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SIGMA CHAPTER, 192S-1926: Left to right: First row (seated on floor): Mae Hammond Ellis. his­torian; Josephine Choate Angle. corresponding secretary. Second row (seated on chairs): Miriam Heafner Butcher. custodian; Ariella Traut Vaughn, treasurer; Dorothy Young Ludwig. president; Leah Simmons, vice president; Dorothy Heath McGarvey, recording secretary. Third row: Blanche Bellinger Dean; Janice Laing Timmerman (deceased}; Mildred Sharick Hanson; Arlene Scully Hagle; Evelyn Grampp; Eugenia Mac Bain Viquesney; Ruth Holden Baker; Olga Cragin Weit; Hazel Sobetzer Walrath; Mary Mulroy Duggan. Fourth row: Madge Stamp Everill; Doris Huggins Thorn; Dorothy Setter Emblidge; Mildred Spitzig: Glendore Fennell Frank: Audrey Stewart Saun-

ders; Elrr:a Owen.

BY BEVERLY Y. :BoLLARD

T HE year nineteen hundred twenty-fi ve was a memorable milestone in Alpha

Sigma T au's na tional history and growth . During the 1920's the leaders of AST, under the guidance of Mrs. E. A. Lyman, were a t­tempting to meet the requirements of the Association of Education Sororities in order that AST might be officially recognized as ·a na tional orority. Due to many obstacles, the goal was not reached until June, 1925, when the organiza tion of Sigma gave AST the necessary number of chapters to petition the AES. That month also marked the appear­ance of the first i ue of the ANCHOR ; a nd in the fall of 1925 our first na tional conven-

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tion was held a t D etroit. The new of M rs. Lyma n's dea th on June 28, 1925 ju t a fe , short week after she had come to Buffalo to preside a t the affili a tion ceremonie · wa the only sad note in an otherwise jo ou era. The members of AST, however, were happ · tha t Mrs. Lyman had " lived to know tha t her dream of na tionaliza tion \ ould orne true."

The formal in talla tion ceremon wa held a t the Hotel Buffa lo (a t tha t time the origi­na l and leading hotel in · the area t tatlcr chain .) Mrs. Effie Lyman wa a i ted b Mi s Edith M an II, a lumna of Beta a nd faculty 2.dviser for Theta; Mi K atherine Woodward of Alpha· a nd Mi H e! n 0 '-

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Malley of Theta. Thirty-one collegia te mem­bers were initiated and, in addition, two faculty members, Miss Luella Chapman and Miss Edna Hurd. Five alumnae 'of T au Phi joined the group making a total of thirty­eight sisters who signed the charter roster . T en other alumnae of T au Phi wer m ade pledges and were initia ted at special cere­monies during the following year. It is in­teresting to note tha t from June 1925 to J anuary 1950, Sigma ha initiated a total of 296 members. With the collegia te Spring Initia tion, our list will exceed 300 names by the time the da te for our Silver Anniversary is reached on June 5. The present collegia te Sigma Chapter has a membership of twenty­seven fine girls who are loyally advancing the traditions of our 25 successful yea r .

Both chapters have built up a history of varied traditions during the years. The Alumnae cherish the Christmas Breakfast, Graduates' Party, Babies' T ea, Bridge and Fashion Show, and Founders' Day Banquet among their annual plans as special a ttrac­tions which supplement the monthly de­lightful supper meetings. The gifts of alum­nae Anchor badges to offi cers who have served two years, and a gavel guard to the alumnae p resident, a re remembrances from the chapter. The collegia te , too, have their annual events which have been included on their calendars since 1925, and earlier. The Dance in the College Gym, H ouse Part·· rm the Lake Erie shore, Bingo game a t ":::~:1 te

Fair," and a Rose Sale a t the college :1 re among treasured memories of every Sigma. Between 1942 and 194 7 Sigma had official sorority headquarters for which was collected furniture, di hes and other equipment. Now, with the new Dormitory and Student U nion a t Sta te, we are hoping to establish a new

sorority center for meetings, parties, and equipment.

One of Alpha Sigma T au's principal aims is service to others. At Buffalo STC, Sigma has fulfill ed this purpose in several ways. In 1926 a Scholarship Fund was begun to bene­fit deserving non-sorority girls of high schol ­arship and extracurricular ability. This fund is supported by Sigma alumnae who send contributions after their graduation . The fund has been the source of award , vary­ing from $50 to $100, to various students for more than twenty years. In 1938 the members voted to name the fund in honor of our former na tional president a nd Sigma adviser, Miss Luella Chapman. This year a specia l committee will plan a commemmora­tive campaign to build up the fund as a memorial to Mis Chapman who died on Oct. 2, 1949.

During World War II Sigm a Chapter was responsible for one of the most signifi­cant activities a t the College. In 1942 Alpha Sigma T au compiled and organized the Servicem en's Correspondence File under the direc tion of Dr. Quayle. Following the de­velopment of the fil e the girls took over the responsibility for m ailing copies of the college newspaper, Th e R ecord, each week to more than 700 boys from STC in service.

For about eight years Sioma gave an an­nual War Sav ings Bond to Sta te's Dormitory Fund.

With such an outstanding history to give us pride and confidence, and a la rge mem­bership of enthusiastic sisters, Sigm a m ay look with joyful anticipa tion to the next 25 years as a period of ever-expanding op­portunities for se rvice and growth with Alpha Sigma T au .

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Winners of the effi ciency awa rds for last yea r a re: BETA

::md BUFFALO and CLEVELAND

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

ALU MNAE CHAPTERS

Bv jEANNETTE ZARZI, Lambda '52, Winner, Second Distri

oo we usually judge things according to size? Do we believe that the tall person

has more brains than the shorter? Or that the thin person is not quite as smart as the fat? Sounds a little absurd, doesn't it?

Yet every day, in some way, on college campuses all over the country, size is pointed out and gloated over far more than it should be. The large fraternities and sororities can sit back and chuckle at the groups with only ix or seven members. But do they know

what they're laughing at? Frequently, the small organization is made

up of a group of people who are real friends and work well together. Since they have a small group, everyone knows he has a part to play and he plays it to the best of his ability. The small group gets things done.

Of course, larger groups may function just

as well. Howcv r, often a larg group breaks up into many small cl iques and we have groups within the group. And this isn't good! It's too hard to get together and iron out difficultie . It involves a lot of work, but large organizations can be made to work and work well and be a lot of fun, too!

So don' t criticize the smaller organizations on your cam pus. Don't think they're small because they're snobbish. And, above all , don't pity them! They've got omething and they're proud of it. They want to take part in all of the campus activities and, given half a chance, they will and be very successful at it, too!

Size isn't everything and we should bear in mind the old, but true, aying, "Good thin s come in small packages"!

Bv WINIFRED NEWMA N, Charleston Alum nae, Winner, Fourth District

You are the most important person you know. You are the one person with

whom you must live and what that one per­son will be like as a companion depends upon what ou make of her. M any of us, when we attended college, were concerned with im­pressions that we made among our college friends, we were anxious to be liked, we made every effort to put our best foot forward. Per­hap you can recall the first invitation. that you received to a ttend a tea. To be sure you were excited, felt important, then perhaps became ill and suddenly felt clumsy for you were not sure whether you would do the "right thing." But now that you have become associa ted with a sorority, have graduated from college, and are somewhat older, it is a good time to re-evaluate yourself and see where you fit into the picture of this world.

What kind of a citizen are you ? What kind of a pattern have you set for others to follow?

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Are you a good representative of your col­lege; of your fellow sisters? In other word the question tha t each of u hould a k is "Would you admire your elf if you were someone else?" When you begin to an wer this que tion look in the fu ll length mirror of your dressing room, or the mirror on the door in the h allway. If you cannot admire your­self who else in the world i going to? Our conception of admira tion i that ou hall have a complete awarcne of your hart­comings and a clear idea of your plan to overcome them. Personality i all that' e ap­pear to be. It is that point of ontact b -tween ourselves and our fellow men.

We must have a goal, an ideal picture so to speak, tha t we carry in our mind that ' ill act as a beacon light. If we are to be good om­panions to live with then we mu t have the ambition apd the determination to achie e. Perhaps we should ask our elv another

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question and that is, "What kind of a per­sonality do we want?"

You are the most important person you know. You are the one who controls your well being, your thoughts, your appearance, your acts. It is YOU who does the things which will mold your life and which brings happiness to others . You and only you can dream dreams and make them come true. America is like a mighty train, and the privi­lege of being a passenger on the grea test trip ii1 all history means tha t we must be a good people to travel with, to live with, and to know. For where the train goes, shall be our responsibility fo r a true cour e. T o be important does not mean tha t we mu t be a world fi gure, it does mean tha t each is im­portant to her family, to h er fri ends, a nd certainly to herself.

Another pic ture we should have in mind is enthusiasm in work and in play. o longer mu t we have a perfect face, a perfect figure, to be considered a ttractive, but it is being a lert, having a healthy mind and a healthy body. It is again like the lovely music on the radio, pleasing to hear, pleasing to be with, pleasing to look a t.

Still another pic ture for us to envision if we are to see ourselves in the big mirror and that is being charming. Every woman has

charm though it may be latent in some of us for no effort has been m ade to bring it out. Yet, this is most important, for charm is your power over people, it is your ability to make them happy and a t ease in your presence. Remember, some sister made you feel like a million at tha t first tea a t the Alpha Sigma T aus? Charm is the m ethod of saying the little everyday things which added together make life a delight. It is grace, smoothnes and rhythm, it i the inner trength which controls your impulses. It i tha t somethinO' which manage or control your actions so tha t a lways you ay and do what i right and ARE what i right.

I t i important tha t we identify ourselve with our better ra ther than our wor t m ood , and to accept our limita tion so tha t actually we can regard them as opportunities.

So important a re we tha t we need to aga in analyze ourselve and constantly look into the mirror tha t we m ay be the person we want to live with, tha t we are important in our community, tha t we are a nxious to widen our horizon and under tand other . Human­ess is so greatly needed today tha t we should spend more time thinking about others, a nd doing for others. We belong to others a nd what happens to the people in the farthest corner of the world in a sense affects us.

rf!eelingj EASTERN DISTRICT- Mrs. Joseph Steen, Pres.

PLACE: S.T.C. Buffalo, New York (Student Union ) Dat e: November 4, 1950 Co-Chairmen: Evelyn Grampp, Ruth Ochs

CENTRAL DISTRICT - Mrs. L. J. Maher, Pres. PLACE: Ball State College, Muncie, Ind. Date: October 14, 1950 Chairman : H elen Cross

SOUTHERN DISTRICT- Miss J anet Calfee, Pres. PLACE: Bluefield, W.Va.

NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT- Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, Pres. PLACE: 1006 Constitution, Emporia, K an. Date: October 14, 1950

SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT - Mrs . H arold B. Wenzel, Pre . PLACE : H enderson S.T .C ., Arkadelphia, Ark. Date: October 28, 1950 Chairman : Peggy Graves ~·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Marilyn Weaver

MISS Marilyn Weaver, president of Delta Chapter and a resident of Oakmont,

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Pennsylvania, was hoscn by a group of judges a "Miss Diamond Jubil " of th Stat Teachers Coli g , Indiana, Pa. M ari­lyn was cho en from a group of girls r pre­senting the sororities and non-sorority girL on campus.

This dark-haired lass with flashing "Y has a long list of a tiviti and honors h -hind her for h r thre years at Indi ana. In addition to majoring in Bu inc Education, she is trea urer of the Junior Class, m ·mber of Pi Om ga Pi and K appa D elta Pi, Women's V ar ity " I ," a tiv in dramati and a cheerleader for three yea rs. M arilyn has just returned from New York, wher sh, represented Indiana at the Ea t rn State College Conference.

Qualities taken into consideration by the judges in choosing the queen to reign over the 75th Anniversary Year were photogeni qualities, personality, and beauty.

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BY H ELEN KLEILE, Iota, Winner, Third District

I N this great land one can find any type of scenery, from Grandma Moses' New Eng-.

land snow scenes to Spanish moss waving in a semi-tropical gulf breeze. But it is my opinion ·that the most arresting, breath-tak­ing, and completely beautiful scene is the desert, with its mountain backdrop of the Southwest. Nowhere else have I found a spectacle so colorful, and yet so full of quiet dignity and dramatic intensity.

There is nothing ever the same in the desert. Of course, the cactus and the moun­tains are in the same place as they were the day before, but the desert changes character with the changes of the day and the season. In the morning at dawn , the light mist is rising, and the colors begin to take their place in the desert flowers and in the moun­ta~ns. At first a monochromatic purple covers all, starting with the darkest color of the sage brush and gradually fading away into

. the sun. Bathed in the full brilliancy of the sun, the desert seems almost gay, but still there is the ever present, intense silence. At sunset the desert is in its full glory. The

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picture is comparable to nothing else, ' and only in seeing it can one have any idea of what kind of spell it casts.

Miraculous and · unending changes come with the seasons. During the winter, even though beautiful desert flowers a re blooming the atmosphere has the suggestion of winter in it, whether it be the cold winds hinting of snowfall someplace in the mountains, or the bleak sameness which is an attribute of winter everywhere.

During the summer months, the desert is keyed to a different pitch . There is activity created by the little desert animals and birds. But by noonday, the ominous, oppressive silence settles down on the country. As the blistering sun begins to sink, a quiet breeze will rustle through the dry Joshua trees. Quiet again settles, but this time it is a re­laxed, easy kind of silence. As the stars slowly come out in the western sky and somewhere on a distant plateau a coyote serenades the moon, one can sit and marvel a t God's great handiwork.

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~ne DEAR FRIENDs oF PINE Mou NTAIN:

. For thirty-six years Pine Mountain has car­ned out the ideal of its founders- to serve the people of the mountains. To do this ef­fectively changes h ave been made in the program from time to time to m eet changing conditions in the area.

Now the greatest educa tional need in our valley is for better elementary schooling. Of the five nearest one-room schools, only two kept one teacher for the whole of the last school year. One had a succession of three emergency teachers. Finally after this school was closed for a month a qualified teacher finished the term.

The quality of K entucky schools ranks only a very little above that of the lowest state in the country. Improved roads and consoli­dated schools will bring public education to a greater number of mountain youth in the future. But Pine Mountain School feels that in establishing a sound eight-grade ·consoli­da ted school it will make a direct and prac­tical contribution to the present need.

After careful consideration the Board of Trustees, meeting early in May took the fol-lowing action: '

1. The school is to be affiliated with Berea College, the oldest and most important of all the educational institutions working for

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the welfare of the mountain p ople. Berea's function will be a supervisory one as it can­not a~sume our financial load, having al­ready 1ts own budget to raise. Pin Mountain Settlement School will retain its distinct name, separate funds, and corporate identity.

2. Beginning with the fall t rm Pin Mountain will operate as a consolidated el.ementary school rath r than a boarding high school. H arlan County will cooperat by providing teachers salaries bus service . . ' ' and b:'ls1c school equipment. Buses wi ll gath-er children from five one-room school dis­tricts.

3. The community hospital will be moved to West Wind, the most modern of the dor­mitories, where the addi tional space will in­crease for the present the effectiveness of the expanding medical program. Funds for th proposed Creech Memorial H ospital will re­main intact and plans fo r it construction go forward.

4. The farm program will explore new farming techniques to help discover and dem­onstrate to the community what can most profjtably be done with a small mountain

·farm. Faithfully yours,

JAMES S. CRUTCHFIELD

Chairman, Board of Trustees

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WE completed our Spring Rushing Season at ribbon pledging when six girls pledged the sorority. The pledges are Peggy Green, Sally Masters, Loraine Welch, Joan Star­buck, Pat Mohrlock a nd Edna Watson.

Rushing began with Open House Friday, March 3, followed by q. tea Sunday. The informal party, the following Friday, fea­tured a humorous re-enactment of a wedding ceremony. Margaret M eyer was the loving bride; Barbara Scott, the meek groom; and Gretchen Gaffield, the minister. Appropri­ate music and weeping accompanied the im­pressive ceremony. Nineteen rushees attend­ed the informal party.

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Beta's Rushees at "Sleepy Time Haven"

The following Saturday evening. the fo r­mal preference dinner wa held with the six pledges, Mrs. Francis Lord and Miss Eleanor We ton a gue ts. Mi s Weston poke on "H old High the Torch."

We are now planning our annual week­end at Wampler' Lake in th Iri h Hill .­HARRIET GIL MORE.

BETA just fini hed a ver hectic ru hing season. We were very fortunate in r eiving twelve wonderful pledge . Be ide that we now have our full quota of thirty-five mem­bers! Our rush party was held a t th hom

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of Jan Butterfield and our theme was "Sleepy Time Haven." This theme was carried out in the same way as previous years-the actives in "night-shirts" and the rushees in "p.j.'s." It was very successful and a good time was had by all. We especially enjoyed Flossie Slade's version of "Little Red Riding Hood."

Before the party the actives and our ad­visor, M ary Garvin, h ad a wiener roast. It was fun planning the roast and everyone pitched in and helped. We had a song ses­sion afterward and Jackie Lynch introduced some new "Tau" songs. They were very clever and the other chapters will be hearing more about them.

We are now busy planning our annual formal which will be held on April 29 with our "brother frat" Sigma T au Gamma.­DoROTHY WRIGHT.

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AFTER pledging some of the best girls ever, we Deltas were ready for a great and busy second semester, and we were not disap­pointed.

In January, we presented a musical skit, "Frankie and Johnny" in the All-School Competition R evue, where we won -a close second prize. Working together on projects such as this tightened sorority ties.

At Initiatio~ we had our annual banquet at a local church which was quite a success. After much eating, singing, and merriment, we heard from our District Alumnae Rep­resentative, Mrs. Francis Clark, who told us

, about the new Alumnae Chapter organized i,n Pittsburgh.

We were all pleased when one of our sophomores, Penny Stephens, was named as one of the leading personalities on campus. Besides being an art student, Penny seems to find time to get into m any other activities.

R osalyn Stydahar was chosen on the Senior May Court.

With the el~ctio~ of new officers and ac­tivities. planned for next year, we are all anxiou to return to campus.- MARION BANKERT.

THE end of the year brought forth a deluge of sorority events climaxing Zeta's first year after her reinstatement to national standing. The first of these was the annual Spring Banquet a ttended by our actives and alumnae. One of our seniors, fun-loving Pat Lauth, pre ided as Mistress of Ceremonie . Highlighting our banquet wa the in talla­tion of our new patroness Miss Bet ty Baird. As tradition has it, each of the six seniors was presented with a yellow rose. Mary Lou Fought, our cute lit tle speech major, gave a very appropriate reading on the remini cense of an alumnae member. R esumes of the year's progres were given by our loyal a d­viser, Miss Gross, and our most h elpful alum­nae representative, Mrs. M cilvaine. Follow­ing the banquet, A.S.T . was well represented a t the Panhellenic dance h eld at the Clinton Country Club.

M ay 15 marked the date of the initiation of six new girls who will be with us for the next three years. Installation of officers for the coming year and a social hour brought to a close the events of the year.-Lms J. GRIMM.

EARLY in December the Theta chapter h ad a: card party for their friends and families. Barbara Stoke was chairman, Thelma Fell too~ charge of obtaining the door prizes which were boxed Christmas cards, and Lena Beckman and pledge Lena Milza took dona­tions and. names for the drawing. Pat Hart, J anie Gohlke, and Joyce Popp obtained door prizes and Sheila Stefanac h ad charge of re­freshment .

In February the ~embers h ad a dance en­titled " I cycle Nocturne." J anie Gohlke and Pat H art, who were chairmen, took complete charge of decorations, music, refreshments, and favors which the girls gave their date . The favors were ash trays with the sorority crest.

Each spring the hom economi s depart­ment sends one delegate from ea h la to

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the Careers' Conference in Chicago. We are fortunate to have one of our members, Sheila Stefanac, as the enior delegate to the con­ference.- BARBARA STOKE.

LAMBDA CHAPTER got off to a fi ne :;tart this fail with their rush party in the form of a T raveling Cat Progres ive Dinner. I t reaily went over big and was well worth all of Ruth Stockman's trouble.

And it yielded results! For, a t the end of November, five girls were pledged. We were proud and pleased as punch to have Connie Bruno, Gloria Cedrone, M argie Mayo, M ary Minar , and J eanette Zorzi pledged to Lamb­da.

On M arch 14, we had our informal rush party with a "M arch H are" theme, which was quite successful. Closely foilowing, on March 23, we held a dinner as our formal rush party, with an Easter theme. We :;tiil don't know the results, but we worked hard and we're hoping !

We all feel very much thrilled and honored to have M rs. Field, wife of one of T emple' s professors, as our newest patroness. She was initia ted along with the girls on M arch 8, and we hope she is as pleased to be with us as we are delighted to have her. Mrs. Field is a member of Alpha Sigma T au sorority in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Greek Weekend, March 24 and 25, was enthusiastically attended by the Alpha T aus and everyone had a grand time a t the Greek Dinner and Greek Ball. It was worth losing sleep over!

During Greek Weekend, we were reminded again that being a "Greek" is fun, but being an Alpha Sigma T au is realizing what true friendship, joy, and real beauty can mean.­J EANETTE ZoRzi.

WINTER quarter brought six new faces into our chapter. Doris Goranson, Charlene Clay­ton, Marietta Rough, Betty Sherffins, Shirley Horton and Martha Sweaney were pledged

on J an. 22. Following the pledging s rvic ~, we a ttended bu rch in a group. W fe I qui te fortuna te to ·have thes girls with us.

We gave our Annual Y !low R ose Br ak­fast on Feb. 19. It was w II a tt nded by th Gre k and Independ nts on campus and was qui t successfu l. The pl dg s w r quit an asse t to the breakfast's entertainment.

N u wishes to congratul a te our own R n Stromm, who was recognized by Pi Lambda T heta . R enee i our Chaplain and will gradu ate in J une with h erd gre in Foreign Language . She has been a tive on the R -ligiou Council and other organiza tions.

A dinner and dance in honor of our senior is planned for Spring Quarter. No date ha been set bu t plans are for th la tter part of M ay.

Open house for all interested girls who a re not sorori ty members will be held a t our n w house ·a t 1901 13th Ave. on April 1 from 1 : 30 to 5. This is part of the rushing plan recently presented by the Parihellenic Coun­cil on this campus.- SHIRLEY D EPORTER.

I HOPE that ail our chapter have been having as m uch fun as Omicron! W e've been in a real social whirl la tely. After our fo rmal initiation ceremony, our patrone es held an informal dinner for the actives. O n M arch 24, we held a private skating party­our colors now should be black and blue ! Big news this time i the fact that we have eleven new members. They are Mary Ann Egich, Alice Ferrell, Nancy Ruddell Dorothy Wells, M argaret Huffman, Mary E lizabeth Clark, Evelena H oi ten V elma H atcher, Joan Selvey, Pencie Oney.

We have really been in the news too ! Alice Ferrell will sing and D orothy W ell will -accompany the vocalists in the recital gi en by the Music D epartment. T he M ay Court wiii have Beryle C rockett, J o Maddy and M ary Lou Barbery of A.S.T . Betty Bates and Mary Garnett wiil be heard in the radio er­sion of "The Spectre Bridegroom." Mary Garnett was also heard in "School for Wives." Eleanor Palmer and Sarah Jo Brooks are both member of C .B.P. national

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honorary science fraternity. Joan Barger is the sophomore representative in the Student Council. Making a "B" ·average were Elea­nor Palmer, Alice Ferrell, Pencie Oney, Doro­thy Wells, Velma Hatcher, Nancy Ruddell, Hila Arrington, Mary Lou Barbery. Eleanor Palmer and Pencie Oney were also on the Dean's List. Louise Joniks is Circulation Manager of The Concordian, the college newspaper.- LOUISE JoNIKS .

Gloria Azzarello

Mrss GLoRIA AzzARELLO, daughter of Mrs. Frank Azzarello of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was elected president of Rho Chapter in the home of Miss Sarah Green, former president.

Gloria is a Junior at Southeastern, with a major in Home Economics and an Economics minor.

New members of the Rho Chapter who were initiated March 7 are: M erle Hatcher, La V erne Haley, Betty Sue Johnson, Clara R edman, Robbie McCoy, L'Wanda Stowers, Jo Anna Stallings.

The Rho Chapter cho e as their theme for the annual Beaux Arts Ball, "Gone With The

Wind." Miss Melva Lee O'Donnal, daughter of Major O'Donnal of Durant, will portray the character of "Prissy" from the Broadway production.

Miss Mary Choate of Caddo, Oklahoma, will represent the sorority in the queen con­test. The girl elected will reign over the Ball.

The date for the spring dance has been set for April 29.

THE prize ca tches of the eason were our new pledges: Ann Biddlecomb, Virginia Pick­ett, Sonia Kyle, Winston Johnson, Dot Bos­wick, Pat T aylor, Hazel Wilkins, Peggy Cov­ington, Bobby Obenshaine, M ary Ann John­son, Lee Wingfield, Betty Hancock, June Rose Morgan, and Betsy Wiley.

Our rush parties were more entertaining than usual as a result of a new ruling of the Panhellenic Council. Each sorority on cam­pus was permitted to serve tea and cookies at each rush party . We all played cards a nd games as well.

Among the lovelies on M ay Court this year will be our very own June Banks, M arjorie Boswick, and Claudia Anderson. To top this, Dolores Duncan, one of our Alpha Sigma Tau Seniors, will reign as Queen of May. As you q n see, Alpha Sigma T au i ·well represented. The theme is centered around the early beginnings of dancing up to today's Two-Step. The entire May Day will certain­ly prove to be one of Longwood's loveliest, particularly since the entire court will wear white dresses.

Dot Carter's Jimmy Harper was elected our Alpha Sigma Tau sweetheart this year. H e was initiated in our chapter room during the intermission party at the Panhellenic Dance. Alpha Sigma Tau invited ten non­sorority girls to be our guests at the dance. We all agreed that this dance was tops with us.-DoLORES D u NCAN.

THis spring ha been very eventful for us. We won first plac in the skit contest and

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second place in the song conte t for Found rs' Day.

This year we had a Mother's weekend. This was to let our mothers know more about Alpha Sigma Tau. ·

We are fortunate to have two b auties in our midst. Laverne Bolding was first attend­ant to the Scroll beauty. J eanette Venabl was Sigma Tau Gamma's "White Rose Sweetheart."

Tne theme of our spring formal was M ay Frolic which was held in the Rose Room of M cAlister Hall, May 5.

Six of our members were tapped for Royal Rooter's, a leadership organization. Selection is made by the amount of activity points. We will have three old members of the Royal Rooters back with us next year.

Katherine Greer starred in the musical, "Summer Storm," h eld May 26.

Katsy Hart is our new president for next year and she has a sla te of good officers to help make next year a profitable one.­FoNTA BRITTENUM.

WE will be well represented in the M ay Court this year by two princesses-M a ttie J ett and Fern Waters, and three a ttendant ­Ann Stout, Elizabeth Jamerson, and J oyce Lumsden.

As a pleasant climax to a most successful open bidding, we enterta ined our eight new pledges with an informal supper at the house. The beautiful flower~ sent us for the occasion by the Norfolk Alumnae Chapter contributed to the cheerful atmosphere.

At the recent installation of officers, Frances Moseley, our junior representative, became chairman elect of the Panhellenic Council. Frances will be chairman for the year 1951-52.

We were proud to claim seven of the fifteen girls from our school listed. in W ho'.s Who Amon a Students in Amerzcan Um­versities an/'colleges. These girls are Mattie Jett, Retha Shirkey, Sarah Strader, Fern Waters, Barbara Banish, J ean Snedegar, and Elizabeth Jamerson.

On M ar h 3 t, J an Snedegar and Eliza­beth J amerson wcr honored by our hapt r at a reception following their s nior musi r cita l. Elizab th is a voi student, and J ean is majoring in organ.

At a r cent social, Lotte Zolle, our German student on campus, spoke to us on th similar­ities betw n G rman and American worn n and the effect of the war upon !if in G r­many. She told how living on our campus and being constantly associat d with ch erful people has made her happi r than she ha been since the war sta rted . It really gav us a warm feeling to know that w helped to bring her here.-;-CHRI TINE GAULDIN .

THE reinstatement of the Alpha Sigma T au Sorority into national sta tus lo ed with a formal banquet and candlelight service Saturday night, M ay 20, at the Gr gory H ou e at the Bloomery. The alumnae chap­ter was host for the occasion .

At the speakers' table were Mis Cree. faculty advisor, Mrs. A. D. K enamond, patroness, Mrs. Payne, Dr. Carey V. Stabler and Mr . Stabler, Mi s J anet Calfee, di tri t president, Mrs. C.epelka, retiring pre ident of Alumnae Chapter, Mrs. S. Carl R obin on. na tional president, Dr. Oliver S. Ikenberry. president of Shepherd College, Mis M ab I Chapman, new alumnae pre ident, and D r. J ohn R. Mook and Mrs. Mook .

As the outstanding pledge, M ary Ellen Wareham, H agerstown, Maryland pre ident of the collegiate chapter, wa pre ented a necklace by Mr . Robinson.

After the dinner a mo t impre i e candle­lighting service was held . The fir t andle was lighted by Mrs. Robin on, then by the district president, president of the collegiat chapter, advisor, patrone ses and finall y by the members of the collegia te chapter until candlelight fill ed the entire room. All the members of Alpha Sigma T au then anu In the Candlelight."

During the weekend of in ta lla tion on­gratulatory mes ages were received from

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Chi Chapter After Reinstatement

thirty-two groups throughout the United States.

The banquet was brought to a close with the singing of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds."

NANCY PAUL has been initiated into Pi Omega Pi, national business honorary. Mar: tha McFadden was initiated into Alpha Phi Gamma, national journalism honorary.

We were extremely pleased when Mary Ellen Keller, one of our pledges, turned up a straight "A" report card last quarter.

We gave a chili supper March 21 , which :was very successful. Things like this help to draw the girls closer together and also put money in the treasury.

Preparations are being made for our an­nual Mother's Day breakfast, which we are having on April 30 this year.

Eleanor Piwinski and Martha Sue Mc­Fadden have been promoted to associate edi­tors of Th e Ball State News this quarter.

We are all helping to make our robes for the sorority ceremonies.-VIRGINIA BoNo.

_A~ha Beta 6 Southern

fiojpita fit'j RETURNING to school Alpha Beta had five

actives: Rita Coppers tone, Dorcas Haught, Dottie Peery, Pat Ray and Lady McC~rmick. First semester rushing began O ct. 9 with the Panhellenic T ea at the Student Union. The following week Oct. 15, Mrs. Wellington, one of our patronesses had a beautiful luncheon at Hotel Frederick in honor of the collegiate chapter and Mrs. Ferne P_hip_rs, the retiring president of the fourth d1stnct. Later that afternoon a tea was given in our honor at the home of Mrs. Grant another of our patronesses. The next day O ct. 16, Alpha Beta had its first rush tea. The expense, work and planning of this tea was done by our alumnae. On Oct. 17 we entertained rushee at an informal "Kiddies" party and the fol­lowing Friday our third rush party, a dinner was held at the home of Mrs. Daisy Gillette, our new alumnae representative. We ribbon pledged four girls. Homecoming wa No . 29 and Alpha Beta entered a float called "Southern Hospitality." On Dec. 15 we gave

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our annual Christmas party for underprivi­leged children at the Proctor Mission. Red wheelbarrows and refreshments were given to the children. This year at Marshall we have adopted the quota limitation system. Open­bidding began March 1 on our cam pus. On March 8 we had a rush party. We have pledged three girls so far.- DOROTHY PERRY.

__A~ha (jamma j .!J.nilialion

/Janfjuel

AT the completion of the festivities of R ed­die Day, in honor of visiting high school seniors at H enderson State Teachers College, Alpha Tau was awarded two plaques for the best skit and for the best singing in the girls' division. The judges were ·representatives from the various high schools. This was the third consecutive year that we had won the plaque for singing so we were given thi one to keep.

Four members of Alpha Gamma chapter were recently elected to H eart and K ey, an honorary service organization. These new members are Patsy McPherson, Norma Jean Langley, Mary Ann Lowe, and Bobbie Nel­son, who is our new president.

Dorinda Theuer and Margaret Alshire Alpha Delta Chapter

Other offices held by Alpha Taus ar president of Women's Council, Mary Ann Lowe and president of H eart and K ey, Joy Seymour.

At mid-term Alpha T au had the high st scholastic average of any other sorority at H enderson.

On March 1, we had our Initiation Ban­quet after having initiated fifteen pledg s.

The centerpiece was an anchor made of jonquils and place cards were yellow paper roses.

The toastmistress was Miss Pauline Amber. For the program Miss Royce Wright gave a Senior Speech on the M eaning of Alpha Sig­ma T au, the candlelight service was held, and the Best Pledge award was given to Miss Joanne Carrigan.

The newly initiated members presented the chapter with a strong box and White Bible. Group singing concluded our program.

WrTH the theme of "Miss Springfield M eets Springtime," the third annual style show of the Alpha D elta chap ter of Alpha Sigma Tau wa presented on March 8.

This year our models were chosen by two

Barbara Gordon and Sally Ryan Alpha Delta Chapter

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of the teachers at Southwest Missouri State and Mrs. Ethel Strainchamps, who also act~d as narrator of the show. This year we had fewer models and had the girls model more than once. This made the dressing rooms less crowded, much to the comfort of all concerned.

During the week ; f the March of Dimes collection, members of our active chapter took up the collections in two local thea ters. Be~ides helping out the community, we got to see two free shows, which we a ll enjoyed. There were four collections each day a t each theater and it kept us quite busy all week.

Our sorority was second in the Pan H el­lenic ratings last term.

Of course, our members are looking for­ward to the annual Spring D ance to be held May 12. This year it will be "The Fes tival of the R ed Carnation" and held in conjunc­tion with the T au K appa Epsilon fra ternity.

THE regular schedule of Western Illinois State College was upset when we had our "John L. Vacation." W e were out for three weeks, and have been going to school on Sat­urdays and are now beginning concentration weeks; having classes five days a week instead of four.

On M~rch 18, the Panhellenic Dance was held in Morgan Gym with music by a local

student orchestra . About thirty of us Alpha Taus attended .

With our assembly program, "Showboat of 1950" to be presented on April 18, we are getting down to serious practice and hope that it will be a big success.

Our annual dinner dance is also coming up on our calendar of events on M ay 20. We are going to the L akeview Country Club, located on the Mi si sippi River near H amil­ton, Illinois. We have had it there in pre­vious years, and never fail to have a delight­ful time.-MARJ ORIE LIPPINCOTT.

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AE's Wanda Smith

_A-nnouncement

Due to the two specialized issues of THE ANCHOR this year- the Convention Minutes and the Anniversary Issue-our contest winners have not been previously announced. Our prize winning editorials are featured in this issue, however. The author and chapter will each be awarded five dollars. Following are the lucky girls- and chapters:

jEANNETTE ZARZI, Lambda, Winner Second District

HELEN KLEILE, Iota, Winner Third Di trict

WINIFRED NEWMAN- Omicron, Winner Fourth District

When alumnae submit editorials, please give collegiate and alumnae chapter.

_Alumnae

Mrs. AI Parent. Mrs. C. M. Meadows, Mrs. Evans Dickinson, Mrs. John R. Koch. Mrs. Emmett Phipps, Beckley Alumnae

BECKLEY's Alumnae a t last succeeded m having a party with the added attraction of men present. We had pondered several months on ideas for entertaining our men­folks to make them a little more sorority con­scious. The result was a covered dish dinner and Canasta party at the home of J anet Dickinson.

Everything is going well with us. Our ambition is to get more members and each an endowment paying member.

In April new officers were elected and in­stalled. Ferne Shumate Phipps will be the president for the next three years.

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A Mother-Daughter T ea wa held thi yea r instead of a dinner and proved very ucce -ful , as M others got acquainted with one an­other more easily than at the dinner .

Mrs. Phipps p resented M rs. Evans Dick­inson with a going-away gift of china. Mrs. Dickin on moved to Charleston the fir t of June.-THEDA R ADFORD .

I N a move toward expan ion e enteen members of the Bluefield Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au, living in the Prin eton and Athens, West Virginia area, met Ma 29, a t the home of Lucille Lita W althall

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(Mrs. Robert), Forest Street, Princeton, West Virginia, for the purpose of organizing an Alumnae Club.

The following officers were elected: Hazel Tuggle Mingo (Mrs. Wirt) , president; Miss Ann Eaton, vice president; Virginia Jobe Miller (Mrs. Charles) , corresponding secre­tary; Miss Polly Mash, recording re cretary ; Miss J ean Richards, historian ; Miss Geral­dine Cline, treasurer ; Wanda Shelton Brad­ley , (Mrs. Charles ), chaplain ; Miss Sibyl K eesee, cditor.-ANN EATON .

Bu//afo j _A-nniuerjar'f WITH the death of Miss Luella Chapman,

the sorority's second national president and our former adviser, we wanted to honor her in some special way. Everyone agreed the best memorial would be to contribute to the Luella Chapman Scholarship Fund which is given by the Sigma chapter to a deserving non-sorority girl at New York State College for T eachers at Buffalo.

Our Graduate's Party in April had Miss Marguerite Younglove as hostess. The party was held in the large living room of the Nurses' Home at Children's Hospital where she is director of Nursing. Eleanor Mason was in charge of entertainment. Our guests of honor received corsages of yellow roses as favors.

June was the month chosen to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a part of Alpha Sig­ma T au. This will be a luncheon at the Buffalo Athletic Club. The committee in charge are those alumnae who were initia ted 25 year ago. The new officers for 1950-51 will be installed at this silver anniversary luncheon.- CATHERINE E. CRoc usTON .

JAN UARY usually brings ice and snow. Trus time, however, it brought a nice covered dish luncheon for the Alpha Sigma Taus at the home of Peggy Wall ace, our president. Excellent food, excellent fellowship, and ex­cellent ideas from the talk of the Reverend Mr. Aldred Wallace, Peggy's husband.

Our February meeting was also quite an

occasion. We met at the home of Inez Miller (Inez Cruise). Winifred Newman, Assistant Superintendent of Kanawha Coun­ty Schools, one of our own Alpha Sigma Tau girls, gave us a splendid talk on personality. It is always inspiring to hear Winifred; her thoughts, somehow, succeed in presenting a challenge to her listeners.

March brings us Jean Morris Bailey again in one of her now famous book reviews. We always enjoy glimpses into the books read by Jean ; she makes them come alive. Trus particular book will be Mary by Sholem Asch.

April will be a bright month for us. Our annual luncheon will be coming up. We plan to invite the Huntington Collegiate Chapter to be our guest a t that time.-RuTH PRIDE.

IN M arch most of us attended the city Panhellenic Spring Luncheon . K appa Alpha Theta was the sorority honored this year, as one of their members is president of Pan­hellenic. Mrs. Lena Tugman, a m ember of KA0, and Personnel Director of Sherwin Williams Co., was the speaker. Mrs. Tug­man has the honor of being the only woman invited to attend the Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. ·

Our own Dottie Strunk played the role of Susan B. Anthony again this year in a play given by the League of Women Voters, This is the trurd year she ha played the part.

In April we are all going to attend the Panhellenic Bridge Luncheon. All the soro­rities have been selling chances on Gift Cer­tifica tes, $50.00, $25.00, and $10.00. These are to be raffled off a t the luncheon. The proceeds go to the "Cleveland Panhellenic Association Philanthropic Project-Work with R etarded Children."-HELEN WICK.

::Detroit I j rf/ouie Y/ight "MoVIE NIGHT" was the theme of our

February business and social caper. Elsa Garan, chairman, and h er hard-working com­mittee were responsible for the uccess of

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thi. meeting in th T a Loung of th Wayne University Student Cent r. Th as. ortment of movi s shown pleas d everyone.

Vincll Rice is still being congratul a ted for her March "Va riety Night" me ting also held at the Student Center. Following the business meeting, Vinelle and her picked committee arranged tables, chair , and ca rd for members to play a t their favorit ca rd games. Canasta was the hit of the evening. It seemed tha t every open space and alcove was taken with avid card players. R efresh­ments were served at both meeting .- VIcKr BETH GEMBIS .

IN M ay, the chap ter revived the custom of a Mother-Daughter luncheon with Glady Smith, Shirley Palmer, Alice R abin, a nd J ean Frankini hostesses.

The year concluded with a picnic a t Pau­line Dempsey's home in Flushing.

THE very small group in our Alumnae Club in Greeley is continuing to meet. We're following the nationa l study outline in citi­zenship and have had very worth while papers by the girls followed by interes ting group discussions.

The actives needed some new robes for their winter initia tion so we sewed for them. Now we are making plans a long with the patronesses to assist them in one party for their spring rushing. The actives have a splendid group. They had a beautiful yel­low rose breakfast which Esther Baab a nd I were able to a ttend.

Our alumnae club is hoping to ge t some new meinbers, several from the active group have la tely m arried a nd are out of school and living near Greeley, so now they can be one of us. Marge V an Lopik Smith, one of the charter members oJ Nu, has recently moved to Greeley. We're very glad to have her with us. The patronesses m eet with us when they can, the discussion meetings are so much better with a few more to take part.

We arc looking f rwa rd to our joint mc-ct­ing in May with the D env r group.- J oANNA ELGIN .

OuR M arch meeting a nd St. Pa trick's D ay pa rty took us to the home of Mildr d Day, where we were delightfull y enterta ined. We were glad to have so many girls at the meet­ing, but were sorry tha t our pres ident, Doro­thy Fahy, was unable to be with us. During our business meeting, we industriously hemmed towels as our soc ia l srrv ice project, accomplishing a urprising amount of work. As a ra ther different way of raising money, the Ways and Means Committee sold ve ry at trac tive bunches of ribbons for gift pa k­ages a t this meeting.

We are looking forward to our usual busy spring- Graduates' Party in Apri l, M other ' Day T ea and meeting in M ay, a nd our Pic­nic Meeting in June. It keeps us bu y, but we love it! - CHARLOTTE E. KING.

_)Junlingion j Ynlerejfing

P eople CLARA CLOSTERMAN is the new pre ident

of the Huntington Alumnae, having been elected to tha t offi ce a t a meeting in M arch a t the home of Dai y (Mr. Spencer) Gi l­lette.

At the meeting, C lara (Mr . G. B.) H ar­rison gave an informal ta lk on photography. C lara, who has a son who is an expert pho­tographer, says she gained most of her knowledge of photography by the tria l a nd error method and in ists tha t she till ha much to lea rn. N vertheles he ha ma n­aged to win a number of priz in lo a! newspaper conte ts and one of her chara ter studies has been accep ted by the E a tm; n K odak Co. for their adverti ing magazine, Pictures.

In February the group met a t the home of M ary J e sie Rickett where the principal feature of the evening ' a the showinO' of most intere ting mo ie which M ar J 1e

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and her husband took on their trip to Eu­rope last summer.

Plans are being made for the traditiQnal luncheon in M ay when the Alumnae Chap­ter will have as its guests members of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Marshall College who are being graduated this year. The affair, a highlight of the year, will be a t the H otel Frederick on M ay 21. Lib Brown and Betty Gail Richardson are in charge of arr<:~ ngemen ts.

Dorothy Buzek, a Huntington alumna, has been named international publicity chairman of Pilot International, a classified service club for business and professional women. In January she fl ew to Albuquerque, N. M ., to a ttend a program-planning meeting for the year 1950-5 1. Also a ttending the meeting was Winifred Newman of Charleston, an in­ternational director of the Pilot Club and a member of the Charleston Alumnae Chap­ter of Alpha Sigma T au . ..:._DoROTHY Bu zEK.

O uR year got off to a good start with a n unusually large attendance of new members a t our first meeting a t the home of H azel Flammang.

The active chapter members were our guests a t our Founders' D ay Dinner. After we conducted the very impressive candle­light service, Carol Sveen, active chapter president, entertained us with an interesting account of her trip to the D etroit Conven­tion, and showed us pictures and souvenirs she had brought back.

Our Christmas Party was h eld a t the love­ly new home of Edna Larson. Our Social Service Committee, headed by Edna, report­ed on the current local social service which consist of making up baskets for a needy family on holiday occasions.

J anuary found us aga in being entertained in another beauti ful new home, that of our alumna representative, Grote Broten.

A recent meeting saw most of our members industriously stitching away on white robes. Another of our annual projects i the making of a few initia tion robes each year for the ac tiv chapter's us .- YvoNN E ScHULTZ.

rf!uncie j Variet~ DESPITE snow Ice, and cold equal to

V alley Forge days (or so thought the twelve alumnae braving the weather ) , our Febru­ary 22 Washington' birthday party held a t the home of Mrs. Louis Nelson was fun a nd different. An informative talk on ' Precious Stones" was given by Mrs. Ruth Penzel Moore as a specia l fea ture. Busine s, per­sonal, and sorority problems were then la id aside a the group joined all H oosierdom in wa tching by television the Indianapolis sec tional, which was being telecast for the fi rst time. (The encore was Arthur God­frey for you Godfrey fa ns) . The ho tess as­sisted by Mrs. Vernon Fox erved refresh­ments, carrying out the George Washington motif. . . . One month la ter on M arch 22, the weatherman again furnished snow fo r the Muncie Alpha T aus, but this time fi fteen members turned out for our de sert theatre party, which was a "something new" kind of meeting. The group met a t the home of Mrs. R alph Cross, who was assisted by Miss Ruth Parker in the serving of dessert pr -ceding the theatre party. The chapter then a ttended the play "T en Little Indians" pro­duced by the dramatic group at Ball Sta te T eachers College. The lead wa played by Miss Betty M ack, a collegia te member of Alpha Sigma T au ... . We're liking the va­riety in our meetings this year, and appreci­a ting the fact that most of our bu iness prob­lems are being h andled in executive session. - ETHEL HI MELICK .

L uciLE H u LL STEEN, president of Eastern District, was the honored gue t a Pitt burgh Alumnae Cha pter was reactiva ted, M arch 25. Sixteen members were pre ent at the candlelight ervice a t a lun heon in th priva te dining room of Stau ffer R e taurant Pittsburgh, Penn yl ania .

A ?ighlight of the program wa th pre -enta tiOn by Mr . Steen of a ladi ' o-avel a gift from th Buffalo lumnae Chapt r . T his o-if t and the kind r m mbran e f

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other chapt rs and fri ends who s nt t lc­grams and letters is de ply appr ia t d .

Maxine Shunkwilcr Wright and Frances Mountsier Clark, Deltas, were very activ in organizing thi chapter and in conduct­ing meetings for several months prior to its reactivation. Newly elected officer are M ax­ine Shunkwiler Wright, Del ta, Presid nt ; M argaret Robb Richards, D elta, Vice Presi­dent ; M arga ret R ae Bee on, Zeta, Secreta ry; Frances Mountsier Cl ark, D el ta, l ) easu rcr ; and Frances R ainey Chapel , Zeta T au, Chap­lain and Editor.

M eetings will be held regul arly the last Sa turday of each month. Our main objec­

. tive i the establishment of a collegia te chap. ter a t the University of Pittsburgh .- FRAN­CES RAINEY CHAPEL.

/echmond-Peterjburfj j White · C/ephanlj

FoR our February m eeting J ean Pritchett was a gracious hostess a t her home in Peters­burg. After the business meeting a White Elephant Auction Sale was conducted with much fun a nd profit. The p roceeds will be used to buy gifts for children a t the City H ome- the p roject which the Social Serv­ice Committee is sponsoring this yea r.

Estelle Paulette Lumpkin was hostess in M arch a t her home in Richmond. After the devotion and business p rogram, plans were discussed and suggestions made for a party in the la te spring. When we meet with M ary Ellen Comstock in April we will vote on the place and time of the party, and make final arrangements for the close of a most successful and pleasant year for the Richmond-Petersburg A I u m n a e.- L u c v THOMPSON RoBIN SON.

MRs. WILLIAM VIT acted as hostess for a "Chili Supper" tha t the a lums planned for the collegiat~ girls. The girls came directly from their classes to Mrs. Vit's home, where a buffet supper was followed by games. W e

keep in touch with the girls to stim ul a t th ir interest in b coming a lu mna m mb rs.

A wcll-d served honor was b stow d on Lois W am hoff. Sh was sci ted to r pr -sent St. Louis T eachers in th rotogravure sec tion of the Post-D ispatch. H r hom , her classroom, and her ev ning class at Wash­ington U niversity were visited by a r port r .

After ou r Mothers' D ay Banq uet p lans a r made, w ·ha ll begin our job of choosing offi cers for 1950-51.

St. Louis Alumnae a rc planning vaca tions, ummcr extension courses a nd Ruth H l n

H ampson is making arrangem nts for h r marriagc.- H ELEN R ouNDS .

THE Cana ta rage h as h it the Wichita Alumnae Chap t r. M eeting are barely ad­journed when the hostesses are racing fo r the card tables. Arlene Dixon a nd M argaret Kingman charged us a quarter to play a t ·their meeting, but we didn't obj ct for the p roceeds went into the treasury.

The couple who didn't a ttend the V alen­tine party for husbands a t Elkhorn Lodge missed a good time. M ary Leroux a nd Alene Russel l were th capable a rrangers.

H elen Pfanschmid t, our N.P.C. repr enta­tivc, is doing a fi ne job. She tell u we will be rushing girls this summcr- 'twi ll seem like college day aga in!- MADOLYN K EHL NoLLER.

O uR fi r t meeting fo r the year wa a t H elen Gideon' home. After m aking our p lans for the new year we enjoy d looking a t H elen's collection of dishe . T he H allo­we'en Party at the Flook Run R od and Gun C lub found the cabin full to running o er with Zeta girls and gue t . O ur Pre ident Mrs. J ohn Ti tbohl, invite us e er ear and we a ll look forward to it. We \ ere delighted to h ave two girl from Indiana S.T.C. join our group. The are J o ephin Wray and Pat M oorhead. Both of them ar teaching in William port !CoNTrNuw oN

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS 1950-1951

(Home address given ; use college address when college is in session )

Alpha ( 1899 )- Michigan Sta te N ormal College, Ypsi lanti, Mich.

M argaret Hoffman, 16432 J ohn Rd ., Highland Park, Mich.

Beta ( 1905-1917; 1940 )- Ccntral Michigan Col­lege of Education, Mt. Pleasa nt, M ich .

Ma ry J o Woodruff , 649 E . Locust, M t. Pleas­ant, M ich .

Gamma (1900-1913 )- Sta te Normal School, M il­waukee, Wis.

Delta (1916 )- Sta te T eachers College, I ndi ana, Pa .

Pa tricia Beal, Box 64, New Florence, Pa. Zeta ( 1921-48; 1949 )- Sta te Teachers College,

Lock H aven, Pa. Lois Grimm, 626 H ouston St., Flemington, Pa.

Eta (1927-1930) - K ent Sta te University, K ent, Ohio.

Theta (1923 )- Wayne U ni versity, D etroit, Michi­gan

Ellenjane Gohlke, 15453 Pierson, D etroit 23, M ich .

Iota ( 1923 )- K ansas S.T.C. , Emporia, K ans. M artha Madole, 1006 Constitution, Emporia,

K ans. Kappa (1924-1929 )- Miami U niversity, O xford,

Ohio. Lambda ( 1926 )- T emple Universi ty, Philadel­

phia, Pa. M rs. ]. Barnes ( Adviser ) , 81 21 Cedar R oad,

Philadelphia , P.';a". --:::--;-Nu (1928-1940; 1948) - Colorado State College of

Education, Greeley, Colo . Pa tricia Whittaker, 3264 Osceola, Denver, Colo.

Xi ( 1929-1933)-Western State T eachers College, G unnison, Colo.

Omicron ( 1930 ) - Concord College, Athens, W . V a.

(CONT I N U ED FRO M P AGE 23)

Pa t had been Pre idcnt of the College Chap­ter. In February, two war brides were our guests. We di cussed the di fference in home life and the educa tional system in U. S. and Germany. I n M arch, Winifred Shah en showed colored lides and spoke of h r trip to Europ la t summer. Wini-

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Elea nor Palmer , Box 830, Bluefi eld, W . V a. Pi ( 1930)-H arris T eachers College, St. L ouis,

Mo. H arriet R ussell, 4319 Lee Ave., St . Louis 15,

Mo. Rho ( 1932-1948; 1949 )- Southeas tern Sta te Col­

lege, D urant , Okla. Gloria Azzarello, Box 85, College Sta tion, Du­

ran t, O kla . Sigma (1925 )- Sta te T eachers College, Buffalo,

N . Y. Cora l Stroke, 88 H arding Rd. , Buffalo 20, N . Y. •

Z.eta T au ( 1935 )- Longwood College, Farmville, V a .

Emma M ae Pitta rd, Buffa lo Junction, V a. Upsilon ( 1935 )- Sta te T eachers College, Con­

way, Ark. K atherine H art, Scott St., Conway, Ark.

Phi ( 1940 ) - Southeastern Louisiana College, H ammond, La.

Beth Foster, 3706 D ann ul St. , N ew O rleans, L a . Chi ( 1940-1948; 1950) - Shepherd College, Shep­

herdstown , W . V a. Ma ry Ellen Wareham, 19 M cK ee Ave., H agers­

tow n, M d. Psi ( 1944 )-Madison College, H arr isonburg, V a.

R amona Cooter, 1224 N . M ai n, D anvi lle, V a . Omega ( 1945 )- M inot Sta te T eachers College,

Minot, N. D . Mrs. Louise R eishus (Adviser ) , 709 W . Central,

Mi not, N . D . Alpha Alpha ( 1945) - Ball State T eachers College,

M uncie, Ind . J oa nne Tuerffs, 2 14 S. Canal St. , Alexandria,

Ind . Alpha Beta ( 1946 )- Marshall College, H unt ing­

ton, W. Va . Vivian B. P rater, 515 Fourth St. , Huntington,

W.Va. Alpha Gamma ( 1946)-H enderson Sta te T each­

ers College, Arkadelphia , Ark . Bobby N elson, 122 R ock St. , Sheridan , Ark.

Alpha Delta ( 1948) - Southwestern M issouri Sta te College, Springfield, M o.

Martha Anne K imber, 101 7 N . Campbell Springfield, Mo. '

Alpha Epsilon ( 1948)-Western Illinois Sta te Col­lege, Macomb, Ill.

Wanda Smith, Ma quon, Ill .

fred and her hu band R ev. R aymand Sha­heen were in charge of a religiou tou r. H er talk was informal and most in tere t­ing. We are glad to h ave Emily William back with u aga in. Emil h ad been work­

mg m Wa hington D. C. for a' hile.­H E L E N G IDE ON.