Your National Council meets informally in a beautiful pastoral setting at the farm home of Mrs. Earl F. Peterson. National President. Another Council meeting to 'discuss the prob­lems and progress of our sorority is planned lor May in Columbus, Ohio.

;t.. "A college sorori ty* is not just a rooming house, a boarding club, or a convenient social hangout. If it is not much

more than these things, it has no reason for b':ing. A sorority is an experience for a young woman of high character ; an experience a lmost spiritual. It offers the opportunity to learn and exercise res ponsibility. It offers the pride that lies in group achievement. I t offers the warm friendships that last a lifetime. The sorority is the young woman's home away from home. The sorority, by its very ideals expressed in ritual and the bond of sisterhood, teaches honesty, cou rage, sympathy for the righ ts of others; all the quali ties that you and I as parents want the young woman to learn. The sorority, in short, builds gentlewomen."

*Borrowed from "What is a Fraternity?" by W. Hubert Beal of Drlt K, pp, Epsilon in his lrtter to parents of new mt>mbers of that fraternit •.

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VOL. XXXII, NO. 3

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SPRING, 1957

In This Issue ...

Background of the Coming Crisis in Higher Education .... 2

Margare t M artin- Interpreter for th e Hungaria ns ............ 4

Dr. Ada J ane Writes from Australia .. .... 6

Announcing District M ee tings .. ...

Flora Overs ted t, Th eta, T eaches th e H and ica pped

Your Courtesy is Showing .................. ........... .... ...... ... .. ..... .

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The Future H omemakers of Amer ica ..... ... ....... .... .... 10

A Sorority is Highly Personal 13

C ity Pa nhellenics Survey ........... ........ ...... ........................... 14

Miss America Pageant .. 16

Congratulations, Roge r Staehle 18

The Edith E. Glatfelter Award ......

R eport of the Schola rship Awards Committee

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Top Taus ............................. .. .. .. ..... ................ .. ...... . .. 20

Collegiate News

Alumnae ews .... .. .. ........ .

. n Invi tation to Michigan D ay

Personals

Directory

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COVER I-Miss Kitty Grant. Chi, is crowned Homecoming Queen at Shepherd College by the presfdent of the 1946 graduating class. Mr. Lewis.

COVER IV-Thetas, dressed as cowgirls, won top place for their Western Booth at Wayne University's Holiday Carni­val. They were ably assisted by The Kappa Chi Frater­nity.

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Incoming freshmen take tests at Iowa State College. Typical of American colleges everywhere, a record number of students were enrolled.

Background of the Coming

Crisis 1n Higher Education· ~ THE speca lists in higher education can foretell the future with a good deal of cer­tainty. What they see ahead is indeed an overwhelming increase in co llege and uni­ver ity enrollment.

In 1900 only four out of a group of 100 young people of college-age were in co llege. At present, more than 30 per cent enroll in institutions of higher learning.

The birthrate was low during the depres-ion and therefore school enroll ments were

relatively low. Then came the end of World War II . The men returned and saw good prospects of stability with the well -known G.I. Bill ncouraging higher education . It may even b sugaested that there wa a pent­up demand for marri age and children just a th r wa for refrig rators, cars, and hou ing. Time were good, so there was no n d to postp ne th decision to havr hi!-

•Fa ts wer obtained from the N.E.A.

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dren. The birthrate went up, sharply. The resulting tidal wave of children has hit the elementary and junior high chool and will next year inundate the high school. Col­leges will be next.

The Bureau of the Census in February, 1956, reported that " the number of person of college age is now at it lowest point in 25 years. . . . The co llege-age group i now made up entirely of persons born during the depression years, when birth rates wer at the lowest point in our hi tory." But, a the report on " Population Estimate ," al­though there is con iderable uncerta int about the proportion of college-age youth that will a tually enroll in college-, ' the trend ha been sharp! up' ard in the pa t. .. . " In fa t although th oil ge-agr gt up is clown, oll g enrollments L re up.

Th e Impending T idal TVa t•r

Th men an f te

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Registrars and Admissions Officers has pre­pared a report which deals with these vari­ous statistics. It has done an expert job of it under the title "The Impending Tidal Wave of Students."

This report shows that- at current rates of 31 per cent- the enrollments in higher education will double between 1952 and 1971 , from 2.1 million students to 4.2 mil­lion. The report then shows what will hap­pen if retention rates continue to go up. With a rate of 40 per cent the 1971 enroll­ment will be almost 5.5 million students. With a rate of 50 per cent- and this is en­tirely reasonable in the framework of Ameri­can tradition and experience-the enrollme·1bt will treble to reach a peak of more than 6.6 million fr eshmen in 1971 .

This is the crisis in higher education: The student body will double within twenty-five years, and it is quite possible that it may treble. Colleges and universities currently are operating near their capacities, as mea­sured in buildings and faculty. Conserva­tively, the need is for a doubling of all fa ci­lit ies-twice the number of trained teachers, double the building capacity, and double the financial expenditures.

What is the Solution?

Fortunately, the crisis is not insoluble. The function of the expert is to spot a trend before the layman does, and the experts in education have been spotting, thinking, and working on ideas which offer some promise. This involves experiments in educational TV sponsored by grants by the big founda­tions, statistical studies by the National Education Association, reports and compila­tions by the American Council on Educa­tion, spadework by the U. S. Office of Edu­cation, and experimental resea rch by the

Association for Higher Education. The findings have been breaking into

print. The public's interest is being a roused, its knowledge extended. There are increas­ing signs of public awareness, of public con­cern, and finally public cooperation. This is demonstrated by greater legislative sup­port of public colleges and universities ; in­creased provision for scholarships; greater encouragement of teaching as a career; strengthening of endowment funds, of libra­ries, and of the economic status of the faculty.

The Most H opeful Sign

Some states have launched thorough sur­veys to determine their needs, to decide whether they want to provide additional junior colleges as a way of meeting the com­ing tidal wave. Other states propose to increase the number of sta te colleges to pro­vide more teachers. All of them are alarmed at the inroads being made by industry into the pool of teachers. They fear that indus­try may be eating up the seedcorn.

Probably the most hopeful sign is the gen­eral agreement that America needs skilled and educa ted man power and woman power, that there is little danger of producing too. many educated young people who won't be able to find jobs. On the contrary, in the light of the Soviet threat, in the light of America's growth, there is a uni ted resolu­tion that the crisis in higher education must be solved for our individual and national benefit . And united resolution will bring with it the kind of action-private and pub­lic, spiritual and material- that will break the bottleneck- MARY HASTINGS H . PAGE. Chairman, Education Committee, National Panhellenic Conference

--- Welcome ... Harrisonburg Alumnae! t THE Alumnae Chapter at Harrisonburg, Virginia, was installed O ctober 11 , 1956.

by Mrs. Richard Snidow, Southern District President, with Chi and Shepherds­

town Chapters assisting. Mrs. J. Atlee Cline is the president.

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Margaret Martin. Omicron, acts as interpreter lor the Hungarian refugees in Roanoke . Virginia.

;\". Mis s ::YiARGARET MARTIN, Omicron Chapter ( 1941 ), has been one of the

helping hands which have gone out to and still are aiding Hungarian refugees. The e refugees who began · flowing into this country from revolt-torn Hungary at Christ­rna time have been scattered throughout thi country. The particular group that ::Yfiss M artin has been aiding are tho e who have immigrated to Roanoke, Virginia, wh re he i a member of th R oanoke

lumna hapter of lpha Sigma Tau. lth ugh the Roanok Ministers' Confer­

<·n e I a ta ken care of the financial a i t­a n e a nd housing of th se r fugce , ther rrm ined a gr at barri er b tween th r fu­'C<·s and those who wou ld aid them- tha t ban ier ' as lang uage . The Hunrrarian

Margaret Martin

Acts as a Link

between Refugees

and People of Roanoke

spoke no English and the mm1sters poke no Hungarian, but through the work of Miss Martin and her associates the barrier has become surmountable.

Although born in this country, Mi s Mar­tin's mother immigrated here from Hun­gary and Miss Martin and her two isters were taught to speak Hungarian in their home.

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Interpreter for the Hungarians

as interpreter and will continue to do this work as new refugees move into the area. Those '~ho are in Roanoke now are all em­ployed, housed, and are taking English lessons at night.

Mis l\'f a rti n attended Concord College in Athens, W est Vi rginia, and was gradu­ated in June, 1941, with an A.B. degree majoring in biology and physical educa­tion. She did graduate work at W e t Vir­gmJa nive rsity and Marsha ll Coll ege. In A ugu t, 1950, he received a Master of A rt in educational guidance.

Miss Martin taught in the public schools of W est V irginia in McDowell County un­til 1953. inc the fa ll of 1953, she has been on the faculty of vVilliam Fleming High School, R oa noke, V irginia.-MARTHA DONALDSO .

"Refugees and the

Lan guage Problem"

t THE reception being given the group of twenty-fiv e Hungarian refugee who

anived here recently is heartwarming. Roanoke has taken these unfortunate cas­

ualtie of th e suppress ion of the heroic revolt in Hungary to its bosom. Cloth ing, food, funds and employment have been offered a lmost to excess.

It would seem that Roanokers, like most Americans, a re trying in this hour to do for these refugees what we feel should have been done for all the refugees who have roamed Europe since 1939.

No small measure of credit for the a!-

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together happy circum sta nce whi ch brought th e twenty-five new lives and gave Roanoke a group of new citizen who will prove to be a va luab le add ition is due the R oanoke fli[ini ters Conference.

That group of clergymen conceived the idea of welcoming the group here and ha since seen to the day-to-day need of th refugees . Individual mini ster have labored ;-tround the clock to find th e necess iti es of life for th e rrroup. /

Rut in the fi eld s whe re something mo1~ than the pure des ire to help is required, the mini sters find th emselves in deep water.

Th e chief obstacle keeping members of the group from taking jobs, providing for themelves and becoming members of the community in th eir own right is language.

Not one of the refugees speak Eng­lish. ot one of the mini ste rs spea ks Hun ­garian. It has proved imposs ibl e 111 ome ca ses for th e men to hold job. obta in ed for them, due to thi s ba rri er.

So far the only link between the re fu ­gee and the E ngli sh- peaking world have been Tom Grossman and Miss Marga ret A. Ma rtin . Grossman's employers made him ava ibble at full pay as an interpreter wh en the refugees arrived. Miss Martin took adva ntage of the school holiday just ended to offer her services as an inter­preter.

Without Mr. Gross man. who himself esca ped Hungary in 1947 and now is an industrial engineer here, and Miss 'lartin. a teacher at vVilliam Fl eming High School who e moth er immigrated here from Hun­gary, much of what has been done toward surmounting the language barri er would have been imposs ible.

FROll·r Th e R oan oke World- e1: •s.

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Dr. Ada Jane Harvey is Alpha Sigma Tau's Na­tional Program Director. Having retired from teaching at ArkanSas S tate Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas, she writes to her beloved girls while on her trip around the world. At this point she was in Narrabeen, New South

Wales. Australia.

Dr. Ad·a Jane Writes

from Austra I ia N ew South Wales, Austmlia

D EAR FOLK S BAC K HOM E:

I never cease to be intrigued by the dif­fe rences in la nguage and pronunciation here. I have fri ends who work in " labor' atories" and who sit for examinations. A politician stands for an offi ce. After a ll one might as well "stand" as " run ," I gues . You fo llow a " track in the bu h" when you go " deer sta ll ing." A " hotel" may not have a sing le room to rent it can be just a pub. \\'hat we a ll a sid wa lk is the pavement and what we ca ll pavement is the roadway.

mewhere in the leal is a " foo tpa th ." \Vhcn I was among the gey er the guide ca ll ed th m "gu 'C- rs" som etime a nd T'd l k round f r a shabby, old ma n.

Would y u lik t hea r ab u t my trip 'O far? Well! H re g cs:

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I ai led from San Francisco on the Lur­line, a beautiful ship with a cuisine out of this world. Five days later we a rrived early one morning in Honolulu. Charles and T ommie, my nephew and niece, came out on a tug to m ee t me with leis and a kiss with each one. On the dock were the children and Tommie' istet'S, all with more lei . I wa so thri lled and surprised over so m an beautiful leis- even two orchid one among them.

T he island is mor beautiful than I ex­p cted. Th ban a n, the monke pod, and the breadfruit trees I had never n before. Wha t a love! ' hade th

a n unfor · T t > as b

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made a pattern on the star-lit sky a nd the moon played hide and seek. The floor show was typically Hawaiian and very lovely.

After three weeks, along came the Orcades and I had to go. It is a great, big ship and was loaded with British and Australia ns. We stopped a day at the Fiji Island , and I saw t-h e sights including a n ative vill age .

When we reached Auckland, New Zea­land, I left the ship and started a tour of North I sla nd . It is true that ew Zea la nd is a tourist's paradise. It h as beautiful bush . green sheep paddocks, snow-covered moun ­tains from which dash huge rivers, roads that wind through mountain go rges , and la kes where fi sh frolic in spite of the fisher­m en. You even see deer and mounta in goa t<; on the hillsides.

The first stop was at Waitomo Cave . Have you ever heard of the glow-worm cave? You ride silently into this dark grotto in a boat, turn a corner a nd there you a re · in a cave shining with millions of tiny lights made by the glow-worms. The only such one in the world, they say.

Then I went to the geyser region and saw mud pools and clear pools boiling madly and geyse rs spouting all over the place. The native Indians don't have cook stoves, they cook in the steam and hot water.

After a stop at Chateau where I saw sonie fine skiing I went on the Wellington. H ere I stayed a week with my cousins, Mary and Nan Lambie. Mary is a retired nurse a nd has been decorated three times for her con­tributions to public welfare. We are proud of her. One nigh t she took me to a m ee ting of the F ederation of University Women. It was a supper meeting in a big, cold room with one li tt le electric hea ter.

I was hovering near it when a woman sa id, " Oh, how hot it is in here," and turned off the stove. Pretty soon a nother woman opened a couple of windows!!! We Ameri­cans will never understand their feeling about cold. Only their wa rm friendship kept m e comfortable that evening. And as it turned out one of the greatest pleasures I had in New Zealand was the fri endship of the University Women.

The president of that branch (a fri end of

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Mary K. Sands) wrote to Christchurch and they wrote to Dunedin to tell th m I was coming. The result was that I was rece ived most cordia lly in both cities and invited to their homes every night I was in either one. It was most enjoyable and the venings a round a little gra te fire was ve ry delight­ful. I learned about "savories" and "sponges" (cake) from them.

I toured around South Isla nd from snowy Mt. Cook to a launch trip on Lake Wa iki­pitu and then fl ew to Sydney, Austra li a . And here I am now in a subu rb with my cou in J eanie a nd her hu bane!. They have a m <; L

adorab le cottage on a h illside overlooking the oc an. The place is surrounded with trees, fl owers, and birds- a most lovely spot and most lovely people.

Next week I go to th e Olympic games. The torch is now being carried down the east coast a nd will reach Sydney tonight.

I am having a wonderful time and I have met such interesting people everywhere. If a ll those whom I have invited to visit us arrive, Constance and I wi ll have a continu­ous house party for a year. And so I think it would be a good idea for you to come, too, meet them, and help us enterta i:~ them American sty le.

C heerio, AnA JAN E HARYEY

Announcing ...

District Meetings S' ou thern District ... ..... .............. ...... .. ....... .

O ctober + 1, 12, 13, 1957 Omicron, Concord College Athens, West Virginia

C entral D istrict .. .. .. .. ... .. ....... ... ... .. .. ......... . November 2, 1957 At Ypsilanti, Michigan

Nor / hwestern District ... ...... ........ .... ... ..... . F all , 1957 At St. Louis, Missouri

Others to be announced in Summer ANCHOR

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Flora Oversted~

Teaches the Handicapped t ONE evening the phone rang. A total

stranger wanted to come and talk to m e. She had found that her daughter had cere­bral palsy and she was broken hearted and unwilling to accept the situation. The coun­ty welfare worker, a friend of mine, had sent her to me.

The outcome of this was the attempt to form a council to aid cerebral palsy. How­ever, clue to the faCt that many cerebral palsy victims are mentally retarded a nd there were many other retarded children that needed help,· a name was decided on. It became the Kosciusko County Council for R etarded Children .

After a few meetings and the hard work of a few parents (I was not one as our Mary Ruth, aged 12, goes to public school ) someone aid, " vVell, all we need to get tarted is a teacher and a child." So I

vo luntee red my service for one month with­out charge.

We had ten children each day. We played games and some were able to have lessons. The school is still operating with a teacher and assistant and the help of most everyone in the county. This may in time become part of the public school program.

T eaching has become an avocation for me. During the time we have lived in Mil­ford, when I was not a regula r teacher, I have gone into the homes of children too ill to go to school, and with their doctor's permission and the cooperation of the school system, brought these students up with their fellow students in school. In this way they were able to return to their regular classes when well again. Rheumatic fever is the biggest reason for this service being offered, although I've taught children with cholera and muscular dystrophy.

I have had many wonderful experiences in teaching the grades and biology in high school. After World W ar II we moved from D etroit, Michigan, to Milford, In­diana. (Milford is a small town of 1,000 population.)

A new experience opened up for me when I wa asked to teach in a one-room rural school in Elkhart County. There were a great number of the Old-Order Amish chil­dren in the school. It was a mo t enlio-hten- · ing three yea rs I pent with them.

M y dau o·hter, Elizabeth, a ·ed b is in the eventh grade and i on the Honor Roll.

Flora Overstedt, Theta Alumna, teaches the han­dicapped and cerebral palsied children of Ko­sciu'sko County, Indiana. Shown with her are husband, Robert, and daughters. Elizabeth and r 'i:rept

Mary Ruth. in her spec h.

U THE A H R

Your Courtesy Is Showing BY GENEVIEVE REPETA,

National Courtesy Chairman

;'t AN American ns1tor to Europe can tell, by the manner and the mode of speech,

the social grade and education of almost every man, woman, and child he meets. The European visitor to America has no such guides in dealing with p ersons whom he meets on the streets or in railway trains and hotels. In Europe for centuries past the differences in educa tion and association have been so great as to make and mark a wide and deep distinction between the courtly manners of the gentleman and those of the shopkeeper, the mechanic, and the boor ; and the effects of that training are every­where evident. In ou r country the opposite course has been taken, and wherever man­ners are taught at all they are taught as parts of a universal democracy.

The aim at an equality of manners began with the founders of the R epublic. They showed this aim as markedly in social inter­course a in their political campaigns. A foreio-n minister once observed Thoma J ef­ferson lift his hat in response to an old Negro who had bowed to him as he passed . " I am urprised, Mr. President," sa id the minister, " that you take off your hat to a slave." " Why," replied Jefferson, " I should not like to have a slave more polite than I

" am . An American sailor landing in England

shortly a fter the close of the W ar of the R evolution, took a first class seat in a stage coach, but was told to get out, as such seats were reserved for gentlemen. "I is a gentle­man," said the sailor. " Who made gentle­men out of men like you?" asked the coach guard . "George Washington," said the sail­or ; and he kept hi seat.

W e have, then, a democracy of manners, established by Washington, illustrated by

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J efferson, and upheld by popular favor and aspiration. We cannot expect, nor do we wish, to give to the busy workers of our land the fine, formal, elaborate m anners of royal courts; but, on the other hand, we are not willing that any of our people shall have other manners than those which result from what was known of old as "good breeding."

The importance of education in manners is due to the fact that a knowledge of social customs and social usages is almost as neces­sary to civilized man as a knowledge of how to ea rn a living. If men and women did not know and observe the rule of the "turn to the right" their movements along any street or highway would be a continuous disturb­ance of traffic, not only annoying, but li able to become dangerous a t an unexpected moment. So, it is with every other social custom. The young man or woman who does not know the rules of business or of social life is frequen tly ill at ease, awkward, con­fused. and unable rightfully to exert pow­ers of speech or action when opportunities offer for making friends that m ay be of greater importance than will come again for yea rs.

It is true tha t righ t manners resul ting from good breeding tend toward health ana good conduct and obedience, but they ha~'e aiso a virtu of their own. They demand for their at tainment: first, control of petty irri­tations , capricious likes or di likes, careles -ness of speech, rudeness of action, and all forms of selfishness ; and, second . considera­tion for others, kindliness or will, gentlenes of word and sentiment. The daily exercise of this control and this consideration for

• others reacts upon the impulses or proces e of the mind and tends to produce excellenr of character.

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FHA CREED

1-f"c arc the Future Homemakers of Amer-ica.

W c fa.ce the future with warm .::o urage .-l ni high hope. F or we have the clear couscioumcss of

seeking Old and precious values. For we are the builders of ho111 cs . ll o111 es for Am.erica:s fu.tt~re .. /l am es where living will be th e express ion

of evc1·ything That is good and fa.ir. Hom es w here truth and love and securitv

amd faith lf ' i/1 be real-ities , not dreams. IVc are the Future H om emakers of A meri­

ca. ll 'r face th e f uture 7Vith warm co urage . lnd high hope.

.\:. T111' a.b v w rds of the "FH reed" have a grea t de 1 f m aning t m a an

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The Future

Ardythe Machesney Browning, Alpha Epsilon. advisor to the national president of the Futu re Homemakers of America, teaches home economics in the Alton Public

School system.

advi sor to an organization of youth. Youth who arc the Future Homemakers of Amer­ica; youth who wi ll be in the homes of America in the future.

vVhat a challenge this creed has been to me as it undoubtedly should to advisor. all over the nation when we rea lize that \\"e are sharing in building those future homes through our training of today' youth. I pray that we adults are giving th e proper training and guidance o that t ruth , love. security and faith will be in rea lity.

Being vitally interested in the develop­ment and progress of the merican family - especially the teenager-was the imp tu which prompted me to major in home eco­nomic education at W e tern Illinoi - tat Co ll ege. I knew that the teachino· of home­making would keep me in clos ontact with the teenager on a teacher-pupil ba i. and as an aclvi r-pupil ba i . for n of

• my res [ onsibiliti a a vo a tiona I h me-making t h r '> oull be t act as visor f r a chapter in th Futttre

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Homemakers of America

makers of America organization . FHA or the F uture Homemakers of

America, I might explain , is the national organization of pupils studying homemak­ing in junior and senior high schools of the United State and Territories. As an in­tegra l part of the program of home eco­nomics in the schools of America it offers opportunity for the furth er development of pupi l initiative in planning and carryi ng out activities relate to homemaking.

The Future Homemakers of America brin o-s together state groups interested in and working toward better home and fam­ily living, provides opportuni ties to share in olving problems important to home life, and pon ors groups proj ects, local , state, and national in scope ; it increases opportuniti es for the development of lead­er ship and intelligent participation o much needed in a democratic soci ety.

Future Hom emakers of Amer ica is an incorporated, non-profit youth organization. It came into being through the coopera ­tive effort s of youth enrolled in homemak­ing in secondary schools in building a na­tional organization of their own in which they may develop social quali ti es and pro­mote better home li fe for th emselves and their fami lie . It is this desire to improve home and fami ly life that makes FHA unique among youth groups.

After g raduating from WI C in 195 1, my hu band, who is an indu tria l art m­tructor, and I accepted position in th e

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BY Al<DYTHE MACHESNEY BROW N I ~G

1lpha Epsilon

Alton P ublic School system whe1:e \\" e still remain . At pre ent we both are instructors in the Olin Vocational School which is a part of the Alton Senior High School. For the past four years I have taught one area of home economics- clothing- and hared th e responsibiliti es of being co-adv isor of our loca l FHA chapte r with M iss I rene Li ebig.

Ours is an active chapter with a member­ship of eighty-two girls. Two me&tings for th e entire group are held monthly ; one business meeting and one eel uca tiona 1 or socia l meeting which i in keeping ,,-ith th e theme chosen by the executive council when th e program is planned. It

As part of the "Get-Acquainted" party, the incoming sophomores are shown the classrooms

they will attend in September.

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pnse you to know tha t the chapter 's pro­gram i plann ed during th e summer months pr c ding th e fa ll term. Activities range from correcting a per onal g rooming or posture problem to planning family fun ni o·hts to as isting with community drives. Activitie are varied and interesting but far too numerou to elaborate upon furth er.

The chapter is e pecia lly proud this year because one of it members, Miss Carol Ann P ierson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pierson, was elected a tional FHA P res id ent last July 4 at the at ional F u-ture Homemaker s o f America Convention \\"hich was held at the Conrad-Hilton H otel in Chi cago. Some two thousand girls and five hundred advisers attended the meeting.

In rega rd to th e election of office rs, each region of the country elects three national offi ce rs. Th is rotates each yea r so that each region has a chance sometime to have a p1·esident. Thi yea r it was Central R e­gion's time to elect a pres ident. Carol Ann became a candidate for Illinoi ' nom ination for national pres ident when she was nomi­nated by her chapter. Then she was chosen the ll linois cand idate from the twenty-three sections. At th e ationa l Convention she \\·as elected from a group of four candi ­dates, each com ing from a different stat..: in th e Cent ra l R egion.

As national pres ident Carol represent F HA at ya rious com·entions, 'meeting and forums throughout the nation and pres ides at a ll National FHA meetings.

It wa my good fortune to be one of the five hundred ad vi so r who a ttend ed the convention. . eeing an attractive seH·nt een-

Here a small group of local FHA entertains in­coming s ophomores and transfer s tudents at a

"g \-acquainted" coke party.

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Ardythe Browning, advisor, and Carol Ann Pie r­son, national p resident of the Future Homemak­ers of America, attend the n a tion a l FHA con ­vention a t the Conrad-Hilton Hotel in Chicago.

yea r-old g irl who is from an average Amer­jcan home and fam ily elected to serve as pres ident of an organization that has a membership of over 400,000 in th e United State , H awaii , Guam, P uerto Rico, A laska, and th e V irgin I slands made me very con­scious that I was living and teaching in a democrat ic oc iety.

It was an especially pleasant experience to be appoin ted to serve a local advisor to the nationa l president. As her ach·i or some of my duties consists of: \\"Orking- \\"ith the loca l school admini trators and her parents in regard to speaking engao·ements, making travel a rrangement . keep ing the _tate and national FH adYi or informed on prog­ress of the offi er ' activitie . h !ping to prepare speeches, helping the officer acquire the ability t act \ ith p i-e in all o ial ituat ions, el ting uitable loth in"' to take

on trip -and-t trawl with her to her \'a riou engagement.. T Ia t \\' C haYe tra eke! :1ppr ximat ly S,OOO miles.

l uring· this t r. v 1 larol ha~ haJ the

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"A sorority is highly persona I"

;\. A SORORITY is a highly personal , closely knit group whose primary purpose is to

provide a good social, in the larger sense of the word, experience for its members. Its very manner of operating depends on a con­geniality of background and interests and it is for this reason that membership selection has always placed emphasis on personal rela­tionships.

Contrary to what seems to be the thinking of some people, sororities were not designed to solve the problems of a mixed society, nor are they experimental cells for sociological study. They were designed to provide the security of association which allows an in­dividual to develop with self-confidence those latent qualities of leadership, abili ty and responsibility which might not develop in a less appreciative atmosphere. Destroy this close association of mutual appreciation and you have taken the essence out of sorority.

To ask a group of young students to solve one of the most vexing problems of our present day society is to place a burden upon that group which is not equipped to carry. It would seem far wiser, even from the sociological view, to allow for the formation of more of these closely knit groups as the need occurs than to force the existing groups to take in members to whom they are not yet ready or able to extend the complete association of sorority sisterhood.

Because sorority membership is national, it is conservative. Taking into consideration all the varieties of social structures in this country, an ·attempt is made to reach a "norm" for each group, so that a m ember may move freely (as all Americans seem to do) from one area to another and find ac­ceptance with a new local group. Again we must accept the need for some degree of conformity as m embers of a group. This does not limit the individual, however, who is free to make friends outside her sorority as she chooses.

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Sorority membership does not deny an in­dividual the right to ma ke friends regardless of race or religion, and the advantages of the wide contacts available on the campus of today are of great benefit to a ll its mem­bers. Moreover, there are campus organiza­tions better fitte8 to cope with the problems of a mixed society. It is here that the soro­rity girl, trained in leadership and respon­sible group techn iques, can make her con­tribution to the campus. It would seem fitting that the e groups should work at per­fecting their own procedures rather than attempting to remake the socia l groups. We all would question any regulation which would limit the right to be educated or to ea rn based on race or religion, but we also question the right of individuals outside our groups to insist that we allow them to dictate to us regarding the makeup of what is essentially a family group. I sn't this the other side of the coin when it comes to free­dom of associat ion? These same people would resent our assumption of the right to dictate as to the people with whom they should associate.

There is no simple answer, but we can reach regimentation and infringement of personal liberties from one side or the other of a circle. In asking for greater rights for minority groups do we endanger the rights of all? Sorority membership is not based on negation but on affirmation. They are not against anyone, but they do believe the United States Constitution gives them the right to choose their membership as wisely as they know how and within the framework of the purposes of their organizations.

Your National Panhellenic delegate asks that thoughtful consideration be given to this discussion and that every effort be made to understand fully the implications of some of the seemingly "easy" solu tions of this difficult problem.- RosrTA HoPP S NoRD­WALL, National Panhellenic D elegate, Alpha Chi Omega in "The L yren of AXO.

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City Panhellenics Survey

;.\". THROUGH the official magazmes of the thirty-one sororities in the National Pan­

hellenics Conference, the City Panhellenics Committee wishes to present a survey based on the biennial reports received this year. Because of the many facts we wish to pre­sent, this article is being co~densed as much as possible into outline rather than literary form.

Each year the chairman sends three bu lle­tins to the president of each affil iated City Panhellenic. We are wondering to what extent the information in the bulletin reaches each sorority represented. Would it be more effective to print some of the materia l in the magazines rather than in the bulletins?

Of the 226 City Panhellenics to which we sent blanks for the biennial report only 152 returned them. These reports show that 81 ,03 7 members are represented in these 152 groups. This seems like a large number until we realize that at the 1955 Conference the report showed that there were 815,696 members in the NPC sororitie . We hope .this year to increase the number of City Pan­hellenics so that more than ten per cent of the sorority m embers are represented.

There are three main reasons for City Pan­hellenic , one being th at they provide oppor­tuniti es for increa ing and renewing fri end­hips. This privilege is especially welcomed

by sca ttered alumnae who a re too few in nttmber to have orga nized ch a pters of their respective sororities . To a iel groups in con­tac ting a ll a lumnae thi yea r, we a re enclos­ing in the September bulletin a list of the Centra l Office rs which ca n supply lists of a lumna .

One soro ri ty ha sugge ted tha t each C ity Pa nh ll ni add it name to the Welcome · \'\ agon li. t. This would b a go d way for

rority m mber · to establish a pa nltellenic conta t in a n w ity.

The se ond r as n is se rvi e a nd thi ~

topic has many phases. Fo r one thing Cit • Pa nl H' ll (' nics offer a big s rvi c,· to ~o ro riti es

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themselves through fraternity education and master files. In our survey we found that 128 groups have an annual program of fra­ternity education and 114 had master files . Every year one of the City Panhellenic bul­letins presents new ideas on these topics.

Then there is service to the colleges. The report showed that 84 groups granted schol­a rships, a total in 1955-1956 of $36,991. Thirty-one groups have loan funds which total $29,071. Awards in the form of trays cups, money, etc., are given by thirty-four City Panhellenics.

Service to the community was reported by ninety-two chapters. These interesting pro­jects will be presented in the January bulle­tin. Our philanthropy which seemed rather unique was to give the dean of women $100 annually for her discretiona ry fund.

Going back to our main reasons now we feel that City Panhellenics have wonderful qpportunities to establish good public rela­tions. Much can be accomplished when 800,000 college graduates work toge ther. We have read a fine address. entitled "At tacks on the Fraternity World." given a t a recent national orority conwntion . Through pub­licity of its many civic and philanthropic actiYi ties, Ci ty Panhellenics can offer good counter a ttack .

Another subjec t di cu sed in the re port was how to ra ise money for chola r hips. loan fund , etc. This is the fir t time that we ha\·e asked for this informa tion, but ince many groups have desired it, \ e included the que tion and found tha t 100 associa tion ra ise money other than by due . The e meth­od ~ will be li scussecl in the eptember bull -tin.

Holding work hop. i. a growina a tiYity. P rha ps th best on are tho e in T exa and India na where ther ar fi ne ta te or(\'a nin­t ions which hold annua l m ee ting. . "'e, ttle also sent an outline f a fin e work. h 1 .

It was ra ther intere ting t read tha t ha lf f the 152 Pa nhr ll r ni . olle t due. fr min-

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di,·idual members while the other half favor dues from each orority represented. In the latter case due varied according to the size of each orority chapter.

Some kind of publication is issued a nnu­ally by 120 groups. Some of these are pro­grams, others directories; some contain con­stitutions, officers' names, and committee chairmen's names.

The City Panhellenics Committee does not control the activities of the affili ated groups beyond the few requirements outlined in the NPC Constitution concerning dues, membership, methods of affiliation, etc. We on ly make suggestions, and we a re sure that you must think we are pretty good in doino· that!

To each a lumnae who is not in a City Panhellenic, we suggest that you do what you can in organizing one. If the name of the City Panhellenics chairman is not in your magazine's directory, you can obtain it from your NPC delegate.

To each officer of a City Panhellenic we ask that you look for the September, J a nu­ary and April bulletins sent annua lly by this committee to each chapter on our roll. The bulletins are helpful because during the year each pha e of city panhellenic work is dis­cussed. ·w e know that the ideas presented are workable because they are taken from letters and reports sent by affiliated groups.

We wish to conclude this article with a letter from the St. Pa ul, Minneapolis City Panhellenic :

" I have sent to you under separate cover the Survey of City Panhellenics. We a re happy to have an organized City Panhellenic group and beca use I am so enthusiastic about our g rowth and progress I have de­cided to write you a little more in deta il concernmg our group.

"W e have twenty groups represented and have a trem endous potentia l strength. Two years ago we had the first City Panhellenic project . . . a Scholarship Benefit and it was a wonderful success. This spring we held the second Annua l Panhellenic Scholarship Benefit . . . a Luncheon and Style Show. We sold nearly 500 tickets and made nearly $275 for our fund . During recent years

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we have given four $50 schol ars) ips and wi ll now be able to increase th s ope of our project. The publicity was v ry good and all of our groups participat d.

"Because we have two a tiona l officers in the Twin City area we have complete r ports of the NPC meetings. This brings consider­able emph asis on our Pa nhellenic spi rit. Be­cause we work ca refull y with the Colt giate Pan hellen ic and the University we ha,· more interest in current problems than in somr areas.

"We a re plann ing to aid the Collegia te Panhellenic in organizing and givin" leas for prospective students in the Rochester a nd Duluth a reas. There has been some ta lk of organizing City Panhellenic groups in these two cities . Do you have a ny m atei·ia l that we might use to be of assistance?

" Our rushing committee has proven most successful and will continue to function as in the past two years. We have found it has been most helpful in an educational field .. . as to current changes and policy. We have held three general m eetings for all rushing advisers. They have discussed mutual problems, held rush clinics a nd one meeting was for ac tive chairmen and advis­ers to clarify rules and policies. This com­mittee investigated for Collegiate Panhel­lenic and aided in obtaining the IBM card system for rushing.

"We have had severa l interes ting speakers a nd use many people from the Univer ity as a source for programs.

"I am truly enthusiastic concerning the progress and growth of our organiza tion a nd have only the most optimistic thoughts for the coming year.

"Thank you for a ll the material. " Not all groups have as ma ny member a

does the one in the Twin Cities; however. for each group there a re opportunities for frirndship and service.

CrTv PANI-IELLENrcs CoM HTTEE

Mrs. A1•thur Bergmann Mrs. S. ]. Groeneveld lvfrs. Landon Freear Miss Eleanore Dufour Mrs. Palmer D. Low ry lvlrs. H. E. Staehle. C!tair111an

Miss America Pageant

BY H ELEN R ussELL BYARS, D elta Gamma

-;\". IT was a Cinderella story for the 19-year-old, blue-eyed, blonde with the accent of

the deep South when Miss South Carolina stood before a n a udience of thousa nds of her new-found subjects to accept their royal welcome and to receive from her predecessor the jeweled crown designating her as Miss America of 1957, twenty-sixth successor to the fabulou s title.

When the directors of the Miss America Pageant wrote last spring inviting me to serve on the Panel of Judges to se lect Miss America for 195 7, I was happy to accept for a number of reasons. M any of the con­testants were college girls, a large number were members of ational Panhellenic Con­ference fra ternity groups, and the large m a­jority of the girls had entered the contest to compete for the scholarships. Since 1945. when the Miss America Pageant Scholarship Foundation Fund was inaugurated, more than $1,000,000 in educationa l schola rships ha,·e been awarded to beautiful and talented American girls to aid in financing their edu­ca tional and special training.

During the week of the 1956 Pageant in Atlantic City the judges awarded $30,000 in chola rships to the winners of the contest.

\!Ii ss America wa awarded a $5,000 cholar­ship ; the First Runner-up, $3,000; Second Runner-up, $2,500 ; and the other two Fin­ali ts $2,000 each . In addition five Semi­final ists were awa rded $1,000 scholarship each and Mis Congeniality $1 ,000. Thi year fo r the fir t time six additiona l scholar-hips were awarded, amoun ting to $ t,OOO

ca h for : M o t T a lented D ancer, Mo t Talented Popular Singe r, Most T a lented Classica l or S mi-Classi a! mger, Mo t Ta lented Mu ician, M o t Ta l nted Actrc s, and \II t Talented in ALL other Field .

II other contesta nts r cc ivcd $ 100 ea h. f c nsid red it a rea l 1 rivil gc a nd pleas­

ll ll' to '>C I\'C on a pan I of judges c mposed

Helen Russell Byars, former Chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference, serves on the panel of judge s w ho s e lected "Miss America of

1957."

of such outstanding and congenial persons. The other panel member were: Mr. Wen­dell H. Ford, President of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce; Mr . Mild­red Miller Posvar, M etropolitan Opera tar · Mr. D ean Cornwell, world famous painter a nd illustrator ; Mr. Dave Garroway, of NBC-TV' "Today" and " Wide Wide World" ; Mr. R aoul Wal h. one of Holly­wood's a ll time great directors; Dr. V al H . Wilson, Presiden t, Colorado Women' Col­lege; Mr. Ted M ack, spoke man-moderator for the traditional "Origina l Amateur H our"; Mrs. J acque M ercer Curra n, Miss merica 1949; and the Team of Hugh Martin and R alph Blane,. composer -director of Broad­way mu icals.

Serving a a judge of the Mi Americ::t Pageant is an unforgettable experience. It also provides omethina which enlarge one' pride in being an merican. o one c uld obs rve u h magnificent ouna ' omen, brouaht toaether from a ll parts of thi gr at land ,. ithout fc ling a urae of prid in b -longing to a na ti n whi h an produ ma n cxtrcmcl b , utiful and talented girL. The judging, it elf. i crtainl · n t , .y- m

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fact, it i extremely difficult- but being so close to th contest is thrilling and delightful.

Many TV viewers who see on'ly the final hour or so of the program fail to realize that the girls ha,·e been in a contest which has run almost steadily for days. In the interest of time and variation the girls are assigned to one of three groups," each p erforming in a different category each night. One group will perform in evening gown, another in swim suit, and the third in talent on Wed­nesday night. On Thursday night, and again on Friday night the judges rota te from one event to the next so that at the end of Fri­day night the judges have appra ised a ll fifty girls for beauty, talent, poise and culture.

On Thursday and Friday mornings the judges meet the contestan ts at breakfast. T en tab les are a rranged with fi ve contestan ts at each. Judges rota te between the ta bles a t fixed in terva ls and have an excellent oppor­tu nity to app ra ise mtelligence, poi e and per­sona li ty.

T he system of judging is effectiYe and in­teres ti ng. As each event unfolds, each judge se lects and ranks his choice of the fi ve best performances. Each ba llot is a secret deci­sion and is handed in to the offi cial T ellers. Strangely enough, the eleven judges know abso lutely nothing of the trend the voting is ta king. T he secrecy of the voting is such that the TV audience on Satu rday night lea rns who Mi s America is to be, at the same insta nt the judges hear of it.

At the beginning of the progra m on Sa t­urday night, the offi cia ls announce the names of the ten semi- fi na list designa ted, by the accumulation of poin ts as semi-final­ists. Each girl performs aga in in swim sui t, evening dre s and talent ; the T ellers an­nounce the names of the fi ve fin ali ts.

A t thi s point the margin any one girl might hold is a thin one, and any one of the five fi na lists would certa inly be accepted generously as Miss America. The five final­ists retire from the stage and a re ca ll ed back one at a time to answer three questions pre­pared by the judges' p anel. After days of hard work, and sleepless nigh ts, these young ladies appear alone on this vas t stage; before a Convention Hall audience of 24,000 and

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a TV audience es timated to be thi rty mi l­lion, and a re required to ta lk extemporan­eously on the three questions propounded . It is indeed a trial by fire. The judges rank the first three, and suddenly the name of Miss America goes out over the nation.

I came a \:Vay from the Miss America Pageant with many impressions. In the fi rst place, this is not a bath ing beauty show. R ather, it is a proud, dignified and refi n d display of young American womanhood at its best. It is a summation of beauty, poise, intelligence, personality, courage and ability. No girl would ever be the same again after having met the chal lenge of such a contest. I was impressed with the spi rit of sincere friendliness which existed among . the girls throughout the week, and by the wonderfu l sportsmanship of the girls who did n't win . Tha t in itself was a lesson in living.

Accompanied by her chaperone, M iss America will soon tou r England, I taly, France, and other European coun tries, as well as the Sta tes in the U nion. She will truly be an ambassador of ta lent, beauty, cha rm, and a fine example of an ideal All ­American girl.

It is in te resting to note that thi rty-eight of the fifty contestants a re presently enro lled in colleges and unive rsities and nineteen of these girls a re members of National Panhel­lenic Conference fraternities. Of the ten semi-fina li ts, seven a re college gi rls and fou r of these girls a re members of ational Panhellenic Conference groups. O f the five finalists, fou r are. enrolled in co lleges and three are members of National Panhellenic Conference groups.

In closing, I want to pay tribute to the Officers, the D irecto rs, and to the more than 2500 prominent publ ic-spiri ted citizens who deYoted count less hours throughout the year making this wonderful attraction po ible. I think they a re to be congratu lated on the precision with which this massi,·e event ttn ­fo lded. The entire program reflected the highest degree of skilled management. I feel tha t the Directors a re exerting every effort to do a splendid thing in a splendid way and I am most happy tha t I was pe rmitted to pa rticipa te in a small way.

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Congratulations! t SIGMA C1-n's highest undergraduate hon-

or, the Balfour Award, was presented on August 25 at DePauw University to Roger W. Staehle, of Columbus, Ohio, an engineer­ing student at Ohio State. Roger is the son of our beloved Carrie Staehle, who served as National President of Alpha Sigma Tau for fifteen years. Roger was just six months old when Mrs. Staehle became president, so Roger's fraternity background started early. Created in 1929, the Award is given annually to the outstanding member of the fraternity's 127 collegiate chapters. One can­dida te is nominated by each chapter, and the winner is se lected on the basis of scholarship, personality, fraternity service, and studen t activity.

The Edith E. Glatfelter A vvard t A SILVER ANNIVERSARY is a recognized

sign of achievement in most fields of en­deavor. So it was with Pi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. The St. Louis Alumnae felt that Pi Chapter's twenty-five yea rs of growth shou ld be acknowledged in some s'pecial way and so the idea of a scholarship wa evolved .

A committee was formed to contact the entire membership. The idea of a scholar-hip to be established at H arris T eachers

College in St. Louis, where Pi Chapter was founded , was well received. Contributions from the member hip changed the scholar­ship idea into a reality.

It seemed fitt ina to name the chola r hip aft r the chapt r's fir t faculty advi. or, Mis Edith E. latf It r, who had au ided it through its f rmativc y a rs . Mi Glatf Iter s rv d as p n r from pt mb r 1930, unti l the time f h r rctir ment in 1948.

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The Award of twenty-five dollars, to sig­nify the twenty-five years of growth, is given once each year to a junior student in the field of biological sCience. This department was selected as it was Mis Glatfelter's academic field.

At a special celebration of Founders' Day in 1955, the Edith E. Glatfelter Scholarship Award was officia lly presented to Dr. Charle A. Naylor, president of the college. It wa most satisfying to lea rn that the first schol­a rship award was won b a Pi girl.

W e of Pi Chapter both her acti e mem­bers and alumnae take pride in the e tab-lishment of thi A' ard. Though it m b small in moneta1 value it r pr ent a big st p forward to u on th pathw, ' t ur

olden nmver a1 .- H RL TTE B EH l

AND MARY L u

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Report of the Scholarship Awards Committee for the Year 1955-1956

Bv MARY E. GAUGHAN, Na.tional Awards Chairman

STANDARD No. IN RANK BASED RANK ON PERCENTILE NATIONAL CHAPTER AVERAGE CHAPTER ON S.A. CAMPUS ScoRE YEAR RANK PHI Incomplete report I of 3 84 1 THETA 2.050 24 3 4 of 12 71 2 UPSILON 1.710 2 1 15 2 of 5 70 3 Nu 1,948 34 5 3 of 7 64 4 BETA 1.656 33 16 4 of 9 61 5 Psi 1.911 38 8 3 of 6 59 6 ALPHA DELTA Incomplete report 3 of 6 59 6 ZETA TAu 1.762 29 10 4of 8 56 7 ALPHA EPsiLON 1.923 56 7 3 of 5 50 8

4 of 5 2 of 5

DELTA 1.727 23 14 7 of 10 35 9 LAMBDA 1.248 3 17 7 of 10 35 9 IOTA 1.749 39 11 4 of 5 30 10 ALPHA Incomplete report 7 of 9 28 11 ALPHA ALPHA 1.741 40 13 10 of 13 27 12 RHo 1.871 20 9 2 of 2 25 13 ZETA 2.010 II 4 No R eport PI 2.188 II 2 Required information not given CHI 1.942 35 6 No R eport ALPHA BETA Incomplete report No Report ALPHA GAMMA 2.232 32 1 No Report ALPHA LAMDA 1.745 37 12 No R eport OMICRON Incomplete report No Report

How the Scholarship Awards Are Computed ;\; PHI CHAPTER wins the National Scholar­

ship Cup for the year 1955-56. Delores Benzel, N u, wins the Scholarship Ring.

The Scholarship Award report for the year 1955-56 may look unfamiliar to some of you who have been accustomed to the old form. It has been increasingly apparent to me in my reading of scholarship articles which have appeared in various publications that our way of selecting the chapter who would receive the scholarship cup was fine, but not complete or fair. We did not take into consideration any relative means by which we could make a comparison. In the percentile method of relation is estab­lished by first determining the percentile score year for each chapter based on the rank of each chapter on its own particular campus and then comparing the percentile scores.

The old way of submitting grades was still necessary to g1ve us the necessary in-

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formation on the individual scholarship of each member and also helped us determine the ring winner. As is the usual situation we had partial reports from five chapters this year. The new information was re­ceived from fifteen chapters, one did not submit complete information and six failed to send in anything at all.

In explaining the new report orne def­initions are required :

S.A. or Standard Average-Average based on grades sent in by individual chapters following the previously used plan.

Percentile Score year- This was deter­mined by the fo llowing equation:

100 X ( N - R ) PR=---- - -

N where:

PR = pe_rcentile rank

N = number of chapters

R =rank of Alpha Sigma Tau Chapter

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Top SALLY CHARLOTTE DAVIS, Alpha. Goddard Hall

Homecoming Float chairman, Women's League delegate to State Convention, Homecoming Committee, election chairman and treasurer Women's League, Recretation Club, Sorority Basketball, corresponding 'Secretary of Alpha Chapter. ~

FRANCES FEDUSKA, Delta. Delta Sigma Phi Sweetheart. Judicial Board member. Science Club, secretary sopho­more class. sorority intramural volleyball, basketball. and softball. vice president of Delta Chapter.

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DONNA MESSERMAN, Zeta. secretary of 'Senior class, co-editor of "The Compass," College Players, A.C.E.I., Alpha Psi Omega, Student Cooperative Council. Dorm Council. intramural soccer. and hockey. Student Council Convention at New York University.

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ELEANORE KLOPE. Theta, Dean's List for five semes­ters. Wesley Foundation Scholarship Award, Rose Saffir Award, University Scholarship Honors. Phi Epsilon Omi­cron Scholarship, treasurer of Phi Epsilon Omicron, d ele­gate to Michigan Home Economics Convention, Michigan Intercollegiate Debate Convention, Debate Team, pres­id nt of Theta Chapter. Panhellenic representative.

Taus NANCY HOST, Iota, can'didate for Miss Emporia Slate.

National Junior College Women's Debate Champion, Pi Delta Theta (speech fraternity}, Pi Rho Phi (honorary de­bate}, 'Senior representative on Student Council. "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities," Beta Beta Beta, Pi Kappa Delta, Xi Phi (honorary leadership}, Kappa Delta Pi. Pep Club, Band president, annual staff, Future Teachers of America, scholarship bracelet.

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BARBARA BOEKER. Alpha Epsilon. Homecoming Queen attendant, class leader, Honor Roll, serenaded by Delta Sigma Phi, Social 'Life Committee of College, president of Caroline Grote Hall, House Council. Home Economics Club, Yearbook. "Sequel" Staff, Student Council. "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges," delegate to l.A.W.S. National Convention held in Lawrence. Kansas, delegate to l.H.E.A. Convention.

NANCY LEA HARRIS. Zeta Tau, May Court, Maid of Honor, Cotillion Dance Club, "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.'' class treasurer and vice president, vice president of Canterbury Club, Student Standards, Alpha Kappa Gamma (national leader'ship society} , swimming, delegate to English Speaking Union Association, Student Government Convention in Missis­sippi 1957 and Fredericksburg, Virginia. in 1956. Dele­gate to Alpha Kappa Gamma Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, president of Panhellenic Association.

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VERA JORDAN, Pi. president Pi Chapter. Panhellenic representative. co-rush chairman, representative to Pan­hellenic Workshop at Springfield, Missouri, lnterfraternal Sing, helped write skit for Jabberwock. repres-entative at Freshman Tea. W .A.A.

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Top SANDRA ANN MOBLEY. Rho. Blue Key Sweetheart. assist­ant editor and editor of school paper. Pi Omega Pi. Car­dinal Key. Kappa Delta Pi, Presidents' Club. Tennis. "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.'' Boule for three years. president of Rho Chapter.

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CAROL LYNN McCORMICK. Psi. Dean's List, vice pres­ident of Future Business Leaders of ,America, Y.W.C.A .• German Dance Club. Sigma Phi Lambda. Pi Omega pres­ident, Fact-Finding Committee. Secretary of S.G.A .• pres­ident of Dormitory, "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." Psi Chapter treasurer.

JANIS PURTLE. Upsilon. Homecoming Queen. "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.'' president of Choir. treasurer of Royal Rooters. secretary and major­ette of the A.S.T.C. Band. vice president of Music Club. W.R.A .• B.S.U. secretary of junior class, Alpha Chi. Alpha Psi Omega. Student Government. Collegium Musicum. representative to regional affairs of Women's Recreational Association. president of Upsilon Chapter.

BONNIE MciNNIS. Phi. Sweetheart of Sigma Tau Gam­ma. Maid in Homecoming Court. Mai'd in Miss South­eastern Court. Maid in Sigma Tau Gamma White Rose Ball. Maid in Intramural Mock Homecoming. Green "S" Award. alternate Senator, W estminster Fellowship. secre­tary of Panhellenic. head cheer leader. participation in intramurals.

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Taus MIXELL NIGH, Chi, Outstanding Freshman Woman in

English, business administration, physical education; "Who's Who in American Universities and C.olleges," treasurer of senior class, secretary of Junior Class, official at college swimming meets, taught Freshman swimming three years, delegate to Leadership Conference, Student Affairs Committee, treasurer of Student Senate; Student Court.

ELIZABETH ANN HIGHT, Omicron, Dean's List two se­mesters, James Lewis Howe Chemistry Award, German Club, secretary-treasurer of Wesley Foundation, president of Omicron Chapter, Panhellenic Council secretary.

PHYLLIS SEDLAK, Alpha Alpha, physical education department Scholastic Award, Pi Gamma Mu (social sci­ence honorary), Kappa Delta Pi (education honorary), Lucina Hall Cabinet an'd Senate, Women's Recreation As­sociation, vice president, Physical Education Majors Club, Aquaticus Committee, intramural volleyball. basketball. tennis, soccer, field hockey, archery sporthead, Psi Chap­ter historian (Scrapbook won national award). Bike-a­thon Team.

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LYNDA OVERTON, Alpha Gamma, candidate for R.O.­T.C. Military sponsor, "Who's Who in American Univer­sities and Colleges.'' candidate for Outstanding Senior of the year, Student Christian Association, secretary of Future Teachers of America, Alpha Chi (national scho­lastic fraternity), Heart and Key, secretary of Student Senate and sophomore class, treasurer of Alpha Gamma Chapter.

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Top CAROLYN SUE SHEPPARD, Alpha Delta, Sigma Pi Fra·

ternity Princess, candidate for National Golden Horse Show Queen, candidate for Springfield's Miss Merrie Christmas, Panhellenic Council, All Club Council Judi· ciary Committee, president of Association for Childhood Education, A.C.E. delegate to State Meeting, Future Teacher's of America, Commercial Club, Orchestra, direc· tor of Alpha Sigma Tau Fashion Show, president of Alpha Delta Chapter.*

CAROLYN CUSAC, Alpha Delta, Springfield Christmas Queen. "Miss Merrie Christmas," Sigma Pi Fzaternity Or­chid Queen, President of Kappa Mu Epsilon, Pi Beta Chi. All Club Council representative, delegate to;~ Kappa Mu Epsilon National Convention in Wayne, ~ebraska, dele­gate to Regional Convention in Liberty, Missouri. and to National Convention in Pittsburg, Kansas, "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges," vice president of Alpha Delta Chapter.*

BARBARA HELVEY, .Alpha Lambda. Glee Club. Choral Club. Band. German Dance Club. All-State College Choir Clinic, president and vice-president of Alpha Lambda Chapter, voted Outstanding Senior.

CATHY CAMERLO. Nu. candidate for Homecoming Queen, Colvin Club. Newman Club, Spur (national hon· orary for sophomore's), Women's Residence Hall Council. Delegate to N.S.A. Leadership Conference. president of Tobey Kendel, editor of "Hall. " A.W.S., W.A.A.

•ried score .

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Taus Scholarship Ring Winner

RUTH ANN HARRIS. Beta. "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges," Junior Panhellenic represen­tative. president of Beta Chapter. Boosters Club. Outstand­ing Senior Award. delegate to Mock U.N. Convention. delegate to dis.trict A.W.S. Convention, delegate to Two­State and National A.W.S. Conventions. freshman repre­sentative to A.W.S., president of A.W.S .• Sophomore Sen­ator, Chairman Student Government Constitution Revision.

DELORES BENZEL. Nu, vice pres­ident of Nu Chapter, one of ten out­standing sophomores, president of Pi Lambda Theta. Kappa Delta Pi. Panhellenic Council, Outstan.ding Pledge in 1954.

The National Council

is proud to announce that

PHI CHAPTER

is the winner of the

National Scholarship Cup

for the year 1955-56 !

THE ANCHOR

Congratulations! ;.\. FoR the past few years we have selected

Top Taus, outstanding Alpha Sigma Taus in their own chapter. ever has a decision been harder to make than these. Each chapter selec ts three girls they con­sider worthy of this honor, list her contri­butions to her chool in the way of activi ­ti es, honors, honorary organizations, stu­dent government, athletics, and as a dele­gate to regional affairs ; service to her soror­ity chapter and to the national organiza­tion, and her schola rship. T hese a re sent to the National Awards Chairman for selec­tion . This is based on a numerical scoring system. All three are worthy of the title but only one is chosen. The National Coun­cil of Alpha Sigma Tau i proud and happ to present to you the Top Taus for 1956-5 7:

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Collegiate News

Alpha 's Mexican Fiesta ~ FALL RUSHING began two weeks. after

school began, causing some scurrymg on our part. But as a reward for our efforts, we received twelve terrific pledges. We had a good turnout for our coke parties as well as for our tea and informal party. M exico was the theme of our party this year, which we called the Alpha Sigma Tau Fiesta. The highlight of the gathering was a pinata fille? with candy. The object was to break 1t while you were blindfolded. The chile- hot dogs were also received with much pleasure.

With the onset of the Christmas season Alpha was not slow to get into the spirit. Our pledges made place cards for the hos­pital as their group project. We sent a box to Pine Mountain and also packed a box

Four Betas play bridge in their chapter room. Background wall is papered in sorority green

with traditional yellow roses.

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of food for a needy family in town. W e further extended cheer by caroling for pa­tients at Beyer Hospital and decorating the Eastern Michigan College Library Christmas tree.

Founders' Day was observed by a lunch­eon. Donna Renwick acted as toastmistres and Mrs. George M ennzie (Carol Floyd- an · AlT alum from our chapter ) was the gue t speake~ .

The initiation ceremony ended pledgmg. To begin the festivities of the day, our alum group served a delicious luncheon to honor our new members.-MARY ANN MovNES .

Betas Are in Their New Home ~ THIS year has brought much excitement

to the Beta Chapter. Many dreams finally were realized as we moved into our new house. We h ad a chance to see everybody a little before the fall semester started as we arrived for "work week" anned with dust cloths, polish, and elbow grease to make our house bright and shiny. Our fra­ternity neighbors helped us move all our trunks and furni ture in, and before long we were settled. Our housem other, Mr . Julia Bloomer has certainly helped u under tand the courtesies n eces ary when living together. Adding to our home-like a tmo phere Mrs. Cora Slater, our cook, keeps our " tumrnie ' fill d beyond capacity.

It wasn' t all work, thouo·h w to do som a rd pia ing and tumble in ur li ina r m . ' our living r m. ne ' a ll i

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green with yellow roses and it certainly has a place in our hearts.

It seemed like no time at all and we were busy with Homecoming. Tweety Bird and Sylvester took their place on our float­Tweety getting the best of Sylvester (the opposing team) with the theme, "I taught I Tau Normal." Bobbie Thompson, our president, graced the queen's float as a mem­ber of the court. We certainly were proud as she took her place among the queens of our campus. The alums sponsored our annual alumni breakfast and it was good to

The phone in Beta's new house is always ring­ing. Here Julia Kelly answers it.

THE ANCHOR

Bobbie Thompson, president of Beta Chapter, is a member of the Home­

coming Court.

see everybody again. Our house was really bustling and we were so happy that they had • a "home" to come home to.

After Homecoming we found ourselves racing again. This time for our bicycle relay for all sorority women. Julia Kelly organized it, and it was such a success that we are making it an annual event.

A blue Christmas tree and a jolly Santa over the fireplace set the scene for our annual Christmas benefit dance. Large quan­tities of food (our admission) went to a very deserving family which made our Christmas all the happier.

Our quota for this fall's rushing allowed us only one pledge, and we couldn't have been any happier when we initiated Jane Ewing, a Mayville sophomore, into our sisterhood.

We have a newly formed trio among our sisters. Mona Davenport, Liz Fox, and Carla Smith represented Taus in the college annual Band Bender. Now we have them singing for us all the time.

Seniors who were recently elected to Who's Who are Marlo Davison, Cindy Edgerle, Ruth Harris, Carol Bloomer, and Sue Young.

Finals and graduation soon brought the first semester to a close. It was a sad time

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The lived-in living room with Beta s Carla Smith and Carol Bloomer demons trating their tumbling

act.

for us, for Mary Lommen; our one graduat­ing senior, and Mona Davenport, who is going to nursing school, left at the end of the semester. We all miss them, and yet we

· know that Homecoming, 1957, will find them once again home, 906 South Main Street.- BEVERLY NocH.

Delta Gives Tea !. WE at Delta started the fall semester

with our annual float and tea for the Homecoming celebration. Having chosen " The Birds and the Bees" as our title, in keeping with the general theme of movie titles , we had a la rge yellow bird perched in a tree and a bee resting on a fluffy daisy. Such fun we had with chicken feathers and g lue trying to make a rea listic bird. The tea wa held in the newly decorated sorority room with M a rie Broda k, ocial chairman, in cha rge.

In Tovember we had our- Founder ' D ay banquet with the a lumni cha pter a t a local tea room. n inspiring ta lk was given by Mr . M a rga ret Be k, a member of the facul­ty a t India na.

~o ia l ,,. nt of Dec rnb r wa a n open h use held 1with K appa D Ita Rho Fra­terni ty t lh ir hous . ·

\-\'1' re quite pr ud ur prcsid nt wh

was chosen a member of the queen's court for the ROTC Ball.

January featured a Snow Party at the College Lodge with our dates. There was more slush than snow but a good time was still had by al l.

Formal rushing began February 4 and lasted until February 13. Invitations were sent for breakfast, parties in the orority room, basketball games, and socializing at the College Union. Such memorable par­ties as a Fiesta Party, Ivy League Party, Comic Strip Party, and a Sleepy Tau Heav­en Party were held .

The final formal rush party wa held February 21. As our theme we chose " A Garden of Roses." In the center of the room was a garden with a wishing well from which each girl drew a wish for each rushee . C leverly designed dolls were given to each rushee as party favors.

It has not been made known to us the exact number of pledges we will have but we are hoping for a terrific cla s of Taus. -SUE STUCK .

Zeta 's Athleti c Prowess !. THE Zeta girls have had a full and

prosperous year thus far. We have held numerous sales which have all proven a general success. Because we are handicapped by having no sorority room we haYe held informal coffee parties in the recreation room of our dormitory. These ge t-togethers have added much to our sorority life and have given us many memories which will linge r long after we have graduated .

Our sorority was the only Greek organiza­tion on campus enterino· a float in the Homecomina pa rade. This project proYided ma ny delightful moment for u and, al­though a lot of work, wa well worth ou r effort .

Ca rol weeney, a sophom re, ha tablish herself on the

wim h w .

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Thetas put the finis hing touches on th e ir kan­garoo. Their s logan read, " It's in the Bag for

WSU."

her class in Student Cooperative Council. At the present time we are deep in plans

for our forthcoming rush party. We have some good ideas and it promises to be as much of a success this year as it has been in the past.

Plans are in the air to entertain the entire college a t a Mardi Gras Festival but these ideas will not take shape until after rushing is over.- MARCIA ANN "McHENRY.

Theta 's Cop Top Honors (SEE BAcK CovER)

;'t LAST fa ll was busy for the Thetas. Our float for the Homecoming parade

brought third place honors. A revolving bowling ba ll and our ga ls attired as bowling pins really "Bowled 'Em Over."

At our annual Holiday Carnival weekend which had as a main attraction a star­studded jazz concert, we won top place for our western booth . With the assistance of Kappa Chi fraternity, we girls, dressed as cowgirls, hustled the crowd in to take a chance at hooping our legs while on swings.

Our first rush party of t,he season tied

in with elec tion time so the rushees had great fun in electing a candidate of their own choice. Fortunate ly the contender wanting the yellow back in Pepsodent did not win.

At the end of the semester we held our informal initiation weekend at a motel in Port Sanilac. As usual the pledges had more fun than the actives. They had a scavan"er hunt at night along the beach of Lake Huron. The following weekend they were formally initia ted into the sorori­ty. We a re proud to welcome Penelope Orr, Marian Doss, Alice Ingham, Lynne Vollmer, Juanita Burrough, and G!ly K eller as our new sisters. We all enjoyed a lovely dinner at the D evon Gables T ea Room in Bloomfield Hills following the ceremony at the home of Theta's president, Eleanor Klope.

Some of our social service projects for the semester included making dolls for Children's Hospital and collecting Christ­mas cards for many hospitalized children.

This busy semester was topped off by some wonderfu l fraternity parties, date parties, and some " just for the girls" get­toge thers.

All in all we are proud of the achieve­ments we have made in the last semester and are looking forward to attaining more in 1957.-Juov THOMAS.

Hardworking Theta s escort their d issembled kan­garoo to the campus in Mary De Massa's Dad's

pickup truck.

Iota Goes "Down on the Levy"

;\; "DowN on the Levy" was the theme for the Fall Rush Week. The Iota

Chapter pledged twenty-five girls, making our membership sixty-three. The girls who pledged are: Connie Abbott, Carol Allen, Karen Becker, Kay Belfield, Rae Ellen Bur­dick, Judy Butler, H elen Cox, Nel Epperly, Shirley Epperly Mary Etling, Susie Fey, Kathy Galloway Jill Hylton, Shari Johnson, Priscilla Manges, Carol Miser, Bonnie Ro­mine, Connie Sawyers, Patsy Schlottler, Roberta Spurgeon, Pat Smith, Barbara Ulses, Sally Winans, Peggy Waller, and Janice Zug.

Homecoming soon was here, and the Alpha Taus came up with top honors in house decorations. "Corky's cravin' for a whipped R aven" was chosen as the theme for the decorations . Camille Dolsky was chosen as an attendant to the Homecoming Queen.

Since the rush of Homecoming was upon us, the Iota Chapter observed Founders' Day on November 7, 1956.

June Anderson, Nancy Rost, Sally Irv­ing, and Connie Diller were selected to be­come listed in Who's Who in American Col­leges and Universities.

The "Fire-Bug Party," which was held on November 16, was a bigger success than ever this year.

The Christmas party was held at the house on December 18, after the girls went caroling. A candle was lit by each girl as she read a little saying which represented a philosophy of life.

Second semester rush week began Janu­ary 31, 195 7. The annual "Singing Bee" was held in March.- FRANCES MoRRIS.

Lambda's "Man Party" ;\; LAMBDA's rush party thi year centered

ar und m n, but ther wer no m n pr s nt. Th th m was "How to Get Your

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Iota girls working on their prize-winning Home­coming decorations. Front row, left to right: Pat Gleason. Mary Lou Dettmer, Frankie Morris, Carol Miser. Sandy Perry, and Barbara Ulses. Second row, left to right: Joyce Brown, Sandy Riggs, Eileen Wasinger, Karen Palmer, Suzie

Schmidt, Shari Johnson, and Mary Etling.

:\fan!" Our only decorations were pictures of famous men hung up on the walls. As the rushees came in, we pinned names of famous men on their backs and told them to ask questions to find out who they were. This game proved to be a good ice breaker.

We then tried to show the girls how to get close to their man. This was done by playing the livesaver game in which life­saver are passed from one person to an­other by means of toothpicks . . One of the other games we played was "Blind Man's Bluff" with one girl dressing another in men's clothing. Both girls were blindfolded. The results were hilarious.

For refreshments we served apple pie cheese, and coffee or tea. The favors were sample cookbooks with big green hearts on the covers on which wa written "Here' one way to a man' heart. Alpha Sigma Tau is another." The part wa a big uc-es .

A of last October ' e haY a new ad­yj or- Mi Mari Grall, Tempi ph I education instt-u tor. Two w rei expres our idea of Mi rail imply gr< nd!"-

THE . H R

Rita Allard and Annita Smith aren't getting too close to that horse at Nu's party. are they?

Nu's Rush Party Ideas ;\:. FALL quarter '56 started out with a big

bang when we had informal rush and nine wonderful, enthusiastic girls pledged our sorority. Our new pledges were: Sandy Seto, Norma Campbell, Anita Lloyd, Betty Wyatt, Charlene Smith, Dolores H ester­werth, Lillie Willis, Joan Horn, and Dottie Waymire.

Shortly following fall rush was Home­coming. The theme was Far Away Places. We followed the theme, "Even In England They Dunk Them," making a hugh teapot and a giant doughnut with a football player sitting in the middle of the doughnut being dunked into a cup of tea.

We were very thrilled with the wonderful comments we received from our alums this year on our table that we had fixed for Founders' Day. It was very attractively ar­ranged with our scrapboog, trophies, and the history of our chapter. We felt that com­bining Founders' Day and our alum tea worked out very successfully, and we are eagerly looking forward to having another successful Founders' and Alumnae Day next year.

THE ANCHOR

Winter quarter started in full swing with three rush parties. The first party had no theme. It wa a get acquainted party. The second party fo llowed a western theme. The house was ve ry attractively decorated with different western animals hanging from the walls, pine trees were scattered throughout the room and bales of hay and straw were used to si t on. The main attraction was the chuck wagon which we used for serving refreshments. The wearing apparel was western and the girls really enjoyed them­selves. The third party was " Pink Ecstasy." The house was very beautifully decorated in pink and black. The main feature of the evening was the introduction of each soror­ity sister as she came through a picture frame. We pledged thirteen girls . They were: Glenda Clyde, Winona Brown, Beth Raber, Monnie Harris, Patricia Tisdel, Judith Wilson, Kay Kriegsmann, Mary Ann H eimke, Irene Kuchera, Maurita Martin, Kathleen Kirby, Barbara Demico, and Cherie PaH erson.

With December came the traditional Christmas party. There was the singing of carols and opening of the presents. Names were drawn and each a ir! bought a toy. After we played with our toy for part of

Dottie Waymire and Anita Lloyd wear western garb at Nu's second rush party.

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the evening we wrapped them up agam 'and gave them to an orphans home, to 'make their Christmas a happier one.­CATHY CAMERLO.

Omicron Places Second

In Intramural Program

;t. OMICRON CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma Tau celebrated its Founders' Day with a ban­

quet given at the Pinnacle R estaurant in Bluefield on November 2 . . Alumnae chapter patronesses, sponsors, and members were present. Pledges Dot Montgomery and Sue Green were special guests. Everyone en­joyed a fried chicken dinner which was fol ­lowed with a speech by the president, Arden Langden. The history of Omicron Chapter was the theme of the president's speech.

The first cultural meeting of the Omicron Chapter was held at the home of Mrs. Smith Bradley of Athens. Maudetta Mounts, program chairman of that organization, led the group in a discussion on "Finding High and Worthy Obj ectives to Live For." Fol­lowing the program Mrs. Bradley, a ided by Mrs. H. A. M cNeer, patroness, treated the Alpha Taus to a buffet snack.

Mrs. Klingensmith, patroness, was the ho tess for the Alpha T au's second cultural program. H er home, brightly decorated with evergreens and other Christmas trimmings, put a ll of the gi rls in the Christmas spirit. Betty Payne led the sorority in the discus­sion of "A Beautiful Life," and what it meant to them. F ollowing the discussion the girls at around a warm fireplace drinking Christmas wassail and eating weet pre­pared by the hostes . The highlight of the program certa inly came when Mr . Klingen­smith completed the Chri tmas picture by playing upon the harp while the Alpha Tau ang the w 11-beloved Christmas carol .

Th lpha Sigma Tau orority conclud-ed th Chri tma s a on with it annua l

hri tmas Party. Th party was held in the h m manag mcnt bui l ling of oncorcl ' II gc under th su1 rvi ion of our p n-

sors, Miss Dransfield and Mi Hunt r.

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Looking through the picture frame at Nu's "Pink Ecstasy" party aPe Mary Lou Pickering, Joan

Horn. Louise Roberts, and Rita Allard.

Jan Brisco, Nu. makes music at the W este rn Rush Party.

T HE A H R

Speci.al guests were patronesses, Mrs. Kling­ensrruth and Mrs. Cunningham. Following the exchange of gifts, games were played and the party was concluded with refresh­ments.

Our intramural manager Gloria Adair ' ' is proud to announce that our girls now hold

second place in the intramural program. Keep up the good work, girls! We are also proud of Ellen Faley, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who has successfully com­pleted her practice teaching, and we wish the best of luck to Arden Langden, Blue­field , Nancy Bratton, Gilliam, Shirley R eed, Beckley, who will all begin their practice teaching this semester.- THELMA RicH­MOND.

Pi Surprised by Pledges ~ LAST semester was one Pi Chapter will

long remember! \Ve've indeed had a prosperous new yea r and a very enjoyable one. W e have eight new members: Nancy Cook, Joyce Konopka, Sandra Graves, Don­na J ean Beck, M elba Mosberger, Dorris Niedenberg, Nancy Speed and Jo Etta Nel­son.

Our rush parties were both very smooth­ly executed and successful. Our sincere thanks to Mrs. Francis Graflage, who was yery brave and loaned Pi Chapter her beau­tiful home for the informal rush party. H er enormous back yard was decorated with a western style background. A makeshift chuck wagon, which looked as authentic as a II get out, was there to add to the scenery . The rushees ate ba rbequed ham and can­died apples with a ll the trimmings, and en­joyed the informal singing around the bon­fire, the quare and circle dancing, and the exhibition dance the a lums and actives performed. Pi Chapte r has a very coopera­tive and dependable alum organization of which we are very proud. They may get a thanks here and there from one of our girls, and our chapter as a whole, but at this time I would like to extend a very, very, warm and heartfelt thanks for all you've done, alums- believe me we really

appreciate your interest and advice. The alums did a bang up job at our formal party held at the Blossom House. All we actives had to do was to be a bunch of socialities and circulate enough to get to know the rushee . The menu completely prepared by the alums was very delicious and appetizing. The alums also have a cultu ral program planned for us. They've engaaed a professional model from Patricia Stevens Modeling school to give us a few cultural tips-tips that no girl shou ld be without.

Founders' Day, November 1, was cele­brated at M edarts with a beautiful C andle­light service conducted by Mrs. Hinshaw. All was exotically breathtaking. Miss Mur­ray's traditional annual offering- "a day at the farm," afforded quite a turnout. Par­ents, actives, and pledges went for an en­joyable horseback ride after inhaling that good old country fresh air. The delicious outdoor menu of ham, flapj acks ( yum! ), and potato salad, slaw, soda. milk, etc .. was surely a menu fit for a king. We really are a well-fed sorority and you'd bet ter be­lieve that, too. Why our traditional Christ­mas party given by our co-sponsor, Miss Kohl, at her home, had a menu of spaghet­ti , meatloaf, two types of jello salads, ca­shews, potato chips, olive , and a ll the t rim­mings with a delicious and mouth watering chocolate pudding topped with heaps of whipped cream- ummmummm good that' Miss Kohl's cooking!

T en Alphas and their da tes supported our candidate for queen, J ackie Hudson, at Masked Night Ball thi year. Pi girls and their dates had a "splash" of wimming pa rty J anua ry 3. This was the second Jan­uary swiming party we've had at the YWCA

Miss Murray, Pi co-sponsor, treats Pi girls to a day at her farm.

Pi's pledges surprised the actives with a Span­ish styled party at the Student Union Building.

Traditional party is given to the Pi Chapter by their co-sponsor, Miss Julia Kohl.

and it has worked out so well we feel it is fast becoming a must and perhaps a tradi­tional event!!!

The pledges surprised the actives with a Spanish styled party at the Student Union Building January 19. Hot tamales and Coney I lands helped with the warm recep­tion we actives received from the (at that time ) pledges.

December 5 Alpha Taus entered the In­terfraternal Sing, an annual singing contest open to all fraternities and sororities on campu . 'Behold that Star" and " In the Candlelight" were the two songs we sang.

Fou r of our girls made the Dean' honor roll thi s mester in spite of all our ocial life: Barbara Cordes, Donna Jean Beck,

andra Grave , and J ackie Hud on. We're proud of our girls and w 're glad that we can har ur prosp rity with you through this m dium , Our NCHOR.- MARIE W N-

P.NB I~RC .

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Rho's Honor Filled Year ;'t THis year is a very successful one for

Rho Chapter. Our meetings have all been very successful and very well conducted by our new president, Sandra Mobley.

Our pride and joy this year is our "fa­vorite" girls. Four Alpha Taus have been chosen as favorites of various organizations. Sandra Mobley, president, is Blue Key fa­vorite; June Davis, vice-president, is Tau Kappa Epsilon Dream Girl; Kay Miller, corresponding secretary, is Football and Homecoming Queen ; and Betty Ahboah. pledge mistress, is Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweet­heart.

Two Alpha Taus, Betty Ahboah and Kay Miller, are being initiated into the Cardinal Key National Honor Sorority. Sandra Mob­ley, Betty Jo Ahboah, and Shirley Stenhouse were chosen for membership in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

Southeastern's Twenty Pretty Girls in­cluded five Alpha Tau's. They were Betty Ahboah, June Davis, Jo Ann Hutton, Kay Miller, and Shirley Stenhouse. This is a campus-wide election conducted by Cardinal K ey. The final election is held in the Mont­gomery Auditorium. The twenty girls model party dresses and the students vote by secret ballot for the Top Ten Pretty Girls. Jo Ann Hutton was chosen to be one of the top ten.

We are trying to accomplish many goal this year. We would like to rai e our stand­ards, efficiency ratings, and chapter number. All of the girls are working hard this year and are more intere ted than they have been in a long time. We are all working hard to do our jobs well and to do them right.-KAY MILLER .

Zeta Tau Helps Needy Children

;'t THE Zeta Tau girls from oil g have be n , ·et ' bu

with num r u a tivitie .

THE H R

Our first big social event was in October when we celebrated our Founders' Day with a banquet held in the college Tea Room. Linda Garrison was chairman for the event and did an excellent job with the arrange­ments. Alumnae friends from Farmville were our guests along with the Dean and Assistant Dean of Women.

Also in October we received three won­derful pledges from the sophomore class: Elaine Chaffin, Dottie Cothern, and Peggy Harris. With a round of parties, a good time was had by all.

As the Christmas spirit came over us, Santa Claus visited three needy children in our chapter room. There were many shining eyes as the presents were revealed. This made Christmas perfect for us all.

In the spring, the Zeta Taus will have their annua l cabin party at Longwood Es­tate.

We are now anxiously anticipating spring

Carolyn Kelly is president of Zeta Tau Chapter.

THE ANCHOR

Zeta Tau's Fall pledges Dorothy Cothern, Elaine Chaffin. and Peggy Harris.

rushing and hope that we will be as for­tunate as we have been in previous years. This year a new form of preferential bidding will be put into use, and we are hoping it will be a success on our campus. The future holds great things for us all.­J uov EcKSTROM .

Upsilon's Float Wins ~ THESE past few months have been hectic

ones for Upsilon Chapter. In September we had a dinner party with the Sigma Taus to honor our new patroness, Mrs. Fay Bonds, and their new sponsor, Mr. H. B. Hardy.

Homecoming was our first project _in October: Our float in the parade was a huge southern belle in pink and wine with the slogan, "We' ll Charm the Reddies," and we were thrilled to learn that it had won first prize for beauty. This made the third year straight that Alpha Tau has held this honor.

Three days later, our booth was ready · for the Hallowe'en carnival. It was en­titled "Green Door" and consisted of sev-

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Upsilon members at their "Martian Dance" a t informal rush party.

era! novelty acts. Miki Robinson represent­ed Upsilon well in the "Hallowe'en Queen" contest.

"It's Out of This World" was the theme for our "Outer Space" informal rush party November 30. All the members wore black toreador pants and black sweaters with aqua lightning bolts across the front, and the rushees wore toreador pants or bermudas. Our program consisted of a skit, our own version of Martian dancing, a number of pantomimes, and a song, " I'm Sitting on Top of the World," by the Alpha Tau Trio Carolyn Maus, Jani Nelson, and Barbara Anderson.

The theme for our forma l party was "R):lapsody in White." It was held at the Country C lub, and the decorations cen­tered a round an immense white Christmas tree, snowflakes, and miniature go ld pianos a place ca rds. The sorority ang "You'll

ever Walk Alone," the Trio Sano· and "'' we were serenaded by the Sigma Taus.

Th end re ult of our rush sea on were magnificent! It was worth every ounce of n rgy put into it. We pledged ninete n

wond rful girl on De emb r 15. Th y re M a riann B nn tt , Bobbi Crafton , Judy Bryant, gg ic Davi , M rga r t D vi , K a H nkin , all y H a rtz J an t M n ill Julia

w1•n, Edna Ruth Purtl la r II R ck-

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ley, Chris Scholle, Martha Shelby, Martha Smith, Jo Ann Swain, Katherine Tidwell, Mary Kay Van Patten, and Jessie Lea Wood.

They elected these officers soon after pledging: Marianne Bennett, president; Janet Manville, vice-president ; Clara Nell Rackley, secretary; and Sally Hartz, treas­urer.

_Upsi lon is well represented on the campus this year. Nanalou Mcinturff is secretary ?f ~oyal Rooters, campus leadership organ­IzatiOn, and Barbara Anderson is reporter. Janis Nelson and Miki Robinson are cheer­leaders. Betty Sue Smith serves on the Student Council as Representative of Wom­en on the Campus, and Barbara Anderson i Senior College Representative. Mary Kay Van Patten, a pledge, was freshman maid on the Homecoming royalty. Sue Hudson an.d Janis Purtle are members of Alpha Psi Omega, honorary dramatics fraternity Nanalou Mcinturff is editor of The Echo, campus newspaper, and Barba ra Anderson is society editor. Janis Purtle and Tommye Gray a~e members of Alpha Chi, honorary scholastic fraternity; Dot Cooper is a mem­ber of Pi O mega Pi, honorary business fra­ternity. Jerri Carter is vocalist for "The Tophatters," campus dance band.

Six Alpha Taus were among the fifteen students on the ASTC campus elected to Who's Who Among Students in American

"And a good ~ime was had b y a ll," a t Upsilon's m formal rush party.

Colleges and Universitie . They are Wau­hilla Adkins, Dot Cooper, Sue Hudson, Nanalou Mcinturff, Janis Purtle, and Betty Sue Smith.- BARBARA ANDERSON .

Phi's Many Honors t EvEN though the fall semester has just

ended, we of Phi Chapter are already planning many exciting activities for the coming spring.

The fall semester was highlighted with rush week, which included a formal tea and an informal coke party. We then welcomed twenty-two new pledges into our chapter.

Around a candlelit table, we found Phi Chapter having its Founders' Day Banquet. The delicious shrimp and chicken dinners were enjoyed by a ll, and an impressive pro­gram was presented afterwards by the mem­bers.

Our lucky star followed us for the second time as we were awarded the first place plaque for beauty on our float in the Home­coming parade. Phi Chapter is very proud of its girls who received campus honors dur­ing the fall semester: Bobbi Frietag, Miss Southeastern 1956-57.; Nancy Cowan, Sec­retary of Student Government ; May Dean Brown, Sweetheart of Alpha Omega; Joann Brauner, Sweetheart of Green Jackets; Rose Ann Caron, Sweetheart of Sigma Tau Gam­ma; Mary Alice Strickland, Homecoming Court 1956.

Happy Birthday to you both! Dr. Cree, Chi advisor, and Mr. Moore, guest speaker. blow out

their candles at a surprise birthday party.

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Chis put together the float that eventually won second place at the Homecoming.

A grand time was had by a ll at our skating party, which was attended by mem­bers and pledges. And, believe it or not, no broken bones!

Christmas time found Phi Chapter around a tree singing carols and listening to the Christmas Story. We enjoyed watching our little sisters as they unwrapped their little white Alpha Sig stuffed puppies.

Drizzling rain did not dampen the spirits of the girls as they made their way to a wiener roast given by the pledges. It was at this time that we discussed plans for our spring formaL-GLoRIA ANN PICHON AND LYNN \VooDARD.

Chi Has a Queen (SEE FRoNT CoVER)

;\; CHI CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma Tau start-ed its school year at Shepherd College

with a reception for new women students. This was held during the week of national inspection by Mrs. Richard I. Snidow.

Mrs. Snidow, Southern District President. presided over a business meeting a fter in­specting the chapter, at which time she di -cussed the rating of the sorority and made various other comments.

On O ctober 19 the Alphas held a lumber party at the home of Barbara H arris. An evening of games and stunt was planned . interrupted only by a surprise birthday party for one of the girls. Later that evening the girls retired to the basement to begin the construction of a part of their Homecoming float.

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the school and sorority is Homecoming. After weeks of work and planning the chap­ter finished their second prize winning float. The float, entered in the beauty section, was constructed in shades of green, with a light house as the main object. On the front of the float two lovely Alphas dressed in white dresses added a final touch of beauty to the float. Although the float only took second place, the Alphas were very proud to have one of their members made Homecoming Queen for 1956. She was Miss Kitty Grant, Martinsburg, West Vir­ginia, a junior.

The annual Homecoming banquet was held during the morning of October 29 with both sorority and alumnae members attend­ing. After the banquet the sorority held an open house for its past members.

Chi Chapter had its fall rush party on November 8. A Spanish theme was car­ried out in the decorations, refreshments, and entertainment. The results of the rush party was the initiation of five girls on

January 28. The Aiphas presented their annual Christ­

mas assembly to the school and public dur­ing the week of December 11. The assembly consisted of tableaus and the college choir singing background music. After the assem­bly program, Dr. Sarah Helen Cree, sorority advisor, presented the girls with a Christmas party at her home.

Shortly after the Christmas vacation, four Alphas received notice that they had been chosen to be members of Who, s Who in American Colleges and Universities. These girls are Ann Simons, Dorothy Leatherman, Mikell Nigh, and Lynne Scafati.

The annual Alpha dance was held on February 15. This is the only dance where the girls may ask the boys.

A surprise birthday party was given Dr. Cree, sorority advisor, recently. Dr. Cree and guest speaker, Mr. Moore whose birth­day was on the same day, blew out the candles on the lovely three tier cake, baked by one of the Alphas.-BETTY HARLEY.

Alphas of Chi Chapter served at a reception given for new women students at Shepherd College. Shepherdstown. West Virginia.

Alpha Alpha's New Suite ;\; THE Alpha Alphas are in the middle of

another busy year at the Ball State cam­pus. After the Homecoming event we looked toward the rush parties. After par­ticipating in Panhellenic teas and two suc­cessful parties, we eagerly awaited the mo­ment to welcome twenty-two wonderful pledges into our sisterhood. These girls are: Barbara Alsop, Beverly Becker, Carol Bour­ret, Barbara Bowman, Leah Brandyberry, Marilyn Brisco, Peggy Duffey, Dixie H aynes, Barbara H eater, Barbara H erman, Janice Hutson, Carolyn Jones, Becky Lyons, Barbara Martin, Julia M elvin, Joy Moody, Mary Murray, Ruth Ann Paschen, Anita Swinford, Beverly White, Pat Witwer, and Carol Wylon.

Of course, we were happy to return to a new suite this year. Our suite is located in the beautiful new dormitory collectively named Woodworth Halls, bu t separately the four ha lls are named after the maiden names of the Ball Brothers' wives. Earlier in the year we had a shower for our "sweet suite" which our mothers were invited to attend. We received many nice gifts which adds to the beauty and comfort of our suite.

Other events which have taken place were a pledge dance which was presented in honor of our new pledges, topsy-turvy skit, and a rummage sa le- one of our money making projects.

Other events to pop up on our calendar included participating in the K appa Sigma Variety Show, a chili supper, and the Inter­fraternity and Sorority Sing.-D oNNA Fm­LER.

Psi's Carnival Rush Party ;\; THis year has been a busy one for the

Psi girls. The year started off with a bang and everyone has been in the air ever since. All the girls are really busy with classes and extracurricular activities. Psi claims three of the student government officers-Joan Ails, Vice-president ; Carol McCormick, Sec-

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Alpha Alphas prepare for their suite shower.

What a beautiful place to relax new Alpha Alpha suite at the Ball State campus.

Alpha Alphas make like Indians at their infor­mal rush party entitled "Tau Tee Pee."

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retary, and Joan Harvey, Treasurer. As school go t under way thoughts turned

to rushing and the traditional carnival. Ev­eryone waited with anticipation until the big day. The ca rnival was a huge success and everyone had loads of fun . After the carniva l seriousness settled over Zirkle House as we waited to see join our sisterhood. arrived and thirteen House.

who would "walk" to Finally the big day

girls walked to Zirkle

Psi is proud to have a new Alumnae Chapter in H arrisonburg. The chapter was insta lled by Mrs. Betty Snidow in November. After installation all the alumnae members came to Zirk le House for a social hour.

Founders' Day was celebrated with a ban­quet at the Gables Hotel. Everyone had an enjoyable evening and one that will long be remembered. The candle lighting cere­mony was a very impressive ending for the day.

December was a busy month for the Psis. Initiation was one of the highlights with the new m embers receiving their pins. The Christmas party was a gay time. Everyone had the Christmas spirit with the exchanging

of gifts and the singing of carols. To carry out the true spirit of Christmas we invited a grandmother and her three grandsons to sqare in our Christmas joy. Each girl brought a small gift and Santa Claus gave them to the boys. This helped to make our Christ­mas a more enjoyable time knowing we had shared with someone less fortunate than we.

As January rolled around everyone turned to the books in preparation for exams. Exams were over on January 31 and every­one went home for a few days of rest.

Rushing was scheduled for M arch . Next on the calendar is May D ay and

graduation. We look forward to graduation with joy and also with sorrow for we know we will have to leave our friends and "sisters."

Alpha Gamma's Honors ;t. ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma

Tau gave a debut dance honoring their eleven pledges in J anuary . A beautiful green and gold anchor hung from the cei ling while sorority pins and pledge pins decorated the

Alpha Gammas g ive a d e but dance honoring their ele v e n n e w p ledges.

walls. T he pledges were p resented as they walked through an arch of p ine boughs and ye llow roses.

Alpha Gamma C hapter boasts one new weetheart, Carleen H arris, who was selected

at the annual Kappa Sigma Kappa Christ­mas formal.

Four girls were named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities: Jo Ann Browning, Lynda Overton, Sandra Dish­ongh, and Sara Meehan.

Out of eight girls selected as candidates for M ilita1y Sponsor, five were Taus. Jo Ann Browning, Lynda Overton, Pat Brown, Paula Raley, and Sandra Dishongh were candidates.

In a recent election seven Taus were named class favorites by the entire student body Sandra Dallas, freshman ; Gai l Reveley and Pat Greenwood, sophomores; Sue Win­ston and Martha Johnson, juniors ; and Jo Ann Browning and Pat Brown, seniors.

The Association of Women Students spon­sored an election to choose the outstanding senior girl on the basis of her leadership, service to the schoo l, persona lity, scholarship, and character. Lynda Overton, Pat Brown, Jo Ann Browning, Sandra Dishongh, Sara M eehan, Paula R a ley, and Sa rah Russell were the girls honored.- NANCY PATTERSON.

Alpha Delta 's "Magical Moments"

;t, As the 1956-5 7 school year speedil y ap-proached, Alpha D eltas began p lanning

for their traditional "Hawaiian" and " Magi­cal Moments" pa rti es. All the girls were captivated by the whirl and excitement of the ·fall ru h and a ll worked hard to make each pa rty a success. Our most impress ive pa rty was the " Magical Moments" party. All acti ves were dressed in black and gath­ered around the piano to bring the story of "magica l moments with Alpha Sigma T au" to life jn song and story. All phase of soro­rity life were woven into a sketch read by the president, Pa t Zirkle, and ah Alpha Sig­ma Tau song was used to enlighten each ph ase. We were justifiably rewarded when

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fourteen girls chose to wear the ribbon of emerald and gold.

No sooner had we settled down from our whirl of rush until Homecoming was here. All the work of building and planning was forgotten when our float won second place in the annual Homecoming parade. A huge red and gold crown turning around and around and enhanced by two girls in white formals holding gold scepters told the watch­ing crowd that we would "R eign O ver Cape."

We had the honor of having two of our girls, Kay Hine and Carolyn Cusac, nomi­nated to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Our new p ledges were eager to· do their best and showed their enthusiasm for help­ing the community when they joined with the actives in the local March of Dimes toll gates placed about the city.

Combined with the usual activities of bunking parties, greeting card sales, song fests, candy sales, and all the other aspects of campus life we Alpha D eltas display an enthusiasm and sincere desire to work for Alpha Sigma Tau .- T ONYA ARMSTRONG.

Alpha Epsilon 's Campus Leaders

;t, THIS has been a busy and a profitable winter for the Alpha Epsilons.

W e started off by taking in our econd pledge -class of five: Alice Ann Bauer, West Point ; M a rcine H ea ton, T oulon ; Sally Hum­phreys, Gi lson ; Faye J effers, Springfield ; and Carole Turney, Savanna .

Initiation for our first pledge clas wa. held on Februa1y 17. All the p ledges had fun at the pa rty the D elta Sigma Phi pledge gave them and in returning the favor by having a party for them.

Our chapter felt very honored by having the following members listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Univnsities: Barb Boeker, Betty Collins, M arilee Bene­dict, Eva K eil, Betty Ross.

Ruth Ann Powell is our candidate for Greek Queen this yea r. Each candidate will send a photograph to Steve Allen and thr

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Ruth Ann Powell was Alpha Epsilon's candidate for Greek Queen, sponsored by the Kappa Sig­

ma Kappa Fraternity.

one he picks will be crowned at the annual Greek Ball. Ruth Ann is sponsored by the Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity.

More honors were cast upon us by the election of the following girls as campus leaders : Betty Collin , Barb Boeker, Sharon Riley, and Sharon White. Gloria Ca rpenter was chosen as a class personality.

We tried our hand at selling luggao·e tag as one of money making projects.

Santa Claus paid us a visit at our annual Christmas party this year. After Santa passed out our crifts we played charade , ang Christma carols and, of course, ate lot of

okies. W stern's op retta wa "Oklahoma." The

following lpha Taus helped to make it a u e s: B tty Collins, Marlene atzinger

and Ev K il. \ c

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I in p tion Januar 25 n w cxp ricn for mo t

of us, so we were very glad to meet our district president, Mrs. Maher, and our alumnae representative, Mrs. Koomar. It was a busy week which was climaxed by a luncheon and also a social hour under the direction of our pledges. We found Mrs. Maher and Mrs. Koomar's vi its to be very enjoyable.

We are now looking forward to Sigma Sing and our annual dinner dance, the Cinderella Ball, which will be held on May 18. We're anxious to hear about all of you so if you're ever near Macomb, come to visit the Alpha Epsilons.- BETTY jEAN RIEGEL.

Alpha Lambda 's "Davy

Jones" Party ;t THE theme of Alpha Lambda's rush

party which was held in the fall was "Davy Jones' Locker." The prospective rushees, dressed as pirates, and the members, dressed as sailors, were entertained in a room bedecked with fish, driftwood, candles, sea­weed, sand, and all the trimmings. The ef­fect given caused us to forget we were merely in the recreation room of one of our dorms ; and instead caused us to feel as if we were in the very depth of the sea. SeYeral of our members participated in the enter­tainment, and to put the finishing touch on our show, three of our alumnae added their talents. We gave our guests a chance to join in when we had our "fish" tale. Thi is beginning to be a tradition with us. Every one sat in a circle ; and, as the story went around the circle, everyone added her part. Then to all food lovers came the be t part­a delicious meal. After the last ip of cof­fee and the last bite of cake, we all aathered around our sponsor, Mommy Daniels while she told Alpha Lambda's histm and of what orority life consisted. Thi i the m . t eriou and most impre i e part of our ru h

pa rty and I caught a glimp of man a tea r falling . To clo , all th old m mbcrs form d a circl around our gu ts nd sang our or rity ong. E one enjo •ed he . elf. and we an fe I pr ud t o th, t ur p. rtY

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"Davy Jane's Locker" was the setting for Alpha · Lambda's most successful rush party.

Alpha Lambda celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet at Christiansburg.

influenced our twelve new members to be with us as sisters in A~T. The final touch came J anuary 16 when our new sisters were formally initiated . rever had a better group of girl been taken into A~T.

Also in the fall the Alpha Lambda Chap­ter celebrated Founders' Day with a ban­quet at Grant's Tavern in Christiansburg. We reserved a room there, so we had all the privacy needed. The food was delicious, and a good time was had by a ll.

Our annual dance, Sweetie Pie, in honor of our new members, was held .March 2, at the Armory with the Goldtones playing.

Important to our chapter is the fact that two of Radford College's Outstanding seniors are members of A~T. They are Cynthia Hinkson and Barbara Helvey. To these two girls we offer our heartiest congratulations.­DEE ToLsoN.

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Alpha Betas

In Perpetual Motion ;\', "HURRY, HURRY, must keep busy . "

like the incessant whisper of revolving train wheels- this seems to be Alpha B ta's motto for the year.

Our fall rushing season netted us eleven cnthusia tic pledges. We were so happy to have Mrs. Peterson, National President, and Mrs. Snidow, District Presiden t, with us for our rush parties and also for Founders' Day, which was celebra ted November 3 with the traditional banquet a t the Hotel Frederick. Miss Winifred Newman, past president of Pilot International and member of the Charleston Alumnae, was our guest speaker for the evening. H er talk was both interest­ing and entertaining.

After rushing, we gave a pa rty and a slumber party for our new pledges at a camp out of town. We had loads of fun getting to know each other better-also we have some new pictures for our scrapbook.

In November we again won the Women's Division of the Red Cross Blood Drive. This being our third consecutive win, we retired the rotating trophy.

December brought the holiday season and in keeping with tradition we had our annual Christmas party and exchanged gifts. We also took part in the Christmas Sing ( under the capable guidance of our Song Leader, Shirley Harman ). ·

The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity loa ned us their house for our fall rush parties. In return we serenaded them in December and presented them with a plaque in apprecia­tion of their courtesy. Evon Mickel, one of our pledges, wrote new lyrics to the song, "Green Door," and entitled it "R ed Door" (a Sig Ep Symbol ) and we presented this to the Sig Eps at the time of the serenade. They intend to adopt it as a standard Sig Ep song, with credit to A~T!

Next came our rummage sales which were very profitable. Also we sold candy both on and off campus and cleared $50.00.

Our pledge class took charge of decora­tions for our formal, January 12. It was

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called the Alpha Sigma Tau Snow Ball and the decorations consisted of snowballs, snow­men, and emerald and gold streamers com­bined' most effectively. We all had a wonder­ful time.

Also in January it was announced that we won the CARE trophy for donating the largest amount per capita to the Hungarian Relief Fund (sponsored by the Student Christian Association) .

February brought lots of snow, semester break and then rushing. We have a new little sister as a result of second semester rushing. We hope to acquire a few more pledges in informal rush between now and May.

March 10 initiation services were held at Johnson Memorial Chapel for seven new actives and also for our new faculty advisor, Miss Watrous. The scholarship award was presented to Sandra Anderson and the model pledge award to Jewell Roark.

Plans are under way to sell another ship­ment of candy, plus holding a candy sale to sell home-made candy. Too, we are looking forward to participating in Greek Week and the All Greek Mother's Day Sing. The Sing will take patience and practice, but we hope to bring home a new trophy!

Preparation for our annual Yellow Rose Formal are also in progress. It is to be held on Friday, April 26, at one of the local hotels.

:May brinas not only May flowers, but also our spring picnic, and the alway dreaded semester tests.

We will lose two of our actives, Barbara Dawson and Mari lyn Kincaid, through grad­uation thi year. Beside being i ters and close fri ends, the e two have been inva luable in our group a nd we'll surely hat to lo e them, but our loss will be the Alumnae's gam.

And so goc another ycar- \\'c fee l it ha b n su cc. sf ul and we're looking forwa rd to bigg r a nd b tter things for lpha B ta in the future.- BARBARA E. DAw ON.

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Beta 's Bicyc le Re lay ;t, AT Central Michigan College, the frater-

nity men have an annual push cart derby relay. We sorority women can't be left out in the cold so this year Alpha Sigma Tau, Beta Chapter, sponsored a bicycle relay. Julia Kelly was our chairman and organizer.

All sororities were invited, and eight par­ticipated. The relay consisted of a mile and a half with four stations for the girls to

change riders. Volunteers from the frater­nities helped block off the treets and a -sisted at the stations.

The Delta Zetas won first place, with the Betas placing third. A trophy was awarded to the Delta Zetas at the Panhellenic mee t­mg. The trophy is gold with a cyclist on top.

It was such a huge success that we are making it an annual event and the trophy will be a traveling one.

We used English bikes and we've decided that the girls should haYe a warm-up period to get acquainted with the bikes they will ride. We had one casualty. :Meredith White fell off her bike and recei,·ed black and blue marks. Next year we hope to ha,·e as much fun and no accidents.

Nancy Fleming races for Beta Chapter in Alpha Sigma Tau sponsored bicycle relay at Central

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Alumnae News

Akron-Canton Donates Clothes for Teenagers

;\; THE Akron-Canton Alumnae Chapter has had a very busy holiday season. In November we celebrated our Founders'

Day in Canton . I t was a ve ry beautiful occasion. The tables were decorated in the traditional emerald and gold. Barba ra Gor­den acted as hostess.

Because we have four birthdays in No­vember, they were celebra ted at our· Found­ers' D ay banquet. Eleanor Ha las, our local Pa nhellenic representative. is a grandmother again. (As Eleanor put it. we have another precious baby girl in our li tt le family.)

On D ecember 8, our annual Christmas pa rty was held in Sue M cBee's home. La Grace Foote acted as co-hostess. We had our gift exchange, and each girl was thrill ed with her p articu lar gift.

Ca therine M eredith, who is an interior decorator in her own right and an a rtist in fl ower a rranging, brought boxes upon boxes of suppl ies and taught us how to m ake dif­feren t arrangements for the fire place, as we ll as table and luncheon decorations, fancy candles, and door hangings. I think the thing that impressed us most was the M adonna a rrangement. It was really brea thtaking.

This year as our charity projec t, we helped the Akron Panhellenic Association collect clothing for teenage girls living in the Summit County Children's Home. Such things as pocketbooks, necklaces, earrings, and, of course, regular clothing were col­lected. The emphasis of the collections were

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pu t on the collection of things teenagers w ish for, ra ther than necessities. Eleanor H alas was chairman of the city-wide Pa n­hellenic collection, Pansey .Croye and F ran­cis Miller were on her committee.

On J anua ry 13, m any of the m embers of the Akron-Canton Alumnae Chapter had the privilege of seeing Mrs. Lillian Schip­pers, Ba rbara H emm, and M ary Alice Pet­erson in Akron.

The red corduroy overstuffed chair which Miriam Grunau, Frances Miller, and others had recovered under Sue's direction was sold.

Februa ry brought a luncheon a t Knight's Plaza R es taurant in Canton with J anet Gross and Yfiriam Grunau as hostes es.­LILLIA N Ac KERM AN AND Su siE M cBEE.

Beckley Plans Rummage Sale t T HE Beckley alums a re very busy with

their teaching. All the girls in our rrroup teach or work, with the excep tion of a few who a re kept busy with their families . T wo of our members had additions to their fami­lies. D orcie Shumate Covey is the proud mother of a daurrhter born July 10, 1956 ; M ary Agnes F a rmer Smith i the proud mother of a boy born in September ; we were \'ery sorry to have the Smith family move to D elawa re.

Our group has been very fortuna te to have the p leasure of initiating three girls, Ellen Maples, Georgiana Daniel, and R ena Pitotti . We were very pleased when N ancy Boyd

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joined our group. She is the County Demon­stration Agent for Raleigh County.

Our December meeting was "hi-lighted" with a surprise shower for Ellen Maples. She became the bride of David Knight dur­ing the Christmas vacation.

We are very proud of Helen Moses Flesh­man. She received her degree from Concord last semester. Helen has worked continu­ously for the last two years, even driving to Concord one night a week to get her resi­dence. We feel she has truly "earned" her degree.

We held a Valentine party in February. The March meeting was held in the evening because several of the girls were unable to attend our afternoon meetings.

The Apri l meeting is to be our annual meeting, and w~ are planning our rummage

· sale for the Saturday before Easter. In May we hope to meet with all the alums of this area.

Buffalo Increases Attendance

;\; To start off the new year, we made plans for increasing attendance at meetings. At

each month's meeting members of three dif­ferent classes are honored- the hostess' class and the class preceding and succeeding hers. These plans and the committees for the year were formulated at the September board meeting at Eunice Bundt's home in the coun­try which she and her husband are building.

To prove that the above system can be successful in renewing the interest of mem­bers whom we haven't seen for a while, the first meeting in September at Joan Fynn's had an attendance of forty.

October was a busy month with our regu­lar meeting at Ronnie Wilkin's and a lunch-on and card party headed by Patricia

Nichols at a local restaurant. One of our m mb rs, Eunice Pundt, went to Philadel­phia again to assist Lambda Chapt r with their rush cason.

f our , in Novcmb r we eel brat d Found rs' 1 ay with a banqu t and candle­light The month! m ting was

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held at Dorothea Porter's. We had two parties at Christmastime. A

punch party for Sigmas and their families and friends was held at Edith Ramaley's on December 16. Dorothea Porter was her co-hostess. The day after Christmas we had a breakfast headed by Nancy Sumbler and Janet Luther. The sparkle of new diamonds was clearly evident. The Sigmas were surely in a holiday spirit.

For 1957 we decided to do more social service work, so we are organizing groups to visit the Old Folks Home at least once a month. Our first meeting of the new year was a huge success. Hostess Lucille Mc­Glynn took us through her beautiful home which has been photographed for a national magazine. We also enjoyed a demonstration of how we women depend on oil in our daily living given by two representatives of the Standard Oil Company.

Sigma alumnae attended the February dinner and fashion show.

Our plans for the res t of the year include an Easter luncheon and a picnic in .June.­JoAN M. FvNN.

Cleve land's Family Picnic

;\; EAsT, west, north, and south, the Cleve-landers of Alpha Sigma Tau meet down­

town for their many activities. Founders' Day was celebrated at the Cleveland Ath­letic C lub where most of our meetings are held in the luxurious lounge.

We intend to contact Lucy Morgan and learn more about Pine Mountain. Ha e you ever used their beautiful sturdy linens ? We have, and are delighted with them. I visited there two years ago and saw the blue and yellow Alpha Sigma Tau room. The etting and atmosphere were beautiful and

just thirty-five miles of mo t cenic drivinO' from Asheville.

W e held an evening m eting in 1arch with our hu bands and fri nd .

Our family finale i in Jun and is u uall · a family picni in ' hi h ' e start out , t one hom and nd up , t n ther. n­fusing, but fun. - DOROTHY KE TRU K.

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Denver Aids Pine Mountain ;\.. THE Denver Alumnae Chapter of the

Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority held their an­nual Founders' Day luncheon during the Colorado Education Convention held in Denver in October. The president, Elaine Gefroh, presided and Elizabeth Osborne con­ducted the candlelight service. There were twenty present.

The annual Christmas party for the men folks was held at the home of Elaine Gefroh.

The J anuary meeting was held at the new home of Beverly Zehrung. June Sanders, our Needlework Guild Chairman, remin d the girls of our coming project of the collection of fifty garments for the next two meetings.

The group voted to send $10.00 to Pine Mountain Settlement after Ruth Ewer, So­cial Service Chairman, told us of the fine work being done there.- EDNA PARSONS.

Emporia Meets at Homes ;\.. THE Emporia alums met with Bernice

Ace the evening of January 28. The eve­ning was spent playing games, but to most of the members seeing Bernice's three lovely girls and the new addition to her house were the highlight of the evening.

Louise Gardner, who works for the Psy­chometrist Bureau of Measurements, told of her two daughters. Patricia will graduate from K U in June, majoring in home eco­nomics. This year she has been invited to join two honorary fraternities- Pi Lambda Theta, education, and Omicron Nu , Home Economics. Mary will graduate from the Roosevelt High School.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fitzgerald (Harriet Anderson) now in Hawaii will return with daughter, Debbie, to Emporia State in Au­gust. Al will work on his M.A.

We have had two recent weddings in Emporia- Twila Anderson to Lloyd Stone and June Anderson to Jack Hovorka.­ETHEL PARTRIDGE.

Meet your friends this Fall at your District

Meeting!

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Flint Plans Big Event ;\.. OuR November meeting was a coopera-

tive dinner held at Shirley Green's home, at which our District President, Mrs. Ruth Maher, was our honored guest and brought us an inspiring m essage.

As a money-raising projec t we had a rum­mage sale November 1 with quite satisfac­tory results. Another project was a visit to an appliance exhibition in February. Then comes our big event in April- Michigan Day at the YWCA.- CRYSTAL HEARN.

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michifjan ::balj ;\.. FLINT alums have planned a "Mich-

igan Alpha Sigma Tau Day" which will be held at the YWCA in Flint on April 13, 1957. We are hoping for a big turn out from both Alumnae and Collegiate Chapters.

The day will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a coffee hour, so come early to sip and chat with all your sisters. A lunch­eon wi ll fo llow at 12:30 p.m., and its cost will be $1. 75. Reservations should be in by Apri l 1. We are hoping to be guested by several national officers.

Please plan on visiting us and mak­ing this a successful affair for Alpha Sigma T au.- JEANNE CLARK, Co­Chairman.

Greeley Proud of

Province President ;\.. O uR first meeting of the year wa held

at the home of our president, Shirley Uhrich. The entire meeting was devoted to fo1mu lating plans for the remainder of the year.

Once again the Greeley alumnae and the Denver alumnae met in Denver on October

Shirley DePorter Batman, Greeley alumna, has been elected president of Gamma Province of Delta Omicron, a national p rofessional music

fraternity.

25 for the annua l Founders' Day celebra tion. The group ~njoyed a luncheon at Da niels and Fishers Tearoom.

In ovember, the g roup met at the Lu­cille Anderson home. At this time alumnae expressed a ppreciation to the active chapter for the delightful Homecoming tea which was held at the sorority house.

Mrs. Howard E lgin was hostes to the D e­cember mee ting. M embers exchanged gifts and h ad a most enjoyable time visiting.

\Ve a re Yery proud of one of our alums. Shirley D ePorter Ba tman. Shirley has been elec ted to the office of pres ident of Gamma Province of Delta Omicron . D elta Omicron is a na tiona l profess iona l music fra tern ity whi h was founded to crea te fellowship among ' omen musicia n. during their tu ­dent day with the id a of a ttaining the high st deo r e musicia nship indi idually. Gamma province consi ts of three collcgia t hapt ·rs: Delta Gamma, olorado ta te 'oll ege of Edu a tion ; mi ron, W stern

, ta t<' c !lege ; a nd psilon, o lorado . &

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M. college. There are two alumnae chap­ters, Zeta Zeta in Denver and Greeley.

Shirley teaches music and English in the Pierce, Colorado, schools. Last year she served as president of the Greeley Alumnae Chapter.

Harrisonburg, Newest

Alumnae Chapter

;\:. HARRISONBURG Alumnae Chapter is proud to take its place among our sisters as one

of the tWganizations dedicated to the ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau within the ranks of the alumnae. In October Mrs. Betty Snidow, District President, presented our charter in an impressive ceremony held at the Evange­lical United Brethren Church. Following the instailation, Dorothy Rowe, assisted by Psi girls, entertained at a reception at Zirkle House. For all of us present it was the renewing of old ties of sisterhood that was the climax of the evening.

Although we are a small group, we hope to make up in accomplishments what we lack in numbers. Our programs have already included a program on reading readiness for the pre-school child (a boon to some of the mothers! ) and a social. W e are plan­ning to meet with the collegiate chapter for one mee ting this spring and a famil y picnic in the summer.

Our personal news includes a bride-as of last June- when Betty Jo Thompson mar­ried Bill Bowman. Loi Suter h as given up teaching in favor of a bu ines career.

We hope that our next report will find mu ch more news to report.

Huntington Hono rs New

Advisor

;\:. THE Huntina ton lumnae and Alpha. B ta Ch apters lpha. iom a T u had

the honor of ent rt inina ~fr . Earl F . Pet­er. n , ft h-

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ard Snidow, Di trict President, at the annua l Founders' Day dinner in Novemb r at the Hotel Frederick.

The peaker for the occasion was Miss Winifred H. Newman, of Charleston, a dis­tinguished alumna of the sorority. Miss Newman, assistant superintendent of schools in K anawha County, West Virginia, re­ceived the honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy from both Marshall College, Hunt­ington , and Morris Harvey College, Charles­ton. She is a past president of Pilot Inter­national , classified service club for business and professional women.

I t was a real pleasure to have Mrs. Snidow and M r . Peterson with us on this occasion and to have them participate in the tradi­tional candlelighting service.

In December the alumnae held their an­nual Christmas party at the home of Doro­thy Buzek. Hostesses included Miss Irene Perry. Yliss Margaret K err, Mrs. Leon Ox­ley, Mrs. J ohn Pratt, and Miss Buzek.

The J anu ary meeting was a luncheon at the Hotel Frederick with Miss Yvonne Fos­cato, president, presiding.

The February meeting was held at the home of Mis Roe Ann Workman and was a joint gathering of the alumnae and actives of Marshall College. A panel discussion was held, with two representatives of the Alpha Beta Chapter and two representative o[ the Alumnae Chapter tak ing part. Mrs. Madge Smith Skeen was moderator for the discus­sion of the aims and purposes of the chapters and means whereby the work of the two groups may be better coordinated .

A special event on the ca lendar of the winter and a most enjoyable one was a tea on February 10 at the home of Mrs. Spen­cer A. Gi llette, an alumnae representative. Both active and alumnae attended this de­lightful affair which honored Miss Mary Belle Watrous, new faculty advisor of the Alph a Beta Chapter.- DoROTHY M. BuzEK

Lansing's Profitable Project

;t OuR first meeting in September was held at the home of our president, Emily K ane.

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At this tim we a ll helped w make our programs.

Our big proj ct of th year was our llllll ­

mage sale held in 0 tober. This enabled us to send Christmas gifts to Pine Mountain, Penland, Alpha, and Beta.

We all enjoy cl our dinner meeting with Mrs. Ruth Maher, District President. Her visits are a lways an inspiration to us. Our next affair was our annual Christmas party for which Gera ldine Peterman was the host­te s. We then had an interesting meeting at Dorothy Brodhead's home. She teaches ceramics at the YWCA, so we all tried our hand at p laying with clay.

Installation of officers and a picnic at the home of Gertrude Kimmich, in June, brings our year to a clo. e.- GERTRUDE LIPPERT KI MMICH .

Los Angeles Can't Stop

Traveling

;t OuR Los Angeles girls a re a trave l-mi nded group. We have to be ju t to get to our

meetings. Madeline Chapman lives in Lan­caster, forty miles north of LA, Mary J a ne Glassgow live in Westminster, almost the same distance south. Merle Stocks lives in C laremont, Colleen Baxter in Ontario, both at least forty miles east . Mary Ellen H art­man is a Santa Monican, far to the north­west, a nd Trecy H oward McGuire resides in Long Beach. Other towns represented are La Canada, ·whittier, Torrance, Gardena , and North Hollywood. Our February meet­ing was held at Mary J ane Glassgow's.

We get so used to trave ling we can't top. Gertrude Flint spent severa l months on a tour. She visited her daughter in Wisconsin . stopped in Flint and Lansing, Michigan, and came home by way of Florida, where she spent T hanksgiving with a sister. Madeline Chapman pent the last half of D ecember in Washington, D. C. , vis iting her famil y. She is planning a trip to La V ega and San Francisco in the near future. Mary Ellen H artman vi ited in Virginia th i pa r summer.

We ob er\'ed Founders' Day with a lunch­con at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Mary Ellen Hartman, our president, was unable to be with us. She was just home from the hospital, recovering from an operation.

Dawn Pell has recently moved into her new home in North Hollywood.

We are sorry to report that Pauline Wills' father passed away in September. Pauline, her two children, and her mother have a lovely new home in Torrance.

Your writer had a unique experience in 1956. She became a grandmother to two darling boys in the same household and they are not twins! - MRS. vV. VERNON BARRETT.

Mt. Pleasant Bakes for

Open House 'l', THE Mt. Pleasant alums have had a mar-

velou sorority year to date. Our Home­coming Breakfast in late October was held in the lovely recreation room of the new Beta Sorority House. We had a wonderful crowd and it was awfully nice to see so many of our isters again.

Founders' Day observance was held in the house also with the a lumnae group furnish­ing the refreshments. Mrs. Julia Bloomer was gi,·en her Housemother's Pin during the ce remony. We a! o furnished baked goods for an open house the girls had for the co llege faculty members.

At our Chri tmas meeting we bought gifts for the Childrens' Ward at the local hos­pita l. Thi has become one of our annual projects. This year we also sold Chri tmas cards in order to ea rn some extra money with which to buy a special gift for the orori ty house.

Our main proj ect for the coming pring wi ll be making th traditional green and gold garter to b presented in May when we tmttat the graduating eniors into the

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moving in April. This about sums up our year's activities.

We feel we have had a very successful year so far and are especially happy about our part in working with the collegiate chapter in their new hou e.- DELORES DRATH AND LILLIAN KASPER.

Muncie Contributes to

New Room

'l', A COLD Homecoming Day in October made the new collegiate room in Wood­

worth Halls even more warm and exciting than we had anticipated. The room was finished just before the day and all the alums who had o generously contributed were anx­ious to see it at the annual "Get-together" between the game and dance. Needle s to say we were not disappointed.

Founders' Day at Carpenter's farm was an impressive evening enjoyed by many of the alumnae chapter with the collegiate group.

Christmas at the home of Thelma Hum­phrey was a heartwarming meeting with Harriet Nelson presenting the " Christmas Spirit."

As I mentioned Ia t spring the chapter had chosen the School for R etarded Children in Muncie for our Social Service project. Twelve of the alumnae group made favor and planned for the Valentine party at the schooL-MARY McCARRELL.

Philadelphia Learns

About Hats

'l', EDITH GRALL, a phy ical education in­structor at T emple Uni e1 it i the ne'

sponsor of the active chapter (Lambda ) on th T emple ni er ity campu .

L ambda hapter celebrat d Founders' Da with a banqu t a t th ld n P . rk M a nor R taurant ov mb r 2. Highliaht­ing th \'enino·' entert. inment w rL , t. lk and demonstr. tion n h w to make h. t_

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given by Mrs. Stern . The talk was entitled "Hats Around the Clock."

December 8 was the date of a Christmas Party given at Betty Maisch's home with Betty Lee, Emily R eedy, and Doris Wetter serving as hostesses. During the meeting school and art supplies were readied and sent to the Pine Mountain Settlement. C laire J enkins entertained the group by showing slides and giving a talk on her trip through Europe which she had made during the summer.

M eeting in Philadelphia for a J anuary 12 parley, the Lambda Chapter celebrated their , birthday with a party. Betty Allison baked a beautifully decorated birthday cake to observe the occasion while she and Inez Confer, Elinore DeCou, and Florence Wieg­ner acted as hostesses.

The highlight for February was a thea ter party sponsored by the a lumnae in down­town Philadelphia. Cla ire J enkins, Doris Boes, Dorothy Mierzwa, and Beckie Rooks acted as hostesses. After enjoyino· lunch to­O"ether, the group saw a stage play.

M aryann Wytko Donlin was welcomed as a new member of the alum group recently. Maryann was graduated from Temple last June and became a bride in August. She is li ving in '"'oodbury, ew J ersey.- ALMA E. H ELBIG.

Princeton-Athens Visit Bluefield Alums

;t ANNA LEE MASON is the new presiden t of the Princeton-Athens Alumnae Chap­

ter of Alpha Sigma Tau. Other offi cers are: Margaret Weatherford, vice-presiden t; Sarah Jo White, treasurer ; Jo White, secretary; J eny Huffman, historian ; Berlye Crockett, chaplain; and Gertrude Swim, edito r.

Our first meeting this fall was held at Margaret Weatherford's, where our new of­ficers were installed.

We have also added two new members to our chapter this year. They are Ann Ward and Gertrude Swim.

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The Bluefi eld Alumnae Chapter invited the Princeton-Athens Chapter to meet with them for their November meeting. We met at the home of Eileen Richardson. Miss Ella Holroyd presented an interesting pro­gram showing slides, with narration, con­cerning her recent world tour.

We had a Christmas party at Jo White's. A Christmas read ing was given by one of the guests. The members enjoyed singing Christmas carols.

More definite plans for projects and other activities will be made at our next meeting. - GERTR UDE SwrM.

Richmond-Petersburg · Joins

in Panhellenic Bazaar ;t O uR Founders' Day Banquet has been

the highlight of our year so far. Fran Purdum, our chairman for the evening, had printed programs, candles, singing, and a most impressive service. June Simmons told what Alpha Sigma Tau meant to her in school (Past ), Sally Vaughan what the So­rority means to her now (Present) , and Fran Purdum what it wi ll mean to her in the days to come (Future).

October found us busy getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar which was ponsored by the Richmond Panhellenic Association. Vl/e were among the twenty-one sororities that participated. Our group made earrings, match boxes, and children's hair bands, and we were very pleased with the resu lts. By the way, while we're ta lking about Pan­hellenic, I would like to say how proud we a rc of our own Jean H all, who is recording secretary for the Richmond Panhellenic As­sociation.

Spring will find us busy again with our social ervice project which will be in Peters­burg this year. "'' e' re con idering having another rummage a le to boost our trea ury. All of us old Christmas R eynolds wrap again th is year and were very happy over the amount we made.

V•/c will a lso be hearing wedding bells before long- for ou r pre ident, J ean Prit-

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chett i being married in June. We have welcomed three new members

this year, Doris Antener, June Simmons, and Shirley Reynolds, and are glad to have Ann Cooke and Lois Fie lds back with us .- MARY ELLEN COMSTOCK.

Roanoke's Panhellenic

President

t THE Roanoke Alumnae Chapter cele-brated Founders' Day on November 3,

1956, by having a luncheon at the Oasis R estaurant. We enjoyed renewing the ties of sisterhood. Arrangements for the lunch­eon were made by Charlotte Greeley and Margaret Martin.

In D ecember the members played bridge at a lovely party held at the home of Betty Snidow. At this time the alums voted to give money to a local high school girl at Christma .

Anna Margaret Young served on the com­mittee to decide the rotation of officers of the Panhellenic Council, and see if members of the different sororities wou ld serve as the officer for which their group was respon­sib le. The other two sororities represented on the committee were Phi Mu and Gamma Phi Beta . We were quite honored to have our Panhellenic representative, Marlene Lu cas. selected to serve as the first perma­nent pres ident of the Roanoke City Panhel ­lenic Council. It wa decided by the chapter that the president would serve as the alter­na t delega te to the Council.

In J a nua ry the group a<Ya in held a lunch­eon. It wa h eld at Archie' Lobster House with the arra ngements being made by Anna M a rgaret Young.

n the am day of the luncheon, January I 9, M a rl ne Luca wa. ma rried to William GC'ne Willis in th hri t Lutheran burch. Martha Dona lds n, cha pla in of the cha pter, ~c·n·ccl as h r ma id-of-honor.

M arge ret M a rtin deserves a <Yreat d a] of prai. <' . \Ve rc ntly r c i ed into th cit a l.{tOup of I lung ri a n refuge'S sponsored b • the Roa noke Ministers .onkrr n r. far-

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garet, who speaks Hungarian, volunteered to act as an interpreter for the group. She has given a great deal of her time to helping these new people in our city.-ANNA MAR­GARET Yo NG.

Shepherdstown Likes to Eat

;t THE Shepherdstown Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau has really been active

so far this year and I think eYeryone has had an enjoyable time.

An old-fashioned picnic tarted the year off with a bang; hot dogs rolls, and "the works" were eaten around a fireplace at our first m eeting, where plans for the yea r were completed. This picnic was at the War M emorial Park in Martinsburg, West Vir­ginia.

In October we were privileged to have with us the Southern District President, Mrs. Betty Snidow. At this time the group gath­ered at different homes for a progre sive dinner. Food, food, you have never een so much food. Yearbooks were distributed dur­ing the business meeting.

Founders' Day wa a big time for us . too. We celebrated with a Dutch Treat dinner at Big Springs Dining Room in Martinsburg with alumnae and collegiate member and two patronesses, Mr. J es e Riggleman and Mrs. Inez Riggs, present. At this dinner we enjoyed fried chicken or count!)' ham. I t eem the Shepherdstown Alumnae rea lly like to eat. The Founders' Day candlelight­ing service was conducted b Mr . Phoebe Payne.

In D ecember we had a delightful Chri t­mas party at the home of Mi Pauline Hill in Shepherdstown, We t Virginia. The pro­gram led b W anda N1a on included the lighting of a candle and a r ading by ea h member tellin<Y the tor of .hri tmas in the hope ea h hinin<Y li<Yht would beam throu,h the holida

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dent Marian Boyd and her husband on the birth of a fine baby boy born the day after our Christmas party, December 12, 1956. He was 5 lbs. 12 oz. and has been named James Scott.

In January we were to have had a demon­stration at the Martin burg Potomac Light and Power Company but that night Mar­tinsburg had four inches of snow and we had to cancel the demonstration . We hope we can have it at a later date.

We are looking forward to a talk on an European Tour, a spring music recital and election of officers.

All members missing our meetings are missing a good time. Come, we need you and we do have fun .- ANN DowNEY SrMP­-oN.

St. Louis Has Busy Year

t ON NO\·ember 1, 1956, the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter gathered with the

members of Pi Chapter to celebrate Found­ers' Day. The guest speaker was Mrs. Schuyler Smith, Panhellenic Editor for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She chose as her ubject, Panhellenic Expansion, and her ta lk

was mo t interesting, timely, and thought provoking.

Of course, there was the traditional candlelighting ceremony in which all Alphas rededicated themselve to the ideal of their orority. Mrs. J. Waldo Hinshaw, President

of the orthwestern District, conducted the ceremony. It was very inspiring to see the lighted candle of all the Alphas and to hear them join in inging the Fraternity Hymn.

As the st rains of carols heralded in the Christmas season, p lans were laid for the annual Christmas Party. On December 28 the a lums and actives met again for an evening of fun. Games such as Snowshoe Relay, Put and Take, and I've Got a Secret helped foster the holiday spirit. This year, however, instead of having a gift grab bag for themselves, each a lum brought a gift to be sent to Pine Mountain School. Delicious refreshments topped off a wonderfu l evening.

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Everyone left fee ling th a t M argaret Orf had been a gracious hostess and that the Christmas Committe had don a splendid job.

The ew Year found the alums with plans for two more social affairs, a theater party early in the year and a progressive dinn r a little later.

Although the a lums enjoyed many socia l affairs, they were also quite busy with busi­ness meetings and with helping the active chapter. So, now another year with the St. Louis a lums has come to a close, and a busy new year has begun.- CAROL E. WrLLMAN.

St. Louis alums at a party trying to see who is the windiest. lisa Simpson won the prize.

Washington Gives to

Hungarian Relief

t THE Washington, D. C., alumnae end greetings. Nine new members ful l of ideas

have sparked our group .. . ideas such a leading a song fest at our Founders' D ay Banquet held in the lovely Emera ld Room of the Burlington Hotel. Twenty- four braved the rain to a ttend. We are plea eel as punch to have in our midst these new girl : J ack ie Flanagan and Helen Sou rs of Zeta Tau , and Beverly Barden, France Brickey, H elen Diffee, J anet Dybvad, M ary Anna Hollo­mon, H elen Johnson, and M aty Sue Missi­mer, a ll of Psi .

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Kitchen help enjoy themselves at Washington alum meeting-Jean Shelton, Kathleen Kelchner,

Lucie Baldi, and Jean Seleno.

Folding chairs came to the rescue at this typical overflowing g roup a t a Washington alumnae

meeting.

D.C.'s latest additions are, left to right: Mary Su e Mis'simer, Jackie Flanagan. Janet Dybvad, Helen Sours. Helen Johnson, Mary Anna Holloman. He! n Diffee. Bev rly Barden, and Frances

Brick y .

the Rush Tea held by the Northern Vir­ginia Panhellenic Association. Other Pan­hellenic activities included attending a bene­fit bridge party given to raise funds to begin an educational scholarship for needy college students. Two lucky Alpha Sigma Taus, Dorothy Gates and Mary Anna H ollo­mon, won door prizes.

Two more brides are busy experimenting with their new cookbooks which they re­ceived as wedding gifts from the sorority. Ann Maxey, Psi was married to Leslie Griffin on J uly 21 , and Nancy Myers, Chi and Anthony DePasquale were married on September 8.

Catherine Ann Shepherd arrived on Au­gust 31 to brighten the days of Elizabeth, Psi, and Dave Shepherd who a re now livina in Craddock, Virginia.

We have evera l service projects up our sleeve ... donations have already been sent to Pine Mountain and to Care, Inc., for the Hungarian R elief Fund. Under Charlotte' able leadership we hope to increase our so­cial en·ice activities.- AN M. GRIFFI

Convention 's Com ing!----. WHERE ? Buffalo, New York.

WHEN? August, 7958. Be thinking about it-will yo u?

Washington, D. C .. alums have a son g fe st at the ir annual Founders' Day Ban quet. Knee ling : Mary Sue Miss>mer, Hildred Klinzer, Carol Kaz­mierczak, Jo Solomon, and Mary Early. Seated : Lucille Burkhart, Barbara Grubbs, Lucie Baldi, Martha Jones, An n Dey, Dorothy Gates, and Joey Graves. Standing: Betty Chew, Ann M. Griffin , Jane l Dybvad, Jean Hend erson, Me da Ray Se w ell. Helen Johnson, a n d Charlene Flick.

Wichita Alumnae Chapter has eight new mem­ber's. Partial view shows TaNeane Willschleger, Billie Atkinson, Mary Leroux, Helen White, Doro­thy Walker, Rosemary Coad, Cathie Clark. Aline Russell. Seated, are: Madalyn Ensy. Janet An-

derson, and Madelyn Noller.

Wichita Adds Eight New Members

t T HE Wichita Alumnae Chapter is very happy to be " reactiva ted." At our last

meeting we had eight new member and are looking forwa rd to additional girls in the coming m onths.

Some of our plans for the future include a meeting at Rosema ry Goad's new home, and, come nice weather, a picnic a t Cathie C la rk's fa rm in Rose Hill , K a nsas, a few miles from Wichi ta.

M adalyn Enzy has some slides she and her husband took while on a trip to Europe last sum mer and naturally, we're most anx­ious to see them.

We old m embers were so enthusiastic about the new blood being added to the chap ter tha t we forgot to take a picture earlier in the evening. So the accompany­ing picture does not show everyone. We're sorry we were so ca rried away that we be­came forgetful.

With these fin e new girls coming to mee t­ing , we' re expecting a lot of "zip" to be added to this chapter! - MAOOLYN K EHL NoLLER.

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Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Antici­pates "Michigan Day"

t THE Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Alumnae Chap-ter is p ro ud to a nnoun e its membership

into the Ann Arbor City Panhellenic with Mrs. C urtis Wonnaco tt and Mrs. Willard M axey, J r. , both of Ann Arbor as repre­sen tatives.

With our many new members we have had a busy happy year. Ou r toy demon­stration party in October added to our treasury as well as helping us individ ually with our Christmas shopping. M any alum­nae returned to join the Alpha Chapter for Founders' D ay in November, which we felt was especially well planned by the Alphas. Mrs. Charles Sheets, M rs. Lewis Profi t, and Mrs. Lemu al Newton were co-hostesses for our annual Christmas pa rty at which time Alpha Cha pter and new pledges were our guests.

Starkweather H all on Eastern Michigan College campus (Michigan Sta te Normal) was the place of the Alpha's Initia tion Luncheon . Mrs. R obert Court a nd Mrs. Maxey were co-hostesses with alumnae furn­ishing the luncheon. We were thrilled to take part in the initia tion of Alpha' twe lve new pledges. The new Grecia n robes adding much dignity and grace to the ceremony. In February we were busy making tray favors for the loca l hospital a nd attending the play "Gigi" in Ann Arbor.

We a rc anticipating a wonderful time for Alpha Sigma T au's Michigan Day, April 13, sponsored by the Flint Alumnae Chap ter. Also our own Alumnae Founders' Day Din­ner with Mrs. Don Folsom and :Mrs. George Mitchell as co-chairmen.

We are happy to have had at our meet­ings this year these new active alumnae: Mrs. Richard Nesbit, Beta; Mrs. John ie­man, Alpha; Mrs. Lawrence Buchalz, Alpha; Mrs. Edwin Dreiman, Alpha; Mrs. F rank H ager, Alpha; Mrs. R ex Holloman, Theta; Gwynn Johnson, Alpha; Doris Anderson, Alpha; Mrs. Burke, Alpha; M rs. Gilbert Pearson, Alpha.- WrLM A GRI FFITH CouRT.

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Personals

Beta ~ary Cloe Fox to John Kurtz Mary Lommen to Robert Stafford Lynn Oberlieson to Richard H ensen,

February 2, 1957 Barbara Zimmerman to K en Kraning,

February 2, 1957 Barbara Fisk to Dan M cBride, April, 1956 Sally Battin to J erry Moore Claudette Kirkby to Vern Hawe, Jr. Betty Willman to Donald R. Golden Margaret Sanford to Richard Marquardt,

June 16, 1956 Joyce Mayer to Bertram Warner, July 28,

1956 Barbara Baker to Bob Van Dette Roseanna Podolan to . Richard Church,

ovember 3, 1956 Joan Force to Mr. Cruse

Theta T en)' Thompson to Clarence D. Abrams,

February 11, 1956 Dori Commons to John 0. Wilson, D e­

cember 23, 1955 Iota

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Twi la Anderson to Lloyd Stone, D ecem­ber 22, 1956

R osie Gibbens to Paul Walker, Decem­ber 22, 1956

a rolyn Tolbert to Paul Eubank , De­cember 9, 1956

Jun nderson to John H ovorka, Febru-a J)' 9, 1957

M ari Logan to T rry Chamberlain J an­ua l)' 26, 1957

J o Liss to Clar Hutchin on June 3, 1956 M arg • Rogers to J en chniedcr, ugust

15, 1956

Lambda Jane Clifford to Patrick Jame :Murphy, Jr., February 9, 1957

Nu Marilyn :McElwain to R obert Ellis, D e-

cember 16, 1956 Ardi Christensen to Phillip Williams,

June 17, 1956 Carol Acosta to Apolinario C. Aliva, D e­

cember 1956 Roberta R obin on to Ca rol Lowe, Augu t.

1956 Ann Dilla rd to Thomas Phelps. Septem­

ber, 1956 Ann Nelon to Phillip Richard on, Au-

gust, 1956 Mary Ann Dooli ttle to Delbert Bott, D e­cember, 1956 Betty Pittman to Del Englen . ugu t,

1956 Dolores Benzel to H arold William June,

1956 Gloria Cayetano to Ca s Ca tenada, Au­

gust, 1956

Omicron

Pi

Ellen M aple to D avid Knicrht, D ecem-ber 22, 1956

Patricia Ann W ard to K arl H olland, Au­gust 2, 1956

N ancy Loui e Lewe to Ronald Bruce Bratton, September 7, 1956

Bett Jean Kickel to Elmer R ay Fannon. June 25, 1955

M al)' Burri to Carrol R ow n. J anuary 21, 1 9~ 6

:Merline Briggs to K enneth K emper, :\L y 5, 19 6

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August 25, 1956 Evelyn Ruenemann to Norman Clements,

August 24, 1956 Dorte Schwerdt to C. Myland Schulter,

June 22, 1956 Patricia Huffman to John Paul Jone ,

February 28, 1956

Zeta Tau Stephanie Bauder to Sid Seattle, 1955 Betty Cory to Charles Coppedge, 1955 Betty Mann to Thomas Gates, 1955 Dinny Coates to Eddie Sersma, 1955 Mary Alice Ellington, 1955 Mary Kay Donnley to Tom E. H awks,

1956 Muriel Boswell to Michael Flynn, August

11, 1956 Sally O'Mally to Robert Walker, 1956 Roberta H amlett to Tommy Whitten ,

1956 Myra Jean Drummond to Frank Dore,

1956 Ann Wright to James Arthur Deyerle, Jr.,

1956 Marlene Lucas to Gene Willis, January

19, 1956 Alpha Alpha

Joan Peeples to K enneth Heaps, June, 1955

Coralyn Bradfield to Robert M. Carl, Au­gust 25, 1956

Shirley Drews to James E. Tucker, Au­gust 21 , 1955

Carolyn Wiegel to John Palko Maybelle Crumrine to Art Grimm. June

2, 1956 Marilyn Ru t to Maurice Imhoff, 1956 Delores DeMetz to Ray Ward Estella Laux to James Burns, July 4, 1955 Correction: The Norma Jean Buck who

married Richard Kline i not a member of Alpha Sigma Tau.

Alpha Epsilon Marjorie Lippincott to James Hardiek,

October 1, 1955 Patsy Wells to Russell Voights, December

26, 1955 Janet Roselle to William Eiker, J anuary

1, 1956 Janet Wiegman to Patrick Murphy June

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.Juanita Johnson to Jim Sandgcralh , .June 27, 1956

M ary Lois Birch to Dr. Robert A. Purdy, July 28, 1956

Donna Gerdes to Chuck Ki tch II , August 19, 1956

Joyce Carter to Fred Pinks Eleanor Lybeck to K en Schloemer Sandra Wilson to Bob Rio August 18,

1956 Carolyne Dee Rogers to George Pensinger,

Jr., August 26, 1956 Sue Marilyn Brown to Sid Drain, August

12, 1956 Shirley Becktell to Bryon K ee, August 18,

1956 Pauline Yarrington to Lloyd . Holmes,

June 26, 1956 H elen Sandstrom to William Stumphy,

June 1, 1956 Ruth Rose to Robert Lohr, September 8,

1956 Janet Sue Paxson to K eith De Blieck,

September 16, 1956 Alpha Lambda

Thelma Louise Dooley to Robert Lester H elwig, January 5, 1957

Alpha To Dr. and Mr . Thomas Anderson (Dor­

is Sultz ), a daughter, Karen M arie, September 15, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Folsom (Lois Phillips ), a daughter, Diane, J anuary, 1953; a son, Donald, February, 1955 ; a son, Dick, May, 1956

Beta To Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wallace (Sandra

Vanderstein ), a son, David Patrick To Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Brieden (Mary

Kane), a daughter, Betsy, January 23, 1957

To Mr. and Mrs. R. Kirk Driver (Shirley Town ) , a daughter, Kathy Lee, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rood (Rose Giguere), a daughter, Lorraine, o-vember 7, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Becker (Jean Young ) , a son Thomas, June. 1956

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Delta To Mr. and Mr. H aack (Marilyn Weav­

er ) , a daughter, Beverly Lynn, October 6 1956

Zeta T o Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pfeffer (M a ry

Fought ), a son, Douglas Frank, M arch 23, 1955 To Mr. and M rs. D ean Bartges (Patricia

Fleming) , a son, February, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith (Evelyn

Long ), a daughter, June 1956

Theta To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soltesz (Ellen­

jane Gohlke ), a daughter, Laurel Joan, August 6, 1956

To Mr. and Mr . Frank Favaloro (Joh­anna Russell ), a son, Stephan Stuart, June 24, 1956

Iota .To Mr. and Mrs. Cl ifford Vickery (Patsy

Chapman ), a son, Clifford Allen, Sep­tember 9, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Allan Schul (Dorothy Ca rson ) , a son, J effery Lynn, May 25,

1954, and a daughter, Jill Diane, May 3, 1956

To Mr. and Mr . Phil Anderson, III, (Janet Gray ), a son, Mi lton Phillip, July 18, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stine (Marge Hen­son ), a daughter, Jan. May 28, 1956

To Mr. a nd Mrs. Allen (Pat Belfield) a daughter, R ene, July 15, 1956

To Mr. and Mr . John D. Ensz a daugh­ter Lori Lynn, October 1, 1956

To Mr. and Mr . Jas. Brandt (Shirley Farmer ) , a daughter, Kimberly Kay, November I, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rusk (Jo Ann Elliott ), daughter, K athryn Ruth , Jan­ua J 3, 1957

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To M r. and ~1 r . onfer (Inez Plumley) , a on

T M r. and Mr . lyn Wu ht r ), M ari , ugust I

ta r nee Ogle (C aro­a daughter, Linda

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Nu T o Mr. and Mrs. Zehring, a daughter,

ovember 3 1956 T o Mr. and Mrs. Brown. a daughter,

January 11, 1957 To Mr. and Mrs. Stackhouse, twin sons,

J anuary 9, 1957 Omicron

Pi

To M r. and Mr . Gene Wa rd (Pa tricia Ann H aney ), a daughter, D eborah J ean, O ctober 20, 1956

To Mr. and Mr . P. L. Will (Dori J ohn­son ), a on, Jerry Will, June 15, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Covey (Dor­cie Shumate ), a daughter. Eileen Frederica, July 10, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. E . R ay F annon (Betty Kickel), a son , Michael R ay, M arch . 1956

Zeta Tau To Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Sersma (Dinny

Coates), a daughter, Laura Lee, July 17, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gates (Betty Mann ) , a son, Thomas Mann, July 17. 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coppedge (Bet­ty Cory ) a son, Stephen Allen, Decem­ber 19, 1956

Alpha Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. Robert H elm (Jane Spil­

lar ) a daughter, Janice Lee, June 2. 1956

To Mr. and Mr . Fred Lawton (Eleanor Pieinski ) , a son, Ned

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Straight (Jean McCracken ), daughters Cheryl in 1950. Diane in 1952, and Barbara in 1954.

To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Creek (Bett ' Shroyer ), a daughter, Sandra Ka , Au­gust 4, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. R. ' . D en;ck on (Jo­anne Courtney ) a on, Michael ' il­liam Augu t 2, 1956

To Mr. and M rs. R a F ewell (Cath ' Quackenbush ) , a on, K e\"in, to her 30 1955

To Mr. and Mr . R b rt M F dden (Marj rie teed ), a dau h ter, Elaine Di n , M, 3, 1956

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To Mr. and Mrs. Grover Smith (Irene Marszalek), sons, Terry Lee, October 11, 1954, and Mark Anthony April 14, 1956

Alpha Epsilon To Mr. and Mrs. Fenno Dewey (Pat . Heller) a son, Fenno Charles, January

25, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robbins (Ginny

Eastland) , a son, Scotty, October 25, 1955

To Mr. and Mrs. Phil Pobanz (Mary Cramm) , a son, Jeff, November 25, 1955

To Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Johnson (Elna Nordstrom ), a daughter, Marla Louise, November 13, 1955

To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Richard (Glenna Howard) , a daughter, Gina Marie, January 4, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. George Hull (Adana L'Hommedieu) , a son, Steven Glen, January 25, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moe (Caroline Anderson) , a daughter, Pamela Ann, February 9, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sparrow (Louise Bunch ), a daughter, Marcia Jo, Febru­ary 23, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Carlisle (Lina Vaughn ), a son, Steven Kent, March 19, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koomar (Bernie Brown ), a son, John Bernard, April 2, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coopman (Teresa Stohl ), a daughter, Teresa, April 12, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Battin (Doris Swedell) , a daughter, Susan Elaine, June 18, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Haney (Carol Ross ) , a son, Scott Kenneth, July 15, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Onion (Barbara Yard) , a daughter, Carolyn Jane, Au­gust 8, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Danner (Nor­ma Penington) , a son, Kevin Lee, Sep­tember 2, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. James Dark (Lila Ring-

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house), a daughter, Debra Sue, Septem­ber 26, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cox (Barbara Brown), a son, Kenneth Steward, Octo­ber 21, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bergman (Norma Lanier) , a son, Derf Edward, October 21, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frowein (Jan­ice Sohrbeck ), a son, Ricky, October 23, 1956

To Mr. and Mrs. K eith Elliott (Shirley Nichols ), a daughter, T eresa J ean, Oc­

tober 28, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. James Hardiek (Mar­

jorie Lippincott ), a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, June 28, 1956

To Charlene Schul, whose father passed away May 2, 1956.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eberly (Barbara Gayer) , whose infant daughter, Susan, passed away in September.

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opportunity to meet and work with her na­tional officers and staff, vi sit places of in­terest in our nation's capitol, in form ten thousand Future F a rmers of America about th e organization of the Future Homemakers of America, act as hostess for the Home Bui lders Association of Illinois, appear on television shows, meet Senator Kefauver, chat and be photographed with Mr. Bennett Cerf.

It has been most enjoyable and reward­ing to me to participate as an advisor and chaperone, but best of all, is the opportunity to watch the outstanding progress of one of my students- an American high school girl - during these six years. How often I mar­vel at the opportunities this year has brought to Carol Ann as National FHA President and to me as her advisor, but, then this is America!

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Directory: Colle9iale 1956-57

Alpha (1'899)-Eastem Michigan College, Ypsi­lanti, Mich.

President- Imogene Williamson, Goddard Hall, E.M.C., Ypsilanti, Mich.

Adviser-Mrs. R . B. Bates, 20 S. Normal, Ypsi­lanti , Mich.; Mrs. Wilbur Williams, 1210 Shores Ave., Ypsilanti .

Alumnae Representatives-Betty Ann Gustaf­son, 16503 Tuller St., Detroit, Mich. ; Mrs. H. E. Staehle, 481 Torrence Rd., Columbus, Ohio

Beta (1905-1917; 1940)-Central Michigan Col­lege of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

President-Roberta Thompson , 906 Main St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Adviser-Miss Charlotte Denman, 105 E. High St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Alumnae Representative-Mrs. L. J. Gaffney, 873 Milford Rd ., Holly, Mich.

Gamma (1900-1913)-Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee, Wis.

Alumnae R epresentative- Mrs. Grant Hinkamp, 659 Lark Street, Marion, Ohio

Delta ( 1916) -State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

President-Carol Hess, 2.47 John Sutton H all , S.T.C ., Indiana, Pa.

Adviser-Miss Mary Washington, 644 Wayne Ave., Indiana, Pa.

Alumnae R epresentatives- Mr . Russell Guard, 12 Park Pl.. Indiana , Pa .: J ane Dunlap, 203 Cherry Ave., Houston, Pa.

Epsilon {1919-1923; reorganized as Lambda, 1926)-:-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Alumnae Representative-See Lambda Chapter.

Zeta (1921-1948; 1949)-Lock Haven State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa.

President- Marcia McH enry, Box 424, Lock Haven, Pa.

Adviser- Mrs. I. 0. Fleming, I 08 Riverside T er., Lock Haven, Pa.

Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. Franklin Mc­Ilvaine, R.F.D. 1, Dunnstown, Lock Haven, Pa.; Mrs. Ray Wolfe, Prospect Ave., Avis, Pa.

Eta (1927-1939)-Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Bernard McBee, 1183 Avon St., Akron, 0 .

Theta (1923)-Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. President- Elea nor Klope, 1920 1 Greeley,

D etroit 3, Mich. dviser- Mrs. Betty Chmaj, Wayne State

niversity, D etroit, Mich. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. H . T . Meister,

23236 Raven, E. Detroit, Mich.

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l~ta ( 1923 )-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan.

President- June Anderson, 1006 Cons titution, Emporia, Kans.

Adviser-Mrs. H. 0 . Wood, 1736 E. Wilmer, Emporia, Kans. ; Mrs. Alice Gist. 1411 Wash­ington . Emporia, Kans.

Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. Thos. E. Curry, Box 753, Pratt, K an.; Mrs. Mark Rose, 621 West 6th , Emporia, K an .

Kappa (1924-1929)-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Alumnae R epresen tative-Mrs. R . M. R einert, 136 Mavern Ave., Hamilton, Ohio

Lambda (1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia President- Myrna Giardina, 307 Haverford

Rd ., Wynnewood , Pa. Adviser- Mi s Marie Grall, Gree nwood Terrace

Apt ., J enkintown, Pa. Alumnae R epresentative-Mabel Schreiber, 511

Chestnut. Lebanon, Pa.; Marie Furia, 1407 Ell worth St., Phil adelphia, Pa.

Nu (1928-1940; 1948)-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.

President- Tane t Br iscoe, 1715 1Oth ve. , Greeley, ·colo.

Advisers-Mrs . Julius Korman, 1918-14th St.; Mrs. Carl Melander, 1807 Fairacre Dr., Greeley, Colo.

Alumnae R epresentatives-Mrs. Clarence An­derson, Rte. 2, Box 16, Eaton, Colo.; Miss Juanita Emerick, 3033 W . Highland Park Pl., Denver.

Xi (1929-1933)-Westem State Teachers Col­lege, Gunnison, Colo.

Alumnae R epresentative-Miss Grace Quinby, Box 1026, Alice, Texas.

Omicron (1930)-Concord College, Athens, W. Va.

President-Arden Langdon, Box 325, Athens, W . Va.

Advisers-Miss Mae Hunter, Athens, W . Va.; M iss Mildred Dransfield, Concord College,· Athens, W . Va.

Alumnae R epresentatives-Miss Nancy Ruddell, 1412 Franklin St., Bluefield, W . Va.; Miss Hila Arrington, 1331 Mercer St., Princeton, W.Va.

Pi (1930)-Harris Teachers College, St. Louis. Pre id~nt-V era Jordan, 3506 Henrietta, St .

LoUis, Mo. Advisers-Miss Julia Kohl, 5816 Jamieson, St.

Louis 9, Mo.; Miss Julia K. Murray, 3506 Hawthorne, St. Louis, Mo.

Alumnae Representatives- Mr . Eugene Bruns 7022 Ethel, St. Louis 17, Mo.; Mrs. Wm. Vit: 3914 McDonald, St. Louis 16, Mo.

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Rho ( 1932-1948; 1949) outheastern tate Col-lege, Durant, Okla.

Pr sikd nt- nndra Mob! y, ta te oil. , Durant, Ia.

Advis rs- Miss Mary Slaws n ta t , oil · Miss Mildred Riling, 904 W. Elm ; Dr. Linni~ Ruth Hall, 324 W. Plum, Durant, kl a.

Alumna R epres nta tives- Mrs. William Swaf­for? , Alturas, Calif. ; Mrs. Eug n D erichs­weJ!er, 401 E . Morton, D enison, T x.

Sigma ( 1925 )-State University College for Teachers, Buffalo, N. Y.

Advisei'-Mrs. Lillian MoKenneth, 1300 Elm­wood Ave. , Buffalo 22, N. Y.

Alumnae R epresenta tives- Miss Florence ·M ar­cotte, 212 Congress St., Buffalo, N . Y.; Mrs. Harold Peterson, 2·30 Knowlton Ave., K en­more, N. Y.

Zeta Tau (1935)-Longwood College, Farmville, Va.

President- Carolyn K elly Box 246 Longwood College, Farmville, V~. '

Ad':iser- Miss Virginia Bedford, L .C., Farm­V1lle, Va.

Alumnae Representative-Mrs. Boice Ware, Keyesville, Va.

Upsilon (1935)-Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Ark. '

President- J anis Purtle, A.S.T .C. , Conway, Ark .

Advisers- Miss Dorothy Allen, 240 Donaghey, Conway, Ark .; Mrs. Sue Phelps, 1818 Simms, Conwa y, Ark .

Phi ( 1940)-Southeastem Louisiana College, Hammond, La.

President- Mary Ali ce Stri ckla nd , C ollege Sta ., Hammond , La .

Advisers- Miss M a rgaret Lowe, College Sta., Hammond, La .; Mrs. 0 . Moore, Coli. ta., Hammond, L a.

Alumnae R epresentative - Marilyn Clark, Rte. 3, Box 3, H ammond, La .

Chi (1940-1948; 1950)-Shepherd College, Shep­herdstown, W. Va.

Presiden~-Lynn Scafati, Shepherd Coll ege, Shepherdstown , W. Va .

Advisei'-Miss Sara Helen Cree, Shepherds­town, W. Va.

Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Roscoe Payne, 710 S. Church St., Charles Town, W . Va .

Psi ( 1944) -Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. President- Suzanne Bowdle, Box 323, M adison

College, H a rrisonburg, V a. Adviser-Miss Helen M. Frank, Madison Col­

lege, Harrisonburg, Va. Alumnae Representatives- Mrs. T . J. King, Jr.,

4736 Ave. W ., C .P., Birmingham 8, Ala. ; Miss Dorothy Rowe, Madison College, Har­risonburg, Va.

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Om ga (1945- 1954)-Minot tat log , Minot, N. D.

Alpha Alpha ( l 945 ) - Ball tate Teach era Col­lege, Mun i , Ind .

Pr sid nt- D Ion· D ill on W od Hall, Munci Ind . · '

Ad vis r- ell Young, 100 all y, Mun ie, Ind .

Alumnae R pres nta tiv - M rs. R . B. Cross, 207 Winthrop Rd., Mu ncie, Ind.

Alpha Beta ( 1946)-Marshall Coli ge, Hunting­ton, W.Va.

Presid nt- Ph yll is Brcwer Laid! y H all, H unt-ington, W . Va. '

Advis r- Mrs. Ronald Hulb rt. Alumna R p resen ta tive&--M iss Clara Closter­

ma n, 1025 9th Ave., H un tington, W . Va.; Mrs. Spen er A. Gill tt , 396 Forest Rd., Huntington, W. V a.

Advisory Bd.- Miss Dorothy Buzek 5720 P a Ridge Rd ., H untington, W . Va. '

Advi sers- M iss M ary B. Watrous. M arshall College, Huntington, W. Va.; M rs. Ronald Hulbert , 190 1 nderwood , Huntington. W. Va.

Alpha Gamma ( 1946)-H enderson tate Teach­ers College, 1Arkadelphia, Ark.

President- andra D ishongh , H .. T .C., Arka­delphi a, Ark.

Advisers-Miss Amy J ean Greene, H . . T.C., Arkadelphia, Ark.; M iss M ae Whipple, Box 644, H .S.T .C .

Alumnae R epresentat ive-M rs. J ohn M aguire, 5334 K eesport, Pitt burgh 36, Pa.

Alpha Delta ( 1948 )-Southwestem Missouri State College, Springfield, Mo.

Pre ident- Pat Zirkle, 807 . Pa rk, pringfield , M o.

Adviser- Mrs. Betty Jo Petefi h 71 W bite-side. Springfield, Mo.

Alumn ae Representative-M aureta Darr, 1143 M aryland , pringfield, M o.

Alpha Epsilon ( 1948 )-Western Illinois ta t Col­lege, Macomb Ill.

Presi dent- Betty Collin , 308 \\'. .\ dam . M acomb, Ill.

dvi er- D r. H arriet tull, 31 ); . Dud-ley, M acomb, Ill .

A·lumnae R ep re entative - M rs. Floyd Prui tt , Box 359, Ti ki lwa. Ill. : M r . Joe Koomar 81 T oni t. , Bourbonnai . Ill .

Alpha Lambda ( 1953 )-Radford College, Rad­ford Va.

Pre ident- Barba ra H elvev. R adford olle e, R ad ford, a. ·

Adviser- Mi Blanche D aniel , 1405 Grove Ave ., Radford, V a.

Alumnae R epresentati e-M rs. Sue Plunkett Hill , R adford College R adford, V a .

_A./umnae *CHARTERED

*Akron-Canton, Ohio Mrs. Bernard McBee, 1183 Avon St., Akron, 0 .

Albuquerque, New Mexico Mrs. L. ]. Paddison, 911 Parkland Circle

Baltimore, Maryland Mrs. W. ] . Deane, 4042 Edgewood Rd. ( 15)

*Beckley, West Virginia Mrs. Harold Hedrick, 206 Railroad Ave.

*Bluefield, West Virginia Miss Nancy Ruddell, 1412 Franklin St.

*Buffalo, New York M iss Catherine Crocuston, 353 Nassau Pl. , K en­

more, N. Y.

*Charleston, West Virginia Mrs. Ma urice Miller, 4 17 Elm St., So.

Charles ton

Chieago, Illinois Mrs. L. J . Cashman, 2448 Estes Ave. (45 )

*Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. S. E . Strunk, 2 124 R eyburn Rd. ( 12 )

Columbus, Ohio Mrs. H . E. Staehle, 481 Torrence Rd. ( 14)

Dallas, Texas Mrs. W. D . White, 4224 H awthorne :Ave.

Dayton, Ohio Mrs. Robert H emm, 517 Lakeshore Rd., Crystal

Lake, Medway, 0 .

•Denver, Colorado Mrs. I. J . Gefroh, 415 Cody Dr ., Lakewood

*Detroit I , Michigan Mrs. Mary J ean Bristol, 6l.J.2 Bishop Rd. (2.J. )

Durant, Oklahoma

Elkhart, Indiana

*Emporia, Kansas Mrs. J ohn M . Richards, 914 M arket

*Flint, Michigan

Mrs. Chas. Newman, 8189 . Moorish Rd ., wartz Creek, Mich.

Fort Worth, Teus Mn. Clifford Jagger , 3959 Angus Dr.

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*Greeley, Colorado Mrs . Donald Uhrich, R te. 1, Box 198

•Harrisonburg, Virginia Mrs . .f. Atlee Cline, 383 Monticello Ave.

Highland Park, Michigan Miss Edith Mansell, 161 H ighland

*Huntington, West Virginia Yvonne Foscato, 1344 Spring Valley Dr.

Kansas City, Missouri Mrs. Victor P. Wolf, 6721 Charlotte

*Lansing, Michigan Mrs. H. A. Kane, 1221 Pershjng D r.

Lock Haven, Pa. Mrs. Evelyn Smith, 311 . Fairview

*Los Angeles, California M rs. R . D . H artman, 2520 25th St., Santa

Monica

*Macomb-Carthage, Illinois Mr . Beverly Scott, Wataga

Memphis, Tennessee Mrs. R . ]. Coltharp, 3450 Spottswood

Miami, Florida

*Minot, North Dakota Mrs . Lill ian Eidsness, 8 15 4th Ave. S.E.

Morris-Ottawa, Illinois Mr . Pat Voight, R . R ., R ansom, Ill.

Mt. Clemens, Michigan Mrs. M arybelle Baker, 665 Huntington Dr.

*Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Miss T od Fugate, R .F.D . No. 3

*Muncie, Indiana Miss Ethel Himelick, 324 N . Martin

New York, N. Y. Mrs. Terrance O 'R eilly, Box 54, Kingshighway,

Sparkill, N . Y.

Norfolk, Virginia Mrs. R ichard L. Lowe, 406 Warren t .

Oak Hill, W.Va. Nancy Jo Canterbury, 224 Oak Hill Ave.

Peoria, Illinois Mrs. Wm. w. lstedt, 129 Edn, t.

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*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miss Emily Reedy, 7 Elm Ave. , Cheltenham

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Port Huron, Michigan Mrs. D. N. Bantien, 1626 Pennsylvania, M arys­

ville, Mich.

*Princeton-Athens, West Virginia Miss Anna L ee Mason, 101 N. 2nd , Princeton

Pueblo, Colorado Mrs. Roy Smith, 801 Minnequa

*Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia Miss J ean Pritchett, 1725 Fairfax, Petersburg

*Roanoke, Virginia Miss Ama Margaret Young, 3424 Bunker Hill

Dr.

San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Lester Julian, 4996 Porter Hill Rd., La

M esa

Seattle, Washington Mrs. Stewart Hockom, 1253 S. 156th (88 )

*Shepherdstown, West Virginia Mrs. James Boyd, Gerrardstown , W. Va .

Central District: Mich., Ill., Ind., Ohio, Wis. President- Mrs. L. J, Maher, 2102 Hamilton

Pl. , Peoria, Ill.

Eastern District: N. Y., Penn., N. ]., Me., N. H ., Vt., Mass., Conn., and R. I. President- Mrs. Joseph Steen, 147 N. Union

Rd ., Williamsville, N. Y.

Northwestern District: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and all other states north of these and west of the Mississippi River.

Send to:

ALPHA SIGMA TAu CENTRAL OFFICE

5641 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis 9, Mo.

Chapter _ ____ _______ _

Date of Marriage. __________ _

Husband's full name ________ _

Address _ _ __________ _

Maiden name ___________ _

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*Springfield, Missouri Mrs. Wm. Bodanske, 1306 Maryland

*St. Louis, Missouri Miss Charlotte Boehm, 963 Riverview ( 15)

St. Petersburg, Florida Miss Ellen H . Smith, 2327 Second Ave., North,

St. Petersburg

War, West Virginia Mrs. Mary J ane Howard, Box 27

*Washington, District of Columbia Mrs. Benj amin Douglas, 132 Richard Ave.,

Fairfax, Va.

Welch, West Virginia Mrs. Lena Caporossi, Box 607

*Wichita, Kansas Mrs. Emmett Atkinson, 1921 S. Elizabeth

*Williamsport, Pennsylvania Mrs. Ri chard Crossley, 760 Pine St., Montours­

ville, Pa .

Youngstown, Ohio Mrs. K eith M cGowen, 2368 Midlothian

*Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor, Michigan Mrs . ]. B. Carpenter, I 032 Evelyn, Ypsil anti

President- Mrs. ]. Waldo Hinshaw, 27 H ardith Hill Ct., St. Louis, Mo.

Southern District: Va., W. Va. , Ky., Md., DeJa., Tenn., N. C., Miss., Ala., Ga., Fla., and S. C. President-Mrs. Richard F . Snidow, 2306 Lin­

coln Ave., Roanoke, Va.

Southwestern District: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. President-Mrs. P. F. Sch~ppers, 5300 Suther­

land Ave., St. Louis 9, Mo.

Send to :

ALPHA SI GMA TAU CENTRAL OFFICE

5641 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis 9, M o.

Name _ ___________ ___ _

Chapter _ ____________ _

Address ________ _ ____ _

Former address------------

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Y/ational Council President-Mrs. Earl F . Peterson (Iota), Route

Crawfordsville, Ind. Vice Presidents-Mrs. Joseph Steen (Sigma), 147

N. Union Rd., Williamsville, N. Y.; Mrs. L. J. M aher (Pi), 2102 H amilton Pl., Peoria, Ill. : Mrs. J. Waldo Hinshaw (Iota). 27 Hardith Hill Ct., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. R. F. Snidow (Omicron), 2306 Lincoln, Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. Parry Schippers (Pi) , 5300 Sutherland, St. Louis 9, Mo.

NPC Representative and Secretary-Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha ) , 481 T orrence Road , Colum­bus 14, 0.

Treasurer-Miss 1Margaret Macdonald (Sigma), 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo 22, N. Y.

Editor-Mrs. Francis Graflage (Pi) . 10310 Capi­tol Dr., St. Louis 21 , Mo.

Chaplain-Mrs . Joseph Steen, 147 N. Union. Williamsville, . Y.

Executive Secretary- Mrs. S. Carl Robinson (Pi ), 146 S. Maple Ave., Webster Groves 19 , Mo.

Gntral Office 564la S. Kingshighway

St. Louis 9, Mo. I Central Office Assistant- Mrs. E. E. Marshall ,

5935 Bishops Pl. , St. Louis 9. Mo.

Y/ational Committee Chairmen

Alumnae-Miss Elizabeth Wilson (Pi ) , 1008 Kuhs Pl., St. Louis 17, Mo.

Awards-Mrs. ]. E. Gaughan (Psi), 5363 Mans­field, Warren, Mich.

Convention---W!rs. Francis Graflage (Pi), 1 031'() Capitol Dr., St. Louis 21, Mo.

Courtesy--Miss Genevieve Repeta (Theta), 2919 Richton, Detroit fi, Mich.

Endowment-Miss Dorothy D obos (Theta ) , 18689 Rogge, Detroit 34, Mich .

Jfxaminations-Miss Charlotte King (Lambda ), ~10910 N. Marvine St., Philadelphia 41, Pa.

Housing-Mrs. E. C. Phipps (Omicron), 2711 25th St., Parkersburg, W. Va.

Life M embership-Miss June McCarthy (Pi), 4602W. West Florissant, St. Louis 15, Mo.

Memorial L oan Fund-Miss K athleen Kelchner (Rho ), 3665 38th St. N.W., Washington 16, D . C.

Music-Mrs. D . E. Nichols, 147 Princeton, Eg­gertsville 14, N. Y.

News Agency---<Mrs. Meda Ray Sewell (Omicron), 6541 Williamsburg, Arlington 13, Va,

Parliamentarian-Mrs. Harold Peterson {Sigma), 230 Knowlton Ave., Kenmore 17, N. Y.

Pledge-Miss Rose Marie Schmidt (Theta). 5106 Harvard Rd. , D etroit 24, Mich.

Program-De. Ada Jane Harvey (Upsilon ), cjo Arkansas S.T.C., Conway, Ark.

Rush-Miss Ethel Himelick (Alpha Alpha), 324 N. 1Martin, Muncie, Ind.

Social Sewice-M rs. A. Bruce Ewer (Nu ), 1145 Clayton, Denver, Colo.

Standards-Mrs. Franklin Ace ( Iota) , 631 Wal­nut St., Emporia, Kan.

Histo rian-Miss Viola King ( Pi ) , 4241 Schillel/ Pl. , St. Louis, Mo .

State Chairmen Mrs. Robert Hemm, 517 Lakeshore Rd ., Crystal

Lake. Medway, Ohio Mrs. John Simpson, 6535 D evonshire, St. Louis

9, Mo.

Y/ational Panhel/enic Con/erence

Chairman-Mrs. Cicero F . Hogan (Gamma Phi Beta), 9219 Mintwood, Silver Spring, Md.

Secretary-Mrs. Darrel R. Nordwall (Alpha Chi Omega) , 60 Sutton Place South, . Y. 22, . Y.

Treasurer-Mrs . Joseph D . Grigsby {Delta Delta D elta), Grigsby Sta., Landover, Md.

College Panhellenics Committee~Mrs. William R. Greig ( Sigma Kappa), 6 217 Acacia Ave., Oak­land 18, Calif.

City Panhellenics Committee-Mrs. H. E . Staehle (Alpha Sigma Tau), 481 Torrence Rd., Colum­bus 14, 0.

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~nnouncing- . . .

The Winner of THE ANC HOR Contest ;\; ELLENJANE GoHLKE SoLTESZ, Theta, is the winning contributor of 1956 for her ar ticle

entitled "What Kind of Alumna Are You ?" She and the Detroit Alumnae Chap ter each will receive an award of five dollars.

A new winner will be chosen in 1957. Wh y don't vou send in a literary contribution for the Fall ANCHOR.

• Editorial Material Deadlines August 1-for Fall (October ) issue. February 15-for Spring (April ) issue.

Send feature stories and pictures to ANCHOR Editor as early as possible. You need not wait for deadline.

• Chapter News Letter Deadlines

February 15-deadline for Spring issue. August 1- deadline for Fall issue. Chapters are urged to send in chapter news for the Fall issue be­

fore school ends. Both collegiate and alumnae chapter letters should be typed double

space. Good action pictures of your chapter are needed. Be sure to identify all pictures on back, and enclose typed cutlines. Pictures will not be returned unless requested.

• College H onors The Fall issue will feature campus leaders, queens, sweethearts, and

honored students. Send in pictures and honors as they are announced during your

college year. Don't wait until the deadline.

• Vital Statistics and Changes of Address

go to the Central Office, 5641a South Kingshighway, St. Louis 9, Missouri, not to the National Editor, as these must be recorded in the Alpha Sigma Tau fi le.

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