is the proud mother of three children, two boys and a girl, and grandmother of two. The importance of a good education is stressed in the Lewis family. One son has continued the family tradition and is a doctor in Waterbury, Connecticut. The other son is an attorney in New York City, and her daughter serves as the Executive Director of the International Lyme Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Marion’s recently-married grandson is also an attorney, and her granddaughter is in medical school to become a pediatrician. Marion’s advice to Tri Sigmas is to study hard, work hard and you will do well. Her favorite memory of Alpha Delta Chapter is a Mother’s Day when the chapter held a sisterhood retreat where their mothers were invited to participate. They held a Mother’s Day Tea for all of them. The event took place during World War II, and it was a lovely day to get away and relax. She recalls the campus ratio of men to women was 8 to 1, but quickly changed when the war started because the men left the University to join the Army. Activities and Accomplishments: When her children were younger, Marion volunteered as Den Mother, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) President, and with the Deafness Research Foundation Auxiliary. She was also on the Women’s Committee at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. Marion participated in her community as a Deacon at her local church, and she remains an active participant in the Daughters of the American Revolution. After her children grew older, Marion went to work for her husband as his office manager for 15 years. Now a widow, Marion resides at Pomperaug Woods, a retirement center in Southbury, Connecticut. Her hobbies include playing bridge, reading, arranging flowers and listening to classical music.
Dorothy Jackson Wooton Dorothy Jackson Wooton became a member of Pi Chapter at Emporia State State University, Emporia, Kansas in 1942. She was initiated as a junior and served as Rush Chairman while in the collegiate chapter. Because she wanted to teach, she transferred from Wichita State University to Emporia State because of its highly regarded educational curriculum. Dorothy taught kindergarten for 28 years, retiring in California. She remembers the Pi Chapter house was a big brick house with a veranda all around it. It was a lovely home, but the chapter had to give it up at the beginning of World War II because the University needed the extra housing space for the men who were a part of the campus’ Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), training to serve in the war. While at Emporia State, Dorothy met her husband, Jack. She remembers going on a Tri Sigma hayride and sitting on bales of hay. Jack lost his balance and stumbled into her. She said, “Look, we’ll have none of that!” They married after he came back from the war in 1947 and moved to California where Jack finished his education. Dorothy and Jack were married 62 years before he passed away in 2009. Before his death, the couple enjoyed traveling and being with their family. They have two daughters, Georgiana Cobb and Cinda Moneyhun, who have blessed Dorothy with three grandchildren, Marisa Moneyhun, Lauren and Bryant Cobb. A charter member of the Inland Empire Alumnae Chapter, Dorothy was active with the group before moving from the area. She doesn’t get back too often, but had been attending Founders Day for many years and has been awarded the
Alumna Recognition Award in 2003 for her service to the chapter. A memorable moment in the alumnae chapter was at a meeting when she met Helen Shadwick and realized they were both initiated into the Pi Chapter on the same day. They were delighted to have a connection to their college days. It was a big coincidence ending up in the same alumnae chapter in California, so far from their college campus. According to Dorothy, Tri Sigma is a great group of women. Even though she joined Tri Sigma as an upperclassman and didn’t have a long collegiate experience, she reflects fondly on how well the chapter got along and worked together. She says that Tri Sigmas are friendly and like to talk. They have a certain amount of sophistication and elegance – she has never met one she didn’t like! At 92 years young, Dorothy has moved into the Hillcrest Retirement Home in La Verne, California. There are about 400 people there so she keeps very busy. She says she likes to exercise at least five times a week on the stationery bicycle to keep her legs in shape. Her alumnae sorority sisters say Dorothy is a wonderful, elegant, and delightful Sigma and the Golden Violet describes her perfectly. They have much admiration for this sister and say she is very steadfast in Tri Sigma! 8
Refreshing LemonIce 2 cups sugar 1 cup fresh lemon juice Lemon peel, grated 1 cup ice 2 cups water
Cryptoquote Puzzle
In a sauce pan, bring sugar and 1 ¼ cups water to a boil. Allow to cool slightly and pour lemon juice into mixture. Add grated lemon peel, ice and remaining water. Place in freezer until mixture becomes the consistency of applesauce. Mix with a hand blender, refreeze and beat with a hand blender again. Serve in sherbet glasses.
I was surprised at the number of Tri Sigma who love to work on these types of puzzles. The first Tri Sigma to email the correct answer in the fall 2013 edition of Golden Glimpses was Anne Rutkowski, Epsilon Delta, followed closely by many others. The correct answer to the first puzzle was: To be a Golden Violet is the elite membership in Sigma Sigma Sigma. Here is another puzzle for you to decipher. You have to figure out what letter stands for another letter. For example, if X equals O, then all Xs will be Os. Email me to be the first to correctly solve the puzzle! CRDEISM’T ILX JT LBOLXT L ASMCSNG OLX GR NSBSVMLGS RDM TRMRMJGX’T VJMGPILX.
Makes six servings.
Good luck! Marilyn Beiter, Golden Violet Coordinator wlbeiter@swbell.net 9
Nominate a Golden Violet and find the form under Alumnae Resources, Forms. The Golden Violet honor is given only to those special Tri Sigmas who have proven their vow of lifetime commitment through their friendship and steadfast love of our Sorority for 50 years. Ensure another loyal and steadfast member is cherished the same way you are and nominate an eligible Golden Violet today!
Did you know Golden Violets who are nominated automatically receive their Golden Violet? It’s just that easy! You can access the two page form one of two ways. Either contact National Headquarters by phone, 540-459-4212, or by email, Sigma@TriSigma.org, to ask that a nomination form be sent or emailed to you. Or log into the Member’s only section of the National Website called Sigma Connect
CHAPTER
ALUMNAE CHAPTER NAME
FIRST
MIDDLE / MAIDEN
LAST
GAMMA ALPHA
Houston
Phyllis
Truckenbrodt
Prange
GAMMA BETA
Pamela
Hall
Hathaway
GAMMA DELTA
Christine
Dubuc
Hammer
GAMMA DELTA
Anne
Priestley
Morgan
Carolynn
Berger
Newman
GAMMA DELTA
Annamarie
Long
Pelham
GAMMA DELTA
Ruth
Hitchens
Ritchie
GAMMA ETA
Margaret
Volz
Thompson
GAMMA GAMMA
Patricia
Kovach
McMann
GAMMA LAMBDA
Charlotte
Hurd
Blair
Mary Catherine
Thorson
Whitney
GAMMA DELTA
Toledo Area
FIRST
MIDDLE / MAIDEN
LAST
Marjorie
Sossaman
Sidebottom
GAMMA LAMBDA
Veda
Holt
Lanum
GAMMA MU
Houston
Sybil
Roy
Jaeger
ALPHA LAMBDA
Sandra
Lochbihler
Davis
GAMMA MU
Seattle
Martha
Ferguson
Payne
ALPHA NU
Ann
Smith
Carter
GAMMA THETA
Sharen
Wakeley
Cinotto
ALPHA PSI
GeorgeAnn
Snapp
Miller
GAMMA ZETA
Carol
Mehaffay
Szoke
ALPHA PSI
Jacqueline
Kay
Myers
KAPPA
Lonnie
Huffman
Baughman
Annette
Lightner
Raup
LAMBDA
Karen
Askey
Owens-Pote
ALPHA SIGMA
Cynthia
Miller
Calvert
MU
Janet
Cornwell
Logan
ALPHA UPSILON
Paula
June
McLaughlin
PI
Patricia
Schulz
Foster
ALPHA UPSILON
Joan
Perry
Patterson
PI
Jamie
Keyes
Katzenmeier
Joy
Trover
Borgman
PSI
Cheryl
Stalker
Bailey
BETA DELTA
Betty Lou
Hagerty
Hatfield
RHO
Triangle Area
Bessie
Meetze
Covin
BETA DELTA
Bonita
Fitz
Monk
RHO
Phoenix
Suzanne
Guthrie
Evenstad
BETA DELTA
Carolyn
Ewan
Schneider
RHO
Central Florida
Nancy
Carlson
Gavaghan
BETA DELTA
Marion
Pyle
Stone
RHO
Phoenix
Constance
Fluhr
Geyer
BETA DELTA
Helen
Fisher
Whitmer
RHO
Paula
Hollimon
Hodges
BETA EPSILON
Virginia
Raye
Allen
Nancy
Deister
Sprague
BETA IOTA
Adeline
Kemmet
Wentz
BETA KAPPA
Edith
Lucy
Ferrell
BETA KAPPA
Barbara
Mathewson
Rohrbacher
BETA KAPPA
Nancy
Domb
Simmons
BETA KAPPA
Kay
CHAPTER
ALUMNAE CHAPTER NAME
ALPHA DELTA ALPHA GAMMA
ALPHA RHO
BETA BETA
BETA GAMMA
Denver
Harrisburg
Central Florida
Fort Wayne
Trimble
Wichita
Omega Golden Violets since Fall 2013 Golden Glimpses
New Golden Violets since Fall 2013 Golden Glimpses
Patricia McClaren Babb, Alpha Epsilon Rosemary Stauss Beardsworth, Alpha Iota Rachel Gabel Kyle, Beta Alpha Edna Wasser Moon, Chi Marjorie Leonard Morner, Kappa Lee Goldstrohm Rapach, Alpha Delta Margaret Reed Schwein, Alpha Gamma Julie Sherrill Steitz, Beta Zeta Jessie A. Warden, Mu
Mary Owens Abell, Alpha Chi JoAnn Prysock Biladeau, Beta Xi Mandy Meehan Chocheles, Gamma Eta Patricia Burgess Grubb, Alpha Alpha Vernae Thomas Johnston, Kappa Marion DeLong Lewis, Alpha Delta Michaele Aromi Lux, Gamma Eta Jane Sprinkel New, Kappa
BETA MU
Northwest Arkansas, AR
Carolyn
F.
Walker
BETA MU
Oklahoma City
Michelle
Phipps
Wallace
BETA PI
Joan
Smeltzer
Sachs
BETA PSI
Mary Jane
Cunningham
Walker
BETA TAU
Mary
Ceckowski
Fisher
BETA XI
Diane
Koch
Schuttenhelm
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BETA XI
Sandra
Nahlik
Wynn
Donna
White
Snyder
Pittsburgh and taught religion at her church. She was a member and an officer of the church council and also served as Eucharistic Minister. She ended up with two teaching careers, one in elementary
CHI
Springfield Area
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education and one in religion– all while maintaining an active lifestyle with Tri Sigma and raising her family. What a motivating Tri Sigma!
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GoldenGlimpses Did you know that Tri Sigma is growing throughout the U.S.? New extensions: Fall 2013 - Missouri State University Fall 2013 - Grand Valley State University Fall 2014 - University of Southern Indiana Fall 2014 - Case Western Reserve University Fall 2015 - University of Arkansas- Fort Smith Fall 2015 - Old Dominion University
Tri Sigma now has over 111,000 members in 100+ chapters and 90+ alumnae chapters Tri Sigma Foundation investments are nearly $1.5 million