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JANUARY, 1950 VOL. XXV, NO. 2
This 50th anniversm·y issue of "THI:-' ANCHOR" is dedicat ed to Carrie W. Staehle in recognition of her 25 yeaTS of service to Alpha S igma Tau.
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You and Alpha Sigma Tau................ .. . .............. .. ................................. 3 The First Fifty Years of Alpha Sigma Tau .. .... .. ....... .. ................................... 4 The Na tional Council of A.S.T.. .. .. .. ..... ... .... .... .. ..... ....................................... 7 A.S.T.'s Who Do Things ..... ............ ......... .......... .. ................. ............. ......... ..... II The New Central Office.............. ....... .. ...... ..... .. ................ ........................ 12 Fiftieth Anniversary ...... .............. ...... .. . .... ..... .. ............ .......................... 13 The Ada A. Norton Award.... ......... ... .. ..... ....... ..... . .. .. ........ .... .............. 14 Berni ece Pace, Principal. .... .... ... ........ .... ..... .... ... .. .. ......... .... . .. ........ ...... ......... 17 Convention ........ .. .. .... ............. .. ........ .... .. ........ ..... .... .. .. ................ ..... .. 18 Convention Impressions .... .... .... ...... .......... .. .... .. .......................... 19 Convention Greetings From Former Presidents ............................................ 20 County Queen ......... .. ........ ........ .................. .......... .... ....... ....... .. .......... ..... ....... . 21 Om a tional Editors ................................ .. .. ... .... ...... ..... ................................ 22 Sorority House Mother Speaks ..... ......... ... .. ....... ... ......... ..... .... ........... ........... .. . 26 N.P.C. Personalities .. .. .. ..... .... ... ......... .... ........................................... 27 Collegiate Chapters .... .. ... .... ....... .... ... ..... ....... .. ... ...... ... ... .. .............................. .. .. 28 Alumnae Chapters ....... . ........ ... ......... .. ........ .. .... ........................ ...................... 35 Lost! . Incorrect Addresses...... ....... ....... .. .. ... ........ ......... ...... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... 42 Loyalty Page . .. .. .. .... .. ....... .. .... ..... .. ............ ... ................ .. ..... .. .. ... ..... 46 Directory .... .. .. ..... ........... ...... ... .. ........... .. ...... ......... ... ...... ....... ...... ..... ... .. ... ...... . 47
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AILIPIH!A SI!GM\A ll AU! announcej the
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Lock Haven State Teachers College Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
October twenty-ei9hth,
nneteen hundred /arty-nine
S OMET IME during the last 50 years you were Alpha Sigm a T au! During your
college days you made the sorority; and you felt tha t the sorority wa im por tan t enough to give it much of your time, thought, and money. And, at the same time, you thought that the sorority was giving you much in return- friends, good times, in teresting activities.
Many mem ber initia ted into Alpha Sigma Tau h ave continued their support, long after college days were over. It i these member , p lus the fra ternal spirit of the collegia te cha pters, tha t have made the sorori ty grow in to the splend id organiza tion it is today. This anniversary issue of the ANCHOR is being sent to ever;y in iti ated member of Alpha Sigma T au- to acquaint those of you who h ave never seen the magazine wi th the sorority as i t is today. H ere you will learn of our new place in the Nationa l Panhellenic Conference. You will sec that, because the sorori ty has grown, you a rc privileged to a ttend the Ci ty Panhellen ic meeti ngs. You will enjoy the added p res tige of membership in N.P .C .
Wi th the magazine comes an appeal for your support. Can we count on your loyalty to Alpha Sigma T au ?
IF you are not a life-m em berBE A LIFE MEMBER!
Send $15 to Mrs. L eo J. Gaffn ey, R oute 3, H olly, Michigan. T ake 3 yea rs to
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pay. R ece ive the ANCHOR and Newsletter.
IF yo u are not receiving the A NCHORBE A LIFE MEMBER, OR-
Sqnd your $3.00 na tiona l alu mna dues to M argaret M acdon a ld, 673 Richmond Buffa lo 22, New York ; na tiona l treasurer.
IF you are not receiving the NewsletterBE A LIFE MEMBER OR
Send your $3.00 'na tiona l a lumnae dues to th e nat ional treasurer.
IF you aTe not a m ember of an alumnae chapter-
JOIN OR ESTABLISH AN ALUMNAE CHAPTER IN YO UR TOW N! W rite to E li za beth W ilson, 7603 For ythe Clayton 5, Missouri, for a list of lpha T au's who live near you.
IF . yo u aTe not living near a gro up of Alj;/w Tau's-
BE AN ASSOCIATE MEM BER OF AN AL MNAE CHAPTER! Send $1 a yea r or more for the ex pan ion fund to the treasurer of the a lumnae chapter which is nea rest you.
IF you are a life m ember- · PAY YOUR ENDOWN MENT FUND CONTRI B -
T!ON Send $10 to Mr . M eade M e eill , Athen , We t Virginia. T ake two yea r to pay.
Blanks for your convenience on page 46.
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BY CARRIE w. STAEHLE
T HE first Founders' Day celebration of Alpha Sigma Tau was Nov. 4, 1900.
Sixteen members of Alpha Chapter gathered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to rejoice . tha t the little club, which they had organized the yea r before, had grown so wel l. Mrs. Lyman, Miss Norton, and Miss Pearce were there to celebra te with the girls.
Ten years passed quickly and by Nov. 4, 1910, there were one hundred initiated into Alpha Chapter; but that wasn't the whole sorority- there was Beta Chapter at Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, founded in 1903 and now with seventy-five members ; there was Gamma too a t Mi lwaukee, Wisconsin, a new chapter with ten char ter members.
In the next decade the sorority travelled eastward and the founding of the second ,district was made at Indiana, Pennsyiv~nia when Delta Chapter was installed M ay 26, 1916- then travelli ng sti ll farther east Alpha Sigma T au came · to Phi ladelphia with
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the establishment of Lambda, first G:alled Epsilon, a t T emple Univer ity. These chapters added two more loyal adviser to help with the early pioneering of the sorority- M ary St. Clair K ing of Delta and Araminta M cLane, first at T emple and later at Indiana.
This growth should have meant five active chapters by 1920-enough chapters to permit our nationaliza tion ; but ad things happened:
Authorities at Milwaukee and Mt. Pleasant decided to abolish sororities and so Gamma and Beta became inactive. The World War influenced studen ts at Indiana and T emple to dissolve sororities. By thi time, however, Alpha had 201 initia ted members. Beta had in itia ted 162 ; Gamma 36; Delta 44 ; and Epsilon 22 before they had become inactive. The e 465 members were not discouragedthey had learned " to look up a t the star , to fear nothing except cowardice, to be governed by their admira tions ra ther than b their disgust," and o with Mrs. L man as the leader of Alpha Chapter another decade was begun for Alpha Siama Tau.
ZOE WALDRON KOCH One of the first initiated members
In 1921 a group of girls a t Lock H aven, Pennsylvania, decided to become affili ated with a n a tiona l sorority and in Zeta the sorority gained not only its sixth chapter but its sixth loya l advise r, Mrs. R. S. M acDougall, who was interested in furth ering nationalization as well as in helping Zeta.
1923 was a banner year. In April Iota was installed at Emporia, K ansas, thus adding a third district to the sorority, and in May Theta was es tablished in Detroit. When K appa was installed in June, 1924, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, we had our five chapters for nat iona lizat ion but again fate intervened. Lock Haven was only a twoyear college and A.E.S. requi red that a ll our chapters shou ld be in coll eges tha t grant degrees ; thus Zeta could not be counted. The delay was not for long as Sigma was organized at Buffalo in June, 1925, and with installation we had five ac tive chapters; thus meeting the first requirement of A.E.S. The next requirement wa a national magazine
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which was our ANCHOR published in Jun , 1925; the Alpha Sigma T au was admitted to full membership in the Association of Educa tion Sorori tics.
With Edith M ansell as organizer six mor chapters were added to the roll ; th reorganiza tion of Lambda in 1926 ; Eta at K ent, Ohio, in 1927 ; u a t Greeley, Colorado, in 1928 ; Xi at Gunnison, Colorado, in I 929 ; Pi a t St. Louis, and Omicron a t Athens, West Virginia, in 1930. The insta ll a tion of the latter opened up the fourth distri ct for us. The college a t Lock H aven began granting degrees in 1926 ; ororities were again admitted to Indiana in 1928 so tha t Zeta and D elta were once more act ive chapters. As m mbers sang prai es and renewed fri endships a t the 30th Founders' Day, Nov. 4. 1930, they could look back on ten year of teady growth . There was one irreplaceable loss- the death of Mrs. Lyman which had occurred in June, 1925, only two week after she had insta lled Sigma Chapter. She thus had li ved to know that her dream of na tiona lizat ion would come true.
MRS. E. A. LYMAN
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Eva O'Keefe's and Zoe Waldron's room for leas a nd partie s .
K appa had become inactive in 1929, leaving a chapter roll of eleven active chapters, three inactive chapters, four a lumnae chapters, and a membership of 1,375 in 1930.
The fourth decade saw the same activitv as we witnessed in the other three. Xi and Eta became inactive but we gained Rho a t D urant, Oklahoma, in 1932; Zeta T au a t Farmvi lle, Virginia; U psilon a t Conway, Arkansas, in 1935; Phi a t H ammond, Louisiana; Chi a t Shepherdstown, West Virginia; and the re-instatement of Beta a t Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, in 1940. The four conventions - Denver, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and St . Louis, were successively larger and more enthusias tic. I n this decade we had our central office, district meetings, eight na tional publications, four issues of TI-IE ANCHOR, the alumnae representa tive system, life membership, and five na tional awards. T his, too, was the decade of the depression. It caused us to lose Xi and weakened m any of our other groups. We lost three loyal pioneers - M iss Pearce, Miss M cLane and M iss ortan. Miss Norton's record of 39 years of devotion to Alpha Sigma T au will forever be an insp ira tion to all of us. On Nov. 4, 1940, Alpha Sigma T au had 16 active chapters, 22 alumnae chapters, only four inactive chapters, and a membership of three thousand .
In the fifth decade the fields had merged wherein N .P.C. and A.E.S. sororitie had functioned separa tely for many yea rs, the union of the two sorority as ociations became inevitable. Consequently on Nov. 12,
1947, the six soront1es in A.E.S. were accepted as associa te members of the National Panhellenic Conference a t its biennial meetting in Colorado Springs-provided tha t certain constitutional requirements were met by June 1, 1948. During this fifth decade in spite of seeing a wa r fought and won, nine new chapters were added to Alpha Sigma Tau. Phi in 1940 a t the Southeastern Louisiana College, H ammond, La.; Chi in 1940 at Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W . V a. ; Psi in 1944 at M adison College, H arrisonburg, Va. ; O mega in 1945 a t Minot Sta te Teachers College, Minot, N . D . ; Alpha Alpha in 1945 at Ball Sta te T eachers College, M uncie, Ind. ; Alpha Beta in 1946 a t M arsha ll College, Huntington, W . Va.; Alpha G-amma in 1946 a t H enderson Sta te Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark.; Alpha Delta in 1948 a t Southwestern Missouri Sta te College, Springfield, M o.; Alpha Epsilon in 1948 a t Western Illinois Sta te College, M acomb, Ill. Chi became temporarily inactive in 1948 due to accredita tion regulations of N.P .C.
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NEW OFFICERS
MRs . S. CARL RoBIN ON, Pr National President
MRS. S. CARL ROBINSON
A S the result of the election of Mrs. Robinson, the centra l office of the sorority
with its records and business of 5,000 members and 22 coll eg ia te chap ters will be moved to St. Loui , to be loca ted a t 7603 Forsyth boulevard .
Mrs. Robinson not on ly plays in the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra , but i the ticket manager as we ll. During her four and a half years as na tional vice president of Alpha Sigma T au in charge of ex tension , he organized four new chapters in her district.
Luc iLE H uLL STEEN, Sigma President, East ern District
THE Buffalo members of Alpha Sigma Tau were deligh ted to hea r tha t Lucile Hull Steen had been elected Second Vice President at the Detroit Convention last ummer. They were immensely pleased because they knew that Lucile has always shown a deep love and loyalty to Alpha Sigma Tau, plus a capable and effi cient participation in many activities which have strengthened and devel-
Her election a a member of th a tional Council is the climax of a sorority "car r" which ha. been marked by a series of su cessful positions, both lo a l an d na tional, sin e her initia tion as a charter member of Sigma Chapter in June, 1925. After h er gradu ation from Sta te Teachers Co llege at Buffalo, Lucile entered enthu iast ica lly into the many activities of the Buffa lo Alumnae Chapter serving as an offi cer and comm ittee cha irman on numerous occas ions, as well a b ing one of our most gracious and willing haste ses. In J anuary, 1944, due to th r signa tion of Beverly Bollard, Lucile was appoint d national Sigma Alumnae Representat ive in charge of the Alumnae Directory and ewsLetter. At this time the National Council was search ing for a permanent Nationa l Social Service cha irman who -would establish our na tional philanthropic -proje ts and make them meaningful to a ll of the members. Lucile was appointed in September, 1944, and served with outstanding succe s until Augu t, 1949. During those five years she wa able to expand and interpret our Social Service aim to all chapters by her sincere inter st, clear reports, and skillful presentations of peaker and materia ls at the National Convention of 1946 and 194·9.
oped the sorority. LUCILE HULL STEEN
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MRs. FRED R. GRIFFITH, I ota President, N orthwestem District
THE president of the Third District of Alpha Sigma T au is now Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, of Emporia, Kansas.
Mrs. Griffith attended K ansas State T eacher's College in 1921 and 1922, and was a member of D elta Gamma Rho which la ter became Iota Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. After leaving college Mrs. Griffith taught school for three years. Mrs. Griffith has a lways lived in Emporia.
She has two daughters, Virginia, of W arrensburg, l\!Iissouri, and Ruth, of Washington Sta te College, Washington. Both daughters a re members of Alpha Sigma Tau.
Mrs. Griffith is ac tive in church work and in the Posta l Women's Group. She has been active in sorority work of Iota chapter since it was a loca l organization and is a pas t president of the loca l alumnae group.
Mrs. Griffith was elec ted Na tiona l Life M embership Chairman in 1943 and held tha t office for six yea rs. During that time life membership increased by 1,000 members.
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MRS. FRED R. GRIFFITH
JANET R. CALFEE, Omicron President, Southern District
JANET R. CALFEE
jANET a ttended Beaver High School IH
Bluefield , We t Virginia, where her intere t in mtisic was shown by her membership in the band. J anet a lso plays the piano. After gradua tion from high school, J anet a ttended Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, where she majored in commerce. H ere, too, she became an active member of Omicron Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au, in May, 1942.
For one year after leaving Concord, Janet taught bookkeeping in Beaver High School. She is now employed as Office D eputy to the Sheriff of M ercer County. This could be the reason tha t she is ac tive in civic affair . A better explana tion, however, is tha t her personality and dependability make her an asse t to any group. She is an active member of the Baptist Church in Princeton, W est Virginia. Last year, she served a president of Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, International Sorority.
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Bluefield Alumnae Chapter i proud and pleased to count Janet as a member. Since she joined the chapter in 1944 she has taken an active part in a ll the a~tiviti es of the group. For two yea rs, J anet was Alumnae R epresenta.tive to Omicron Collegia te Chapter, and th1s pas t summer in the Convention a t Detroit, she was el ect~d Fourth National Vice Pres ident.
MRS. HAROLD B. WENZEL
MRS. L. J. MAHER. President Central District
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As Alpha Sigma T au rounds out a half century of existence, th sorority signi fi antly has fifty collegia te and a lumnae hapters; with over four tim s as many active chapters added in the las t twenty- five years with a membership of 5,0 ll. In 1899 Alpha Sigma T au was one chapter. T wenty- five y a rs lat r it was a member of th Associa tion of Education Sororities. Now a t our fi ftie th annivera ry we a re an as ocia te member of the a-
tiona! Panhellenic Conference. Each of these steps has meant a broader fie ld and new cha llenges.
MRs . H AROLD B. WENZEL, Upsilon
President, Southwestern District
MRs. WENZEL has a lways been interested in music, singin& in the chu rch choir, choral clubs, and several times doing solo work for college programs. She was an offi cer of the Childhood Education . Club and Editor of ~psilon Chapter. She represented Alpha S1gma T au on the Inter orori ty Council and sororities on the Student Council.
Elected to Who's Who in American ni-versities . in 1938 as a resul t of her campus leadership, Mrs. Wenzel majored in primary education but her firs t love was chemistry. She taught freshman chemistry and later taught school in Faye tteville, Ark.
MISS DOROTHY STADLER National Secretary
MISS MARGARET MACDONALD National Treasurer
MISS ELIZABETH WILSON, Business Manager of THE ANCHOR and National Alumnae
Chairman
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MRS. PARRY F. SCHIPPERS National Editor
MISS ELINORE DE COU National Chaplain and Historian
C~ne P arlicipalej
tn oflttfe Jhealre LIFE magazine thought the Little Theatre
of Lake Charles, La., good enough to devote three pages to its ac tivities in its June 14, 1948, number. J erre Ruby Cline, St. Louis Alumna, now living in Lake Charles, has been devoting a good part of her spare time to working on sets, reading plays, arranging properties and acting as a sounding boa rd for the effervescent Rosa H art who is the director. J erre also teaches school and manages a home. The Little Theatre is a community projec t and a large percentage of Lake Charles' 34,000 peo ple a rc interested in the productions. A whole new cast is used for each play and five plays are give.n during the season. The Theatre, in the best Connccti- JERRE CLINE. right cut tradition, is a former stable. The partici-pants in this ambitious venture are bankers and butcher, grocers and x-ray technicians. teachers and housewives-the dues paying f'/)/} (/ f /}f C?! membership amounts to 1200. LIFE calls it C-lleni ane yohlkeJ Jhela "one of America's livelier experiments in cul-tural democracy." Bv BARBARA STAKE
ELLENJ ANE GOHLKE, Theta chapter, 195 1, has been elected Michigan District
Chairman of the YWCA in Michigan colleges for the year 1949-1950. This election took place at a sta te-wide conference last M ay at Camp Ohiye a, Michigan. H er new respon ibilitie will include attendan e at regional meetings, such a the Annual Geneva Conference at College Camp, Wi consin, and the R egional Council meeting at Chicago ; the co-chairmanship of at least two tate Conferences, one of which " Member hip M eaningfu l Through Religion" has already most succes fully taken place ; and other tatelevel work, the main purpo e of ' hich is to bring the college YW association clo er together. Active in "Y" work for many ear J anie i 20 years old, a junior a t V\ ayne, and carries the local respon ibility of Di tri t Representative in the Wayne ) \\ i i e president and rush chairman in Theta chapter, i ac tive in Wayne' Junior Board and
ELLENJANE GOHLKE Inter-Faith Council.
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L-R. Miss June McCarthy. in charge of Directory and records. Mrs. S. Carl Robinson. national president, and Miss Elizabeth Wilson, alumnae chairman and business manager of THE ANCHOR-in the new central office of the sorority at 7603 Forsythe. Clayton, Missouri.
MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL COLLEGE Ypsilanti. Michigan
November 9. 1949
Mrs. Wanda Bates. Faculty Sponsor
Dear Mrs. Bates: Michigan State Normal College is deeply appreciative of the $1000 scholarship gilt which
w,as made possible by Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of its founding on November 4. 1899.
The lund will be placed in the hands of our Scholarship Committee which has an outstanding record lor the administration of scholarship funds.
I know that when I report this gilt to the Stale Board of Education, they will also be deeply grateful.
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Yours sincerely, Eugene B. Elliott, President
:Ji/twth _Anniver:Jary
ALPHA CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma Tau on Michigan State Normal College cam
pus celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Founders' Day dinner, Saturday, November 5, 1 :00 at Castle Inn, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Table decoration developed the theme "Hold High the Torch" with place cards bearing the dates 1899-1949. Individual candles of yellow and green gave a lustrous glow to the center pieces of rust and gold mums.
Toastmistress M arjorie Ferguson presented the program, wi th Miss Edith Mansell, former National Vice President, as guest speaker. Local member Diana H atlestad gave a short resume of the Chapter's events during the past two years. To add to thi impressive and historical event, Mrs. L . J. Maher, District President, presented President Elliott with a $1,000 scholarship fund to be used by. the college. The program was concluded by a quartette of local girls singing the Sorority Hymn.
Out of town guests included alumnae from F lint, Detroit, J ackson, Port Huron and Tecumseh. Local members of the sorority
are H arriet Gilmore, Wilma Griffith , Lois Phillips, J oyce Bredernitz, J ean Burnock, Donna Campbell, Lee Nipper, hirley Wetmore, Joan Gormley, Elizabeth Alford, Betty Lord, Peg Meyer, Marjorie Hoffman, Joan Meaker, Fay Mitchell , Gloria Wedge, Diana H atlestad, Marjorie Ferguson, Joan Benedict, Barbara Scott, J anice Da11, Phy1li Stuther , Gretchen Gaffield . Mr . R . B. Bates i faculty advi er.
President Elliott, Mrs. Maher, Miss Mansell, Mrs. R. B. Ba tes, fa culty adviser, Mrs. Elliott, Marjorie Ferguson. Diana Hatlesta d.
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_A~ha .Sfjma J au 6 ~rjl Y/aliona/ Prejidenl BY CARRIE W. STAEHLE
A MONG the members at the first national convention of Alpha Sigma Tau
held in Detroit, October 8, 1925, was Grace Erb Ritchie of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She came as a visitor, an alumna from Alpha Chapter, but she left the convention as the sorority's fir t national president.
She was chosen for this office because she was capable of leadership. The members at the convention realized that it would take a skilled leader to launch Alpha Sigma Tau as a national sorority into the panhellenic world. We needed a leader with poi e to preside at our na tional meetings ; a leader with courage to meet the obstacles that arise in the pa th of any new organization ; a leader with visfon to direct our nat ional policies. Because of Mrs. Ritchie's fine record as an elementary school principal in Grand R apids we knew that she had a ll these qualities, and that her leadership had been proven.
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Mrs. Ritchie had received more from her membership in Alpha Sigma Tau than her pin. She saw far beyond that and was always emphasizing the opportunities that a sorority give for service, finer living and fri end hip. It is ra ther intere ting that at an Associa tion of Education Sororities meeting in D enver, while he was oresident, Mr . Ritchie was asked to peak on "Sorority Friendship"- her favorite subject. Concerning tha t talk Miss orton said, " It revealed her high ideal of friendship and reflected great credit upon her and upon the sorority."
Mrs. Ritchie p l an~ed for and pre ided over our econd national convention in 1927 where she wa re-elected for another term. She had a lso conducted everal council meetings, but by the pring of 1928 realized that she did not have th time to continue .as national president. Be ides her heavy dutie at chool he h ' lped care for her invalid mother
at home.
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OUR SECOND PRESIDENT (1928-1 934 ) MISS LUELLA CHAPMAN
BY CARRIE W . STAEHLE
MISS LUELLA CHAPMAN
T HE first choice of the Na tional Council for pres ident was Miss Luella Chapman
after the resigna tion of Grace Erb Ritchie. Miss Chapman had a ttended the first national convention, and everyone remembered her as being e pccia lly lovely and very much interested in Alpha Sigma T au . Miss Chapman expressed h er willingncs to accept the offi ce of na tiona l president until the next convention which was in Buffalo in August, 1929. There she was elected to serve aga in for two years and likewise re-elected a t the D enver Convention in 193 1.
During the six year that Mi ss Chapman was na tiona l president she was a lso adviser for Sigma Chapter a t Buffa lo State T eachers College. She had to devote her evenings, week-ends, and vaca tions to sorority work because she was a full time instructor at the college. She installed Rho chapter a t Durant and Nu chapter a t Greeley bes ides visiting many other cha pters when she had the opportunity. You may reca ll this paragraph which she wrote in one of her letters: "I am most anxio\1 about our dear Alpha Sigma T au and have pledged myself to do everything that I can do to strengthen it. I find I have plenty of de ire, some ideas, enough
. physical strength and endurance but not suffici ent time to carry out my plans in a manner satisfactory to m yself." Considering the small amount of time which Mis Chapman had to devote to national intere ts she certa inly did much to develop national consciousness, to strengthen our purposes, and to make Alpha Sigma Tau better known amongst the other A.E.S . groups. There was hardly a letter written by her which did not con-
tain one of these phrases- It is your sorority, g irls-L t's b constitutional- Let's b nationa l mind d . Also in aooth r letter sh stated severa l vita l points to r m mber. Among them were these :
"Our respon. ibility docs not nd with our own chapter. Each one of us is a part of a large na tion a l organiza tion to which we a rc obligated . . . . We arc responsible to gradua te members, espec.ia ll v the founders of our chapters, for maintaining the standards and traditions established by them .... Our colleges grant u · a favor by p rmitting us to organize under their protection. Apprecia te the favor. Loyalty to oil ge comes before loya lty to sorority."
OUR THIRD PRESIDENT ( 1934-1 949 ) CARRI E W AS H BU R NE S TAEHLE
N .P.C. R epresentative BY B EVERLY B ALLA RD
WHEN the A wa rds Committee discussed the names of a lumnae to whom th 1949 Ada A. Norton Award should be pre en ted there was unanimous decision tha t Carrie Washburne Staehl e should be selected as the recipient for Alpha Sigma T au's Golden Anniversary Year. Of all our ' ncmber no one has contributed more specific leader h ip and inspira tion than she for the past twenty-five years. The standing ova tion h received at the Formal Banquet during the D etroi t Convention was a symbol of the tribute pa id to Mrs. Staehl this year by members a ll over th e United Sta te .
MRS. CARRIE WASHBURNE STAEHLE
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She was able to bring a feeling of unity to the far-flung collegiate and alumnae groups, and to inspire many members to co-operate in a broader national-mindedness. Among her definite accomplishments were the establishment of the Central Office, appointment of alumnae representatives for every chapter; creation of ten new national chairmanships to direct pecial activities; division of the sorority into districts with a president in charge of the organizing in each district ; publication of much sorority literature such as the Central Office Bulletin, Pledge Manual, Officers Hand book, Courtesy L eaflets, The Newsletter and others; improvement of our financial status; and the beginning of National Social service. She has traveled exten
·e; .: '/1 sively in the past 15 years, having attended · .' •/ :-0 all national conventions, many of the district ' .{~/>j meetings, made five complete inspections of
1 j' the en tire chapter roll , and insta lled eight Vt/1/ new colle~iate chapters besides having di
/; rected other national officers in the installa-
A brief review of her twenty-five years as a National Council member will present startling proof of the extent to which Alpha Sigma Tau's national grow.th has been stimulated and accomplished by her efforts. When Alpha Sigma Tau became na tional in 1925, Mrs. Staehle, then Carrie Washburne, was elected National Treasurer. Although she had• just been graduated from Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti, ¥ich., and was the youngest member on the Council, she w.as well-known in the sorority. She had already erved a year on the committee appointed by Mrs. Elmer Lyman and Miss Ada A. orton, faculty advisers and two of our founders, to make plans for the first national convention in Detroit. She held the office of Treasurer until August, 1934, when, at the fifth national convention in Cleveland, she was elected a tional President.
As National President from 1934 to 1949 Mrs. Staehle was responsible for the present efficient business organization of our sorority.
tion of six or even other chapters. Mrs. Staehle also did much work as our representative to the former As ociation of Education Sororities. She was a member of the Field Committee in AES which directed the "merger" by which the former A.S.E. groups petitioned and received associate membership in NPC.
Mrs. Staehle in her 25-year ervice to Alpha Sigma Tau has met and influenced more members than any other officer or chairman . In all her writ ing and travels he ha always tressed the sorority's ritual and ideals. She feels that the ultimate purpose of sorority membership is to train college girls to become finer women who, later, in homes, in business, and in schools, can influence those with whom they come in contact to be finer and nobler. Because of this belief and emphasis,
. Alpha Sigma Tau's national reputation today is one of strength and integrity. We are respected for our hone ty and high ideals. We can be proud of our status in this re pect among our si ter sorority o-roups.
I!N M\ IE M\O I~ I ! AM\ MISS LUELLA CHAPMAN lor many years our National Alpha Sigma Tau President died
very suddenly the second of October, 1949. She had been very active until the time of her
death. We extend our sincere sympathy to her family .
Berniece Pace, P,.incipal BY MAXINE GRAFLAGE
MISS BERNIECE PACE Principal, Howard 'School
W HEN Bern Pace received the distinction of being appointed a principal, it
brou~~:ht the same idea to the minds· of all of us who know her- " It couldn't happen to a nicer girl." It was a fitting and happy climax to years of generous living- years in which she gave service beyond the call of dutyyears when those who turned to her for help knew they'd get it, whether the seeker was a child in trouble, a fellow worker with a child problem, or a sister Alpha Sig looking for a knitting pattern.
That is perhaps the thing about Bern that makes everybody like and trust her. So when we heard she had made the grade (we knew she had been taking gruelling oral and written exams about the whys and wherefores of child development ) we were delighted- and perho:tps that's also why there were o many fri ends at the tea Elizabeth, Helen and Alice gave to honor her.
Bern Pace was a charter member of the Pi chapter of St. Louis back in 1931, but in those days she wasn't sold on the teaching career yet and turned to a new field after graduation. The new field that captured her fancy was the nursing profession, and it was-
n't until after she had tak n the rigorous trammg and spent years in hosp ital work tha t she again turn d to the teaching profession.
Bern taught in run-of-the-mill school rooms (Baden 3rd grade mostly) and mastered the "attention to d tails" technique. then widened her scope by teaching at a reading clinic where more individual attention to children's problems is possible.
Through all of this we have known Bern as an ever willing worker- and every now and then we have run across another of her talents. We had no idea Bern could draw until one day when the ANCHOR Editor needed sketches- and there they were. (Do you remember the M exican pen and inks? ) Not the' least of her sk ills is the art of dressmaking (not the hou edress stage, but suits and coats!).
Truly she is a sister Alpha Sig to be proud of, and all who spend time with her will feel their lives enriched.
Nancy Crapo, Mt. Pleasant '51. was Beta's representative on the Queens' Court for Homecoming at · Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
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Detroit I Alumnae -Winner of first prize for original
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Miss Lou Babcock speaker at formal
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Joyce Popp, the queen, June Helen
Banks, Jocelyn Loyster
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Convention JmpreJJionJ
BY L E NORE SEIBE L, Psi
"M y general impre sion of the convention was one of complete amazement. M y
only regret was tha t every A~T member could not a ttend one and receive the won
derful inspiration tha t all of us from Psi received. T he speeches and di cussions
gave me a better and fuller view of the over-all p icture of our sorority. The
socia l ac tivities were well planned and organized to afford defi nite pleasure to
all. The whole convention was well organized . The work tha t had gone into its
prepara tion could easily be seen.
"Taking the convention as a whole I consider my trip to Detroit to A~T's fifti eth
anniversary celebra tion the most wonderful experience in my life."
JANE T K ocH , Beckley Alumnae
"All in all , my impression of the ninth a tional convention of Alpha Sigma
is that it was extremely well organized, in tere ting and a lot of fun. I ' m only
sorry tha t ALL Alpha Sigma T aus couldn' t have been there, for there's nothing
like a convention to show what our orority really is!"
MYRL McKE LLAR, Flint Alumnae
"If only more alumnae members could and would go to a a tional Convention
and learn to realize how important and worthwhile Alpha Sigma T au real! 1 ,
our problems of finance and expansion would be solved . Our Founder had the
faith of things hoped for and we who are to carry on mu t have the ' ill to
live more courageously and continue to "Hold High the T orch."
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Convention (}reeling3 /rom
Jormer P,.e3idenl:!
Grand Rapids, Mich. August 7, 1949
. DEAR FRIENDS :
Greetings to all Alpha Sigma T aus. My best wishes are especially with you representatives to the National Convention as you proceed to the business of the convention. May you enjoy and profit by each minute of the sessions so that you may return to your various chapters with many ideas that mean rich fullfilment of collegiate standards and happiness. I should enjoy being with you but other plans interfere. As I read Mrs. Staehle's letter of July 25, my thoughts went back to my introduction to A.S.T. and to those who worked so faithfully to lay' a foundation for a worthwhile sorority.
Hours spent with Miss Pearce, Miss Norton, Mrs. Lyman and Miss Wilson came back to me vividly. Each represented a fine type of womanhood and we can be justly proud of them as our pioneer members. Last week we drove· to Battle Creek to visit Miss Norton's grave, my first visit this year. As we travel through life we must keep on building friendships but we must also hold on to the old ones, for each friendship makes a contribution and it is fitting that we remember those who helped us mold our lives.
Miss Pearce's Scotch-Irish sense of humor often comes back to me, and I chuckle over some remark she made or some story she told. I remember Miss Norton's desire to have things just right. How many times we have held initiations and sorority meetings in her home!
And then the active members of Alpha Chapter at that time! Clio Case Spencer's warm personality ; Ellen H enley's big brown eyes ; the lovely curly locks of Nell Silk and Carrie Nicholas; and any number of others who have given me lovely contacts which I am happy .. to remember.
Mrs. Staehle has been an excellent president and guide. She has made us prosper
· like the rose of Sharon. My personal congratulations and thank to her for the long and fruitful service rendered to Alpha Sigma Tau!
Eaith M ansell a nd M argaret Ash Evans
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have been good helper , I know. And happy Louise Bohlen! How often she and I have conferred about work to be done .
You members of the national council have a big problem in planning these days. As an elementary principal, I observe evidences of the high tension in the world today. High school and college students register even greater stress. umbers alone, make a difference, and then the demands of society in all paths of life are challeng-ing and even frightening. M ay you be wisely guided as you plan to reconcile these demands with the high standard set for us in our ritual and initiation.
In closing, let me say "Thank you" for the privilege of participating in your national program. I joined A.S.T. in 1904. Does it seem possible?
Sincerely and fraternally yours, GRACE ERB RITCHIE
DEAR MRs. STAEHLE :
Maquoketa, Iowa June 20, 1949
Thank you for the invitation to attend the convention. Much as I would enjoy being there I am quite sure that I cannot attend. How well I remember the convention I did attend in Detroit when Alpha Sigma Tau was "rudderless" but courageous; it was making application for national membership. Just how many years ago was that, twenty-four? Much has tran pired since then to make us proud of our .organization and its fine growth.
Equally as well I remember my surprise a t being selected to be the president of Alpha Sigma Tau. Of course I felt honored, and pledged myself to serve to the best of my ability and did for about seven year . With my heavy college schedule it was not ea y. sometimes, in fact it was impossible to do all that I knew should be done, but even o I did see some gro~th. and felt when I gave up that the orgamzat10n was "on its feet." While not active any more, I have kept in touch with its progre s and a I have already said " I am proud of Alpha i!lTlla Tau."
Affectionately yours. LUELLA CHAPMA
MARGARET COADY, A~
BY MAR JORIE LIPPINCOTT
MISS MARGARET COADY of Greenwood township was crowned "Miss
MARY CRAMM, AE
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Christian County" a t th Christian county fair. M arge was chosen from a group of sixteen girls, who represented a ll but one of the county's townships.
Queen Marge is a brunette with dark eyes. She is 20 years old and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Coady who reside near Nokomis.
M arge was a Western student for two years and an active member in the Alpha Sigma T au Sorority. She served as a drum majorette with Western's marching band. In 1944, she won th,e title of "Queen M ajorette" at the local county fair.
The queen wore a gown of white, starched marquisette, fashioned with off-the-shoulder bodice and full skirt. The 1948 queen led the crowning ceremony.
After the judges made the selection, the 1948 queen removed her crown and placed it upon the head of Miss Coady and presented her with a bouquet. Marge also received numerous other gifts.
We were sorry tha t M arge did not return to school this year, but are happy to know that she is enjoying her new job of teaching.
MARY CRAMM is our sparkling candidate for homecoming queen this year.
Mary, a senior English major, is a brunette witl;l merry eyes and a friendly smile.
Minors in music and P .E . also help to keep M ary hopping by demanding an active part in band, chorus, Orpheus Club, P.E. Majors and Minors, and W.A.A. In addition to thee, she also serves as president of Canterbury Club and vice president of Alpha Ep ilon Chapter.
M ary received a diamond this Ia t urnmer and is now planning to take that big step nex t June. We know that she will represent Alpha Si~a Tau in a graciou and lovely manner, and we are proud to have Mary as our candidate for homecoming queen.
BY CARRIE W . STAE HLE
I N 1924 according to the regulation of the Association of Education Sororities, a o
rority had to publish a national magazine before it could apply for membership in the Association. Since at that time Alpha Sigma T au had no na tional officers, there was no editor to call upon. Mrs. Lyman, therefore, looked over her long list of Alpha alumnae and decided to ask Louise Glade Bohlen, an art teacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to be acting editor until we could hold a convention.
That first magazine, named THE ANCHOR, was published in June, 1925. It had sixtyfour pages, our largest issue, and conta ined hi torie~ an_d many pictures of our early chapters. A umque feature of our first magazine was the artistic heading on the top of each page-a sma ll anchor on the left from which a rope extended to the right side and there encircled our pin. That heading, so symbolic, appeared only in the first issue.
Mr . Bohlen, elected national editor a t the first convention, published five more numbers of THE ANCHOR. She always maintained tha t h.er field was art, not journa lism, but after seemg THE ANCHOR, a person always felt tha t she excelled in both fi elds. H er work was most acceptable to the credentials committee of A.E.S. and our required publication was a big step on the road to na tionaliza tion.
Mrs. Bohlen moved to Detroit with her young son Billy, after the death of Mr. Bohlen in 1930. She attended Wayne University and after receiving her degree began t\'!aching art in the Royal Oak High School. H er son, now a young man of twenty-one, has just completed service in the Air Force.
The interest which Mrs. Bohlen had in Alpha Sigma T au as she prepared the early ANCHOR has never les ened, and she has al-
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ways been happy to serve the sorority. She i an active member in Detroit II a lumnae chapter. She designed and made the place cards used at the recent convention banquet. It was especiall y fitting for Mrs. Bohlen to work on the place card because she has not only helped us " hold high the torch" the pas t t enty-five year , but wa one of the members who helped kindle the na tional light. H er loyal ty and orority spirit have been an inspiration to many.
·:.E- * * Very few know tha t after Mrs. Bohlen re
signed in 1928, a Sigma alumna, Josephine Choate, was appointed editor. She had been an interested member during college and had published the fir t na tional ong book. She a ttended a,. na tional council meeting in the fall of 1928 and had plans made for the forthcoming ANCHOR. Soon after this meeting she was married to Mr. Donald Angle whose work called him to leave Buffalo and live in New Jersey. Josephine felt that her address for a few year would be uncertain and she thought it best to re ign.
* * * In the meantime an editor was beina
trai.ned .for u in Theta Chapter a t Wayne U mvers1ty. That M ary Louise Mandrea from Dearbor~ should have crone to Wa ne joined ~lpha S1gma T au, and pecia lized in journalISm was a eri of fortun ate coincidence. for
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the sorority, for when Edith Mansell hea rd that Josephine had resigned, she suggested Mary Loui e as the new editor, and M ary Louise accepted the appointment from the national council.
MRS. JUSTIN DOYLE
After teachin rr for a short time in Detroit Mary Louise returned to college, this time at the University of Michigan, to receive her degree. She spent the summers of 1928 and 1929 in Europe and it was during one of these trips tha t she met Captain Justin Doyle, who was vacationing from his duties a t the Peekskill Military Academy. A romance developed from the meeting, and M ary Louise and Captain Doyle were married in August, 1931. Mary Louise's sorority loyalty didn't waver. She managed to make all the plans for her wedding and a lso attend the sorority convention in Denver, returning home just two days before her wedding.
The Doyles lived at Peekskill , N. Y., where their two daughters, Loyola and Patricia, were born, until the war began and then Captain Doyle, who soon became a Lt. Colonel, assumed active duty in the U. S. army, spending most of his time in Europe. When he returned to the United States after the close of the war, he was immediately assigned to duty in Japan. H e was given permission to take his family with him. Getting ready for a year's trip abroad, and packing up their furniture for storage was not an easy task for Mary Louise because of illness. She has not been well for a long time and in the winter of 1947 underwent a very serious operation. The trip to Japan, however, was accomplished, the family returning together in the summer of 1948. They are now living in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Mary Louise
is busy with the many duti ·s of an army wife and caring for h r equa ll y busy daughters, now 15 and 13.
Now you will wonder how Mary Lou ise ver managed to find time to ed it THE ANCHOR. N ver once in her busy !if did sh neglect it, being business manager as well as editor. Under her guidance our magazin expanded from two to four issu s a y a r. She a lso intitu ted the directo ry, publi shing three com-
plete directories of the sorority's membership , the las t one being in 1947 just b fore she went to J apan. During her twenty years as editor, Mary Loui e never missed a national convention or Council meeting and she contributed to the sorority's growth in many ways besides her work as national editor. The sorority can never repay Mary Loui e for the excellent work she did as national editor ; her reward is the knowledge of work well done.
Speaking personally, I want to say that M ary Louise has a lways been one of my dearest friends . We had fun working together, sharing the same room at conventions, and discussing how to ra ise children. I missed her deeply when she left the Council.
The next chapter i ju t beginning for Lillian Vogt Schipper of St. Loui , Mo., who became editor in the fall of 1947, being a -sisted by Elizabeth Wil on, husines manager. The girls have met many complication -postal regulation , finding a new publisher and soaring prices. The courage that eem to dominate our editors ha been with Lillian and Elizabeth, and THE ANCHOR i again being i sued promptly and efficient! . Perhap the reader of THE NCHOR do not know tha t our publisher are Leland Publ isher , Inc. , who a! o own and edit The Fratemity Month.
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Pictured is the Charleston Alumnae chapter at their Founder's Day Banquet, Nov. 5, 1949. Six from the Huntington Alumnae chapte r w e re guests. They were Clara Closterman, Inez Dent, Eva Miller, Madge Skeen. Betty Gail Richardson and Daisy Gillette . In first row from left to" right: Mrs. George Pride, Miss Clara Clos terman, Mrs. Maurice Miller, Mrs. A. 'P. Wallace, Miss Alice LeFevre, and Mrs. Marian Bailey. In s econd row '!. to r .: Miss Inez Dent. Miss Eva L. Miller, Miss Madge Skeen , Mrs. Je annett e Hamilton, Miss Betty Gail Richardson, Mrs. Guy Pendleton . and Mrs. Daisy Gillette.
S ororillj ..J/ou:Mmolher Speak:S Bv MRs. C. 0. JACKSON , Nu Chapter
F OR twenty-three years I've been a house mother in my college home for girl stu
dents, including fre hmen, undergraduates and graduates.
The first few yea rs I housed non-sorority girls. Then one day I was a ked to consider taking a sorority. I accepted . Soon I sensed a grea t change in our home. H eretofore the students seemed more or less separate individuals. Each doing as she wanted, rarely going out as a group.
Now it seemed as though a frolicsome breeze had slipped in. It was as if some bright hining rays of the early sun had all of a udden illuminated the whole house. Such a burst of enthusia m, a gorcreous array of sparkling colors that lifted the very soul of each and everyone !
S v ral years after her graduation, one of my students r turned for extra ummcr work.
While cha tting one evening, she asked "Do you remember when I wa ii).itiated into my sorority? That was and i the greatest experience I've ever had." She continued, "Little, shy girl that I was, never would I h ave received the thing I longed for most, if my sorority sister had not helped me. Frightened that I was, both in cia s rooms and a t social ga therings, my orority i ter gave me courage-taught me understanding, cooperat ion and helped me through problems. Yes, and found nice boys that I might date. They filled my college days so full of wonderful memorie that I can relive them over and over aga in ."
By a sorority' association I 've experienced a world of joy, in piration and laughter. It is my desire tha t all college would hav enough ororiti that ever girl, if he wishes, may have the pri ilecre of be oming a ororit member.
Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree. KKr; Miss L. Pearle Green, li.A'8; Mrs. Frederick A. Kimmich, A<l>
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Mrs. E. Tiel Smith. tor: Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree, KKr; Mrs. A. C. Purkiss, A<I>
(On Floor) front row. left to right: Alpha Omicron Pi. Miss Katherine Davis; Theta Sigma Upsilon, Miss Betty Breen; Alpha Xi Delta, Mrs. Wilfred G. Moore. (Center Row) Alpha Delta Pi, Mrs. C. 1. Nelson; Pi Beta Phi, Mrs. T. N. Alford; Delta Zeta. Mrs. A. 1. Verplank: Alpha Phi, Mrs. Noel Keys; Delta Sigma Epsilon, Mrs. Wilbur Stout; Alpha Sigma Alpha. Mrs. B. F. Leib; Alpha Chi OmegJQ. Miss Ina G. Bonney. (Back Row) Delta Delta Delta, Mrs. 1. T. McDonald; Gamma Phi Beta, Mrs. 1. 1. Marek; Sigma Kappa, Mrs. 1. S. Baker; Sigma Sigma Sigma. Mrs. E. L. Rose; Zeta Tau Alpha, Mrs. Ross Pressley Strout; Kappa Kappa Gamma. Mrs. R. H. Simons; Chi Omega, Miss Christelle Ferguson; Alpha Sigma Tau, Mrs. P. F. Schippers; Kappa Delta, Mrs. Julia Fuqua Ober.
ALPHA CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma T au began its season late. The . opening event of. a jam-packed season conSISted of a party m Sleepy Hollow on the college campus. After enjoying hot dogs, sandwiches and cider, everyone joined in for a song fest.
Much difficul ty was encountered on the picnic in the form of mud. A wet season has made the Hollow a veritable swamp.
Following the picnic, plans were laid for open house for new rushees. Alpha Chapter held its open house in Charles McKenny H all, October 14. The girls stag~d a style show Miss Rushee of 1899 to M1ss Rushee of ·1g49 appeared with styles being chosen from particular eras, such as the Flapper and bobby-soxer.
Alpha Chapter is now hard at work on plans for a winter dance to be given joi~!ly by Alpha Sigma T au and two other soronties on campus.- HARRIET GILMORE.
Beta j _)jomecomin7J WE have already sta rted this year with a
flourish. Three of our members - Joan Force, J acquelyn Lynch, and Dorothy Wright have been elected to Student Government posts. M ary Jo Woodruff is the Assistant Editor of our campus yearbook, the "Chippewa." And M arge H anniman is on the social comm ittee of one of our girls' dormitorie - Barnard H all.
We Betas were all very proud when our own ancy Crapo was selected to serve on the Queen's Court for H omecoming. And speaking of H omecoming, we are really putting in a lo t of work on our float! We are planning our theme around a big birthday celebration for Alpha Sigma Tau. We want to I t th world know about our Fiftieth Anniversa ry.
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As you probably know, we have the sorority quota ys tem here a t Central. We can have twenty-five members in the fall and thirty-five in the spring. At the moment we have our twenty-five girls so Beta couldn't rush this fall. However, we are making big plans for the spring rushing program when we can take in ten o-irl .-DoROTHY WRIGHT, Beta '51.
OcTOBER 8 was a big day on the campus of Indiana Sta te T eachers Colleo-e. Along with the annual celebra tion of H omecoming was the celebra tion of Indiana's 75th Anniversary. The Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au made a proud showing with a floa t carrying a huge white, three-layered birthday cake decorated with red roses. A threedimensional "75" topped the cake, and a trellis of red roses made a perfect background . Gayly decora ted packages were strewn around the cake and six girls in gowns of red and white, Indiana colors, and green and yellow, T au colors, added a touch of sedateness to the float.
A tea was held for the ~T Alumnae in the M ezzanine of the college auditorium. The girls of Delta Chapter received many compliment on t he table decorations of gold and green . Punch, cookies, nut and candy were served. It was wonderful indeed to have o many of the alumnae back with us again!
Rosalyn Stydahar, a senior member of Delta Chapter, represented the Taus on the igma Tau Gamma float as the "R o e of Sigma Tau Gamma."-Lou rsE FRUM '51
How happ we Z tas ar to r turn to the fold one m r ! Thi imp rtant event t ok
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place in our newly acquired sorority suite on Friday evening, October 28. At Lock Haven for the forma l installation and initiation ceremonies were Mrs. Joseph Steen, our district president, and M iss Margaret MacDonald, national treasurer. These officers were entertained at a luncheon and tea in their honor Saturday afternoon, after spending the morning in personal interviews with all of the officers . We only hope they enjoyed themselves as much as we enjoyed having them on our campus.
Of course, our reinstatement is the big piece of news, bu t we have also been doing a few other things. One of the most important of these was the planning and carrying out of our annual Founder's Day banquet. Our guests this year were our local alumnae girls as well as the alumnae from Williamsport who were so kind to us las t year when we were the girl "without a sorority to call our own."
H ere's hoping that we of Lock H aven may remain national members of Alpha Sigma Tau for years and years to come!-Lors J. GRIMM.
Two retreats highlighted the summer activities of Lambda Chapter. The first was at Parkland on the Neshaminee Creek where is located Molly Pitcher's "Pitcher's Patch ." This proved an ideal spot for the initiation of our newes t member, Peggy Woodland . Most
... Three Lambda girls a t Harvey Cedars this
p ast summer.
of our time was spent in boating, swimming, cooking, eating (of course), and just relaxing after finals.
La ter in the summer we visited the home of another member, Ruth Egerter, in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. It was wonderfu l, to say the least, to get together at the seashore and fish, ba the, and bake in the sun to our hearts' content.
The various activities offered opportunity to formulate plans for our fa ll rush party which will be in the form of a Traveling Cat Progressive Dinner.
Lambda girls a re again in possession of the scholarship cup which is presented to the orority on campus with the highest semester
average. We are proud to see our sorority name on the cup for the fourth time in succession.
Congratulations go to Peggy Miller, Lambda President, who was awarded the Sigma Pi cup for the hardest working and bestliked Greek on campus. We are reminded again to keep high the standards for which Alpha Sigma Tau stands.-ESTHER MICHENER, '50
Omicron 1 Oueen
WE first gave a tea in honor of our new dean of women. Next we held a dinner for K appa Sigma K appa, our brother . Our chap ter has another new member, J ean Bailey, one of last year's pledges.
H azel icely and Georgia White, who did not attend school last term, are with us this fall.
Mary Garnett and Betty Bates had leading par ts in Concord's production of "The Male An imal." Louise Jonik has been appointed as A ociate Feature Editor on the "Concordian" school paper.
At pre cnt we are busy with plan for a rummage ale, a costume party, and our ru h parti s.
For Homecoming we are u ing "Be a 49'er" a ou r theme. Thi s feature a gold miner and covered wagon.
The biggest new from Omicron in ovember is the election of Mary Lou Barbery as Varsity Queen. Mary Lou is a junior at Concord and is also a member of Cardinal K ey, Concord' highe t honor organization for women, Concord Player and the Worn-
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en's Athletic Association. She took the part of Clesta in "The Male Animal" during the recent production on our campus.
We also thought you might enjoy hearing of our faculty adviser, Miss M ae R . Hunter. Miss Hunter (Auntie Mae to us) is approximately four feet and eleven inches tall, has merry blue eyes and a lovely smile. She guides us with a firm hand and words can't express our apprecia tion. H er home is always open to us and Dinky, her cocker, has practically become our unofficial mascot. In our case, Auntie M ae is "l e;;~s t, but not las t! "
Founders' Day was a triumph this year. Three of our a lumnae chapters-Beckl ey, Bluefield, and War-attended an informal party and banquet on Nov. 5. At the dinner, the Bluefield Chapter presented a scholastic award to Eleanor Palmer, Bluefi eld.LoursE JoNrKs.
SINCE returning from the convention, greatly inspired, H arris H alls have been buzzing with the activities of the Pi girls.
First on the agenda was tha t wonderful , but sleepless pajama party. On the serious side, final plans for the rush party were made and finishing touche were put on our
.cute merry-go-round invita tions. It's no wonder we a te so much that night, but with a wonderful red-headed cook (H arriet Russell ) who could resist- Oh, well , we needed some new clothes for school anyway !
As proof tha t our rush parties were a wonderful success, we have our two darling p ledges: Pa t Seib and Nilda Crespo. Both are outstanding and an asset to Alpha Sigma T au. We are most fortun ate to have Nilda who i a Puerto Rican student here on scholarship.
Pi Chapter is especially proud to take this opportunity to congra tula te the Na tional President of Alpha Sigma T au, Dorothy Robinson, an Alum of H arris.
When the Alphas appear on the volley ball court sporting their new sorori ty insignia T -shirts, they could really give the glamol.ir girls of Hollywood some stiff competition- and what's more, they can play volley ball , too, a proven by our recent victory!
THE Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau pinned colors on eight girls Wednesday afternoon, October 12, at an informal coke party.
The rush for the first seme ter of the 1949-1950 school year began O ctober 10 with an informal party at the American Legion Hut. The theme for tpe party wa the Gold Rush of '49, and corresponding decoration of gold nuggets and gold leaves were used. The floor show consisted of a skit unfolding the adventures of "Clementine and Sorrowful Bess," a pantomime about "Wild Bess, Queen of the Prairie," a humorous radio script explaining the history of Alpha Sigma T au girls, followed by square dancing and group singing of sorority songs which concluded the evening.
Also, as a part of ru h and in celebra tion of our fiftieth anniversary, a breakfast was held in the home of Mr . Sam Sullivan on the morning of October 11.
The Rho Chap ter wa very fortunate in having Mrs. S. C. R obinson, National Pre ident, and Mrs. H . B. Wenzel, District President, as our guests during the rush season.
Girls who accepted Alpha Sigma Tau colors a re Yvonne Clinton, Sophomore, from Broken Bow, Oklahoma; M erle H atcher, Junior, from T emple, Oklahoma ; La Verne H aley, Junior, from Durant, Oklahoma; Betty Sue J ohnson, Sophomore, from Broken Bow, Oklahoma ; Clara Redman, Junior, from Eufaul a, Oklahoma; Robbie McCoy, Sophomore, from Hugo, Oklahoma; L' Wanda Stowers, Junior, from M adill, Oklahoma; and Joanna Stallings, Sophomore, from Bee, Oklahoma.
The chapter here a t Durant i looking forward to a very successful and happy year ; a year chuck full of educational and recreational activities for its members and pledges.
SEVERAL of our Zeta Tau were out tanding in school acti ities this past ear. J ane Fox, our president, was tapp d for mem-
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Rho Chapter in itiation, May 7, 1949, Southea stern Sta le College, Durant, Okla.
bership in Alpha Kappa Gamma, honorary leadership society. Jane i a lso vice president of the Stt:~dent Government Association and represented our college on the court of the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester this spring. Another senior, J ean Watts, is vice president of the House Council and president of the Coll ege Choir. June Banks and Dolores Duncan were tapped by Alpha K appa Gamma in the spring. June is the new president of the Zeta T au chapter. Dolores is president of the YWCA.
The theme of our college M ay Day was "The R iver Legend." Three of our Zeta T aus - Jane Fox, Marjorie Boswick, and June Banks - were representatives on the May Court. They all looked their prettiest in oldfashioned gowns of pastel blue. As usual, we were caught in the midst of a downpour, but all survived! M any other Zeta T aus took active parts in our May Day exercises.
Fun was had by "everyone at our spring cabin party. Miss Bedford, our advisor, joined us in our picnic supper and a game of baseball. Anna H eadlee, an alumna i ter and a member of the faculty, chaperoned us
that night. Our senior members were later presented with silver anklets bearing the letters A~T.-DOLORES DuNCAN, '50
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IT wa inspiring to return to M adi on and find awaiting u a new College president, Mr. G. Tyler Miller ; a new kitchen in our house, o wonderfully eq uipped ; and a new hou emother whom already we have dubbed "Honey C hile" for her contributions in personality, fun, and counseling.
Our kitchen has become the mecca for all late stragglers, coffee fiend and snacker . But Sunday nights are looked forward to, for then we feast. We initia ted it with a spaghetti dinner September 24.
One lucky Psi, J oyce Lumsden, a torrid redhead, has been reque ted to po e a a model for an advanced Art Cia s.
The five girls a ttending the a tional Convention in Detroit in Augu t were Pat Dougherty, Shirley Shorter, Lenore iebel. M attie J ett, and Dolly Elliot, grad uate of '4-9.
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They brought back to us many new suggestions and tales of unequalled good times. Lenore Siebel, our president, led a very beneficial discussion on the merits of the convention.
On campus for the year is Lotte Zolle, a German student. The Alpha Taus are glad to have been one contributing group making her American year possible.
The most important occasion we've had was our "Gay Nineties" Ru h party on October 18, employing such novelties as the Strawberry Blonde, Casey, our Gilded Cage, singing waiters, and our president as the belle of that era, bedecked with red satin and plumes!! All this brought about eight new pledges, of whom we are very proud. They are Emily Scott, Alice Speight, Mary Curtis, Betty Jo Thompson, Frances Mosley, Mildred Allman, Edith Lumsden, and Barbara J ames. We entertained our pledges with an informal supper after ribbon pledging on October 22 - it was fun getting better acquainted in such an informal atmosphere.
Sarah Strader represented the "Schoolma'am," Madison Annual Publication, at the 25th annual As ociated Press Collegiate Convention held at the Statler Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, October 13 -15.-SHIRLEY QurNN, '50
O uR graduation breakfast topped off the year with a farewell gesture to the graduates and of course, to Mac., who is leaving to finish her laboratory technician course at the ho pita!. Betty Carlson, Ardi Chri tensen, Janet K elly, J eanner Erickson, Ela ine Svingen, J ean Toyama and Shirley Niset were presented with Anchor necklaces. Yellow ro es were given to those leaving after completing the two-year cour e. We ha ted to see them leave our ranks, but they all said they'd see us a t Homecoming.
M ay we take our hat off to our active Alumnae chapter here in Minot. They awarded the Eleanor Bry on Award to Ardi Christensen this year. Ardis ha been a fine orori ty girl.
DOROTHY SVEEN
Were we thrilled! At our H onor Day Assembly, our orority wa presented with the scholarship cup. ow if we can keep it two more year , it' ll be our .
Dorothy Sveen is the one to see the sorority through 1949-1950. Betty Carlson won the
a tional Scholar hip Ring. Miss R eishus, our adviser, was given a guard pin for her sorority pin.
Jean Toyama climaxed her year by pres~nting her senior piano recital. We gave her a beautiful bouquet of ro es at intermission. J ean has helped out many times with her piano solos and accompaniments.
"Brr! Ahchoo!! Oh, it' get ting cold up here. Why do they have to make the e hills so steep?" The e a re a few of the remarks that we Alpha Taus made as we made the initials AST a permanent part of the campus. Yes, we have AST in rock overlooking the campus from its place on the north hill. That's a good job for -our future pledgeskeeping the sign looking radiantly white and distinctive.
Beverly Hunter is social service minded. She' our Social Service chairman and he's really "on the ball." hipped out of 1inot was a box of children' book for our Pine Mountain Settlement chool.
One of the Alpha T au , Claire veen wa our Homecoming andida te for qu en. h e did reign a one of the queen' ourt. he's the Omega hoic no' and forever.
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Do we realize how much Alpha Sigma Tau means to us? To us it is priceles as we celebrate this fiftieth year of "being warm and true."
Fiftieth celebrations don't come often, so we want to make sure we won't forget it. The Alumnae chapters are asking us to be with them as their part of the Fiftieth Anniversary. We a ll hope to see Alpha Sigma Tau grow bigger and better.- R uTH E. GEHRING, '49 . .
OF course Homecoming, the big event of the year, has come and gone as all Homecomings seem to do. Our Homecoming was October 8 this year, and the gods favored us with a beautiful Indian summer day. Naturally the parade did not start promptly, but every float looked its best. We used the theme "Ball Sta te Cleans Up" and featured a ba thtub and seven lovely ladies in ba thing suits.
Left to right facing camera: Ja ne Patrick. Clee Smith, \Judy Cunningham (in tub), Nancy Stiffler, and Gerry Mongeon. Two others n ot comple tely visible are Lorne ll Fleener (le ft) and Barbara Cline (right ).
But Homecoming means more than a parade of beautiful floats . It means seeing old friends again and talking over old times. To welcome our returning sorority alumnae, the Alpha Alpha active and alumnae groups gave a buffet supper. We like this informal
way of getting together and appr ciate the willing help of our a lums in making these reunions possible.
Sunday morning, May 8, we observed our annual Mother's Day Brea kfas t at the Roberts Hotel here in Muncie. The breakfast was very efficiently planned by M ary Nicholson and a large group a ttend d . Everyone enjoyed meeting each other again.
Saturday, M ay 14, the collegiate and alumnae groups gathered at the lovely home of Mrs. M adonna Gilbert for the Chapter Founders' Day T ea.
We have just pledged $100 to the fund for the new Student Center Building. The construction of this building is to begin this year.
R amona Bart lett, our newly elected president, has also been elected president of the Intersorority Council. This is the second year in succession tha t Alpha Sigma T au has been in the official chair of the CounciLVIRGINIA BoND, '51.
MRs. HAROLD B. WENZEL, di trict pre ident from Tulsa, Okla., arrived Thursday, October 20, to inspect the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au Sorority. During the two days of her vi it, a model business mee ting and sessions with the chapter officers were held, in addition to inspection of the sorority's equipment and fi les.
Mrs. Wenzel was enterta ined with a luncheon, a dinner, and a tea, at which she was the honored rrue t. Those a ttending the tea were the dean of women of H enderson Sta te T eachers College, pre ident and sponsors of all the sororities on the campus, and sponsors and members of Alpha T au .
SATURDAY, O ctober 29 being the homecoming a t Southwest Mi ouri tate College, we members of Alpha Sigma Tau spent a busy week-end. Although our float didn t
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win the first prize, it drew many favorable comments from the students and returning a lums. Saturday noon, we held a luncheon for the collegiate members and alumnae. At the luncheon, everyone received a large mum in the sorority colors to wear to the game in the afternoon and to the big dance at night.
Our rush season this year litera ll y tarted off with a bang. We held our traditional sa loon party in the Ozark room of the Colonial Hotel. Decorations included guns hanging from the walls under signs of "Check your gun here," and "No hootin' here." Our econd rush party was a progressive dinner with the theme of " Alpha Sigma Tau vVorld Cruise." On our cruise, we visited Hawaii, Ireland, and J ava. Over the coffee, Jonette Shaffer sang "Only a Rose," and the Fratern ity H ymn.
On October 12, we held our pledging banquet at the Moran Hotel. Before the meal, the pledges were presented with silk carve as pledging gifts.- RosE A N CRooKs
FoRMAL rushing begins the first week in ovember. Our first party after the Pan
H ellenic T ea is centered around a night club, our "Club Tauette," featuring a floor show, bar, and lots of fun. Our "Com Tollins" i strictly 7up. Our preferential party is to be held in connection with our Founders' Day Celebra tion.
Some of our other ac tivities this fall have included a tea a t our house, given in honor of our patronesses, a wiener roast for actives and gue ts, several "coke" parties at the house, and participation in tha t big event of the year- H omecoming. The college i celebra ting its 50th ann iversa ry thi year.
Loi H arn, ophomore from Lewiston, wa welcomed as a new pledge, and D elores Downey, Bunny I-Iaberton, and Lila Ringhouse were initia ted in an impressive ceremony held in the Socia l Room of the Training SchooL- MARJ ORI E LI PPINCOTT, '50
The Theta C?apter had ~ show case display commemorating AST's 50th anniversary. The members obtamed the mam floor show case for one week. Letters asking the other chapters for school pennants were sent and many chapters responded.
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Two of our more ambitious members furthered their education during the summer. M ary Agnes Epperly worked on her ~.A. ~t West Virginia Un iversity. Ida PitottJ receiVed her M.A. in Biology a t Peabody.
The September meeting was held at the home of J anet Koch. She gave a graphic report of the convention and displayed materials collected there.
In October we met with Lillian Baumgartner and M argaret M assis in O ak Hill. We had fun look ing a t old Beckley Alumnae scrapbook . One common thought-"That couldn't be m e!"
With best wishes to a ll chapters for a successful and happy yea r!_:_ THEDA RADFORD .
THE Bluefi eld Alumnae are very proud to have as one of our active members, J anet Calfee, who wa elected to the office of Vice President of the Fourth District, a t the N ational Convention, in August. J anet is the Office Deputy for the Sheriff of M ercer County in Bluefield, West Virginia.
The girl of the Bluefi eld are pleased to have the Alumnae Representative from the Fourth District in our group. Imogene Miller, from Bluefi eld, West Virginia, was elected to this office · a t the Convention in Detroit, Michigan, thi summer. Imogene is a teacher in Fa irview Junior High School in Bluefi eld.
We have been working very closely and happily with the Omicron Collegia te Chapter a t Athens, West Virginia . Alumnae, and Collegiates a like, enjoyed sharing in the Founders' D ay activitie which were held on
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the campus, in Athens, on ovcmber 5, 1949. At the banquet, which was the highlight of the day, our Alumnae presented a birthday cake to the actives.
It is the custom of the Blucfi ld lumnae t~ present, at the Founder>' Day banquet, a g1ft to the member of the Omicron Collegiate Chapter, who has maintained the highe t scholas tic average for the past year. This year, H azel Tuggle Mingo (Mrs. Wirt) presented the gift of an Omicron guard to Eleanor Palmer (Omicron '50 ) . This is the second year that Eleanor has received the award.
The special feature, for the ovember meeting was a book review given by Mrs. C. W. J ackson, a member of the faculty of Bluefi eld Coll ege, Bluefield , We t Virginia. She presented "The Big Fi herman," by Lloyd C. Douglas, in a very inspirational and enterta ining way.- ANN EATON, Bluefield Alumnae ( Omicron '45)
As usual Buffalo Alumnae started off thi fa ll with a bang. The September supper meeting at Edith Otto R amaley' home wa at tended by more than thirty members. Of cour e, the Convention wa the main topic of conversa tion. Conversa tion was fa t and r urious, with all those who attended trying to give their impression of it and tho e who didn't eager to hear everythino- about it.
The October mee ting wa a paghetti upper at Adeline T. Eas terling' home. Fol lowing the busi nes meetino- we had a dcmonstr~ tion of china and p~ttery. Many of the members bouo-ht lovely figurine , cup and aucers, and noveltie . Thi demon tration was one way we ea rned monev for our treasury. '
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MARION THOMAS HOLDSWORTH Presid e nt Buffalo Alumnae
October 15 was our annual dessert bridge held at the Hotel Sheraton. Lucille Mattern Peterson was chairman of the bridge which was a great success. A fashion show added a special touch to the lovely affair. The models in the show were ten of our own girls.
Buffalo celebrated our golden anniversary with an impressive dinner and ceremony at the Hotel Sherato·n on November 5. Careful planning on the part of J eannette Cady Adams, the chairman, made it an outstanding Founders' Day dinner for Buffalo. Yellow roses centered the speakers table, and at each place was a small aluminum candleholder with a yellow candle. The printed programs had gold covers. Our guest of honor was Mrs. J ean T eall former council member of the Buffalo Panhellenic Council who spoke on "Hold High the Torch." Lillian Z. Mayer played several violin selections, accompanied by Evelyn Grampp. The collegiate girls sang sorority songs.-CATHERINE E. CROCUS TON.
IN May we held a covered di h luncheon at J an Bailey's home. Our new officers were
installed. We are lucky enough to have Peggy Wallace as our president ':gain ~his yea:. Other officers include Jean Bailey, VICe president ; Inez Miller, corresponding secretary; Elizabeth Pendleton recording secretary; Alice LeFevre, treas~rer; Jeanette Hamilton, historian; Ruth Pride, editor; Elizabeth Rouse, Chaplain; and Polly Barton, custodian.
Vacation time found Jeanette Hamilton studying at Columbia. Jean Bailey accompanied her husband to New York where he attended the Lion's International Convention.
Friends ~ere delighted to see Je~n Yo~k Haley back home in August. Jean w1ll aga1~1 be in Nashville this winter. Her husband IS a student at Vanderbilt University.
In September we met at the home of Ruth Pride with another covered dish luncheon. Fern 'Phipps, our guest speaker, brough~ us glowing accounts of the recent conventiOn. We all wished that we could have been there!
In O ctober at a dessert meeting at the home of Jeanette H amilton, our group made big plans for our Founde:s' Day banqu~t. This was held on the evenmg of Nov. 5, m the Nancy Allen Tea Room, at St. Alban .
At our next business meeting, we got right down to work on assembling our year books. Many hands made the work light-and you should see our creation ! The bright yellow plastic backs, tied with the brilliant green cord really are attractive. Rumor has it that Peggy Wallace's husband had a very definite hand in the typing of the books. Many thanks, R ev. Wallace!- RuTH PRIDE
THE first meeting of the year was held at Dorothy Strunk's. We had a very busy time discussing the convention and plans for the new year. The Founders' Day Birthday Party Luncheon will be held Saturday, ov. 5 at the Hickory Grill. Be ides the traditional Candle-lighting ervice we are plannino- to have a birthday cake to celebrate .. T.'s 50th birthday.
The group is selling Xmas card thi fall as a money making project. At our meetings the ho te u uall raffle off some u eful article and thi a! o add to the trea ur •.
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Oapta in Jane Buck sailed for J apan in June, she will be gone two years. We are ~ondering if there arc any other A.S.T. still m the Army? J ane has been in the Army seven years.
As usual the Cleveland girls spent the s~mmer v~cati?ning. Everyone went in a different directiOn this summer.
The Cleveland Panhellenic group is already making plans for its annual dance ~h!ch is held t?e Saturday after Thanks~ g1vmg at the Umversity Club. This is the one big money making project of the year. The proceed ~ from this dance are used to help the Society for R etarded Children.- H ELEN L. WIC K.
MARY . FLINT is one of our very special! teachers m the school for handicapped children and because of a busy schedule in M arch, she chose to entertain our group at a luncheo~ for our M arch meeting.
In Apnl Dorothy Atschel, who works in an office, rushed home at noon to serve a lovely luncheon at her apartment for twelve of our members.
On May 7 ten girls attended the Annual Spring Panhellenic Luncheon . We all especially enjoyed the review of the play "AI!egro." M~y 21 .was the date of our annual spring
meetmg w1th the Greeley Alumnae. Six from Denver m ade the trip. Everyone enjoyed seeing old friends and the Greeley members did a beautiful initiation for six new members from Nu Chapter. We all came home feeling the trip was worthwhile and that the ties with Greeley Alumnae and Nu Chapter were strengthened .
The Scholarship luncheon given by the Panhellenic will be held on Friday, ovember 12 at the Shirley Savoy Hotel with a fashion show highlighting this event.
We were sorry to hea r of the illness of R alph Parsons, Edna's husband . H e has been in a very serious condition a ll summer. However, he is showing marked improvement now.
Many of our sisters will be interested in hearing that M arianne Lamberty has been a Service Club Director in Germany for the
Denver-Greeley Alumnae at Greeley's Initiation luncheon.
pas t year and a half. She i planning to return home in March 1950. She has had some wonderfu l trips through Florence Rome and Paris. ' '
I was fortun a te to be cho en as one of the delegates to the Panhellenic. It ha been an inspiration to see how nice the girl have been in accepting the newer groups to the Council. M argaret Cudmore and I worked very hard to get a representative group to attend the Spring Luncheon which wa held a t the Cosmopolitan Hotel on May 7. e were so proud of the twenty girl pre ent and they looked so pretty in their spring finery. It was really an event with 450 orority girls a ttendi~g. ~ouise ~ullins, an out tanding dramatic artist, reviewed Allegro to mu ic. M any of us fe lt tha t it wa one of the roo t magnificent performances that we had ever hea rd .
We are o proud tha t the active chapter is doing so well on the campu at Greeley. yYe hope to ee it grow and grow. AI o it IS fine to have the act ive alumnae group in Greeley a they certainly help to hold the group togethrr.- PAULTNE WrLL
~etroit I and the Convention
O u R Golden Anniver ary Ball at the Dearborn Inn on a pleasant June night clo ed our active 1948-1 949 season.
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Convention time was lucky time for Theta Alumnae Detroit I's. Rosemarie Schmidt won the Limerick prize; Rosemary Wall ace (music) and Genevieve Repeta (words ) won an award for the original song; the singing contes t was won ; the Scrapbook labeled among the best ; and the Efficiency Award accepted for the second time. In addition, Helen Traskos and Genevieve Repeta were awarded loving cups as a token of appreciation from Alpha Sigma T au for their chairmenship of the Detroit Convention.
Followingothe Convention there was a turn out of some sixty member for the September meeting held a t the home of Rosemarie and Lillian Schmidt. After the transaction of the regular business, two members were initiated for the Theta Chapter at ' "layne University.
A Scavenger Hunt featured the October meeting a t the home of Rosemary Wallace. Following a shifting about of officers a t this meeting, the new slate is a follows : J anice Reagan, president: Edna vVynton. vice president ; Rosemary Wallace, recording secretary ; M artha Skar, treasurer ; Vickie Brykalski, corre ponding secretary ; Vinelle Rice. chaplain; Ruth Derrick, scrapbook,; and Vicki Gembis, editor.- VrcKr BETH GEMBIS
NoTHING could have been more appropriate for a beautiful Saturday afternoon than an outdoor wiener roas t. And that's exactly what Betty Lou Mirzoian planned for us a t her house following our October busine s meeting. Betty Lou, June Nye, Rose Langlands, Lou Bohlen, and Betty Starbuck reported on future plans re ulting from the convention. We are all greatly in pired to put Detroit II "on the map"-some good time are definitely in the offing for '49-'50.
Our president, June Nve, attended the Detroit Panhellenic tea on O ctober 28 honoring Mrs. George Snyder (Alpha Omicron Pi ), president of the Detroit associa tion.
M any of us plan to share the 50 th Founders' Day celebration with the Alpha Chapter at Yp il anti on ovember 5. We anticipate see ing Mrs. Maher an d the presentat ion of the scholar hip to Michiga n Sta te Normal
ollege.-BIWERLY J. MALLORY, '46
THE year opened with a luncheon dessert a t the home of H azel Schultz when M yrl McK ell ar, delegate, reported on the National Convention in Detroit, announcing tha t the Flint crap book, compiled by Pauline Dempsey, placed second.
Others a ttending the Convention were Shirley Green, Flint Alumnae president ; Gretchen Ga ffn ey, Beta reprc enta tive; Florence Doyle; Louise Leroy ; H aze l Schultz; Pau line Dempsey and Lucille MaWhinney. .Jeanette H a rding came from Oshawa, Onta rio, to accompa ny them.
Northern Michigan proved a popular vacation grounds for Flint member and their fam ilies, for it was the retrea t for Eloise H owes, Luella Clapp, and Shirley Green. Loui e Leroy and her husband a ttended the clru<Ygists' convention a t the Grand Hotel, Mackinac I sland .
H azel Schultz visited in New York state twice, once for her ni ece's graduation and la ter for her niece's wedding. Pauline Wood and Crys tal H ea rn toured Quebec and the
ew England sta te . Early in the summer, Lucille M aWhinney
and her hu band drove to West Virginia and , in August, to Quebec and the ew England States. En route, they topped in 0 hawa, Ontario, to visit J eanette H arding and her husband.
The October meeting was held a t Pauline Wood's. A new member a ttending in September was Shirley Palmer, Alpha.-LucrLLE MAWHINNEY.
THE Greeley Alumnae Club ha closed a mo t enjoyable year under the excellent leadership of Mr . Lucille Ander on. Our chi f source of pleasure ha been to ee u Chapter grow from eight member in Sep tember to thirty-two in April.
We have a l o enjo •ed folio\ in rr th a-tiona! proo-ram outline and have" be n inspired b ' the splendid ontribution made by those wh presented th pro""ram ..
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We w ~e. happy to have Ruth King Clark (Mrs. Wilham ), of Monte Vista Colorado visit our group on April 16, a~d to l ea r~ that she has a new daughter Pa tricia Ann born on F ebruary 13, 1949. ' '
One of the highlights of the year was our meeting of 1\lt:ay 2l , when six members of th D enver Alumnae Chapter and four graduating ac tives from Nu Chapter joined us for a luncheon meeting at the home of Mrs. Norval Hinds, a patroness.
Lucille Ander on cond ucted installa tion services fo r the foll owing new officers of the Greeley Alumnae Club: President, .Joanna Elgin ; Vice President, Bert Gardner: Secretary, Luci lle Anderson ; Treasurer. Esther Walters ; Chaplain, Mary Waterman: Historian, Lillian Carpenter; Editor, Esther Baab.
Though our group is sma ll (every member i an officer and a cha irman of a t !cas t one committee), we enjoy our mee tings and our mutual interest in Al~ha Sigma T au makes for a most congenial and happy group.EsTHER BAAB.
flunlingion j Vacalionj
T HE Huntington Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau opened its fall program in September with a covered dish dinner at the YWCA. Specia l guests included members of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Marshall College. Mrs. Frances Burdette, faculty sponsor of the collegiate chapter ; Mrs. L. J. Corbly, a member of the alumnae who was recently retired from the faculty of the Marshall laboratory school after many years of outstanding service; and Mrs. B. C. Wellington and Mrs. Walter S. Grant, patronesses of the ac tive chapter.
Following the dinner several members of the a lumnae told of their summer vacations. These included M argaret K err and Dorothy Buzek, who had been to Bermuda and New York; D aisy (Mrs. Spencer ) Gillette and Mrs. Wellington, California; Nellie Maude Smith and Shelba Pew, Alaska; Clara Closterman, Florida, and-most interesting of a ll - Mary .Jessie (Mrs . .Joseph ) Ricketts who spent two weeks traveling in Europe with her husband.
The sorority Founders' D ay was observed
November 4· with a dinner a t the H otel Frederick. Th oll cgiatcs w rc in cha rg of an interest ing and impressive program. The next day the Charleston Alumnae Chapter held its Found ·rs' Day dinn r a t St. Albans, W. Va., and a group of Huntington Alumnae accepted the kind invita tion of th Charleston chapter to a ttend their dinner.
The Al umnae a lso assist d th e Alpha Beta Chapter in its rush tea a t the beginning of the fa ll semc tcr a t Mars~ a ll College.
Other ac tiviti c. plann d by the Huntington Alumnae for th is year includ the annu al Christm a p:1 rty a t Lib (Mrs. Warren ) Brown's home in December ; a bridge-lunchcon in .January; a mee ting at the home of Be tty Ga il Ri chardson in February: a meeting in M :1 rch at Da isy Gillette's home where Cla ra (Mrs. George) H arrison will g ive a ta lk on photog1aph y: a movie pa rty in April :1nd the traditiona l lu ncheon for grad uate of the Alpha Beta chapter in M ay.
The Huntington Alumnae wa. rcpre>cnted a t the Golden Anniversa ry in D etroit Ia t summer by Betty Ga il Richardson and Hilda O xley who gave reports on th e convention a t the September mcc ting.- DOROT IIY B ZEK .
WHEN F lorence Schmid Bak r wasn't working in summer school at Michigan Sta te College- she and her family were enjoying their cottage a t Ludington. H r on . D ick, entered H arvard this fall.
Our president, Willow ·w ood Cameron spent much of her time between L ansing and D etroit- for her daughter had a babY. M eanwhile. W illow is ac tive in her church and M a tinee Mu ica l.
Allura Exelby Custer i the p roud new mother of ifa ry Susanna born O ct. 19. Allura 's older daughter, Carolyn. wa one of th e two top . tudents in a cla of 300 to be gradu a ted from high school Ia t June. She rece ived :1 cholarshi p and i a ttending Albion College. ~
Hazel Georgia Eaegle i a bu y girl working for the Department of ta te.
Ruth H arger Fau t' favorit ceramics, and he's quite profe
H elen Gorsli ne Hoffmeyer i and purcha ing agent fo{· the
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pital Auxiliary. Last year as work chairman, she had charge of making 9,000 articles for the nursery.
Gertrude Lippert Kimmich and husband enjoyed two trips-one through the west and the other through the Canadian Soo, stopping at Muskoka Lake, North Bay and Sudberry. Our sympathy goes out to Gertrude who lost her mother, Oct. 18.
Ruth Phelps Miles, a Baptist minister's wife, was secretary for three years of the Christian Friendlyness Society and found it necessary to travel about the sta te speaking before many different groups. On October 13, she was installed as president of the Michigan State Women's Baptist 'Association.
Maxine H errick Springer is very active in her church. She belongs to Lansing's Senior Child Study Club and Colle~e Women's Volunteer Service. She was a P .T.A. delegate at Escanaba.
M arie Smith Traub was delegate at the Mental H ygiene Society of Michigan Oct. 10-12 in Detroit.
Dorothy M artin Brodhead has finally achieved the leisure to "dabble" in clay, plastics and weaving.
At our O ctober meeting we held a White Elep,hant Sale-and enjoyed every minute of it. Nov. 4 we sponsored a rummage sale, which we hope will give us a running start for the new year.- DOROTHY BRODHEAD.
"A LITTLE BIT of everything" would be a· good description of the New York Alumnae's program for this year. Our programs seem to cover everything from interna tional relations to keeping fit.
We sta rted our year with a reorganization meeting at the H enry Hudson H otel on September 24. At this meeting, Anita Barr, our president, gave us a lively account of the convention complete wi th oictures and key chain souvenirs. Sa turday, November 5, saw us celebra ting Founders' Day at the Castleholm.
Our C hristmas party was a t Virginia Charlton O'Reilly's brand new home in Sparkill. At Christmas our chapter ha a custom of doing some local social service. T his year we d~c ided to con tribute ten dollar to assist with
the free milk and lunch program a t the Liberty Street School in Nyack. We also made up a box of school supplies to be sent to a needy school in the Philippine Islands.
February will see ew York's Alumnae enjoying a privilege peculiar to our chapter, tha t of seeing a Broadway play. We've tentatively selected the Lunt's production of " I Know My Love." 'In March we're going to meet at the home of our newly-wed, J anet Macintosh Leek, to hear about Peru and Mexico.
Our chapter would like to contact any alumnae who live in the New York City area. If you know of any girls, please send their names and addresses to our president, Miss Anita Barr a t the H enry Hudson H otel on We t 57 th St., New York City, N . Y.M u RIEL LEE PoRTER
Mo T of our girls were away for part of the summer a t least, glad to escape even a few days of one of the hotte t summers Philadelphia has had . Probably the most extensive trip was the Cook's Tour taken by Claire Jenkins to California, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Lake Louise and numerous other places -a most enjoyable jaunt, according to all reports. One of the most important summer trips was, of cour e, to the D etroit convention. Four of our girls were able to go-M abel Schreiber, Elinore DeCou, Virginia Burke and Ethel Weimar-and from the glowing accounts, they all had a wonderful time.
Our new year is off to a good start-an executive committee dinner-meeting at the home of our new president, Dorothy Fahy, at which we outlined our plans for the year, and a very successful "doggie roast" a t the home of Sara Jane App for our fir t chapter meeting. The first meeting is always an especially intere ting one-catching up on summer events and making plan for the immedia te future-but this wa made even more enjoyable by the convention report of trginia Burke and Mabel Schreiber.
We of the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter wish to extend our appreciation t Mrs. Staehle for her tireless work for lpha i!!llla T au, and to offer our congratulation and
THE ANCHOR 'I I
best wishes to Mrs. R obin on a she takes on her new duties a na tional president. We arc indeed fortun ate to have such ca pable I adership for our sorority.
We had a fine a ttendance at our O ctober meeting, held at the home of Charlotte King. We were g lad to welcome Natalie Densmore, who ha been unable to be a t our meetings for several years. Our regul ar business meeting fo llowed the serving of refreshment. , and there was much to d iscuss. The g irls were interes ted in seeing the new mimeograph which our chapter purchased recentl y, filling a long-felt need . Ruth Stockman, of the Lambda chapter, told us some of the actives' plans in de ta il. Several of the alumnae will attend the first rush party- a pro11:ressive dinner- and help provide transporta tion.
An important item of business was a discussion of our Founders' Day Banquet, held on November 3. Our speaker was Miss G rtrude Ely, a member of the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council. A record crowd , a ttended a most enjoyable evening, as we celebra ted the fift ieth anniversa ry of Alpha Sigma T au .- Cr-IARLOTTE E. KING, '42
fechmond- Pelerjburfj j /Jicnic Tr-m highlight of the past few months on
the calendar was our gala spring picnic last June. We entertained our husbands and da tes and had much fun singing and cha tting before the huge open fire.
Th is year we began officially with a meeting a t the home of Carol Ba il ey in Bon Airat wh ich we took a quick glance at the future yea r ahead and a backward look at th e many happenings of the summer.
We shall miss J erry Tiemus, who through her hard work, helped us over our first yea r of organizing. Jerry has moved from P etersburg and is teaching in Suffolk this year. M araarct Bas ilona has a lso left. M ary Ell en Co~bstock has a brand new baby girl who was born ju t before our first meeting.
We had our fiftieth anniversa ry banquet in Petersburg thi year. It was a grand and glorious a ffa ir.- L ucv R oBIN SON.
A CONVENTION usuall y brings hanges and the experiences had by the St. Louis Alumnae a t the D etroit Conv ntion prov d hanges sometim es add prestige. Our chapter proudl y participated in the election of Mrs. S. Carl R obinson, form er Distr ict President and member of Pi to the position of Na tiona l President. Those of us who wer un abl to attend the convention feel privileged to be sister chapter members of the new president. We honored Mrs. Robin. on Sunday, O ct. 16 . when Pi Chapter h ld a tea for her in the Coll ege Clu b. Guests included advisers, pa tronesses, collegia te and a lu mnae memb rs, facu lty of H a rri T eachers Coll ege, members of local si ter sororiti es and the a tion a l Panhellenic Conference of St. Louis. The new central offi ce, now located in St. Louis, ha a lovely site in Clayton.
'"' hen H elen Auburn re tired as a lumnae pres ident in June to be marri ed, II a Blankenmcister assumed the duties and condu cted the chapter plans for the convention.
Rush pa rties for this yea r had the alu mnae providing a style show for the formal party of the coll egia te chapter. We combined fashions of today with a coun teroa rt of fifty yea r ago, publicizing to the rushees our fifti eth anniversa ry.
We had a smorgasbord the Ia t part of October.- H ELEN R o u ND .
THE Wichita Alumnae office r for next year were insta lled a t our M ay meeting a t the home of our new president, Arlene Dixon. During the evenina we played progres i c bingo with everyone trying to win- and keep - the pretty appliqued tea towel rlene had made. We al o had a re!!ula r Alpha T au song fest and enjoyed it immen ely. Somehow those songs can bring back more college memories than anything el e, and we plan to sing at each meeting.
We a re havin!! a .June picnic for our families, and we hope to have some lpha T au. and their famili es from nea rb town a ' ell as a ll of our Wichita girls and their fam ilies
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presen t. We hope to make this an annual affair.
The alumnae organization of K .S.T:C. holds an annual dinner meeting each spring in Wichita, and the Alpha Taus were most proud to win the prize for the largest a ttend-
ALPHA Anderson, H enrietta \.Yal
rath , Mrs. R. M . Dartholic, Carol H askins,
1\rl.rs. Fra nk Baumgardner, Pearl Beaver, Roberta Carver,
Mrs. C. H . Bcrgcgrum , Dr. Katherine Bjork , M able Black, Zada Boushell , Evelyn R ieth
miller , 1vlrs. Paul Brooks, Vi rg inia Bonser,
Mrs. Brown, Violet Bugle, D orothy Benjamin,
l\{rs. Vic tor Burnh am, Violet Sleight ,
Mrs. H . C. Cameron. Marion Wh ip
ple, Mrs. D avid Cartier, Ethelyn Hughes,
Mrs. Morgan E. Carner, Z elia L a ne, ~,(rs.
L.A . Carpentn, Dorothy Chase, :Mable C lark, D oris C lark, Mrs.
L. A. Cline, Frances Kopp, l\1rs. Cooper, Donna .MOrton,
Mrs. G. E. Cornwell , Luci lle D isco
roth, Mrs. D . 0 . Davis, Frances Smith, :Mrs.
N. S. Demarea, Eleanor Den ninger, Doris D olph, H elen Dewitt, Audrey Shaw, Mrs. Elliott, Ethel Sober, Mrs.
George Fordyce, ~1argaret H ollist
er , Mrs. ] f. A. Ga llagher·, ~tf a bel K en
dcigh, lvlrs. Gallup, Ruth urgenor,
Mrs. J ackson H aden, Ca therine \.Yiley,
Mrs. H amp, I rene Young, ?\Irs. H eller , Leona Pa tricia H offman, I rene Hur·lbert, Dorothy B. Joarda r, Grace C ha llis,
Mrs .. G. D. J ohnson , ~(arjorie Carr,
l'v!rs. U. A. Johnson Cai'Oiine J o ll y, M abel Pitts, l\'Irs . C.
E. Kay, K a thryn J illson, Mrs.
E. A.
Ka uba, H azel Juntlcy, Mrs.
K elley, J ea ne tte Gray, Mo~ . Roy
Kelley, Ge nevieve K elly, :Marion ' K ennedy, Doris B. K oets, .M artha Laird, Cla ra Lemon , Ruth J oh mo n,
Mrs. W . Lucas, H elen :Ma thews, Ruby H azen,
Mrs. R . H . ?\'la tter, L ois Georgia .Munger , J anet McDona ld , Catherine McDonald , Florence R aw-
lings, .Mrs. Kenneth :McLea n, Louise Aigre lle,
Mrs. M. C. .M cNe il , Daisy Broadhead,
l\1rs. :Merrick, Alice Furlong,
Mrs. Kleber· Miller, J ane Waltrous,
Mrs. J. F. Mill er, Donna Philli ps,
Mrs. ~ loffat, Zaidee Dingfelder,
Mrs. W. T. ~ lulhauser, H elen Bai rd ,
~tfrs . ~c il , ~Ja rgaret \Vood
wonh , ~!rs . j . C. Oram, :Myr tle Pi erce, Agnes Coll ins, ~{rs .
P.M. Quigley, Emma F rench ,
M rs. Robens, Neui Rich, Edna Swa llow, !\'frs. Ringel, Irene Schmidt , Wini fred Looker,
~lrs. Sharp, Alberta Schomeie1·, Elma Smith , Belle ~!agers, ~frs .
T. J. Soranson, F rances 'Veed , Mo~ . Carl
Spangler, E va O 'Keefe, Mrs.
Spenser, Clio Case, ~fr-s . L . M .
Stcndel, Laura Stevens, Cecei la R yan,
Mrs. G. D . T aylor, Alethe ~farie T aylor , J ea n Ruth , ~[rs.
Clyde Tracy, ~1ayene Vanden Bosch , Ha rriet Wa llman , ?\1aud Vaughn ,
Mrs. H .
ance of any organized group there. ·We will have a repre enta tive on Pan
hellenic Council in Wichita next year for the firs t time, and we are looking forward to that associa tion very much and to a very succe -ful year.- HELEN WHITE
White, Ailsa \Vilcox, D ella \Valton, ~ f rs.
William!-., J a ne Bennett , Mrs. W. K . Wilson, H elen
\Yoods, J osephin e Gibson, ~ I rs. F. H.
\.Ya lker, C lara Wa hlberg , Betty Young, ~ t iJd ,·ed Shafer,
~lrs . N. D. Young, Hilda ~feeker,
Mrs.
BETA Bagley, .Mary Blake, M.abel Rice, Mrs.
E. M. Brown, Vivian D odds,
M rs. Wel ls Boone, Loretta I rwin
M rs . H . R . Bolan, 'l ildred Smith , ~'I rs . Edwin
Burgess, :Maxi ne D ellamater, Nlrs. Samuel E.
Coombe, Grace Carrel, ~Irs . Philip
Dawe, Gracia Smith, !\,f rs. Joseph
Darby, Freda Griffin , 1\1arjorie Ander
!!o n, ~lr~ . R. P. H a1'ard, ~lac Fitzpa t rick H oldman, J oyce Carlotta
Cronin , ~I rs . \'\'m . Greiss , Betty Bush, .M rs.
Thomas E. H offman , 1\ fae J ewel Stev
ens, !\Irs. G lenn Jeremagan, I mngene Cam
eron , :Mrs. 1\1. \.Y. J ohnston , Ora 'lanford,
!\1rs. 'J ames S. Lowe, Eunice Brown, ~! rs .
Richard Lutz, K athryn Bollinger,
:Mrs. Wm . 1\fcDonnell , Betty 1\'lcG re.gor, G ladys Ren
wick, ~frs . Gle n !\filler, Elinor !\(iller, Glenna D ouglas,
!\frs. I rrin N-t:hi l, Louise Pea·ry , Bernice Peterson, Anne \V iggins Jlrieskorn , Belle Du ffy,
M rs. John witzer , Ilia Craves, 1\1rs.
ince nt ecord, Anne r.idilewich, M rs. R . W.
pafford , Ger trude ~!enthen , ~Lrs. Lewis C .
Turner, H elen Coffman, ~ I rs. John J.
Teel, Leah Hunter , .Mrs. Lewis M .
Van Leuven.._ Gladys Col-lin , .M rs. tsuell
Whitney, Vida Wilson
~il:;~rLo~:;iea9rtMrs. L. Wright , Mabel le \-Vehrlcy, Bernice Booker,
N!rs. Keith Young, Pea rl M yers,
Mrs. F .
GAMMA Ashman, Alice Brown, Grace hoemaker Etoff, Audre)' Batchelder,
! rs. W. Dimm, Alice Peck Light, H elene Fox, ~Irs.
E. !\ (ayer, ·~1agdoleu Paulus, Betty Kittredge Sands, Carol Ferkey, Nl rs.
A. T. chrnidt, ora H . tover, Gertrude Gray, ~l'rs. H arvey
Smith-Peterson. Flavia Baughman , Nlr.o;; . N. 0. Octeson, Edna Boyd, Mrs.
M. Vanderwalker, Pauline,
Mrs. K . . Cranston \.Yilson, Florence Gettings,
!\Irs. Edw.
DELTA Anderso n, \>Vilma H enning,
~frs. George Bartell, Doretby t. Barton, Gladys P . Bell , L ouise Birchfield,
!\Irs. \Valter Bittner, D aryl H eckman Cadzow, ~'fildr .. d Calhoun, Elsie ~farie El~
len berger Chamberlain, ara ~!ae
hrist ie, Ida ~L Conma n, E\'elrn K eller
urran , l\fargaret ~f. Davis, Dorothea Forbes, H azel K . Foster, D oroth .nle r , ~(nrjorie
Groff, Hnrrie~ . rn rr, ~(nrie
Halos, E leanor Wylie , ~4 rs. George
1-litc, Palma Hogy, Sue J Lor·gan, Margaret jeA'cry, Dorothy M . jacob~on , Jane Burkett ,
Mrs. Kenneth :Karns, Luvia Kel ly, E liza beth Miller, rvtildred ]vforrow, Elizabeth Startzell , Beverly Walton Steffey, Sara cott, Mrs. j.
Kenneth Steffey, Sa ra Scou , Mrs. Stewart, Martha ~IcLain,
~1rs. Frank Stocker, M argar·et ~fc
Feeley, M.rs. R. W. Sutton, E leanor· J ane
][unter Thompson, Fanny Nigke
man , Mrs. ~1. E. Wampler, Peggy Weaver, Beu y Sturm, ~1rs.
Arthur Wilso:o, Sara Young, Vir·ginia G r·iffith,
Mrs. Laur·ence
EPSILON
Black, Caroline J. Culbertson , Helen U.
Goal , Mrs. E. H. Hummel, Mary E . Munn, Lucille Blatchfold,
Mrs. Kirk , Ruth C. Park , Leta E . Rostofski , Anne L . Sanscrdon , Elizabeth Sturges, Edythe E.
ZETA
Barnes, Cha rlton Locke Bradley, Veronica Belcl1er , Emma Lloyd,
Mrs. Roy Brumbaugh , Ida 1vfcDoweH Cra ine, E li zabe th D ettry, M artJ1a Schmidt ,
Mrs. Edward F lynn, Hel en C . Ferrer Fuller , Ethel H a rtsock,
Mrs . Guy Georg, Elsie H arper, ?v!rs.
Ralph Griest , Vivian Williams,
Mrs. Geo., Jr. Harrison , Mildred Allen,
1v1rs. Cla rence H emphill , Esther Shcasley,
Mrs. Geo. H. Hintsinger , Anna Mae
Landis, Mrs. M. E . Horne, Lenore Tidlow,
~1rs . Sta nley M . Huggler, Glady-. Goss Jenkins, Dorothy Palmer,
Mrs. Wm . Miller, :Ma ry N ason , Mrs.
Ed ?vfoll , Ruth Schmeyer, Mrs.
Kenneth Raymond, Mary Rieman. Gwen R adebacll ,
Mrs . . Wayne
THE ANCHOR
Schofield , M argaret C radwell , ·Mrs. Gt:orge
Sheets, Belly owhcr , Mrs. Theodore
Sommers, Eliz~beth TI'Oxell , Althea W alt , Eleanor M cM akin White, Margaret Mortim -
er , Mrs. Leonard Winslow, M arguerite Gschwendtner , Mrs. Elton
Whitehead, M~rga rc t Bracken, Mr." . C . ~1 .
Wurster, Caroline hultz, Mrs. Lee
ETA
Ake, ?vfildred Allen, .Mary Allison, J ean Ba lser , :Marion Baughman , ~1arga ret
M oore Beil , M ar ion Snow Bodey, M a rLha 'Bouchey C hristman , Betty C ook, M ary Cooke, Ova nell Cla pper, Ruth Cram er ,
Mrs. R obert Crawford, Harriette Davis, Violet Thornquist ,
Mrs. Myron Ervin , Ca therine Feist , Gene For·eman , Wilda Foster , Mildr·cd Dickinson , H elen Nesbi t Gaffn ey, J ane Hagerdon, Ella Walker,
~!frs. james H enne, Donna Joles, ~4a rga re t Armour,
Mrs. Robert L ewis, J eannette :McG regor, Lois H anna,
Mrs. Edward M cGurk, M ary Alice ~1orrow
~ifcMil1an , M argaret M yers, K a ther:i.ne Nesbitt, Eunice Hines,
Mrs. R ay O 'T oole, H elen T odut Pannier, Bernice R eagan, Alice R iley, Oli ve R oberts, 1\ifarg::\.ret Sample, ~~[u r i el White, ~frs . Wm.
Saum , Ellen Smucker, Blanche Hillma n Stekska l, Mildred Call ,
Mrs. Ar t Tryon , :l\1ary Whar ton, Jane Whitehead, M argare t
Bracken Wickham, D ona J ohnson
THETA
Akroyd, Elsie Belz, Elizabeth Howez,
Mrs. Carl Blakely, l\.fa r ion H itchcock,
Mrs. C . A.
Brittenham , Mary Pu• -chasc, Mrs. I larry
Brown , Louise Bubel, M crylc Burba, Velma Sta fford ,
Mrs. Joseph Bur·ba nk , ll elen K enyon,
Mrs. Jack C ha rnbcl'lin , Sarah ll<'an,
Mrs. Bla ir Davey, Dorothy D ewey, G ladys Catl1ro,
Mrs. R alph D oner, Jeannette O wen
Mrs. li croen. Engel, G race M yers Ellison, D orothy Voigt ,
Mrs. Walt er Finan, Norine K emter,
Mrs. Thomas For tai n, Rhea Fossen, H azel Boyum , M rs.
E. J . Gaston, Ruth R olston,
M rs . Wm . Gill ies , G ladys Bri ner,
Mrs. Nea l G leis, ~4a rgarct J entzen, J anet Mu rray Lappay, Irma M acK elca n, Carol M cClure, Dorothy Majesky, C lara M cDonnell , Ja ne N axon, M argaret Walters,
Mrs. H erbert N ielson, Ruth Oleso n, GabriPl Sauve,
M rs. Norman Pike, Virgi nia Fisher Rcinache, Vi rg inia C hilders Roberts, Eleanot· Castle,
'Mrs. Lawrence A. R odgers, K a thryn Rhizor·, J ean A. C hambers
Mrs. H a rry ' Riddl e, Dorothy H arris,
~1rs. Lawrence Shannon , Vi rgi nia Sieler, H elen ThorQ.as, J ane Wood, Eileen W ynton , Ed na
KAPPA
Earl y, F ra nces Foster, Augusta Goeller·, Catherine Golden, Cecil Huggi ns, Georgia Body,
Mrs. Glen Jackson, F ra nces Klcpingcr, ~1ary ~1arriott , Florence NfcLea n, M ary D el ~f i ll er,
l\1rs. Louis ~~[or r ison , V irc inia ~foor
ma n, ?\•f rs. E. B. l\1 yers, Lucy Whi t t , ~1arg:uc t Fr·ccma n,
M rs. R odney Young, Ruth Stratton
IOTA
Argan Bright , F. lizabeth Seaton, M rs. G. T ., J r.
Allphin, Evelyn
A&hlry, Alma. n~u lwr, Leila Bowe n, C n va Norri1,
M r . Phil
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ll rart•, Mary Shupp, Mu. Pa ul N.
Chapma n, Ferne 1 hompson
Con nell , Eva Uigham, Mrs. L. s.
Davi,, Arlene f.. I faalou r , Mrs. Alton
Crockru, Hrtty J o Carrothcr~, Mrs. llyrel Dean
Dow n..trd, Dorothy Hanso n, Mrs. M. C.
F risbie, M uriel Brownell , Mrs. II oward
Fry, Mary . Weir, Mn. Laurel
Cornran, Pear·! Baldridge. M rs. Thornas j .
H arre ll . Wilma Knowles,
~""'· 0 . ll. H aslsuer, Lydia H igf{ ins, Lucille Dickey,
'M rs. C harles K ill ion, Gwendolyn Liebst, Barbara Landers, 1 1ary Lou Phil
lips, Mrs . W. a ll , Irene Ste"enson, Mrs. Jack
Marine, Margaret. Porler, Mrs. R ichard F .
M arlow, Peggy Debruler M rs. Da rold
Mason, Lois Gilbert , Mrs. K ennet.h
O ' ll rien , Kathryn Blair, ~ l rs. amuel T .
Payne, Daphne Mirth , l\'[ rs. Kenneth ·
Parks, Ellen Herron, h-i n. Kenneth
Ross, Bobbie J ean R idgway, Grace Brown
owan, ~{rs George hiver , ~1ary :Margaret
1\ fatt.hews, ~{r!i . M . F. Smith , Louise Garnett ,
:Mrs. Floyd Stern , Eula Combs, ~{n.
Jack Stotts, H elen Campbell,
Mrs. Paul J. Telfer, Doris L. Palmer,
~frs. H arry Thill , ~1arion Feik Thompson, . [av-is Rich
ardson , l\lrs. Lester nruh, C lenoys Green, lll rs. Adolph
Yaussi, Anne Farney, ~frs. Louis
LAMBDA
Arnstholt , ~ brian Berg, Gertrude H off, ~irs.
Alben Bower, Polly Eynon, ~Irs.
Rolle assclbcrry, Betty butts, ll! rs. Henry R .
Ca""anaugh . Pat ( ~bry Elizabet h )
Dami nger, ora Doughert , H elen H ummel Farrcnkop, Dr. H e.)ro
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Flexer, Nlary Pe ters, Mrs. George
H a rgreaves, Louis Wickha m , Mrs. A. H .
Holcraft, Charlotte C rum , Mrs. Thomas
H owe, J a ne M essimer, M rs. Robert B.
Ives, Ve netta Schmi d, Mrs. V.
K oehler , M abel Lawso n, Ma r'")' Br·ccn, 1vfrs.
Arthur Pa rker, Gertrude Lew is,
Mrs. Thomas R aine, Lorra ine Shaw, Mary j :m e Creen
inger. Mrs. M . C . Truitt. Kitty Noble, Mrs.
L . B. Ward, Blanche
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Bayles, Virg inia Beck , Zina Crutc hfield . F erne Elfedt,
Mrs. C . Elton C urta in , ?\1argarc t Dixon, H ele n Shuster,
Mrs. Dudley Edwards, Katherine Ellis, Virg inia Godfrey, Betty Keefer,
Mrs. B. Graham , DorothY Graha m, Margaret Gross, l va Fowler Gusta fson, Emily H arri s, T heda Morris Hickma n, Lco•1a D olores Hudson , Alice Nessler,
Mrs . John King, Ruth Lauders, Maurc nc Mitchell M an ning, Louise M ayne, Audrey Mayne, Ruby McR oberts, Elle n ~filler, J a net M oser, Lorraine M yers, Ruth F.va ns O ' Ne il , Alberta Townsend,
Mrs. Ral1>h Parlter, ~1arjorie Sch ey, Frances Thom1>son,
Mrs. Ralph Smith , Ca th erin e Brewer Smith , Flo re nce Waters Smith, Ruth Penkston Swift, Ma ry J ane Tecker, La Vo nne Vincent , Bett y Wilmes, Na ncy ~1cLindcn Wing, Virg inia
XI
Clay ton , Domthy Allen, Mrs. J oe
C lay ton, Evelyn ~rf yers, M'rs. Archie
Endsley, Tela j ohnson , Ada h :M. Pla tt ,
Mrs. C. F . LeM as ter , ~1ildred M cDonald, O live G reer,
Mrs. Rona ld 1-illcr, Eleanor
THE ANCHOR
Moore , Emily Nisely Oveson , Libia '8urdeck,
Mrs. Mel Paynter , Cle£on Robinson,
Mrs. F . E.
OMICRON
Bivens, Ruth Bowen, julia D a lton , :M rs.
J. M. Brown , Ann a :Mac Brown, Thelma Brown Browning, J ane Browning, Mildred Butcher, Virg inia Cooper, Nora Sneed , Mrs.
w;nfield w. Cruise, Louise Fre nc h,
Mrs. Theron Fox, Gladys Cales, Mrs.
J ohn Gabriel , Su nshi ne Eskew,
i\1rs. D on Ga rtin , Ed ith Prentice,
M rs. McGhee Godfrcd, Marcel Stevens,
:Mrs. J. B., J r. Goldsbe1-ry, Naomi Alle n,
:Mrs. R ay H a rtma n. Nfary Elle n l lov
a tt er, Mr s. R . D . H aynes, Ma rie Bird, ~ifrs .
Ray H erring, Elizabeth H a ught ,
Mrs. W. D. Hurt , Madelin~ Ba ll , i\-frs.
R obert Kidd, Nell Gunter, i\-lrs.
Richard i\i assey, i\ifary Elizabeth
Linkous, Mrs. Richa rd 1\'fcH affcy, Siddartha
Staley, ~frs. C ha rles :Meadows, Doris Lee O'Reilley, Virg in ia C harl
ton, ?vlrs. T er.:1·e nce Pendelton , Elizabe th Bel
c hee, Mrs. G uy Richardso n, Elo ise Prilli
ma n, :M rs. Sa m R obertson , Eli7abeth T ay-
lor ~{orga n , Nf rs. La r ry Shelton, Elizabf' th Staley, Nancy A nn Stevenson. Ruby J a ne H ale Stinson, J am ie M eadows,
'Mrs. Lavater Stafford , Arlene T homp
son , 1\hs. J ack Summers, Ruth F a rley,
i\frs. Lee \-Va d ins, i\'(aymie 1\iarshall ,.
1\frs. Bernard Webb, Alber ta Donnally Wh ite, Virg inia Boone,
M•·s . R. H . Willia ms, Jlva Thornton ,
l\1rs. T homas
ZETA TAU
Allen, Dorothy Euba nk, 1\!rs. J . P.
Brown , 1\laud Ri ves, :Mrs. J ohn
C ha pel , Fra ncf'<t R ai ney, 1\!rs. Robert J .
Curfman , Louise Va n Lea r , 1\rfrs. \\' alter R .
Downer, Gladys Huba nd, Mrs. L. H .
F ields, Lois J inkjns, :Mrs. H erman R .
Finch, Frances Bf)•on, ~Irs. Dua ne Bradford
Garrison, Ruth Gentry, Frances \Villiams,
Mrs. Lynn H ill , Selma Berry, Mrs.
Scott L ester , Cat herine Rucke r ,
Mrs. B. H . Lumpkin , Estelle Paulette,
Mrs. B. P. Meem, Buena Vista
Speake, Mrs. J . L. , Jr. N:fohr, Ma rguerite Foster ,
M rs. J . G . ~Ioore. Betty Stanley, 1\•frs .
J. L. P ea k, Evelyn Phillips. J a nie 1\lae H anks,
M rs. Pitta rd , i\-Jary Lee Powell , Fra nces N' . Ramage, Dorothy Scorg ie, Jea n Moyer , Mrs.
D. G. Sears, Anna H oyer, ~frs.
R.I. Smith , M a rjorie G oodwin ,
Mrs. O sca r Smithers, June Wa lsh,
M rs. W illiam Turner, D oris Nfoore , Mrs.
J . L. , J r.
PI
Dick , Beu y An n Foster, Kathleen (La-
Verne) Goddard, Bess ie H ertel, Mildred Jackson, H elen j erzewiak , l\ofa rgue1·ire J ordan, D oro thy Lafores t, Ma rya lice, :McEl
murry, Mrs. T. J. Noonan, i\-'lary Vi rginia
UPSILON
Alston, Peggy Baker, Edna Baldridge, Ch~rlotte 1\fo-
brey, l\1rs. J ack Ba ughn, W enonah Faye Beurm, Anne Bennet, Frua nna F1·as ier,
Nf rs. Pete Berry, Lois H enry, l\1rs. Boatman. Dorothy tarr ,
Mrs. H. A. C hambliss, J oan Colbourn , Eva L . Oates,
Mrs. Hall Costley, Georg ia Leach,
1\Irs. La wson C. , J r. Fa ber, J erry Sims Carter,
:1\frs. Gibson, Nonalee H a rrington , Glenna Cle
m ent , ~~rrs. Bill K enble , R osemary Cooper,
1\Irs. Ro!t K ennedy, Jirl D ean J ackson, Lillian
Kirten, L ily Lyon, Elizabeth .Maxey, Vera Be nnett,
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::lJiPecloi''J NATIONAL COUNCIL
President- Mrs. S. _Carl Robinson (Pi ), 943 7 T albot Dr., St. Lou1s 23, Mo.
V ice Presidents in Charge of Organi~ing :- M rs. Joseph Steen (Sigma ) , 136 Doncaster Rd ., Kenmore, N .Y. ; Mrs. L. J Maher (Pi ) , 104 Vernon Ct ., Peoria, Ill. ; Mrs. Fred R. Griffi th (I ota), 1520 Ma rket St., Emporia, Kans.; M iss Ja net R . Calfee (Omicron ), 8 7 Princeton Rd ., Bluefi eld, W. Va . ; Mrs. H arold Wenzel (U psilon ), 838 Y, Northwest 34th St. , O klahoma City.
N .P.C. R epresentative-M rs. H aswell E. St aehle (Alpha), 481 T orrence Road, C olumbus 2, Ohio
Secretary- M iss Dorothy Stadler (Eta ) , 642 E. !15th St., Cleveland, Ohio
Treasurer- Mi ss Margaret M acdonald (Sigma), 673 Richmond Ave. , Buffalo 22, N. Y.
Editor- Mrs. Parry F. Schippers ( Pi ) , 5300 Sutherla ':'d Ave., St. Louis 9, Mo.
Busi.ness Manager- Mi ss Elizabeth Wilson (Pi ), 1008 Kuhs Pl. , St. Louis 17, Mo . ·
Chaplain an d H istorian- Miss Elinore De Cou (L ambda ) , 21 9 7th Ave., H addon H eights, N.J.
CENTRAL OFFICE
7603 Forsythe Boulevard Clayton 5, Mo.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Alumnae- Mis s Elizabeth Wilson (Pi ) , 1008 Kuhs Pl. , St. Louis 17, Mo . .
A wards-Mrs. John Ma1sch (Lambda ) , 102 Stanley Ave., Glenside, Pa.
Courtesy-Miss Dorothy Stadler (Eta), 642 E. !15th St., Cleveland, Ohio
Endowment- Mrs. Meade McNeill (Omicron ) , Athens, W . Va .
Examinations- Mrs. R. V. Fox (Alpha Alpha), 610 West Centennial Ave., Muncie, Ind .
L ife M embership- Mrs . Leo J. Gaffney (Beta), R .F .D. 3, Holly, Mich.
Memorial Loan Fund- Mrs. J . Waldo Hinshaw (Iota), 27 Hardith Hill Ct. , St. Louis, Mo.
Music- Mrs . E. C. Twork (Alpha ) , Alpena State Forest Hdts., Alpena, Mich ., R. No. 2
N ews Agency- Miss G enevieve R epeta (Theta ), 2634 M edbury, Detroit II, Mich.
Pledge-Miss Beverly Bollard (Sigma) , 323 Bird Ave.,. Buffalo 13, N . Y.
Program- Mrs . Charles Clarke (Theta), 910 Seward, Apt. 203, Detroit 2, Mich.
Rush- Miss Rose Ma rie Schmidt (Theta ) , 5106 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, Mich.
Social Service-Mrs. Alfred Jandt (Eta ) , 84 1 Helmsdale Ave., Cleveland Hghts., Ohio
NATIONAL PANH ELLENI C CON FER E CE Chairman- Mrs. E. Gra nv ille Crabtree (Kappa
Kappa Gamma), 85 Dean Rd ., Brookline, Mass. Secretary- M rs. A. C. Pu rkiss (Alpha Phi), A<l>
Office, 3 17 Howard St. , R m. 2 14, Evanston, Ill. T reasurer- M rs. E. T iel Smith (Delta Gamma),
Wes tern Savings Fund Bldg., Philadelphia 7, Pa. College Panhellenics Co mmittee- M rs. Harry H .
Power (Alpha Chi Omega), 2600 Woolridge D r., Austi n 21, T ex.
COLLEGI AT E CH APTERS (I 949-50 0 ffi cers}
Alpha {1899 )-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.
President- Miss J ean Burnock, M .S.T.C., Ypsilan t i, Mich.
Adviser- Mrs. R . B. Ba tes, 20 S. Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Alumnae Rep resentative-Mrs. J ohn Riehl, 1678 McBrady St ., Port Huron, Mich.
Beta ( 1905-1917; 1940)-Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
P resident- Miss Florence M . Slade, Barnard Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Mich .
Adviser- Miss M ary Garvin, C.M .C.E ., M t. Pleasant, Mich .
Alumnae Rep resenta tives- M iss Na talie H aglund, 502 Elm St., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mrs. R . D . Fraser, 1459 1 Ardmore, Detro it 27, Mich.
Gamma {1900-1913 )--State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis.
Alumnae Representative- M rs . Grant H inkamp, 4031 N . Downer Ave. , M ilwaukee, Wis.
Delta { 1916 )-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.
President- M iss Marilyn Weaver, 306 N . J ohn, Sutt"on H all, I ndiana, Pa.
Adviser- Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T. C., I ndiana, Pa. ; Miss Arvella T errell , 52 South 9 th St. , Indiana, Pa.
Alumnae R epresentative-M rs. William Clark, 53 Hamilton Ave. R .D . 2, Glenshaw, Pa .
Epsilon { 1919-1923; reorganized as Lambda, 1926 )-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Alumnae R epresentative-See Lambda Chapter. Zeta (1921-1948; 1949)-Lock Haven State
Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa. President- Miss Lydia Petta nti, Box 276, S.T .C.,
Lock H aven, Pa. Adviser- Miss Lyd ia Gross, S.T .C., Lock H aven,
Pa. , Dr. Edna Bottorf, 215 E. Walnut, Lock Haven, Pa.
Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Franklin M cIlvaine, R .F .D. 1, "Dunnstown, Lock H aven, Pa.
Eta (1927-1930}-Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Albert W ick, 13820 Shaw Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio.
Theta (1923)-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich. President-Miss Joyce L. Popp, 4400 St. James,
Detroit 10, Mich. Adviser - Miss Edith Mansell, 161 Highland
Ave., Highland , Park, Mich. Alumnae Representatives-Miss Lillian Schmidt,
5106 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, Mich.; Miss Helen Traskos, 6470 Appoline, Dearborn, Mich.
Iota ( 1923 )-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan.
President- Miss Eleanor Whitlow, 1006 Con· stitution, Emporia, Kans.
Adviser-Mrs. Roy Durham, 1005 Constitution, Emporia, Kan.
Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. Magdalena Baker, c/ o Board of Education, Emporia, Kans. ; Ml'6. Betty Rose, 803 Grove, Emporia, K an.
Kappa (1924-1929)-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. R . M. Reinert, 136 Mavern Ave., Hamilton, Ohio
Lambda (1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
President-Miss Peggy Miller, Union Mill Rd. , Marlton, N. J .
Adviser-Mrs. James Barnes , 8121 Cedar Rd. , Elkins Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
Alumnae R epresentatives-Miss Betty Scheerbaum, 56 Harding Ave., Oaklyn, N. }. ; Miss Mabel Schreiber, 511 Ches tnut St. , Lebanon, Pa.
Nu (1928-1940; 1948)-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.
Presiden t- Miss Marion Emily Hackley, 815 17th St., Greeley, Colo.
Adviser- Mrs. Roland Waterman, 2121 5th Ave., Greeley, Colo. .
Alumnae R epresentatives - Mrs. Bruce Ewer, 1145 Clayton, Denver, Colo. ; Mrs. William Baab, 1119 19th St., Greeley, Colo.
Xi ( 1929-1933 )-Western State Teachers College, Gunnison, Colo.
Alumnae R epresentative-Miss Grace Quinby, 309 S. Sherwood, Fort Collins, Colo.
Omicron (1930}-Concord College, Athens, W. Va.
President- Miss Beryle Crockett, 1709 Main St., Princeton, W. Va.
Adviser-Miss Mae Hunter, Athens, W. Va. Alumnae R epresen tative- Miss Imogene Miller,
901 Rockbridge, Bluefield, W. Va.
Pi ( 1930)-Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo.
President- Miss Mary Lou Fondren, 3515 Bailey, St. Louis 7, Mo.
Adviser- Miss Julia Kohl , 5816 Jamieson, St. ·Louis 9, Mo.
Alumnae Representatives- Miss June McCarthy, 4602 W. W. Florrissant, St. Louis 15, Mo.; Miss Betty Alles, 669 Pellswarth, Lemay, Mo.
Rho (1932-1948; 1949)--Southeastern State College, Durant, Okla.
President- Miss Sarah Green, 1311 North Sixth Ave., Durant, Okla.
Adviser-Miss Irene Scrivener, S.S.C., Durant, Okla.
Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. William Swafford, Yeagc,r, Okla., Miss Mary Mcintosh, 8l9Y, E. Miami, McAles ter, Okla .
Sigma (1925)--State Teachers College, Buffalo, N.Y.
President-Miss J ean Lois Johnson, 391 Herkimer St., Buffalo 13, N. Y.
Advisers-Mrs. H arold Peterson, 230 Knowlton Ave., K enmore, N . Y. ; Miss Stueber, N. Y. S.T.C., Buffalo, Y.
Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. W. J. McGlynn, 243 Fayette Ave., K enmore, N . Y.; Ruth Ochs, 319 Parkside Ave., Buffalo, N . Y.
Zeta Tau (1935)-Longwood College, Farmville, Va.
President- Miss June Helen -Banks, Longwood College, Farmville, Va.
Adviser-Miss Virginia Bedford, L.C., Farmville, Va.
Alumnae R epresentatives- Miss Charlotte Louise Greeley, 508 Arbutus Ave., Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. E. Garrison Wood, 314 Cabell St., Lynchburg, Va .
Upsilon (1935 )-Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark.
President- Miss Doris Lee Scott, S.T.C., Conway, Ark.
Advisers-D r. Ada J ane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, Ark. ; Mrs. Orville White, A.S.T.C ., Conway, Ark. ·
Alumnae Representatives- Mrs. W. J. D eane, 1657 Linden Ave., M emphis, T enn. ; Mrs. Ruth Hood Whitley, 340 1 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, Ark.
Phi ( 1940) -Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond, La.
President- Miss Charley Ann Ison, 505 E. Hanson Ave., Hammond, La.
Advisers- Miss Margaret Lowe, S.L.C., Hammond, La. ; Miss Marjorie Miller, 612 W. Charles St., Hammond, La.
Alumnae R epresentative-Chi ( 1940-1948 ) -Shepherd College, Shepherds
town, W.Va. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Roscoe Payne,
109 E. Congress St., Charles Town, W. Va . Psi ( 1944 )-Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va.
Pres ident- Miss Sylvia Lenore Seibel, Box 191, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va.
Advisers- Miss H elen M . Frank, Madison College, H arrisonburg, Va.; Dr. Mary Latimer, 477 E. Market, Harrisonburg, Va.
AlumHae Representative-Mrs. J. E. Gaughan, 3423 Carpenter Rd ., Ypsi lan ti , Mich., Miss Ru th Thompson, Box 106, Rt. 1, Broadway, Va.
Omega (1945)-Minot State Teachers College, Minot, N.D.
President- Miss Dorothy Sveen, M .S.T.C ., Minot, N.D.
Adviser- Miss Louise R eishus, 709 W. Central . Ave., Minot, N. D .
Alumnae Represen tative--Miss Grete Broten, 315 7th St. N .W., Minot, N . D.
Alpha Alpha (1945)-Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Ind.
President- Miss R amona Jane Bartlett Lucina Hall, Muncie, Ind. '
Adviser- Miss Frances Botsford, 708 N . McKinley, Muncie, Ind.
Alumnae Representative--Mrs. R . B. Cross, 206 N . Martin, Muncie, Ind.
Alpha Beta ( 1946) -Marshall College, Hunting· ton, W.Va.
President-Miss Doroth • Peery, 58 Fairfru Dr., Huntington, W . Va.
Adviler-Mrs. Xavier Burdette, Hodges Hall, Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va.
Alumnae Representative-Miss Nellie Maude Smith, Glencrest, Whitaker Hill, Huntington, W. Va., Mrs. Spencer A. Gillette, 140 Norway, Huntington, W. Va.
Alpha Gamma (1946)-Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark.
President-Miss Peggy Graves, H.S.T.C., Arkadelphia, Ark.
Adviser-Miss Amy J ean Green, H.S.T.C., Arkadelphia, Ark.
Alumnae Representative-- _ Alpha Delta (1948) -Southwestern Missouri State
College, Springfield, Mo. President-Miss Thelma McMurtrey, 1141
Hamilton, Springfield, Mo. Adviser-Mrs. Don Sebring, 12·34 E. Minota,
Springfield, Mo. Alumnae Representative-Miss Shirley Wilks,
1116 W. Grand Springfield, Mo. Alpha Epsilon ( 1948}-Western Illinois State Col
lege, Macomb, III. President-Miss Joyce Carter, 224 Sherman
Ave., Macomb, Ill. Adviser-Miss Harriet C. Stull, 430 W. Adams,
Macomb, Ill. Alumnae Representative-Mrs. Opal Pruitt,
Tiskilwa, Ill.
ALUMNAE CHAPTERS
Beckley, West Virginia President-Mrs. B. E. Dickinson, 222 Crawford
St., Beckley, W. Va. Bluefield, West Virginia
President-Mrs. Wirt Mingo, P.O. Box 511, Princeton, W. Va.
Buffalo, New York President-Mrs. Harvey Holdsworth, 21 Barry
Pl., Buffalo 13, N. Y. Charleston, West Virginia
President-Mrs. Aldred F. Wallace, 524 5th St., St. Albans, W. Va.
Cleveland, Ohio President- Mrs. A. R. Bozarth, 4903 Alberthy
Ave., Parma 9, Ohio. Denver, Colorado
President-Mrs. Margaret Cudmore, 1629 Syracuse, Denver, Colo.
Detroit I, Michigan President- Miss Janice Reagan, 13816 Hamil
ton, Highland Park 3, Mich. Detroit II, Michigan
President-Mrs. K. H. Nye, 18913 Woodside, Detroit 24, Mich.
Emporia, Kansas President-Miss Louise Cross, 102-5 Washington,
Emporia, Kan. Flint, Michigan
President-Mrs. F. 0 . Green, 2118 Pierce, Flint 3, Mich.
Greeley, Colorado President-Mrs. Howard Elgin, 1224 12th Ave.,
Greeley, Colo. Huntington, West Virg4lla
President-Mrs. John Pratt, 1839 Rural Ave., Huntington, W. Va.
Lansing, Michigan President-Mrs. Willow Cameron, 1415 Hess
Ave., Lansing, Mich. Little Rock, Arkansas
President-Mrs. Kenneth Francis, 1616 S. Pierce St., Little Rock, Ark.
Minot, North Dakota President-Mrs. R . Goosen, 604 1st Ave. S. E .,
Minot, N.D.
Muncie, Indiana President- Mrs. J . Carl Humphrey, 1001 W.
Washington St., Muncie, Ind. New York, New York
President- Miss Anita Barr, c/o Mr. Arnold Weinstein.~,. 261 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Philadelphia, rennsylvania President- Mrs. William J. Fahy, Cross St. &
Summit Ave., Philadelphia 28, Pa. Pine Bluff, Ark.
President-Mrs. William A. McEntire, Rt . 3, Box 106, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia President-Mrs. A. S. Vaughan, Jr., 506 Gray
son Ave., Rt. 4, Box 538C, Richmond, Va. Shepherdstown, West Virginia
President-Mrs. Joseph Cepelka, Rippon, W. Va.
St. Louis, Missouri President-Miss lisa Blankenmeister, 6535
Devonshire, St. Louis 9, Mo. War, West Virginia
President-Miss Edith Elliott, Canebrake, W. Va.
Washington, District of Columbia President-Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 3665 38th
St. N. W., Washington 16, D. C. Wichita, Kansas
President-Mrs. Herbert Dixon, 1927 Hood, Wichita, Kans.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania President-Mrs. John Tietboh1, 427 H asti ngs
St., S. Williamsport, Pa.
ALUMNAE CLUBS Durant, Oklahoma
President-Mary Claude Park, 724 N. 4th St., Durant, Okla.
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan President- Mrs. George Wheeler, R .F.D. 6, Mt.
Pleasant, Mich. Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia
President-Mrs. Linwood Roberts, 1100 Ann St., Portsmouth1 Va.
Welch, West VIrginia President-Mrs. Lena Caporossi, Welch, W. Va. Editor-Mrs. Helen B. Decker, Welch, W. Va.
Youngstown, Ohio President-Mrs. Keith McGowan, 2368 Mid
lothian, Youngstown, Ohio.
DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS Central District: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Wisconsin. President-Mrs. L . J. Maher, 104 Vernon
Court, Peoria, Ill. Eastern District: New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
President-Mrs. Joseph Steen, 136 Doncaster Rd., Kenmore, N. Y.
Northwestern District: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and all other states north of these and west of the Mississippi River.
President-Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kans.
Southern District: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland1 Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, MissiSsippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
President-Miss J anet Calfee, 87 Princeton Rd., Bluefield, W. Va.
Southwestern District: Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
President-Mrs. Harold B. Wenzel, 838~ orthwest 34th St., Oklahoma City, Okla.