OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

FALL 1975

Starkweather Michigan State

Normal College Campus 1900

Pat Gilcrease Hoffelder ( H a ro I d), Pi

Natilonall Convention

Chaiurperson Pat Hoffelder, Pi

National Convention Chairperson

Cathy Bonds Crapet, Beta Zeta Local Convention Chairman

NATIONAL CONVENTION CHAIRPERSON

Pat, a resident of St. Louis and graduate of Harris Teachers College, held several offices as a collegiate member and has been equally active with the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter. As Vice President Pat planned the 75th Anniversary Founders Day Banquet for Pi and Beta Eta Collegiate Chapters, St. Louis and Edwardsville Alumnae.

In addition to keeping a home for Harold and their two sons, Ricky, 11 and Scott, 10, Pat substitutes in the St. Louis Public Schools, is active with the Cub Scouts and is now serving as the President of the Cub Mothers Club. She is also active with the St. Louis Clown Club and makes occasional appearances as a clown for various functions .

Pat's hobbies include refinishing furni­ture, sewing and collecting Early American Reproductions.

Pat has been appointed to complete the unexpired term of Mrs. Preston Sewell as National Convention Chairperson.

L cal Chairp rso1 Cathy, a Toronto Convention Initiate, charter member and first president of Beta Zeta Chapter, has lost none of her initial enthusiasm for sorority activities. Since graduation from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1971 she has assisted in the organization of the Birmingham Alumnae Chapter, repre­sented them at the Virginia Beach Convention in 1972, and presently serves as treasurer of the Alumnae Chapter, and secretary of Birmingham City Panhellenic. In addition to caring for her husband, Anthony and daughter Liza, 18 months old, Cathy teaches a fifth grade class at Sandusky Elementary School.

Although Cathy was working on plans for 1978 in Birmingham she has quickly and efficiently moved the schedule forward two years to accomoda te the change made nece sary when the Republican

ational Committee decided to take o er Kan as City at the time Alpha Sigma Tau's Convention wa scheduled. ' e feel sure athy and her local ommitt will ee that ever thing pos ible i don to make the '76 on ention r al r d whit and blu nt.

Volume LI NUMBER 1

OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AST Announc.es 1975 Scholarship Winners 2

How Can Emotionally Disturbed Children Be H elped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Emotionally Disturbed Children Can Be H elped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

National Convention-Birmingham, Alabama . . 8

Rushee Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ll

Hats Off To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ew Subscription Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

National Election Information ............... 19

Recommendation For National Staff Nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

THE HISTORY OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

Part I The Early Years 1899-1927 5

Part II ational Development Section A 1927-1939 .............. ... 34

National Editor Mrs . Barbara Koscierzynski 5008 Commor D etroit, Michigan 48212

Alumnae Chapter Editor

Miss Rose Marie Schmidt 5106 Harvard Road Detroit, Michigan 48224

Fall '75

THE ANCHOR is published in the Fall and Spring. Third class postage is paid at St. Louis, Missouri. Subscription price is $3.00 per year.

Send all editorial material to the Central Office, 6200 Hoffman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139. Copy should arrive not later than June 1 and December 1.

Send change of address, vital statistics, in memoriam notices, and all sorority business correspondence to Alpha Sigma Tau Central Office, 6200 Hoffman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.

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AST ANNOUNCES 1975 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Paul Beare and Vicki Ann Leonard have each been selected by AST Sorority and Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children to receive a $500 graduate scholarship for persons specializing in work with emotionally disturbed children. Judging from their references and recommendations AST has made a sound investment in them and for emotionally disturbed children. CONGRATULATIONS Paul and Vicki.

PAUL BEARE

Paul is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in behavior disorders of children at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he and his wife live. He has just finished the second semester of a three year program. Two years of coursework will be followed by a one year internship. During the internship he will be working with children as well as doing research for his dissertation. At the conclusion of the three years Paul plans to follow a career training teachers of the emotion­ally disturbed and performing research involving the education of exceptional children.

Paul's educational background in­cludes graduation from Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri in 1968; a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1972 from the University of Missouri-Colum­bia. He gained practical experience work­ing as a liaison teacher and educational evaluator with Project CASA, Columbia, Missouri, and served as an Ed/ LD teach­er in Shawnee-Mission, Kansas for the 1973-74 school year.

Paul explains "the motivations support­ing my pursuit of a Ph.D. and a career in Special Education is somewhat complex. Underlying everything is my interest in helping exceptional children and my fas­cination with the ways human environ­ment formulates behavior and learning

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and how we, as teachers, can mold the environment to foster positive growth and learning. A second motivation is ego in­volved.

This is my feeling that I have some­thing to contribute to my field and that by contributing I can make some lives better. My final motivation comes from the personality trait I have acquired which makes me always want to fight for the underdogs. Exceptional children need someone to fight for them as well as to train teachers and do research. I hope I will perform well in all three areas."

After graduating from high school in De­troit, Michigan Vicki began her under­graduate education at Wayne State Uni-

VICKI ANN LEONARD

versity in the spring of 1968. After two busy years of working full time and at­tending school full time she chose psy­chology as her major and transferred to the University of Michigan. While finish­ing her B.A. Vicki became involved in doing volunteer work with the emotional­ly disturbed individuals and worked for a year and half with the Community Mental Health Center and a year tutor­ing elementary school children with learning di abilities for Michigan A o-

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ciation for Emotionally Disturbed Chil­dren. The latter coupled with her in­terests in course work helped Vicki focus her efforts in the area of child develop­ment and work with emotionally dis­turbed children.

In September of 1973, after some grad­uate work in special education Vicki began work on her Masters in Social Work, retaining this orientation toward work with children. She has a strong theoretical background in child develop­ment and during the 1974-75 school year she has worked at the Child Development Project in Ann Arbor. As a research unit in the Department of Psychiatry the work at the project is focussed on pre­vention and early intervention with chil­dren that are considered to be an emo­tional or psychological risk as a result of either constit ut ional or environmental

disabilities. Vickie says, " I am most ex­cited about this work and I feel that active early intervention is critical in the mental and emotional health of children."

The Child Development Project con­siders the training of specialists to be an important part of the work being done. During the 1975-76 year she will be con­tinuing her work as a research fellow. She will also be serving as a consultant to several pediatricians as a pediatric social worker. Hoping that this consulta­tion will result in a more complete service to children with problems that have both physical and emotional meaning.

Vicki has been married for five years to Timothy Leonard who is currently work­ing with the Oakland County Planning Commission after completing his MA in Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.

ALPHA SIGMA TAU NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN Scholarship - Training Stipends

DESCRIPTION A $500 scholarship to a graduate student and/ or professional pursuing graduate studies who is specializing in the education and/ or training of emotionally disturbed children.

PURPOSE To increase the nwnber of qualified profes­sionals working in programs which provide direct services to emotionally disturbed children.

REGULATIONS The grant must be used for graduate study in the education and/ or treatment of emo­tionally disturbed children. The applicant must have some previous training or experience in this field of study, and be enrolled in such a program at an approved university.

APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE Statement of sorority / fraternity affiliation, if any. At least two recommendations con­cerning applicant's previous work in the area of education and/or training of emo-

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tionally disturbed children from advisers, supervisors, school principals, etc. Transcripts of previous graduate and under­graduate studies, including all degrees earned. An explanation of financial need. Statement of intent (name of university or college where work is to be done, plans fol­lowing completion of studies, etc. )

DEADLINE All applications must be received prior to February 15, 1976, to be considered for the Spring Term Stipend.

GRANT AWARDED By May 15, 1976 through the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Chil­dren who will assist Alpha Sigma Tau So­rority in the final selection.

ADDRESS ALL INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO:

Ms. Martha D. Belknap National Social Service Chairman ALPHA SIGMA TAU SORORITY 3466 Gettysburg Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105

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HOW CAN EMOTIONALLY

DISTURBED CHILDREN

BE HELPED?

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Everyone sympathizes with the crippled girl on a fund raising poster-her problems are obvious. The handicaps of emotionally disturbed children aren't that visible,

so the public doesn't really understand their needs. Vigorous public education pro­grams are the only ways to bring about a greater undestanding of the causes of emo­tional disturbance and the ways by which disturbed children can be helped. Without such an understanding it is unlikely that sufficient programs and facilities will be made available to meet the needs of these children.

RESEARCH

There are many unanswered questions about the causes and treatment of emo­tionally disturbed children. Until these questions are answered by research, some

children will be doomed to lives of fear and frustration. Research is taking place in universities and hospitals, but existing programs must be expanded and new ones developed to accelerate the process of finding answers to these questions.

TRAINING

w ell-trained professionals are essential to the creation of successful programs. Students preparing for mental health or special education careers should be

encouraged through financial assistance and more training programs should be estab­lished. The more dedicated, competent professionals that are available, the better are the opportunities for bringing troubled children into full mental health.

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Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority, for its 75th anniversary, co-sponsored a 60 second TV spot educational announcement showing how emotionally disturbed children can

be helped. This refreshing 16mm film is available free from the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children, 668 Pallister, Detroit, Michigan, 48202. Please ask your local TV studio or radio station (adapted for radio) if they would air it as a public service and send for it stating that you are an AST.

Alpha Sigma Tau sold over $500 worth of

Christmas cards and stationery for MICHI­GAN ASSOCIATION FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN to help them raise funds for research and service to these children. Although it is a Michigan based organization, other state agencies look to them for guidance and leadership.

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DEAD END

Annually AST awards a $500 graduate scholar­ship to increase the number of qualified

professionals working in programs which provide direct services to emotionally disturbed children.

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EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN CAN BE HELPED!

Ron is a nine-year-old boy who can't function

in a regular classroom. He steals, he defies author­

ity, he loses his temper with the slightest provocation.

Though he is of normal intelligence, his classroom achieve­

ment is negligible. His school has recommended a private day

school program, but Ron's parents cannot afford it. His school district

does not have any programs for children with probl~ms like Rons.

Perhaps, if he lived somewhere else, he could attend a public school program for

disturbed children or there might be public funds available to help pay for his

tuition in a private program. Instead, his future is a very bleak prospect.

Ron's situation is not an unusual one. Few states have adequate public programs for

disturbed'children, and private treatment is beyond the financial means of many fami­

lies. If children like Ron are to be helped, a full range of services must be developed­

hospital, day care, special education, and counseling programs.

Vocational Specia\

Training Education

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Residential Day Services Care Treatment ~ ~

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ADMIT ONE ADULT •

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Presents

"KISS ME KATE" . d Community Center

K•rkwoo G er Road 111 S. e~~fit Theatre Party For ll

Alpha Sigma Tau 8 d Children. EmotionallY Dlsturbe Curtain Time March 16, 1974 B:30 PM tL Donation : $3.00 _ .. ,-... ~~ ··

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Dear Lad i e S1 We +han/\ YOLI for br lngJng ine East-e r BaSkets +o SChoo 1. They were a. brq SL!rPrlse. We 11 ked +he EQ s t e rca. VldY1 it Wets verY good~ We hope YoL1 naJa.. napry EC2.Steflf w e J ov e Yo L/ ~

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THESE DISTURBED KIDS?

WHAT CAN YOUR SORORITY CHAPTER DO TO HELP? Last year AST sisters volunteered over 1500 hours and over $100 to help over 300 emotionally disturbed children by: donations • parties (Easter, Christmas, Hallo­ween, Birthday, all kinds) • learning materials • teacher aids • classroom needs and supplies • picnics • concerts • carnivals • stuffing pillows • grooming and hygiene kits • puppets • tray favors.

Alpha Sigma : Kirksville Day Care Center Halloween Party Buffalo Alumnae Chapter Service Project: Grooming and Personal Hygiene Kits fo r Adolescents at Buffalo State Mental Hospital

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University College , University of Alabama in Birmingham

ffiappy CButt:hdayl Happy Birthday America and Alpha

Sigma Tau! Seventy-six years ago, AST was born, and, in 1776, America, as a free nation, was born. Now if that doesn't call for a birthday celebration, then the "Colonel" doesn't make fried chicken." '"76" , anyway you look at it, calls for a party and a big birthday wish that the August '76 convention will be the best ever.

Speaking of wishing ... do these lines sound faintly familiar: "Oh, I wish I were in the land of cotton. Old times there are not forgotten. Look away. Look away." Old times may not be forgotten, but Bir­mingham Alpha Sigma Taus are looking away to the future-August 16 through 20, 1976-for the 21st AST National Convention.

While you're "conventioning", we'd like for you to see our All American City. Known as "The Magic City", Birming­ham, with a metropolitan population of over 800,000, is one of the largest cities in the Southeast and offers a myriad of activities which will suit even the most discriminating tastes.

For flora and fauna fans, Birmingham offers the Botanical Gardens, The Jap­anese Gardens, and The Jimmy Morgan Zoo. Each of these attractions is the largest of its kind in the Deep South and Southeast and is open to the public. His­tory buffs will enjoy a visit to Arlington, an 1820 antebellum home that has been completely restored with period antiques.

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Vul can keeps a protective eye on Birmingham below.

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Furry friends work for dinner at the Jimmy Morgan Zoo .

The art lovers can cast their eyes in the direction of the Birmingham Museum of Art. The museum and its 24 galleries house American paintings, a portion of the fabulous Kress Collection, near East­ern and Oriental antiques, contemporary art, European silver, and glass and por­celain, among other displays.

No visit to Birmingham would be com­plete without a trip to Vulcan, the mighty iron god symbolizing Birmingham's steel industry. The world's largest iron statue,

Vulcan stands atop a 124-foot pedastal overlooking the city from Red Mountain. A trip at night is fascinating with the breathtaking view of the city offered from Vulcan's vantage point.

If you enjoy eating, Birmingham can offer you a menu that includes everything from surf and turf to delicacies of the Orient. The Kahler Plaza offers elegant dining in the Tiffany. Several restaurants, within walking distance from the Kahler, include Michael's, Rossi's, the Baron of Beef, and Down the Street.

If you want nightlife and you can take it, Birmingham can provide it. Redevelop­ment of Morris A venue in the downtown area offers the Cobblestone for rock and roll. Up the way is Oak's Mall with its Grape Arbor Restaurant and banjo par­lor. Morris House offers food and top­name country and western entertainment. And, a visit to Victoria Station or Dia­mond Jim's is a special culinary treat. There's a whole lot more, but you'll have to come to Birmingham and see for your­self.

With " the spirit of '76", the Birming­ham AST's are looking forward to a suc­cessful convention and a chance to show off our famed "Southern Hospitality" in our very special Bicentennial celebration.

Arlington National Hi storical Monument.

ATTENTION ALUMNAE AND COLLEGIATES Below is a form on which you may submit information about a prospective rushee. Such recommendations are not required but all collegiate members will appreciate first hand information about possible candidates for membership in Alpha Sigma Tau .

RETURN THE FORM TO:

Name of Rushee :

Mrs. Morris Becker 3041 Dolly Ridge Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35243

(Last Name) (First Name) (M iddle Name)

Home Address ________________________ ----=-~-<Telephone Number) (Street Add ress)

(City- State - Zip Code)

Mother's Name _______ _ (Occupat ion )

Father's Name __________________ _ (Occupation)

upper third _____ _ Graduated from _______________ in middle third _____ _

<Yr.> lower third _____ _

Scholastic Honors, Other Awards and Interests (Check)

Art ___ Music___ Sports ___ Dramatics ___ Publications __ _

Others; _________________________________________________________ __

College she wi II attend1 _____________________________________________ _

Term for which she is registered ____________________ _

Has she attended any other college? (If so, where?) ________________________ _

RecommendbY-----------------------------------~~~~~~----­<Collegiate Chapter) (Name)

(Address)

(City- State - Zip Code)

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MARIAN COVEY Omicron

DIANE E. HOUSER Beta Epsilon

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PATRICIA A . BOTHWELL Beta Epsilon

LORRIE ROBERTS Phi

VICKI REYNOLDS

DEBBIE SHRODER Phi

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'i

ROSE M . MENNA Beta Eps i lon

Phi

LISA LEIPHART Delta

HOR

MELINDA GOENNER Iota

STACY J. PYSHER Beta Epsilon

MARY MOYER Delta

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QUEENS AND MAIDS Alpha Lambda

LINDA K. SCHAEFER Beta Epsilon

BECKY BRADY Phi

EILEEN M. BACHMAN Beta Epsilon

LINDA JEFFERS Phi

JANET HANSON Iota

JANIE CATON Iota

SUSAN ALBERG Iota

DIANE E. MC GAHA Beta Epsilon

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Susan Alberg Mandy Covey Ruth Dobyns Karen Grubb Ann Stegar Becky Brady Susan Chauvin Lorrie Roberts Debbie Shrader

WHO'S WHO

AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES

AND COLLEGES

Iota Donna Edsall Omicron Patricia Sigle Zeta Tau Martha Cothren Zeta Tau Judy Newton Zeta Tau Katherine D. Sowards Phi Michelle Kohan Phi Mary Jo Liotta Ph i Janice Smith Phi Jill W. Simpson

WHO'S WHO

AMONG GREEK FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

OF AMERICA

Kathy Nerka Iota

Chi Chi Alpha Gamma Alpha Gamma Alpha Lambda Alpha Omicron Alpha Omicron Alpha Omicron Beta Epsilon

STRAIGHT A AVERAGE FOR 1974-75 SCHOOL YEAR

Beverly Bergum Delta Denise Dutt Phi Peggy Michalski Delta Debbie Shrader Phi Marilyn Stemler Delta Donna Edsall Ch i Lisa Zydel Delta Barbella Kuenz Alpha Kappa Janie Stoneking Iota Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa Mandy Covey Omicron Mary Jo Liotta Alpha Omicron Marian Covey Omicron

KAPPA DELTA PI (national education fraternity)

Beverly Bergum Delta Debby Dwiggins Alpha Lambda Debbie Goff Delta Patricia Moore Alpha Lambda Diane Groves Delta Katherine Sowards Alpha Lambda Vivian Lioon Delta Katie Cagni Alpha Omicron Linda Oskin Delta Linda Dolby Alpha Om icron Terri Sochor Delta Janice Fredley Alpha Omic ron Emma Cleek Zeta Marie Mangieri Hensler Alpha Omicron Roxanne Florio Zeta Michele Kohan Alpha Omicron Debbie George Zeta Mary Jo Liotta Alpha Omicron Susan Baldwin Omicron Felicia Russo Alpha Om icron Marian Covey Omicron Rosemarie Rymarz Alpha Omicron

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The History of

Alpha Sigma Tau

NOVEMBER 4, 1899 / NOVEMBER 4, 1974

Table of Contents

PART I

The Early Years

1899 - 1927 (Carrie W. Staehle)

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

II

Ill

IV

v

VI

A Time to be Born : 6 VII A Time to Expand : The Beginning Eleven Early Chapters 1776- 1876 1907-1927

A Time to Teach : 7 Beta Theta Normal Schools Gamma Iota 1839- 1920 Delta Kappa

A Time to Meet: 8 Epsil on Lambda The Association of Education Zeta Sigma

Sororities Eta 1894- 1949

A Time to Dream : 9 VIII Th e Right to Peaceably Assemble :

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau First National Convention-1925

1899

A Time to Remember : The Founders 1899

A Time to Honor: Advisers and Patronesses

IX A Time to Rejoice:

11 Second National Convention-1927

X A Time to Praise :

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PART II

National Development

Section A: 1927 - 1939 (Beverly Y. Bollard)

Grace Isabel Ritchie , First National President

1925- 1928

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

XI A Time to Work and Build : 36 Carrie Washburne Staehle Our Second President- 1934- 1940

Luella Chapman 1928- 1934 XV A Time to be Sisters:

XII A Time to Plan : 38 Distri ct Meetings-1937

Third National Convention-1929 XVI A Time to Grow: Fourth National Convention-1931 Seven Chapters

XIII A Time to Change : 41 1928- 1935 Fifth National Convention-1934 Nu Rho Sixth National Convention-1936 Xi Upsilon

XIV A Time to Extol: 46 Omicron Zeta Tau Our Third President- Pi

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THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

To everyone there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under heaven;

A time to be born and a time to die;

A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

A time to kill, and a time to heal;

A time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn and a time to dance;

A time to get and a time to lose;

A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to read, and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate;

A time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 111,1-8

The Early Years 1899--1927

"Our yesterdays follow us; they constitute our life,

and they give character and force and meaning

to our present deeds ."

JOSEPH PARKER

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Chapter I The Beginning ... A Time to be Born

1776-1876

" We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain un­alienable rights ; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. " The Declaration of Independence containing the above words written by Thomas Jefferson, was the beginning of the United States of America.

The Declaration adopted July 4, 1776, was followed by the Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Convention September 17, 1787. Shortly thereafter in 1791 The Bill of Rights was added with the First Amendment stating , " Congress shall make no law re­specting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble ... "

It is significant that while the political goals of the country were being formulated, the first college fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized December 5, 1776 at William and Mary College in Virginia. Kappa Alpha, the oldest secret brotherhood, was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York, November 26, 1825. After that the establish­ment of men 's fraternities was rapid and by 1876 there were 22 groups and 47 by 1976, composed of hundreds of chapters. These men 's fraternities worked together in the

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National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) organized in 1909.

Democratic ideas developed rapidly, es­pecially the concept of equality. This con­cept was very favorable to women, and in 1833 in Oberlin, Ohio, the Oberlin Collegiate Institute became the first school to open its doors to women. It was chartered as a col­lege in 1850. Many other colleges for women were founded, such as Bryn Mawr and Mt. Holyoke. More important was that Iowa State University, 1847, and Utah State University, 1850, were open to women from the begin­ning . All state universities organized after 1871 admitted women.

The next event was the formation of secret societies for women , the first one being at Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, in 1851 . The first national sorority called I. C. Sororis, now Pi Beta Phi, was established at Mon­mouth College in 1867. The first one to bear a Greek letter name was Kappa Alpha Theta, DePauw, in 1870. By 1876 there were nine national women 's sororities which by 1891 were organized as members of the Na­tional Panhellenic Conference.

The young democratic nation, called the United States of America, had grown from th irteen co lonies in 1776 to thirty-seven states in 1876. This first century had been

" A time to break down, a time to build up; A time of war and a time of peace. "

Chapter2 A Time To Teach ...

Normal Schools

1839-1920 Colleges and public schools developed rapidly in the first century. Genuine concern was shown by the government as early as 1787 when it passed an Ordinance governing the Northwest Territory. It contained the famous statement " Religion , morality, and knowledge being necessary to good govern­ment and the happiness of manhood , schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged ." When the public lands were surveyed and later sold, the six­teenth section of every township was given to the State for the maintenance of schools.

Finally attention began to focus on the training of teachers for public schools. In the 1800's a man or woman having completed the eighth grade could receive a certificate to teach in the rural schools. As late as 1918 high school graduates with only six weeks of college training could teach.

There had been some thought given to teacher-training in the early years. When Franklin 's Academy was founded in Phila­delphia in 1756, one of the purposes speci-

f ied was " that others of the lesser sort might be trained as teachers. "

The first teacher-tra ining school in Am eri­ca was established privately in 1823 in Con­cord, Vermont. In Massachusetts, Thomas Mann, James G. Carter and the Rev. Charles Brooks, after studying methods of teacher­training in Europe and in New England , be­gan a campaign that resulted in the creation of the State Board of Education in 1837 and the first American state normal school in 1838. The word " normal " was adopted from the French . It is derived from the Latin word " norma" meaning rule or pattern ; thus a normal school was one whose methods served as a model.

On July 3, 1839 the first state normal school in the United States was opened in the town hall at Lexington , Massachusetts, with one instructor and three students. By 1860 there were twelve state normal schools in nine states, and by 1920 the number had increased to 225.

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Chapter 3 A Time to Meet ...

The Association of Education Sororities

1894-1949 As in the universities, social clubs began to organize in the normal schools. There were music groups, literary societies and religious organizations. In the 1890's social groups with Greek names developed, patterned after the national sororities in liberal arts colleges. Of the many that began, seven sur­vived and became national:

Pi Kappa Sigma-1894 and Alpha Sigma Tau-1899 at the Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti , Michigan ;

Sigma Sigma Sigma-1898 and Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1901 at Longwood College ; Farmville, Virginia;

Delta Sigma Epsilon , 1914 and Pi Delta Theta, 1926 in the College of Education at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio ;

Theta Sigma Upsilon, 1921 at Kansas State Te.achers College, Emporia, Kansas.

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Since it was necessary to have patterns of development for these sororities, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1915 organized The Association of Pedago­gical Sororities. The purpose was to pro­mote the welfare of sororities in teachers colleges and in departments of education in universities. A code of ethics and a model constitution for local panhellenics were formulated .

In 1917 Pi Kappa Sigma and Delta Sigma Epsilon joined the Associat ion followed by Theta Sigma Upsilon in 1925, Alpha Sigma Tau in 1926, and Pi Delta Theta in 1931.

At the third bienn ial conference the name was changed to The Association of Educa­tional Sororities and later, the word Educa­tional was changed to Education.

Chapter4 A Time to Dream ...

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau

1899 The first normal school west of the Alle­gheny Mountains was established at Ypsil­anti, Michigan in 1849. The name was changed to Michigan State Normal College in 1889 and to Eastern Michigan University in 1959.

One name at Ypsilanti that hasn 't changed is Alpha Sigma Tau. It has been on that campus since November 4, 1899 when a group of girls met at the home of Ruby Pratt

Party time-1899

on Huron Street to organize a little club or sorority. Since a first hand account is more factual, here is the one written by Harriet Marx Pfeiffer, a charter member: " There were present at this first meeting, Helene Rice, her sister Ad riance, Eva O'Keefe, Har­riet Marx, May Gephart, Mayene Tracy, Mabie Chase and Ruth Dutcher. There were then in existence on the campus three other sororities: Pi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Nu Phi and Zeta Ph i (now inactive). The name Alpha Sigma Tau was chosen and unfortunately, purple and gold were selected for the colors. Thus it was that Alpha Sigma Tau , the third oldest educational sorority, was organized . A dozen or more very enthus iastic girls were present at this first meeting.

" The next meeting was a little party at the home of Mrs. Depew on Forest Avenue where Helene and Ad riance Rice, Eva O'Keef and Harriet Marx roomed. The party was indeed gay and festive with decorations of gold and purple. Even the cake was gold­en with purple icing . Here it was decided that the next day should witness the intro­duction of the newly born sorority to the world at large and to the student body in particular. Accordingly the members at­tended chapel en masse, everyone wearing the chosen colors. Imagine their surprise and chagrin when members of the Zeta Phi informed them that the Alpha Sigma Tau had appropriated their colors. The group then chose emerald and gold.

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Eve O'Keefe 's and Zoe Koch 's Room 1899 Ypsila nt i , Mich.

" Mrs. E. A. Lyman was chosen patroness. Du ring the first year of its existence the sorority did not display any marked activity. The charter was not received until the sec­ond year when Edith Si lk, Myrtle Oram, Zoe Waldron , Grace Townley, Marie Gedding, Louise Agre ll and Mabie Pitts had joined the organization and with the organizers were the charter members. On the suggestion of Mrs. Lyman , Miss Pearce and Miss Norton were asked to become patronesses. The charter members were very, very close friends and have ever since remained so. Three of us attended Zoe Waldron 's wedding to Dr. Koch in Seattle and two attended my own in Helena, Montana, where Helene and Adri ance Rice and I taught, and roomed to­gether. In general , those first members fol­lowed Horace Greeley 's advice and " went west" though he, I believe, confined his admonitions to " young men" .

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" Mabie Pitts taught in Seattle when I lived in Tacoma and we spent many pleasant weekends together. We had lost all track of Marie Gedding for some years when she, too, turned up in Seattle. We all lunched to­gether and fought old battles over again on this occasion .

" Helene Rice is now Mrs. Hallingby, living in Calumet, Michigan ; and Adriance Rice, Mrs. Charles Settles, of Helena, Montana, died in 1919. Mabie Pitts took a name very appropriate to her and is Mrs. C. E. Jolly, of North Yakima, Washington. Zoe Waldron is, as I have said , Mrs. Dr. Koch and lives in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin . Zadie Dingfelder is Mrs. Billy Moffitt, of Aberdeen, Washington. It is good indeed to know that out of so small an acorn such a mighy oak has grown, or at least that from such a small beginning has come a sorority of such numbers and standing."

Chapter5 A Time To Remember ...

The Founders 1899

Harriet Marx Pfeiffer (C . F.)

Alpha in retirement in California

The eight founders as mentioned in the pre­vious chapter were : Helene M. Rice Adr iance Rice May Gephart Ruth Dutcher Mayene Tracy Eva O'Keefe Mabie Chase Harriet Marx Mrs. Eff ie E. Lyman , patroness

By the time Alpha Sigma Tau became national in 1925, the records of all the found­ers were lost except those of Harriet Marx. The records that Mrs. Lyman kept were of a personal nature. The re was no national publication nor Central Off ice to check on marriages, changes of address, and deaths.

Harriet (Mrs. C. F. Pfeiffer) was a member of Fli nt Alumnae Chapter until she moved

Ada A . Norton

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" Th is organization claims to be strictly up to date as it is purely of a twentieth century growth , having only been in existence for a few months. It's membership is eight w ith a l imit of ten , but since the departure of M iss Dutcher , 'We are seven" ' . THE AURORA , 1900

to Berkeley, California where she died Jan­uary 19, 1965. " They never quite leave us, our friends Who have passed through the gateway Of the eternal to the sunlight above; For a thousand sweet memories are holding them fast to the place they blessed by their presence and love."

WORDS FROM THE FOUNDERS In the early years, organizations wrote para­graphs with their pictures in the College yearbook, the AURORA These were soon discontinued, but since the first three show the thoughts and aims of our Founders, they are being copied.

1900

" This organization claims to be strictly up to date, as it is purely of twentieth cen­tury growth, having been in existence only a few months. Its membership is eight with only a limit of ten, but since the departure of Miss Dutcher, 'We are seven. '

" Though it numbers less than most of the similar organizations in the college, yet for loyalty and harmony among its members none can excel it.

" Its aim is, first of all , social and literary culture, but we count not least among the results obtained , the bond of sympathy among its members, which we trust will prove something more than a pleasant mem­ory, when we leave our Alma Mater. We can only predict its future from its brief past. From the fidelity of its members to its in­terests, its high ideals and lofty aims, we feel assured that it is destined to become a permanent and an ennobling element in the college. Long may it live! "

1901

"'College friends are like melons, Shall I tell you why? To find one good, you must a hundred try ' " Although our sorority, is not, as yet

strong in numbers, the bonds of fr iendship are equal to the sororit ies of greater num­bers. Alpha Sigma Tau sprang into existence in 1899. Its aim has ever been good scholar­ship and true culture.

" Our social gatherings have been not only pleasant, but we believe , beneficial - and will always remain with us among the plea­sant memories of our Alma Mater. To those who may, in the future , join our mystic circle, we extend the wish that they may find as much enjoyment in its assoc iations as we have found in the past. "

1902

" We have but one life to live, and we all wish to make the most of it. The question at once arises, 'How can we accompl ish the most with the energies and powers at our command? ' For three years we have sought to solve the problem and we feel , that through our organization we have been en­abled to accompl ish much in the way of solution.

" The years of our college life have brought us into a true realization of the fact that a fr iend is the noblest gift that life can bring .

" We have satisfactorily proved to our­selves that true friendship and catholic ity of culture in sorority life, is 'worth while.' Ou r hearts' desire is that those who are left to carry on the work of next year, may be the means of forming links which time and change cannot sever."

Chapter 6 A Time To Honor ...

Advisers and Patronesses

EFFIE P. LYMAN

A person does not mention the early days of Alpha Sigma Tau without think ing of its first adviser, Effie Polyhamus Lyman. Not only did she advise and guide Alpha Chap­ter, but she also helped organize additional chapters so that her sorority might become national. The accounts of chapters on the following pages wi ll depict her vision and perserverance.

The culminat ion of her work came in June 1925 when she helped install Sigma Chapter at Buffalo, the necessary fifth chapter. Pre­vious to that she attended a meeting of the Assoc iation of Education Sororities held in Chicago in May. THE ANCHOR was ready to be published and plans for the first conven­tion started . In June she and Mr. Lyman entertained the committee work ing on na­tionalization at the Huron Hotel where Mrs. Lyman outlined the work to be done. On the committee were Ada A. Norton, Louise Glade Bohlen, Wanda Crawford, Carrie Washburne, and Gyendolyn Mclaughlin.

Her fraility was noted at the meeting where she dined on chicken broth while the others enjoyed a full meal. Perhaps Mrs. Lyman traveled too much and spent too much of her nervous energy during the spring months of 1925, for suddenly Sunday evening , June 28, 1925, she passed away. She did not quite see the final days of na­tionalization, but she died, knowing that her work had been done well and that others would " carry the torch. " To them she be­queathed a sense of devotion to one 's work, courage in face of defeat, and loveliness in one 's relationship with others.

Dr. Elmer A. Lyman, a member of the mathematics departm ent at the Mich igan State Normal College, contr ibuted one hun­dred dollars to Alpha Sigma Tau in memory of his beloved wife. He had been as devoted to Alpha Sigma Tau as had Mrs. Lyman. The money was used to establ ish the Eff ie E. Lyman Memorial Student Loan Fund.

ADA A. NORTON

1909

Early in the history of Alpha Chapter Ada A. Norton was chosen as patroness. She was graduated from Albion College in 1877 and was an instructor in the mathematics department at Mich igan State Normal Col­lege until1930. In the AURORA, in 1909, the following quotation appears under her pic­ture : " She speaks, behaves, and acts as she ought. "

In the 1911 AURORA appeared th is quo­tation : " Her vo ice is ever soft, gentle, and low - an excellent th ing in a woman."

During the early years she was responsi­ble for wri t ing much of the Sorority Ritual and assisting in adv ising Alpha Chapter.

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She proceeded with plans for nationaliza­tion as begun by Mrs. Lyman . She directed the first national convention and was Alpha Sigma Tau 's second representative to the Association of Education Sororities. In 1927 she assisted Alpha Chapter in obtaining its first sorority house. Her home at 510 Pearl Street, Ypsilanti, Mich igan, replaced Mrs. Lyman 's as " home" to Alpha Chapter. She died June 23, 1939 at the age of 85 and was buried in Battle Creek, Michigan near her childhood home. The Ada A. Norton Alu­mnae Award was estabilshed in her memory at the 1946 National Convention .

ABIGAIL PEARCE

ABIGAIL PEARCE

The third faculty member to join Alpha Sigma Tau was Abigail Pearce. She was a graduate of Michigan State Normal College and later received a degree from the Uni­versity of Michigan. She was a member of the MSNC faculty, teaching English until 1930. The AURORA of 1909 says of her: " A woman nobly planned, To warm, to comfort, and command. "

She was much interested in the Bible, and in 1927 wrote THE SCRIPTURES IN THE MAKING which she used as a text in her classes. She helped Miss Norton with the cultural and ritual aspects of the Sorority. Her death occurred December 24, 1935.

GRINS Verna. Thelma and Lil

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WANDA CRAWFORD BATES

After 1930 there were many advisers for Al­pha Chapter, but it was Wanda Crawford Bates who advised the girls through the difficult years of 1940-1960. Her address at 20 S. Normal became home for Alpha Chapter.

Wanda Crawford Bates Wanda was initiated (RBJ Alpha into Alpha Chapter in

1923 and continued to live in Ypsilanti and worl< in the library until 1965. She was on the committee that planned the national­ization of the Sorority and was the first Business Manager of THE ANCHOR. Be­cause of her loyalty and devotion she was honored as a " Builder" at the Twentieth National Convention . In 1955 she received one of the first He len R. Garman Faculty Adviser Awards.

A ll dressed up on Sunday A .S.T. House

Alpha Chapter 1911

Back row I. to r .: Helen Dickinson , Eva Parrish . Helen Larkin . Mabel Potter, Miss Norton. Miss Pearce. Lucil e Smith. Louise Kline Front row I. to r. : Kathryn Jillson . Marion Walker. Haze l Exelby, Marjorie Lane . Mrs. Lyman. Marguerite Ash. Blossom Vroman . Myrtl e Babcock

Chapter7 A Time To Expand ...

Twelve Early Chapters

1907-1927 BETA-Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant April 28, 1905-1917

Reinstated June 8, 1940

While the girls in Alpha Chapter were mak­ing fudge in chafing dishes, and rejoicing over their happy sisterhood, a similar group north of them was doing likewise. Rather than organize a new national , they corre­sponded with others. They liked what they heard about Alpha Sigma Tau in Ypsilanti, Michigan and asked to become a sister chapter.

Their request was accepted and the new chapter with seventeen members was in­stalled as Beta on April 28, 1905 by Miss Ada A. Norton and two Alpha members. The

faculty adviser was Mrs. Claude S. Larzelere whose husband was a member of the col­lege faculty . The chapter grew rapidly add­ing th ree new patronesses : Mrs. John Kilby, Miss M. Louise Converse, and Mrs. K. P. Brooks.

Pi Kappa Sigma also had its Beta Chapter there . The happiness of all groups was shat­tered when in 1917 the college decided to banish all sec ret societies. The sororit ies became literary societ ies with Greek letter names. The Lucy A. Sloan Literary Soc iety organized in 1916 changed its name to

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Enrollment-SOD

Beta Chapter 1905-06

Lambda Alpha Sigma. In 1940 since national sororities were again legal , the Lambda Alpha Sigma group petitioned Alpha Sigma Tau for membership . Mrs. Brooks was a patroness of Lambda Alpha Sigma. Many of the members were related to former Beta

members and so the installation of the new Beta was natural and happy.

Carrie Washburne Staehle, National Presi­dent and Edith Larzelere Mansell , Repre­sentative to the Association Educat ion of Sororities, insta lled the chapter June 8, 1940.

Beta Chapter Washington's Birthday Part y 1915

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EDITH LARZELERE MANSELL

Another " Builder" honored posthumously at the Twentieth National Convention was Edith Larzelere Mansell, a niece of Mrs. Claude Larzelere. She joined Beta Chapter in 1908 while a student at the normal col­lege. Later she obtained her Masters Degree in history at the University of Michigan and taught in the junior college at Highland Park, Michigan until her death in 1962. She did much to " carry the torch " and to light many more.

She helped organize the First National

Convention and attended many others. She was Alpha Sigma Tau 's first Vice-President and Director of Expansion. Later she was the Sorority's Representative to the Associa­tion Education of Sororities.

She helped organize Theta Chapter at Detroit Teachers College and was its Alu­mnae Adviser for years. She was a member of the Detroit Alumnae chapter and often advised Alpha Chapter. She was instru­mental in securing six additional new chap­ters : Eta, Nu, Xi , Omicron, Pi , and Rho. She received the first Ada A. Norton Alumnae Award in 1946.

GAMMA-Wisconsin State Normal School, Milwaukee 1909-1913

The third chapter was organized in 1909 giving bright hopes for early nationalization of Alpha Sigma Tau . The installation was conducted by two Alpha members, Majil High Mahaney and Ruth Surgenor. However, after the membership had grown to twenty­nine members under the leadership of the Adviser Mrs. Walter H. Cheever, the college decided to abolish all secret societies in 1913.

Leona Ulrich Hay, who moved to Detroit, became a loyal member of the Alumnae Chapter. Her niece Janet Hay later joined Theta Chapter.

Martha Reuter Hinkamp moved to Marion, Oh io and became a member of the Colum­bus Club .

For several years the members were kept together by the alumnae Newsletter but the hopes of reorganizing the Collegiate Chap­ter never matured.

DELTA-State Normal School, Indiana, Pennsylvania May 25, 1916-1919

Reinstated March 27, 1928

In an area of Pennsylvania accessible only by motor vehicles, the fourth chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau was founded. It was rugged and strong like the mountains near­by. By 1919 forty-two members had been initiated.

During World War I the chapter worked hard for the war effort, even adopting a French orphan. In 1919 the College Pan­hellenic voted to abolish all sororities be­cause they were expensive and because some said it had not been patriotic for them to exist during the war years.

By 1928 the normal school had become a state teachers college, granting degrees. Sororities were again given permission to

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function , and a group called Delta Tau asked to affiliate with Alpha Sigma Tau. Mary St. Clair King who had been a member of the first group, helped with nationalization and became adviser. The chapter was installed by Edith Mansell. Also assisting the chapter were Mrs. Louise G. Walsh and Miss Ara­minta Mclane who had been an adviser for Epsilon Chapter. The chapter always had strong helpful patronesses, one of whom was the mother of Jimmy Stewart, the actor. His father owned a hardware store in Indi­ana. Another dedicated adviser was Miss Alma Gasslander of the art department. Betty Ford, Delta 's first alumnae representa­tive, helped to gu ide the collegiate chapter as well as the alumnae.

MARY ST CLAIR KING GUARD

A chapter is always strong if it has a strong adviser. Miss King who later married Russell Guard was Delta 's strong mentor, being active in the first group and in the second. She was a member of the music department and was vivacious but yet strict

in her demands of the chapter. She attended the Fifth National Convention where she was elected National Expansion Director. Her talk at the convention on rushing was strong and forc eful , pointing the way to suc­cess for the inexperienced collegiate dele­gates present.

EPSILON-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 14, 1919-1923

The trend toward the East continued when Alpha Sigma Tau 's fifth chapter was installed by two Alpha girls at Temple University in the Department of Education. The chapter flourished at first with Miss Araminta Mc­Lane as adviser. When she left, no strong replacement was found for her. Since there was no national organization to give gui­dance, the chapter succumbed when anoth­er national came to the campus and invited

the chapter to leave Alpha Sigma Tau and join the new organization. Thus the dreams of nationalization which required five col­legiate chapters receded again .

Some alumnae did not fol low the new group, and their directory was continued for many years. One member, El izabeth Sander­son, moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Alumnae chapter.

ZETA-Central State Normal College, Lock Haven , Pennsylvania April 7, 1921

Expansion continued in the East when the sixth chapter was installed in the beautiful valley where Lock Haven Normal College was located. The area was similar to Indiana but different in that trains could reach it!

The group that had applied for affiliation with Alpha Sigma Tau was called " The My­sterious Eight"! The enthusiasm and loyalty of those eight girls dominated Zeta Chapter in the following years. The installation was conducted by Mrs. Lyman assisted by Mrs. Majil High Mahaney, an Alpha Alumna. The help of the following advisers and patron­esses made the chapter a strong national group : Miss Mabel Doyle, Miss Ruth Stewart, Miss Geraldine Lockhart, Miss Jessie Himes, Mrs. R. S. MacDougall (1923) and Dr. Edna Bottorf (1936).

The college at Lock Haven did not be­come a four year college until 1928, and until the Third Convention Zeta could not be officially represented. One rather unpleasant period was from 1948-1949 when the charter was temporarily suspended because the

College did not meet all the North Central requirements demanded by the National Panhellenic Conference. The period was short because the College president was eager to correct any deficiencies in the standards of the college.

Four national officers were from Zeta : Gwendolyn Glise Ridderhof, Treasurer 1934-1943; Edith Paul , Dist rict President II , 1936-1942; Mrs. R. S. MacDougall, Scholarsh ip Awards 1930-1943. Sara Wilson Mclllavine is now serving as Pres ident of Gamma Dis­trict.

MRS. R. S. MACDOUGALL Another loyal member who devoted years

of unsel ifsh service to her chapter and to the national organization was Mrs. Mac­Dougall whose husband was a member of the faculty . She kept in touch with alumnae and diplomatically advised the colleg iates. She attended many conventions and de­veloped an efficient procedure for the Scholarship awards. Mrs. MacDougall 's later years have been spent in Michigan.

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THETA-Detroit Teachers College, Detroit, Michigan May 5, 1923-1964

Reinstated in 1968

Back to Michigan in 1923, the eighth chap­ter was happily installed. The initiation took place in Ypsilanti when the eight charter members went to meet with the Alpha girls for initiation and instruction. Happiness and determination prevailed in the group as they pledged and initiated many members. Their adviser was Miss Edith Mansell , a Beta alumna. The teachers college became a part of Wayne University and Theta continued there. For many years they maintained an apartment near the Un iversity which was

helpful because Wayne was a downtown university with no campus and no dormi­tories. Sarah Pollock Perrine, an Alpha alumna, was at one time an adviser to the chapter, along with Dr. Gurtha Williams.

From Theta Chapter came two national officers: Clara Helm Schuman, District President I, 1936-1939; Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle, National Editor 1929-1948; District President, 1960-1972; delegate to NPC since 1960.

IOTA-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas (4-pri/4, 1923

Sororities were also developing in west­ern teachers colleges. In 1920 at the college in Emporia a local group called Delta Gam­ma Rho was organized. After two years of rapid growth, it applied to Alpha Sigma Tau for national affiliat ion. The petition was ac­cepted , and Mrs. Lyman traveled to Emporia to install the seventh national chapter. The early advisers were Miss Jane K. Atwood and Miss Martha Bates Hatf ield . The patron­esses were Mrs. F. M. Arnold and Mrs. D. A. Worcester.

The next adviser, Helen P. Garman was one of the strongest advisers any chapter ever had. The Adviser 's Award established in 1955 was called the Helen R. Garman Award . Besides advising the girls on sorority

work, she was financial adviser for the suc­cessful house which the chapter owned at 1006 Constitution Ave. from 1926 to 1966 when a larger one was purchased.

Perle Dall was the chapter's first national alumnae representat ive. She wrote fine newsletters and developed an accurate di­rectory.

Other National Staff members from Iota were the following : Mary Alice Sellers Peterson, Nat ional President 1955-64; Esther Carlson Griffith, Life Membership Chairman 1943-49; Virg inia Griffith Maxson, District President IV and NPC delegate 1964-66; Meredith Shepard Hinshaw, Distr ict Presi­dent Ill, 1951-1972.

KAPPA-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio June, 1924-1928

Since there was a need for sororities in the College of Education at Miami University, a group of girls in September 1922 organ­ized the Alpha Kappa Gamma local soror ity . They were encouraged by Mrs. Minnich, dean of the teachers' college. Their ritual was written and a pin designed by the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity.

In 1923 the girls organized a Beta Chapter at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. By 1924 they realized that there were too many prob­lems in organizing a new national , and they sought membership in our established one. Alpha Sigma Tau was not quite national , but it was well on the way. In the spring of

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1924, Mrs. Lyman from Ypsilanti and an Alpha alumna Margaret Ash Evans, from Cincinnat i, visited Miami University and talked about nat ionalization to Alpha Kappa Gamma. The chapter appl ied for member­ship and was initiated as Kappa, the ninth chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau .

At first Kappa was strong and enthusiastic and sent delegates to the first two conven­tions. All who were there remember Betty Dearing , Kappa delegate, at the Second National Convention . Her letter is in THE ANCHOR, March 1928.

Then in the fall of 1929 the chapter de­c ided to disband because so few girls re-

turned. At that time there were no district presidents or alumnae representatives to visit and advise weak chapters. Isabel Fink­bine Reinert kept the alumnae directory and wrote a newsletter for many years.

Kappa was on the roll long enough to give us the number of chapters required by The Association of Education Sororities for na­tionalization.

LAMBDA-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June, 1926-1960

Expansion activities again centered at Temple University where in 1923 Epsilon, the first Alpha Sigma Tau chapter there, left the roll to affiliate with another sorority that was already national.

In 1925 a local group, Phi Lambda Sigma, was organized and asked to affiliate with Alpha Sigma Tau as its eleventh chapter. The petition was approved and Miss Edith Mansell installed the new chapter in June, 1926. The chapter adviser until June, 1929 was Miss Elizabeth Monroe. She was suc­ceeded by Mrs. Ethel Harris Kerby who had been a patroness.

The chapter chose the name Lambda from their local name rather than being Epsilon.

Like all sororities in a large city university where girls commute, Lambda had member­ship problems. Assisted by loyal alumnae

and the national organization , the chapter was maintained until 1960 when it became inactive.

From Lambda came many loyal alumnae. These held national offices : Mabel Schre i­ber, a delegate to the Second National Con­vention , became the national alumnae rep­resentative and prepared the newsletter for many years . In the Spring '66 ANCHOR is an account of a trip she took around the world . She has been a loyal member of the Phila­delphia Alumnae Chapter and helped Lamb­da throughout the years. Elinor De Cou served as National Histor ian, 1944-1956; Betty Maisch, Awards Comm ittee Chairman, 1943-1 951 ; Lois O'Dell , first chairman of the Central Off ice Headquarters Fund 1972-1975, became National Director of Alumnae Chapters in 1975.

SIGMA-Buffalo State Normal College, Buffalo , New York June 6, 1925-1955

L. to R.: Margaret Macdonald and Veronica Metzger Wi lkins (50-year members) with Anniversary Cake and gifts for honored members.

In the spring of 1922 at Buffalo State Nor­mal College a group of girls organized a local soror ity, Tau Phi , which meant " True Pals." After the group was given permission to rush, two advisers were chosen : Miss Luella Chapman and Miss Eleanor Hurd. The group then began to correspond with national sororities, and after much del ibera­tion chose to affiliate with Alpha Sigma Tau. Although out of order in the Greek alphabet, as many of the chapters were, the new chapter was called Sigma. Th is tenth chapter was hailed with enthusiasm because it was the one needed for nationalizat ion . It was installed by Mrs. Eff ie Lyman ; Miss Edith Mansell , Miss Katherine Woodward , president of Alpha Chapter, and Miss Helen O'Malley of Theta.

One of the saddest years for the fratern ity world was 1955 when the New York State Legislatu re abolished all sororities and fra-

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Veronica Metzger Wilkins w ith special gift to 50-yea r members : English bone china Yellow Rose.

ternities in New York State Teachers Col­leges. The National Panhellenic Conference

and the National Interfraternity Conference worked with The Association of Education Sororities to have the decision reversed, even taking the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, but the appeal lost.

The group that had been Sigma con­t inued as a local club, and many of its mem­bers jo ined the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter which has always maintained its loyal active connection with the nat ional organization . Many national officers came from the chap­ter : Mae Hammond Ellis, Corresponding Secretary, 1929-1937; Margaret M. Mac­donald, Treasu rer, 1943-1976; Beverly Bol­lard , District President II , 1944-49 National Histo ri an, 1975; Sally Sturm Wales, District Pres ident II , 1962-1974; Josephine Choate, Editor, 1928-1929; Luc ile Hull Steen Butter­field , District President II , 1949-1962; Chap­lain , 1965-1970; also first chairman of the Soc ial Service Comm ittee 1944-1949. Mary Glor Bolton, chairman of the Sorority Growth and Development Comm ittee, 1973. In June 1975 the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter celeb rated the fift ieth ann iversary of Sigma Chapter.

50-year members of Sigma Chapter present at 50th Anniversary : L. to R.: Dorothy Heath McGarvey; Evelyn Grampp; Leah Simmons; Catherine Smith; Marjory Gunsolly Sipprell ; Veronica Metzger Wilkins; Mildred Spit­

zig ; and Margaret Macdonald

Buffalo Alumnae Committee for the 50th Anniversary Dinner: Seated (L. to R.) : Jea n Ryckma n McNamara ; Beverl y Boll ard ; Sally Stu rm Wales .

Standing (L . to R.) : Jamet La Spisa Bartkett ; Veronica Metzger Wilkin s; Helene Kreutz Black ledge; Lois Anne Dryer Cooke; Betty Miche l Cl ay ; Marjorie Paintner Will over ; Mar i lyn Ol ear Helmrath .

ETA-Kent State Teachers College, Kent, Ohio April 10, 1927-1939

The twelfth chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau had the distinction of being the second one to be organized after the sorority became national in 1925. Like many other chapters, it began as a local sorority, Gamma Sigma Phi, founded in December 1925. It was the seventh group to be organized at Kent, and since several had become national , Gamma Sigma Phi also sought affiliation with a na­tional sorority. The members were initiated into Alpha Sigma Tau by Miss Edith Mansell , National Vice president and Dr. Gurtha Wil­liams, Theta adviser.

The chapter was fortunate to have as ad­visers, Miss Laura Hill and Miss Harriet Adams.

Also helpful to the Chapter were the pa­trons and patronesses: Dean and Mrs. Man­chester and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Donaghy. (With tears in their eyes at the Twentieth National Convention, the delegates lighted candles at the Memorial Service in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Manchester.)

After reading this far in the history of Alpha Sigma Tau, a person might well say,

" The Phantom strikes again! " In 1938 the teachers college at Kent became a state university which meant that sororities of t he National Panhellenic Conference were al­lowed to colonize. Because the groups there belong ing to the Association of Educat ion Sororities were afraid of being crowded off by larger groups, they became local in order to join NPC sororit ies. Eta chapter was dis­solved in April 1939 and was absorbed by Alpha Xi Delta. Not all the alumnae followed the new affiliation , prefering instead to re­main with Alpha Sigma Tau .

Eta chapte r with its alumnae in Cleveland , Akron, and Kent have contri buted much to the national organization . They hosted very effic iently the Fifth National Convent ion at Cleveland in August , 1934. The following national officers were also from Eta : Secre­taries: Mary E. Cook, 1931-1934; Mary Jane Manchester, 1934-1941 ; Dorothy Stadler, 1941-1949; Editor, Sue Neale McBee, 1962-1966; Expansion Director, Sue Neale Mc Bee 1966-1976.

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ChapterS The Right To Peaceably Assembly ...

The First National Convention 1925 " Nothing comes-that is nothing good; it all has to be fetched. " This quotation tells the story of Alpha Sigma Tau . The lette rs that were written , the miles traveled, the plans made, finally after twenty-five years resulted in nationalization. The requirements stated by the Association of Education Soro­rities were the publication of a magazine, five active collegiate chapters and a national convent ion . The f irst two essentials were met, and at the Book Cad illac Hotel in De­troit, November 8-10, 1925, the first conven­tion was held. Forty-nine members were present whose loyalty and interest were evidenced by the fact that they paid their own way-there was no national treasury!

Since this convention was especial ly his­toric , the list of the members' present is given. An asterisk marks the names of those deceased by 1975. Four of the Alpha mem­bers present in 1925 attended the Twentieth National Convention in Detroit in 1974. Gwen Frostic gave the address at the Pan­hellenic luncheon; Allura Exelby Custer, Helen Hands Merritt and Carrie W. Staehle attended the Alpha luncheon . Now back to 1925!

The following names are the members present, written in the original order :

Bernice Blanchard Brown (Mrs. W. B.), Alpha Alumna Louise Glade Bohlen (Mrs. George F.), Alpha Alumna, Grand Rapids Delegate Helen Baerd Muhlhouser (Mrs. S. A.), Alpha Alumna

• Luella Chapman, Sigma, Buffalo • Miriam Sheppard , Beta Alumna

Helen Gifford McFee, Alpha Alumna Virginia A. Johns, Alpha Alumna

• Margaret Gardner, Alpha Alumna Katherine Lewis Wurzer, Alpha Alumna

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Helen O'Mailey, Theta Chapter Doris Clark (Mrs. L.A.) , Alpha, Detroit Alumna Ethel B. MacGregor (Mrs. M.J.), Alpha Alumna Mrs. W. J. Lippert (Esther Field) , Alpha Alumna AI lura Exelby, Alpha Alumna

• Ella Butzer, Alpha Alumna • Edith Silk, Alpha Alumna • Aram inta M. Mclane, Epsilon Delegate

Kana E. Cochraux, Beta Delegate • Helen Juers, Theta Delegate

Dorothy Dykstra, Theta Delegate • Jane Atwood, Iota Delegate

Florence B. Schm idt, Alpha Delegate Catherine M. Currie, Alpha Delegate Carrie E. Washburne, Alpha, Detroit Alum­na Delegate Florence Field, Alpha Alumna Dorothy Myland, Alpha Alumna Helen Hands, Alpha Alumna

• Lina J. Ward, Alpha, Detroit Alumnae Delegate

Gwendolyn Frostic , Alpha • Mildred Doran, Alpha

Maude Styckle, Alpha Marie Brogan, Alpha

• Edith L. Mansell , Beta, Detroit Alumnae • Clara B. Hicks, Alpha, Detroit Alumnae • Nell ie E. Silk, Alpha, Detro it Alumnae

Gertrude O'Mailey, Theta Chapter Beatr ice McQueen, Alpha Mrs. Irving B. Field (Doris Gorsuck) , Alpha Alumna

• Majil Jane High Mahaney, Alpha Alumna • Leona Hay, Gamma Alumna

Mary L. Seaver, Beta Chapter Mae Hammond, Sigma Delegate Dorothy A. Young , Sigma Delegate

Veronica Metzger, Sigma Alumnae Dele­gate

• Miss Ada A. North, Chief Patroness • Carrie E. Sloan, Alpha Alumna

Laura Stendal, Alpha Alumna Miss Preston of Pi Kappa Sigma Since Zeta was not in a four year college

it could not be counted officially. The five qualified chapters were Alpha, Theta, Kappa, Iota and Sigma.

The first session was held in Room A of the Women's Club of Detroit. Since the con­vention had been summoned by Miss Nor­ton, she called the meeting to order and was elected temporary chairman with Miss Jane Atwood, Iota, as secretary.

Miss Ethel I. Preston, past president of Pi Kappa Sigma, gave greetings from her sorority and from the Association of Educa­tion Sororities. She explained the require­ments of a national organization and ans­wered many questions.

Miss Norton appointed a committee to draft a constitution: Miss Jane Atwood, Iota; Miss Araminta Mclane, Epsilon and Delta; Mrs. Majil Mahaney, Alpha Alumna; Miss Luella Chapman, Sigma adviser; Miss Edith Mansell, Beta Alumna.

A nominating committee was also ap­po inted: Mrs. Louise Glade Bohlen, Alpha Alumna ; Mrs. Leona Ulrich Hay, Gamma Alumna ; Miss Nell Silk, Alpha Alumna.

On Saturday morning , November 7, 1926, the Constitution Committee presented their report which was accepted.

The report of the Nominating Committee was also accepted :

President, Miss Grace Erb (later Mrs. Ritchie) , Grand Rapids, Michigan (Alpha)

Vice President and organizer, Miss Edith Mansell , Detroit (Beta)

Recording Secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Mirth Young , Emporia, Kansas (Iota)

Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Margaret Ash Evans, Cincinnati , Ohio (Alpha)

Treasurer, Carrie Washburne, Detroit, Michigan (Alpha)

Editor, Louis Glade Bohlen, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Alpha)

Chief Patroness, Miss Ada A. Norton, Ypsilanti, Michigan (Alpha)

The comparison of then (1925) and now (1975) is interesting . Then the national ini­tiation fee was $5.00, and each chapter paid

a total of $50.00 national dues. The 1925 constitution consisted of two pages; in 1975 - thirty-one . The minutes of the First Con­vention covered three pages; of the Twen­tieth Convention, fifty-one pages.

OBSERVATIONS Helen Ivers, Theta : " As we had gone

along in our local chapter, it had been hard to reali ze that in various other places, other groups of girls were striv ing to follow the same constitution and live up to the same ideals that we were . We had little sense of association , of being one unit of a big whole . The convention made me realize the unity of Alpha Sigma Tau and the fact that Theta chapter is only one part of a NATIONAL body. As the meetings progressed I was im­pressed with the amount of hard work neces­sary for the perfecting of an organ ization such as ours. That had never occurred to me before and I was awed by the amount of red tape needed to begin and carry on our work. Surely we should function well if effort and care in planning amount to any­thing. "

Catherine M. Currie, Alpha Chapte r: " Per­haps it is a little early for predictions or prophesies. Perhaps the future of Alpha Sigma Tau as a national sorority is st ill a question in the minds of some. But to those who were present and who had the chance to witness this fraternal feeling , to take ac­count of the quality of membership which the sorority boasts and to reckon the amount of work accomplished by sincere efforts-in the minds of these people, there is no ques­tion as to the future of the organization ."

Mae Hammond, Historian, Sigma Chapter: " The women and girls were all lovely, and aroused in everyone a feeling of fri endl i­ness and sisterhood . There was an atmos­phere of understanding that is lacking in just an ordinary group of girls. Those who were given work to do, did it will ingly, and to the best of their ability. Everyone seemed to put co-operation first and herself last. Extreme care was taken in the election of the Na­tional Officers and the making of the Consti­tution , but what impressed me most was the attitude of Miss Ethel Preston , a Pi Kappa Sigma, who addressed us in most fr iendly fashion , giving us the benefit of experience gained by that Sorority. When I left Detro it,

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it was with a bigger, broader conception of Alpha Sigma Tau and a keener appreciation of my membership. "

MEETING OF OFFICERS The first National Council Meeting was

held June 12, 1926 at the Otsego Hotel, Jackson, Michigan. All the officers except the two secretaries were present. Wanda Crawford who had been appointed Business

Manager of THE ANCHOR served as secre­tary.

Besides reports and ordinary business transactions, the Council voted two things: That every chapter should elect one of its members to be a Chaplain and that each collegiate member and initiate pay $1.50 per year for THE ANCHOR. The meeting lasted half a day.

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Chapter 9 A Time To Rejoice ...

The Second National Convention

November 18·19, 1927

It was a time to rejoice when the Second National Convention convened at the Statler Hotel in Detroit , November 18-19, 1927. The first two years of nationalization had been successful. Although Zeta was in a two-year college and thus not allowed to have quali­fied voting delegates, Lambda and Eta had been installed making a chapter roll of seven .

The roll call was as follows : Alpha-Sarah Pollock, Margaret Holcomb Eta-Mary E. Cook, Sarah Peebles, Muriel

White Theta-Dorothy Fleming , Marion Bessinger,

Betty Triede Kappa-Betty Dearing , Isabelle Finkbine Iota-Helen Beck , Dorothy Killen Lambda-Dorothy Lendner, Mabel Schreiber Sigma-Ruth Holden, Blanche Bollinger Pontiac Alumnae-Oia Hiller Detroit Alumnae-Florence Schmid Baker Grand Rapids Alumnae-Louise Bohlen

All the national officers except the Re­cording Secretary were present. The Cor­responding Secretary, Mrs. Evans, wrote the minutes.

There was enough time for the minutes of the previous convention to be read and for every chapter and officer to read a report.

Because of a law passed in Michigan in 1924, Miss Norton reported that all non­profit organizations must pay a fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) once every three years to the State of Michigan .

The Secretary was instructed to write a letter of condolence to the family of Mildred Doran. She was an Alpha girl who lost her

life in the Pacific Ocean wh ile attempting to fly to Honolulu . She wore Miss Norton 's sorority pin . An account of her trip is given in THE ANCHOR, Vol. Ill, No. 1-1928.

Regulations were drawn up for the Effie E. Lyman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The gift of one hundred dollars ($1 00.00) from Mr. Lyman was reported . The idea for the Fund had been developed by the Memorial Committee consisting of Margaret Ash Evans, Ola Hiller and Helen Gifford McFee. The last name was replaced by Catherine Meehan. A report of the committee 's work is given in THE ANCHOR Vol. II , No. 1, De­cember 1926.

Upon Miss Norton 's suggestion a budget plan for finances was adopted wherein each collegiate member wou ld pay seven dollars ($7 .00) annual dues.

Payment of a Life Membership fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) was adopted . The following off icers were elected : President-Grace Erb Ritchie, Alpha Vice President-Edith Mansell , Beta Corresponding Secretary, Mae Hammond,

Sigma Recording Secretary, Roberta Seltzer, Iota Ed itor-Louise G. Bohlen , Alp ha Business Mgr.-Cecil Butler, Iota Treasurer-Carrie Washburne , Alpha

Mrs. Evans ' minutes finished w ith this note : " A corsage and a full jeweled pin were presented to Ada A. Norton . Words fail when we try to tell of our appreciation for all that she has done for us. She is one of God 's rare creatures and we pray that we may have her wi th us for many years."

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Grace Isabel Erb became a member of Alpha Chapter in 1904. She taught later in the public schools of Grand Rapids, Michi­gan being principal of the Stocking Ele­mentary School from 1929-1951.

After leaving Ypsilanti she kept in close touch with Alpha Chapter and helped to organize the Grand Rapids Alumnae Chapter in 1923. The club had Mrs. Lyman and Miss Norton as honored guests at a luncheon in 1924.

She attended the First National Conven­tion and upon Miss Norton 's recommenda­tion was elected National President. Shortly afterward she became the wife of Mr. Harold Thomas Ritchie.

Not much is known of her later years ex­cept that she and her sister Irma cared for their aged, ail ing, mother.

While National President, Mrs. Ritchie also served as the Representative of The Association of Educat ion Sororities. About her Miss Norton wrote in THE ANCHOR, June 1928: " Under her efficient guidance we were represented in a most able manner at the Conference of the Association of Edu­cation Sororities in Denver in August, 1927. The part she took in the discussion of topics of importance to the Association was most valuable and showed her keen sense of right thinking , her vital interest in establish­ing standards of high attainment for all women who are to enter the teaching pro­fession , and her desire to further all con­structive work towo;d the settlement of problems that come before College women. "

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Mrs. Ritchie wrote " Our Responsibilities" which appears in THE ANCHOR of Decem­ber 1926. At that time she had been National President a year. She began the article with the quotation " It is not the spirit at the start, but the continued unrestmg, unlasting ad­vance that wins the day."

She spoke of her office as being a " pio­neer responsibility " and praised all officers and chairmen who devoted time to sorority work in addition to their duties in and out­side the home.

She saw the necessity of putting ourselves upon a business footing acceptable to the Associat ion of Educat ion Sororities. She, therefore, had Alpha Sigma Tau registered in Ida Shaw Martin 's SORORITY HAND­BOOK and in BANTA 'S GREEK EXCHANGE.

She placed in a safety deposit box, the Sorority's important papers: 1. The Art icles of Incorporation, 4-28-17 2. Our letter of application for membership

in the Association of Educat ion Sororities accompanied by letters of recommenda­tion and our chapter roll

3. A letter from Mabel Lee Walton, S.S.S., chairman of A.E.S. certifying the admis­sion of Alpha Sigma Tau into the Associa­tion of Sororit ies in April 1926

4. A Copy of the Ritual In another article she said, " We must no

longer think of the 'Emerald and Gold ' by itself , but must rejoice in our colors as we see them flying with those of others whose purposes and achievements are similar to our own."

In an article "Me to you" after the Second Convention, in Vol. Ill, No. 1 of THE AN­CHOR in March 1928 she spoke about the need of an official jeweler and the copy­righting of our name. She also spoke about the need for new robes.

On page 6 of THE ANCHOR, Vol. Ill, No.2, June 1928, appeared this item under the picture of Ada A. Norton: "At an Alpha Sigma Tau Council meeting held in Ypsi­lanti, Michigan May 19, 1928 the resignation of Mrs. Grace I. Erb Ritchie, National Presi­dent, was accepted. Miss Luella Chapman, Sigma Adviser, was elected President. Miss Ada A. Norton, Chief Patroness, was elected A.E.S. Representative.

In the same ANCHOR Miss Norton wrote an article of appreciation. She said: "The first years of an organization are vital ones in its history and to be willing to assume the responsbility of leadership at such a time shows the true worth of Mrs . Ritchie.

" The two and one half years have been marked by steady growth and stabilization so that today we are on a much stronger national basis than when she accepted the responsibility of leadership in November 1925. The topic assigned to her at the 'open ' meeting of the A.E .S. Conference in Denver was 'Sorority Friendship '. Her treatment of it revealed her high ideal of friendship and reflected great credit upon her and Alpha Sigma Tau .

" May I express our heartfelt thanks to her for the time she has given and the work she has done, and ask her to lend us her wise counsel to the furtherance of our efforts to attain the highest standards possible for women in the field of education. "

Mrs. Ritchie died March 2, 1954 at her home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Her sister sent her pin to the Central Office. It was then sent to Alpha Chapter. Alpha wrote this let­er: " The first meeting of the fall semester brought to the Alpha Chapter a great honor. On September 27, 1955, our president, De­lores Noffsinger Burke, was presented by Shirley· Sole, Vice President, the pin worn by Grace Ritchie during her lifetime. Grace Ritchie was our first National President and was a member of the Alpha Chapter. We, of the Alpha Chapter, feel it is a great honor to have Dee wear this pin. She has served

us well as president for the past two years and is exceedingly deserving of the honor of being the person to receive the pin. This pin will be handed down and worn by each succeeding president of the Alpha Chapter."

Alpha Sigma Tau gave money to the Stocking Elementary School to add to their memorial to Mrs . Ritchie . The memorial is a picture, a copy of MME. CHARPENTIER & HER CHILDREN by Renoir. The original hangs in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. A picture of the presentation appears in THE ANCHOR, Volume XXX, No. 3, April 1955. Alpha Sigma Tau 's name appears on the plaque.

SOME BLESSINGS, John Oxenham Blessed are they whose memory we cherish ; Our thoughts add jewels to the ir crowns. Blessed are they that see visions ; They shall rejoice in the hidden ways of God . Blessed are the song-ful of soul; They carry light and joy to shadowed lives. Blessed are the faithful strong; They are the right hands of God.

These lines above are in loving memory of Effie E. Lyman, Ada A. Norton, Edith L. Mansell , and Grace Erb Ritchie Blessed are the dead, For they are with God. Blessed are the living For they can st i ll serve God .

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SARAH POLLOCK PERRINE MARGARET POLLOCK SMALL

There are many coincidences in life, an in­teresting one being the friendship of Carrie W. Staehle with Sarah and Margaret. Their first meeting was in Grass Lake, Michigan in 1915 when their father was minister of the Methodist Church, and Carrie was a sopho­more in high school. On Sunday morning Carrie always watc hed admiringly as Mrs. Pollock entered the church with her two beautiful little girls, Sarah and Margaret.

The Pollock family later moved to Flint, Michigan. Carrie went to Michigan State Normal College where she joined Alpha

Reverend and Mrs. S. F. Pollock daughters Sarah and Margaret

Austin Perrine, an accountant for General Motors. When she was in Detroit, she attended meet­ings of the alumnae chapter. She also acted as adviser to Theta chapter. During World War II , Austin was in Washington D.C. where he worked for the government. Sarah became an active member of the alumnae chapter in Washington . Carrie stayed in her apartment during the 1946 inspection trip.

Sarah was National Music Chairman from 1938 to 1948. When she became Chairman, she immediately began thinking of a Na­tional Song Book. The only one in use then was one prepared and used by Sigma Chap­ter under the leadership of Josephine Choate .

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Sigma Tau in 1924. From there she went to Detroit to teach . In the spring of 1926 she was asked to be toastmistress at the Alpha Chapter initiation in Ypsilanti. Imagine her surprise when she found that one of the new initiates was Sarah Pollock!

In the fall of 1927 they were both students at Ypsilanti and lived in Alpha's first so­rority house. Sarah's big contribution to the house was an arrangement for purchasing a baby grand piano, for she was a music student.

Margaret became a member of Alpha Chapter in 1931 .

After leaving Ypsilanti, Sarah married

Sarah used old songs, encouraged mem­bers to write new ones and wrote many her­self. She wrote " Rose of Alpha Sigma Tau, " " Ribbons of Alpha Sigma Tau," " Friendship Song ," " Parting Song," " Whistle Song, " and the music to " Ou r Pin" and " Grace Before Meals." Sarah excelled in music composi­tion for the piano. By 1942 she had com­pleted a forty-nine page song book. In 1946, along with Edith Mansell and Lucy Morgan, she rece ived the first Ada A. Norton Alu­mnae Award presented at the Eighth Na­t ional Convention .

In 1948 the Perrines moved to Stockton, Cal iforn ia and Sarah resigned as Music

Margaret Pollock Small , Alpha leaving '74 Convention for Tucson

Chairman, the office being filled by her good sorority sister from Alpha, Margaret Hol­comb Twork.

In the meantime in 1942 Sarah 's sister Margaret married Otto Small, a mining engi­neer who worked for several years in Colom­bia, South America. While living there their son Richard was born. After the completion of his work, Otto and his family returned to the United States, settling in Tuscan, Ari­zona. Margaret like Sarah, maintained an ac­tive interest in the sorority. She had attended the Ninth National Convention in St. Louis in 1939 and there won the prize for naming the convention newspaper-the " Alpha Sig­nal. " Margaret's husband died in 1962 and Margaret and her son drew closer to Sarah, spending holidays with them . They were with Sarah and Austin in Stockton, California in 1964 wh ile Carrie and her husband visited their son in Livermore. Since the two cities are not far apart , Sarah, Aust in, Margaret and son Richard drove to Livermore to see the Staehles.

Unfortunately Austin died soon after that, and Sarah moved to Tuscan with Margaret where she died in 1971 . Margaret attended the Twentieth National Convention in De­troit in 1974. She attended the Alpha lunch-

eon and was a member of the convention choir, along with Margaret Twork, the former music chairman .

At the convention Sarah was listed post­humously among the Builders of Alpha Sigma Tau . Her vision and work has paved the way for a strong music committee in the Sorori ty . This account is a saga of sorority fr iendship. It tells how paths cross and how fate creeps in to alter our lives, giving and taking fri ends.

It also shows another example of the loyalty and devotion of two girls, sisters at home and in the. sorority.

Reunion- Margaret Pollock Small, Carrie Washburne Staehle . 1974 Convention , Detroit. Mich .

Sarah Pollock Perrine , Alpha 1906-1971

LOUISE GLADE BOHLEN

One of the initiates of Alpha Chapter in 1916 was Louise Glade. After graduation, she went to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she taught art in the public schools. She married George Bohlen and to them in 1928 was born a son , William.

When Mrs. Lyman began thinking of the nationalization of Alpha Sigma Tau, she asked Mrs. Bohlen to be editor of the so­rority 's magazine. Because of her devotion to Mrs. Lyman, and her creative ability, Mrs. Bohlen accepted the office of editor. The first issue was printed in June 1925. She cont inued in office until 1929, having pub­lshed three volumes of The Anchor. Caring for her young son precluded traveling nec­essary for a national officer and so she resigned in the fall of 1928. Until that time she had attended all the National Conven­tions and Council meetings.

In 1952 she was given one of the third Ada A. Norton Alumnae Awards. In 1974 at the Twentieth National Convention she was listed among the Builders of Alpha Sigma Tau and received the memorial music box.

After Mrs. Bohlen resigned from her so-

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rority work and from teaching in 1928, she and her husband moved to their dream home near Grand Rapids. They had previously lived with Mrs. Bohlen 's mother. Their great happiness ended when Mr. Bohlen died suddenly in the early 1930's. Mrs. Bohlen then moved to Royal Oak, Michigan where she began once more to teach art. She also stud ied at Wayne University receiving her B.S. degree there. When she retired, she moved to Pompano, Florida where at the age of 85, she continues to paint and · help others . On her Christmas card in 1974 to Mrs. Staehle, she wrote :

" Earl ier in the fall , I helped and worked on our Bazaar here in Leisureville. We were happy to clear $8,000. Then too I made two posters for the midn ight serv ice of our choir.

" Congratulations on our last Anchor. I am so proud of it.

" I was so pleased to receive the lovely music box ; it is indeed a treasure ."

Mrs. Bohlen has always been a beautiful person , both in appearance and spirit. Her years of devotion to her sorority make her an example of a true Alpha Sigma Tau .

EPILOGUE TO EARLY YEARS

In his great poem "Ulysses" by Tennyson, the poet wrote these lines:

"I am a part of all that I have met; Yet all experience is an arch where through

Gleams that untTaveled world whose maTgin fades Forever and forever when I move."

Alpha Sigma Tau likewise is a part of other events. It is a part of America because its existence is due to the freedom given us by The Declaration of Independence ­the freedom to choose.

It is a part of the Bible because its ritual is idealistic and eternal.

It is a part of this country's school system because without the normal schools and teachers colleges, there would have been no Education sororities.

The first years were tenuous. One wonders how Mrs. Lyman continued when she would get a chapter and then lose one. But her faith never wavered. One also marvels at the members who stepped forward to "carry the torch" when there was a sudden need. It seemed fate had designed that Alpha Sigma Tau should not fail.

The early years "formed the arch where through gleamed an untraveled world" that became "the time to develop."

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History of

Alpha Sigma Tau

Part Two

National Development

1927-1949

SECTION A: (1927-1939)

Beverly V. Bollard

This Is The Time This is the time of endings, but of new beginnings, too ....

God sends us another year and maketh all things new ...

Another hope, another chance, another start to make ....

New beginnings, new adventures, new heights to attain ....

Golden opportunities -to work and build again ....

New and higher aspirations, for the future days ....

Seeking, dreaming, moving on down bright and better ways.

- Patience Strong

From Alpha Sign~a Tau Devotions Mrs. Joseph A. Steen National Chaplain 1970

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Chapterll A Time To Work and Build ...

Our Second President-Luella Chapman

1928-1934 In the spring of 1928 the Nat ional Counc il of Alpha Sigma Tau was not very optimistic . Besides being st il l busy with the details connected with nationalizat ion wh ich had occurred in 1925, the Counc il was suddenly confronted with the task of choosing a new national president. The first president, Grace Erb Ritchie who, because of the many extra duties which were hers as principal of an elementary school and illness in her family , had found it necessary to resign . To take care of the resignat ion the vice-president, Miss Edith Mansell , called a council meeting May 19, 1928 at the home of Miss Ada A. Norton , Ypsi lanti , Michigan.

The first and unanimous choice of the Council was Miss Luella Chapman . She had attended the first national convention, and everyone remembered her as being es­pecially lovely and very much interested in Alpha Sigma Tau.

In the March, 1929 issue of THE ANCHOR, Miss Ada A. Norton wrote a " Welcome " to Miss Chapman in which she stated : " The impressions that she had made was that she was deeply interested in the organizat ion and that she was a woman whose concep­tions of honor and scholarship were high and that she had ideals for such an organi­zation and , when given the opportunity, would weave into it these princ iples-high­est moral , scholastic and social ideals.

" We welcome her, as one who has a personal ity that shows a bigness of heart, a broadness of vision and an unbounded en­thusiasm, which coupled with her spi ri t of usefulness, will help to make her a power for good."

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Miss Chapman expressed her will ingness to accept the off ice of nat ional president unt il the next conventi on wh ich was in Buf­falo in August 1929. There she was elected to serve again for two years and likewise reelected at the Denver Convention in 1931 . Miss Chapman was unable to attend the con­vent ion in Cleveland in 1934 and much to the regret of all Alpha Sigma Taus, she sent in her res ignation at that time.

Miss Luella Chapman. Sigma Faculty Adviser 1925·1937

National President 1928·1934

Miss Luella Chapman was a member of the faculty of the Buffalo State Normal School and was initiated as an adviser to Sigma Chapter in 1925 when the local so­rority became a chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. As a member of the English Department she was responsible for instruction of prospec­tive teachers in Methods of Teaching Pen­manship (Palmer Method) . At that time this was required by the State Educat ion Depart­ment for certif ication of all elementary teachers.

During the six years that Miss Chapman was national president she was also adviser for Sigma Chapter at Buffalo State Teachers College . She had to devote her evenings, week-ends and vacations to sorority work. She installed Rho Chapter at Durant and Nu Chapter at Greeley, besides visiting many other chapters when she had the oppor­tunity. Xi Chapter at Gunn ison , Omicron at Athens, and Pi Chapter in St. Louis were also added while she was president. She presided at two national conventions-Den­ver, 1931 and Buffalo, 1929, as well as Na­tional Council Meetings in Buffalo, 1928 and 1929; and Detroit , 1931 and 1933.

Despite the fact that her time was limited, Miss Chapman did much to develop national consciousness , to strengthen our purposes, and to make Alpha Sigma Tau better known amongst the other groups of the Associa­tion of Education Sororities.

In a tribute written in the June 1938 AN­CHOR, Mrs. Carrie Staehle, third national president, recalled " There was hardly a let­ter written by her which did not contain one of these phrases-It is your sorority, girls­Let 's be constitutional-Let 's be national-

minded." Miss Chapman 's goals for Alpha Sigma

Tau may be summarized by this quotation from one of her letters :

" Our responsibility does not end with our own chapter. Each one of us is a part of a large national organization to which we are obligated . . . We are responsible to graduate members , especially the founders of our chapters, for maintaining the standards and tradit ions established by them . . . Our col­leges grant us a favor by permitting us to organize under their protection. Appreciate the favor."

Miss Chapman continued her advisership until 1937. She retired from the College in 1939 when she returned to her home state of Iowa. For several years she resided in Cedar Rapids, and then moved to her home town of Maquoketa, Iowa. She died in Ma­quoketa on October 2, 1949 at the age of 74. She always enjoyed receiving the Sigma News Letter and THE ANCHOR, and her last letter to Lucille McGlynn, Sigma Alumnae Representative who wrote the News Letter, expressed her continuing pleasure in Alpha Sigma Tau .

March 21 , 1949 " My dear Lucille :

" Twas good to hear from you. I always get a thrill when I receive any A.S.T. Mail. Even though I am not an act ive member I have kept myself informed in regard to the progress of the organization and believe it is to be congratulated. THE ANCHOR indi­cates considerable growth has been made in all departments. I am glad ... "

We appreciate all she did to make us stronger, more purposeful , and lovelier.

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Chapter12 A Time To Plan ...

Third National Convention, 1929- Buffalo, N.Y.

Fourth National Convention, 1931 -Denver, Colo.

THIRD NATIONAL CONVENTION August 28, 29 30, 1929

Hotel Statler, Buffalo, New York

The Third National Convention of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority was called to order by Miss Luella Chapman, national president on Wednesday, August 28, 1928 in the Chinese Room of the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, New York. A meeting of the Na­t ional Council has been held at the hotel on Tuesday, August 27, 1928. The following national officers were present:

President Miss Luella Chapman (Sigma)

Vice-president Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

AES Representative Miss Ada A. Norton (Alpha)

Secretary Mrs. Mae H. Ellis (Sigma)

Treasurer Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

Delegates were present as follows:

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Alpha ........... Katherine Hogle Theta ........... Patricia Brenton Iota .. . . . .... . . .. Le Royce Downing Sigma ......... . .Eiza Prozeller Zeta . .. ...... ... Alice Reed Lambda ... . ..... Al ice Fleming Eta ............. Eleanor Hankamer Delta ... . .... .. . Edna McMahon Nu . ..... . . . ... . Alberta Townsend Xi ..... .. ... ... . Sarah Johnson Sigma Alumnae .. Dorothy Young Ludwig Detroit Alumnae .. Helen McFee

Social events during the convention in­cluded a bus trip to Niagara Falls on Wed­nesday, followed by dinner at the Brock Restaurant , a formal Banquet at the Hotel Statl er on Thursday evening , and a Farewell Tea at the YWCA Residence on North Street on Friday. A model Initiation service was held on Thursday. Committee chairmen for all events were members of Sigma Chapter and the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter.

At the Formal Banquet on Thursday, Miss Chapman acted as Toastmistress. Speakers were Miss Norton on " Value of Sororities" and Miss Mansell on " Looking Forward ." Miss Edna Hurd, Sigma adviser, performed a vocal solo ; and Miss Janice Laing , Sigma colleg iate, a piano solo.

Four business sessions were held during which national reports were presented on organization and installation of new chap­ters ; work of the Association of Education Sorori ti es ; printing of THE ANCHOR ; Effie Lyman Memorial Loan Fund ; Scholarship Cup ; robe design . Miss Norton announced that Burr, Patterson and Auld were to be the official jewelers. It was noted that any chap­ter winning the Scholarship Cup for three consecutive years to be allowed to retain the cup permanently . Zeta Chapter was the Scholarship Cup winner for 1928-1929.

Colleg iate chapter reports revealed many of the same problems that are found today ; namely, rushing , finances, pledging , attend­ance at meetings and the like.

Some of the important motions that were passed included:

1-Both the national president and AES Representative shall attend meetings of the AES with expenses paid by the national treasurer.

2-Collegiate dues shall be seven dollars payable to the national treasurer by March first annually.

3-Aiumnae dues shall be three dollars pay­able to the national treasurer by March first annually.

4-lnitiation fee shall be seven dollars, pay­able to the national treasurer before initiation.

5-The following national committees were to be appoin'ted by the national presi­dent:

Ethics ; Examination; Convention ; Ritual and Devotional; and Consti ­tution.

Among the items of new business was the suggestion that a uniform system of book­keeping be adopted for use by all chapters ; and that each chapter treasurer send a re­port to the National Treasurer once each month.

Dorothy Young Ludwig , Sigma Alumnae, chairman of the Nominating Committee pre­sented the follow ing report. The officers were elected by a unanimous ballot cast by the secretary. They served for two years un­t il the next convention in August, 1931 .

President Miss Luella Chapman (Sigma)

Vice-president Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

Secretary Mrs. Mae H. Ellis (Sigma)

Treasurer Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

AES Representative Miss Ada A. Norton (Alpha)

Editor Miss Mary Mandrea (Theta)

FOURTH NATIONAL CONVENTION August 20-21, 1931

Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado The Fourth National Convention of Alpha Sigma Tau was called to order on Thursday, August 20, by the national president, Miss Luella Chapman . The following national of­ficers were present: ,

President Miss Luell a Chapman (Sigma)

Vice-pres ident Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

Secretary · Miss Mary E. Cook (Eta)

Treasurer Mrs. Carri e W. Staehle (Alpha)

AES Representative Miss Ada A. Norton (Alpha)

Editor Miss Mary Mandrea (Theta)

' Mrs. Mae H. Ellis, national secretary elected at the 1929 Convention , resigned in January, 1931 . At a National Counc il Meeting held January 9-10, 1931 in Detroit, Mich., Miss Mary Cook (Eta) was elected to fill the va­cancy.

Delegates were present as follows : Alpha .... . ... . .. Mary Crissman Delta . . .. . . .. . .. .Wilma Hafer Eta .... . . . ... . .. Catherine Kenney Iota . ... . .. .. ... . Ruby Graber Lambda . . . . . . .. . Dorothy Kitsch Nu .. . . .. ... . . . . . Hazel Platt Om icron . . . ... . .. Frances Graves Pi . . .. . . .. .... . . Madolyn Kehl Sigma . . .. . . . . . . . Elsa Prozeller Theta . . . . ....... Carmen Delaney Xi .. .. . . .. . . .. .. Mildred Le Master Zeta . . . . .... . . . . Dorothy Drake Detroit Alumnae . . Mrs. Helen McFee Sigma Al umnae . . Margaret Macdonald Eta Alumnae . . . . . Helen Jenkins Miss Margaret Macdonald, Sigma Alumna

was Convention Chairman . Adding to the en­joyment of the Convention was the fact that many of the delegates had a chance to be­come acquainted on the trip West in a spe­cial car from Chicago to Denver. Soc ial events included a Formal Banquet, a Fare­well Supper, and several interesting side­trips to places around Denver after the close of the convention .

Three business sessions were held . Re­ports from national officers and chairmen were presented by the following : Miss Ed ith Mansell , vice-president and organizer­" Chapter Visitations and Expansion Possi­bil it ies;" Miss Mary Mandrea, editor-" THE ANCHOR ;" Mrs. R. S. McDougaii-" Scholar­ship Awards;" Miss Ada Norton-" Work of the AES ;" and Miss Mary Cook-" Sorority Examinat ions."

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Sorority problems on all levels-collegi­ate, alumnae and national-were the topics at the second bus iness session. Discussion was lively on such topics as :

Organization of Alumnae Chapters Initiation Robes Finances ANCHOR material and distribution Rush Party suggest ions Scholarship Funds

Some of the motions which were passed by this convention follow: 1-That an alumnae group must number

seven before organization into a chapter is possible.

2-That the contract with Burr Patterson and Auld be continued for two more years. (official jewelers)

3-That the national treasurer be placed under bond.

4-That the treasurer's books be audited by a certified accountant before each con­vention.

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5-That AES discuss the advisability of com­bining Men 's and Women 's Fraternities into one Local Panhel lenic Association .

6-That reports of news of general interest from AES be distributed to chapters.

Mrs. Helen McFee, Detroit Alumnae, chair­man of the Nominating Committee, pre­sented the following report. The officers were elected by a unanimous ballot cast by the secretary.

President Miss Luella Chapman (Sigma)

Vice-president Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

Secretary Miss Mary E. Cook (Eta)

Treasurer Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

AES Representative Miss Ada A. Norton (Alpha)

Editor Miss Mary Mandrea {Theta)

Chapter13 A Time To Change ...

Fifth National Convention, 1934- Cleveland , Ohio

Sixth National Convention, 1936- Pittsburgh, Pa.

FIFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION August29, 30,31,1934

Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio

The Fifth National Convention of Alpha Sigma Tau was called to order on August 29, 1934 in the Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio . A National Council Meeting had been held on August 28, 1934 at the hotel.

In the absence of the president, Miss Lu­ella Chapman, and the vice-president, Miss Edith Mansell , the first meeting was called to orde r by the national secretary, Miss Mary Cook, who introduced as chairman, Mrs. Carri e W. Staehle, national treasurer.

The follow ing national officers were present:

Secretary Miss Mary Cook (Eta)

Treasurer Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

Editor Mrs. Mary Louise Doyle (Theta)

Delegates from colleg iate chapters were : Alpha Jane Groh Delta Betty Weaver Zeta Virg inia Cheesman Eta Janet Knott Theta Iota Nu Omicron Pi Sigma Lambda

Elizabeth Marsh Ruth Horton Dorothy Baab Ferne Shumate June McCarthy Beverly Bollard Violet Chance

Delegates from alumnae chapters were: Detroit, Mich. Miss Eleanor Brinkman Youngstown , Ohio Mrs. Dale Burrows

Johnstown, Pa. Miss Joseph ine Paul Greeley, Colo. Mrs. Laura Blake St. Louis, Mo. Miss Maxine Mirus Buffalo, N.Y. Mrs. Robe rt Wilki ns Williamsport , Pa. Mrs. Blanche Sm ink Athens, West Va. Mrs. Meade McNeill

Chairmen of national stand ing committees: Awards

Mrs. R. S. MacDpugall (Zeta) Examinat ions

Miss Mary St. Clair King (Delta) Parlimentarian

Mrs. Carmen Delaney (Theta) Alumnae

Mrs. Clara Schumann (Theta)

Miss Mary Cook was general chairman of the convent ion. She was ably assisted by Miss Janet Knott and the Eta colleg iate chapter ; and Miss Mary Jane Manchester with various Eta alumnae. Social events in­cluded a delightful bus trip to Kent State College , Kent, 0 ., home of Eta chapter. Fol­lowing a tour of the lovely campus the con­vention delegates were entertained at a Tea in the nearby home of Janet Knott at "Twin Lakes." The traditional Formal Banquet was held at the Hotel Cleveland.

Four business sessions were held. Re­ports of national off ice rs and chairmen were followed by reports from every colleg iate and alumna delegate. The chapter reports were tabulated by topics for ready reference by Gwendolyn Ridderhof and Maxine Mirus for the colleg iates ; and Laura Blake and Clara Schumann for the alumnae. Categories inc luded Rush parties ; Soc ial Service ; Courtesy ; Fund-raising ; and Sorority pro­grams.

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Some of the National Council recommen­dations for changes in national structure were approved as follows : 1-The officers of the national organization

shall consist of a president, a vice­president and AES representative, an organizer, a secretary, an alumnae secretary, a treasurer and an editor and historian.

2-AII active collegiate and alumnae chap­ters shall be inspected once every two years.

3-The duties of the organ izer shall be to organize collegiate and alumnae chapters and attempt to reorganize inactive chapters.

4-The duties of the alumnae secretary shall be to appoint one alumnae rep­resentative from each active and in­active chapter with the approval of the Council; keep on file a directory of all alumnae members ; keep on file an annual report of activ ities of all organized alumnae chapters ; and be responsible for stimulating sorority interest among alumnae.

5-The duties of the ed itor shall be to edit two copies of the ANCHOR each year;

collect and preserve histories of all chapters.

6-Each chapter will be supplied with an of­f ic ial regulat ion Notebook.

7-lt was voted to establ ish national Life Membersh ips of $25.00 to be paid ac­cording to the following plan : $10.00 to be paid upon application, and the remainder over a period not to ex­ceed two years. A national Life Mem­bersh ip chairman will be appointed.

8-lt was voted to establish a uniform fi­nanc ial system for all chapters. The Counc il will supply record books for the keep ing of f inanc ial reports.

9-The nat ional Exam ination committee was instructed to compile a Handbook for Sorority Study concerning examina­tions, etiquette, and pertinent so­rority information.

The chairman of the Nominating commit­tee, Miss Eleanor Brinkman, (Detro it alu­mnae) presented the following slate of of­ficers, for 1934-1936. The officers were elected by a unanimous ballot cast by the sec retary.

President Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

5th Bienn ial Convention. A lpha Sigma Tau Hotel Cl eveland, Aug. 28·31, 1934, Cleveland, Oh io

Vice-president and AES representative Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

Organizer Miss Mary St. Clair King (Delta)

Secretary Miss Mary Jane Manchester (Eta)

Treasurer Mrs. Gwendolyn Ridderhof (Zeta)

Alumnae Secretary Mrs. Clara Schumann (Theta)

Ed itor and Historian Mrs. Mary Louise Doyle (Theta)

SIXTH NATIONAL CONVENTION August26, 27,28,1936

Hotel Schenley, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

The Sixth National Convention of Alpha Sigma Tau was called to order on Wednes­day, August 26 by Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, national president.

The following national officers were pres­ent:

President Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle {Alpha)

Vice-president and AES Representative Miss Edith Mansell (Beta)

Organizer

Miss Mary St. Clair King (Delta) Secretary

Miss Mary Jane Manchester (Eta) Treasurer

Mrs. Gwendolyn Ridderhof (Zeta) Alumnae Secretary

Mrs. Clara Schumann {Theta) Editor and Historian

Mrs. Mary Louise Doyle (Theta)

Chairmen of national committees present: Scholarship Awards

Mrs. R. S. MacDougall (Zeta) Examination

Mrs. Carmen Delaney {Theta) Scholarship Loan Fund

Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) Song-Book

Mrs. Blanche Smink (Zeta) Life Membership

Miss Maxine Mirus (Pi) Ritual

Miss Beverly Bollard (Sigma) Convention

Miss Josephine Paul (Zeta) Delegates from Collegiate Chapters : Alpha ........ Miss Maxine Ackley Delta . . . . .. . . Miss Eleanor Hunter

Zeta . ... . .... Miss Clee Howe Eta ......... . Miss Eleanor Bader Theta ...... . . Miss Betty Seuffert Iota . .. . .... . Miss Dolores Honer Lambda ..... . Miss Mary Jane Greeninger Nu . ......... Miss Lillian Griffith Omicron ..... Miss Helen Bradley Pi ....... . ... Miss El izabeth Wilson Rho ..... . ... Miss Kathleen Kelchner Sigma .... .. . Miss Mary Strand Zeta Tau .... . Miss Margaret Carroll Upsilon ...... Miss Edra Faye Jones

Delegates from Alumnae Chapters : Altoona, Pennsylvania Miss Sara Wilson

Beckley, West Virginia Miss Ferne Shumate

Bluefield, West Virginia Miss Virginia Bailey

Buffalo, New York Mrs. Gilberta Morran

Denver, Colorado Mrs. Audrey Lucke

1934 Convention on steps of Eta Chapter House Kent State

Detroit , Michigan Mrs. Frances Sherrin

Emporia, Kansas Mrs. Perle Dall

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Miss Dorothy Risch

Lansing , Michigan Mrs. Georgia Eagle

Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia Miss Grace Virginia Woodhouse

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Miss Beatrice Armstrong

St. Louis, Missouri Miss Lucille Mirus

Wichita, Kansas Mrs. Helen Pfanschmidt

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Mrs. Eleanor Little Shirey

Youngstown, Ohio Miss Laurabelle Owen

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National Alumnae Representat ives: Delta ........ Miss Betty Weaver Theta .. ...... Miss Eleanor Brinkman Iota ...... . .. Mrs. Perle Dall Om icron ..... Mrs. Bula McNeill Pi ......... . . Miss Virginia Ruby Sigma . . . .... Mrs. Dorothy Ludwig The Sixth Convent ion was an especially

noteworthy meeting in our development. From the very beginning when 109 girls registered it was evident that the sense of important progress was in everyone's mind. The convent ion committees performed ex-cellently. Miss Josephine Paul, general chairman from Johnstown Alumnae was ably assisted by many committees.

As lovely as the soc ial events were, the really sign ificant aspects of this meeting were found in the business sessions. The National Counc il under the leadership of

Mrs. Staehle, had prepared a sweeping re­organization of our national structure which was planned to help the sorority achieve new and far-reaching goals. The plans were unanimously and enthusiastically adopted by the delegates.

The principal points in this program were as follows:

First-the division of collegiate and alum­nae chapters into four districts-west­tern , central, southern , and eastern . The chairman of each region had the three-fold duty of being a national vice­president, president of her region, and organizer for the district.

Second-it was voted to inaugurate a three­year national plan , having district meet­ings the first year (1937) ; chapter inspection the second (1938) ; and na­tional convention the third year (1939).

Third-the National Council was increased to ten members to include the four dis­trict Vice Presidents, and a Chaplain­Historian.

Fourth-the number of standing committees was increased to six, by adding Song­book and Founder's Day chairmen to the already listed Scholarship Awards, Scholarship Loan Fund, Examination, and Life Membership.

Fifth-Three issues of the ANCHOR instead of two were to be published annually on these dates : Dec. 1, March 1, and June 1.

Sixth-Life Membership fee of twenty-five dollars was made compulsory for col­legiate chapter members. For a special two-year period it was voted to reduce the fee to $12.50 for members initiated before September 1936. This reduction was made to encourage alumnae to continue national interest and active partic ipation in A.S .T.

Seventh-Perhaps most important was the establishment of a Central Office in charge of the national president. This Central Office combined the duties of national president and alumnae secre­tary ; and was to be a distribution cen­ter for supplies, and a clearing house for information.

A new feature of this convention was the round-table meetings on Thursday morning.

Alumnae and coll eg iates adjou rned to sep­arate rooms for a consideration of problems affecting their own groups. Th is offered an excellent opportunity for a pool ing of ideas and solutions.

On Thursday morning the convention heard a stimulating address by Miss Ruth Forsht, prominent Pittsburgh attorney, on the topic, " Woman 's Place in the Changing Economic World. " One may find a copy of her speech in the ANCHOR of December 1936 (pp . 3-9) . Miss Forsht was indeed pro­phetic-her remarks are as appropriate to­day as they were thirty-nine years ago!

Each delegate left the Pittsburgh Con­vention with a new and stronger sense of national responsibil ity and nat ional­mindedness. The assembled convent ion had adopted these two aims reported by the Development Committee :

1-0ur aim should be to develop a strong feeling of national consciousness by promoting the requirement of life mem­bership in each collegiate and alumnae chapter ; and by the sending of letters to and from the Central Office each month.

2-That development of a more complete national understanding be promoted through definite efforts.

The following officers were elected by a unanimous vote of the convent ion to serve for the period 1936-1939.

President Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha)

Vice-presidents in Charge of Organizing : (First) Central District-

Mrs. F. J. Schumann (Theta) (Second) Eastern District­

Miss Ed ith Paul (Zeta) (Third) Western District-

Mrs. Howard Dall (Iota) (Fourth) Southern District-

Mrs. Meade McNeill (Omicron) A.E.S. Representative

Miss Edith Mansell (Beta) Secretary

Miss Mary Jane Manchester (Eta) Treasurer

Mrs. Adrian Ridderhof (Zeta) Editor

Mrs. J. G. Doyle (Theta) Chaplain and Historian

Mrs. Royal Lucke (Nu)

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Chapter14 A Time To Extol

1934-1949 Our Third President-Carrie Washburne Staehle

1934-1949 When the National Council met on August 28, 1934, preceding the opening of the Fifth National Convention in Cleveland , Ohio, a serious cris is faced the three national of­ficers who were present. The president and vice-president were absent, and a decision had to be made as to the presiding officer for the convention. The secretary, Mary Cook, was general chairman of the conven­t ion , and she asked to be relieved of the responsibility of the meetings. Carrie Staehle, treasurer who was next in sequence was authorized by the Council to conduct the meeting of the Council and the Conven­tion. At the convention the Nom inating Com­mitee presented the name of Carrie Staehle for nat ional president.

It is safe to say that if Carrie Washburne Staehle had not become president in 1934, Alpha Sigma Tau would probably not exist today. Her intelligent and foresighted lead­ersh ip, unst inting devotion, and prodigious efforts on behalf of Alpha Sigma Tau for fifty years have been an inspiration to hun­dreds of Alpha Sigma Taus across the coun­try. No one in our 75-year history has had a more dramatic and last ing influence on our growth and development than Carrie Stae hle.

Ever since she received her pledge rib­bons at the home of Miss Ada A. Norton in Al pha Chapter, Carrie Staehle has been in­terested in Alpha Sigma Tau . The pleasant assoc iations she made in her collegiate days at Ypsilant i were continued with the al umnae chapter in Detroit where she lived eleven years. Carr ie taught literature for

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three years in the elementary schools. After rece iving her A.B. deg ree from Ypsilanti she instructed in English and Latin for five years in the Southeastern High School.

In high school and college she was vale­dicto rian of her graduating class, and is a member of Kappa Delta Pi.

When Alpha Sigma Tau became nat ional in 1925, Mrs. Staehle then Carrie Wash­burne, was elected Nat ional Treasurer. Al­though she had just .been graduated from Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti , and was the youngest member on the Coun­cil , she was well-known in the sorority. She had al ready served a year on the comm ittee appo inted by Mrs. Elmer Lyman and Miss Ada A. Norton, two of her founders, to make plans fo r the f irst nat ional convent ion in Detroit. She held the office of Treasurer until her elect ion as Pres ident in 1934.

As Nat ional Pres ident from 1934 to 1949, Mrs. Staehle was respons ible for the present efficient bus iness organ ization of our so­ror ity . She was able to bring a feeling of un ity to the far-flung co llegiate and alumnae groups, and to inspire many members to co­operate in a broader nat ional-m indedness. Am ong her spec ific accompl ishments were: the establ ishment of the Cent ral Off ice ; ap­po intment of alumnae representat ives for every chapter ; creat ion of ten new national chai rmansh ips to direct spec ial act ivit ies ; d ivision of the sorority into districts with a president in charge of organ izing in each dist ri ct ; publ ication of much sorority l ite ra­ture such as the Central Office Bulletin, Pledge Manual, Officers Handbook, Court-

esy Leaflets, The Alumnae Newsletters and others, increased the financial resources through the endowment fund and life mem­berships ; directed the beginning of national social service work ; and instituted a pro­gram for cultural study in the collegiate chapters.

After election as president she attended all of the meetings of the Association of Education Sororities-sometimes with our AES Representative, and sometimes as Alpha Sigma Tau 's representative. She was a member of the Field Committee in A.E.S . which directed the merger with the National Panhellenic Conference in 1947. She served as N.P.C. delegate from Alpha Sigma Tau from 1947 to 1967.

She traveled extensively during her 15 years as National President, having attended all national conventions, many district meet­ings; and made five nation-wide complete inspections of all chapters. During her ten­ure the following eleven collegiate chapters were added-Zeta Tau , Upsilon, Phi, Chi , Psi , Omega, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, and Alpha Epsilon . She installed eight of these. (Zeta Tau , Upsilon, Phi , Chi , Omega, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, and Alpha Gamma) .

Since her retirement as National President in 1949, Carrie has continued her devoted and capable service to Alpha Sigma Tau and in appreciation the title of President Emerita was conferred in 1966. As mentioned above she was NPC Delegate until 1967. From 1951 to 1960 she was National Secretary. In 1964 she became Constitution Chairman and Parliamentarian until 1974. At the Twentieth National Convention in Detroit in 1974 she was elected to the National Council as Di­rector of Publications, a new position in the reorganized national structu re.

Carrie and her husband, Haswell , a re­tired engineer, have been teaching part time at Columbus Technical Institute (Ohio) . One son , Roger, is a professor of metallurgical engineering at Ohio State, and George is a nuclear physicist in Livermore, California. The five attractive , talented grandchildren are a joyful part of their life today.

Carri e Washburne Staehle , Alpha 1924 President Emerita 1964

During her 50 year serv ice to Alpha Sigma Tau , Carrie Staehle has met and influenced more members than any other officer or chairman . In al l her writing and travels she has always stressed the sorority 's ritual and idea ls. She feels that the ultimate purpose of sorority membership is to train college girls to become finer women who, later, in homes, in business, and in schools, can influence those with whom they come in contact to be finer and nobler. Because of this belief and emphasis, Alpha Sigma Tau 's national repu­tation today is one of strength and integrity. We are respected for our honesty and high ideals. We can be proud of our status in this respect among our siste r soror ity groups.

CARRIE WASHBURNE STAEHLE ALPHA CHAPTER 1924 PRESIDENT EMERITA

National Treasurer 1925- 1934 National President 1934- 1949 NPC Delegate 1947--1967 National Secretary 1951 -1960 Const itution Chairman

and Parliamentarian Director of Publications

1964-1974 1974-

Carrie and Erin have afternoon tea .

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1908, Carrie Washb and sister Mabel t urne, Jrd row right end . op row, right end

Carrie Washburne (Staehle) 1917

Basketball center

1918--0ne room school, Fishville, Mich .. where Carrie Washburne taught

Carrie Washburne 1924

Carrie Washburne Staehle (Haswell)

Alpha

National President 1934-1949

Carrie Washburne 1928

Chapter15 A Time To Be Sisters

District Meetings-1937

The first District Meetings were held in the fall of 1937, according to the plan adopted at the Pittsburgh Convention . Meetings were held as follows:

First District (Centrai)-November 6-7, 1937 at Hotel Statler, Detroit, Michigan

Second Disrict (Eastern)-November 6-7, 1937 at the Town Club, Buffalo, New York

Third District (Western)-October 9-10, 1937 at the Iota Chapter House, 1006 Constitution , Emporia, Kansas

Fourth District (Southern)-October 16-17, 1937 at Concord State Teachers Col­lege, Athens, West Virginia

Highlights of each district meeting are sum­marized in the following accounts:

FIRST DISTRICT-Detroit, Michigan

Ninety girls gathered in the reception room of the Statler Hotel for this first Cen­tral District Meeting. Mrs. Clara Schumann, district president presided at the business sessions and Mary Jane Manchester was district secretary . Mrs. Carmen Delaney and Mrs. Eleanor Brinkman were chairmen of the local arrangements including Registration, Founders Day Luncheon, Informal Party, and Farewell Luncheon. Miss Jane Betsy Well­ing of Wayne University was guest speaker at the Founders Day Luncheon. Delegates from Alpha, Eta and Theta collegiate chap­ters; and from Flint, Akron-Canton Detroit , Lansing and Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor alumnae chapters, attended this meeting .

Although no official legislation could be

passed, the numerous reports on topics of interest to alumnae and collegiate chapters resulted in much new information be ing dis­tributed ; and lively discussions brought new ideas and shared experiences. Everyone felt that the meeting was a huge success.

In her report of the meeting for the ANCHOR, Mary Jane Manchester wrote : " We have become aware of the increasing need for more co-operation and a close r relationship between collegiate and alumnae groups and are pledging ourselves to foster such a relationship. We have learned that although it is said that charity begins at home, there will always be worthy causes to merit our help and consideration . We have seen the value of the opportunity to know personally the people with whom we work and want more frequent occasions for get­ting together . . . We have decided to give just reward for a job well done so that we may all be inspired to do even more for each other and for A.S.T. "

SECOND DISTRICT -Buffalo, New York

The Eastern District Meeting attracted seventy-five Alpha Sigma Taus from New York and Pennsylvan ia. Ed ith Paul , district president, opened the meeting. Margaret Macdonald and Beverly Bollard were chosen to be district treasurer and secretary re­spectively . Delegates came from Delta, Zeta, Lambda and Sigma colleg iate chap­ters ; and from Buffalo, Johnston, Pittsburgh, Williamsport and Ph iladelph ia alumnae chapters. The alumnae and colleg iate dele-

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gates presented various topics followed by questions, suggestions and debate from all delegates and visitors present. Problems considered were:

National Responsibilities Life Membership Collegiate Problems Charitable Projects Purpose of our Sorority Rushing The Initiation Service Memorial Loan Fund Publicizing our Sorority Function and work of the Central Office The National Council

Sigma Collegiate members and Buffalo Alumnae girls were chairmen of all local ar­rangements . Dorothy Young Ludwig was general chai rman. Leah Simmons and Mil­dred Spitzig were co-chairmen of a " Get­acquainted Luncheon" at noon in the Town Club. The Founders Day Banquet was a truly impressive and inspiring experience. Dorothy Sommers Black was banquet chair­man, Lill ian Zdarsky and Evelyn Grampp provided musical interludes. There were three speakers who emphasized the past, present and future of the sorority, Edith Paul , district president, Mrs. Carrie Staehle, national president, and Beverly Bollard, Sigma Alumnae representative. Guest speak­er was Miss Catherine E. Reed, Dean of Women, Buffalo State Teachers College. Her subject was " The College World Ex­pands."

Act ivities concluded on Sunday morning with a Farewell Breakfast at the Hotel West­brook.

THIRD DISTRICT -Emporia, Kansas

Seventy-two delegates and visitors reg­istered Saturday morning, October 9, at the Alpha Sigma Tau house in Emporia. Col­legiate delegates represented Nu, Pi , Rho, Upsilon, and Iota chapters ; and Denver­Greeley, Emporia, St. Louis, Wichita, and Conway alumnae sent their delegates. Miss Mary Seller, district president presided at the opening meeting . June McCarthy was elected district secretary and Perle Dall, district treasurer.

Following the business meeting, open forum group discussions were held. Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, Upsilon faculty adviser con-

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ducted the collegiate forum; and Esther Griffith, Iota alumnae representative led the alumnae group. Later the two groups were brought together for joint discussion. Inter­est in these discussions was real and en­thus iastic ; participation, general and sin­cere.

Sixty-three delegates attended the one o'clock luncheon at the Casa Bonita, a tea­room five miles from town. Mrs. Audrey Lucke, national chaplain gave a delightful talk concerning the importance and activ­ities of the national organization.

At three o'clock a tea was given in the chapter house. Invited guests in addition to the conference members were wives of the presidents of Emporia 's two colleges, deans of women , wife of the superintendent of schools, Panhellenic president, and the presidents and advisors of A.E.S. sororities on campus. This was followed by a sight­seeing tr ip around the city. At the Formal dinner Saturday night at the Broadview Ho­tel sixty-five delegates and guests were present. Mrs. Elise Pine, head of the depart­ment of library science at the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia gave an in­spirational and challenging talk on the sub­ject, " For She 's an Alpha Tau." She dis­cussed the marks of an educated woman and held these up as a standard for all Alpha Sigma Taus .

After the dinner the Iota chapter gave a dance at the sorority house.

Sunday morn ing an informal farewell breakfast was served at the chapter house.

In her report for the ANCHOR, Mary Alice Selle r, wrote: " I believe the outcome of the meeting was a closer bond of comradeship among the chapters of the district, a better understand ing of our national organization , a broadar vision of the opportunities af­forded through affiliat ion with Alpha Sigma Tau , and an increased appreciation of the real meaning of 'Affection , Sincerity, Truth' ... Th is first meeting of the third district of Alpha Sigma Tau will remain always as one of my happiest memories. "

FOURTH DISTRICT -Athens, West Virginia

Featured by interesting sessions and en­joyable social events, the meeting of the Fourth Dist ri ct was held October 16-17 in Athens, West Virg inia with Om icron chapter

of Concord State Teachers College as host­ess.

Delegates attended from Omicron and Zeta Tau collegiate chapters; and from Beckley , Bluefield , Welch, Charleston, and Norfolk-Portsmouth alumnae chapters.

The business meeting was opened Satur­day morning with Mrs. Meade McNeill , dis­trict president, presiding. Gay Steffen was elected district secretary, and Eveline Brown, district treasurer.

As was the case in the other District Meetings, topics and questions relevant to problems and plans of the sorority were presented by various delegates. Helpful ideas were exchanged and a better under­standing resulted. The Central Office of Alpha Sigma Tau had sent each district a list of suggested topics, so that every dis­trict was able to cover the essential material in a very thorough manner. At every district meeting there was also time for individual conferences between delegates and the dis­trict president and other national staff mem­bers who were present.

During the Fourth District meeting there were several pleasant social events as there had been at the other district meetings. Om icron Chapter was hostess for a Satur-

day luncheon served by the women of the Baptist Church of Athens . The Beckley Alumnae Chapter was hostess for a Tea from four to five in the College social room. A Formal Banquet was held in the West Virginian Hotel in Bluefield with Bluefield Alumnae Chapter as hostess. Dorothy Kling­ensmith acted as toastmistress. Annette Roberts and Frankie Bryan entertained with vocal duet, followed by brief speeches from Miss Mary Nichols and Mrs. Carrie Staehle, national president. Following the banquet, the Welch alumnae chapter was hostess to a party .

On Sunday morning, group meetings were held at the home of Phyllis Lilly, Omicron al umna. The final get-together was a farewell breakfast served at the College Inn.

Distr ict Meetings proved so successful that they continued to be held every three years until the mid-fifties, when it was de­cided to discontinue the three-year cycle that had been started n 1937. National Con­ventions are scheduled every two years. Instead of regularly planned District Meet­ings, " State Days" and other regional meet­ings are planned by district presidents and the National Council.

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Chapter16 A Time To Grow

Seven Chapters, 1928-1935

NU CHAPTER Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado August, 1928

In March 1928, Sigma Tau , a local sorority at Colorado State Teachers College was or­ganized. In April1928 it applied for member­ship into Alpha Sigma Tau.

The charter members were Laura Sera­fine , president; Joanna Eberhardt, vice­president; Waneta De Forest, secretary; and Elizabeth Keefer, Florence Wayers, Irene Schmidt, Virginia Baylis, Ferne Elfelt, Helen Schuster, Marjorie Van Lopie, Miss Ella Frances Hackman, faculty adviser.

In May and June ten more members were initiated. In this group, were girls who were leaders on the campus the following years.

In August 1928 the sorority was initiated into Alpha Simga Tau as Nu Chapter by the National President, Miss Luella Chapman. The setting ws Cascade Lodge, Estes Park, high in the mountains. The service was fol­lowed by formal dinner served at the lodge. The fall of 1928 found Nu Chapter in its own house with nineteen members, the new president being Waneta DeForest.

Because of small college enrollment the chapter became inactive in June 1940, but was reinstated in April 1948. It became in­active again in 1969.

Audrey Lucke (Mrs. Royal) of Nu was Na­tional Chaplain and Historian from August 1936 to August 1939.

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Ruth Ewer (Mrs. A. Bruce) served as Na­tional Social Service Chairman from 1956 to 1962 and was succeeded by Mary Ann Black who served until 1966.

XI CHAPTER Western State Teachers College, Gunnison, Colorado March 31 , 1929

At the home of their patroness, Mrs. Rich­ard Aspinall , wife of President Aspinall, the Omega Omega Omega, local sorority of Western State College became the Xi Chap­ter of Alpha Sigma Tau on March 31 , 1929.

Miss Edith Mansell , national vice-presi­dent and organizing officer, conducted the installation services. Misses Laura Serafine and Helen Schuster of the Nu Chapter at Greeley, conducted the pledge services which were held on March 30. After the in­stallation services, a banquet was held for all the Commercial Hotel , Gunnison. Charter members were : Florence Hornaday, spon­sor ; Grace Quinby, faculty adviser ; Grace Ogle, faculty adviser ; and Adah Platt, presi­dent ; Irene Sly, secretary; Eva Paradiso, corresponding secretary ; Jean Mcintosh, treasurer ; Annie Allesandro, Virginia Nigro, Ida Endsley, Georgia Clark, vice president; Maybelle Johnson, Ellen Christensen, So­phie Prukop and Mildred Gadd.

In 1933 the chapter was disbanded be­cause of the depression.

OMICRON CHAPTER Concord College , Athens, West Virginia May31 , 1930

In 1923 four college girls determined to or­ganize a sorority on the campus of Concord Col,ege for the purpose of maintaining high moral and social standards . These charter members were Bula McManaway (Mrs. E. Meade McNeill), Bertie Moore, Hope Mann, and Hazelteen Powell. The colors for the sorority were red and white and the flower was the sweet pea. The open motto, " Be True. "

Eight more girls were initiated before the end of the first year, in the new Beta Theta sorority.

In 1928-1929 an officer of A.E.S. visited the campus and organized a panhellenic council, for the sororit ies. She encouraged Beta Theta to become affiliated with a na­tional sorority. Early in 1930 Beta Theta pet itioned Alpha Sigma Tau fo r membership and was accepted. Miss Edith Mansell , na­tional vice-president and organizer, installed the chapter on May 31 , 1930.

The eighteen charter members were: Jessie Worley, Virgin ia Boone, Julia White, Thelma Brown, Macil Stephens, Dessie Sar­rett, Evelyn Symms, Jamie Meadows, Myrtle Deloz ier, Allie Whitlow, Mildred Appling , Marjorie Lilly, Lucille Moses, Lillian Moses, Clarice Oakes, Virginia Bailey, Thelma Bailey and Gladys Udy. In 1933 Miss Mae Hunter of the English department became faculty adviser.

Omicron has been one of the chapters who has contributed several outstanding of­ficers and chairmen to the national staff.

Bula McManaway McNeill was not only one of the original founde rs of the Concord College chapter, but also continued her in­terest in the collegiate chapter, alumnae chapter, and national organ ization for many years. She was the first Om icron alumnae representat ive ; and was the first district president of the Fourth District (Southern) serving from 1936 to 1942. She became the first Endowment Fund chairman in 1944. Ferne Shumate Phipps became Fourth Dis­trict president in 1942 and cont inued in of­fice unt il 1949. In 1949 she became National Housing Chairman and has served until the present time. Janet Calfee was District

president from 1949-1955; and she was suc­ceeded by Betty Funk Snidow, 1955-1959. Marcella Whitlock, Omicron Alumnae Repre­sentat ive for many years, received the Staehle Alumnae Award for Alumnae Ad­visers at the 197 4 Convention , in recognition of her valuable assistance to Omicron Chapter.

PI CHAPTER Harris Teachers Colleg e, St. Lou is, Missouri September 14, 1930 In the year 1928, Harris Teachers Coll ege in St. Louis suddenly felt the need of and de­sire for sororities. Several were organized, and among them was a sorority wh ich styled itself Rho Phi Gamma. It was composed of girls who had long been friends . They knew each other 's tastes, ideals, and faults ; and felt sure that they wanted to remain friends and have that comfortable feeling of belong­ing to the same permanent organization .

The original members of Rho Ph i Gamma were Ruth Koenig , Dorothy Bennett, Mardel Helber, Madolyn Kehl , Bern ice Pace, Helen Fay Alsbury, Martha Lee Hutch inson, Lillian Vogt , Ruth Jane Bather, and Maxine M irus.

Between the time of founding and joining Alpha Sigma Tau El izabeth Essl inger, Eliza­beth Lisy, Elrene Kobaldt , Virg inia Morrissey, Hazel Willison , Virgin ia Ruby and Lucile Mirus were added to the membership. In the summer of 1930 the sorority bustled with importance. They had been accepted by Alpha Sigma Tau and were to be installed in September.

Miss Edith Mansell , national vice-presi­dent and organizer, conducted the impres­sive ceremony . On September 14, 1930. After the installation the sixteen girls felt that Alpha Sigma Tau " was an organization whose ideals and aims they had always he!d to. They had not changed the ir pur­poses ; they had merely broadened them ."

Miss Ed ith Glatfelter became the ir f irst adviser, and cont inued for many years to gu ide and insp ire the members of Pi Chap­ter. (See ANCHOR, January 1948, " A Trib­ute to Edith Glatfelter. " ) Followi ng Miss Glatfelter's retirement the two Jul ias, Miss Julia Kohl and Miss Jul ia Murray , took on the task of guiding the col leg iate chapter. Both received the Helen R. Garm an Facu lty

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Adviser Award at the Fourteenth National Convention in 1962.

Pi Chapter has achieved a distinction that no other chapter can match to date! There have been more Pi chapter members on the National Staff as national officers or chair­men than sorority members from other chap­ters . (Alpha Chapter and Sigma Chapter are close runners-up !)

There have been two national presidents from Pi: Dorothy Bennett Robinson, 1949-1955 ; and El izabeth Wilson , 1964-1972. They have each held many other positions. Doro­thy was Program Chairman, 1938-1940; District President for District Ill , 1940-42 and 1944-49. She was the Central Off ice Execu­tive Secretary, 1955-60. Elizabeth was Na­tional Alumnae Chairman of the News Agency ; Business Manager of the ANCHOR, 1949-51 ; and was elected Director of the Central Office in 1974.

Ruth Priebe Maher was Rush chairman · and District president of two districts. Afte; her marriage, Ruth was transferred around the country a bit- She was Distr ict I presi­dent 1945-46, 1947-52, and 1955-58. Before that she had been District Ill president 1942-44.

Evelyn Luecking was District I president 1952-54.

lisa Blankenmeister Simpson was District Ill and IV president 1957-1972.

Li llian Vogt Schippers has had three dif­ferent national assignments. She was editor of the ANCHOR, 1948-1955. District IV presi­dent, 1955-57; and Organizer and Director of Expansion 1957-1966.

Maxine Stevens Graflage was editor of the ANCHOR 1955-1962.

June McCarthy has been Financial Sec­retary, Convention Chairman, Endowment and Life Membership Chairman and Pi Alu­mnae Representative .

Jacqueline Hudson served as National Alumane Chairman from 1964-1970.

Maxine Mirus was the f irst Life Member­ship Chairman , 1934-1937.

Carolyn Conner Alexander has been Na­tional Rush Chairman and was Executive Secretary of the Central Office, 1960-64.

Jan is Dale Marshall was Collegiate Rec­ords Secretary ; and Viola King Miller was Nat iona l Historian , 1956-68. Dorothy Daly Meyer was Historian , 1968-75; and is now Executive Secretary of the Central Office, a position she has held since 1964.

St. Louis Alumnae-1937 all members of Pi Chapter

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RHO CHAPTER Southeast State College, Durant, Oklahoma May, 1932

Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau began as a local bridge club in 1928 with thirteen mem­bers. The club soon gained the consent of the president of the college to organize a local sorority . The president, however, asked one thing of the local sorority-that it become national within one year. The girls agreed and chose Nu Nu Nu for the name of their sorority. Miss Mildred Riling and Miss Irene Scrivener were chosen as spon­sors.

The first time Tri Nu rushed, it pledged five girls, the second time twenty-one , then seven , and ten.

With this large group of girls, some alum­nae, other active members and pledges, the sorority petitioned Alpha Sigma Tau for membership. The petition was accepted and in May 1932 Miss Luella Chapman, national president, installed Rho Chapter. Officers for 1932-33 were Mary Boyd Abbott, presi­dent ; Cloriene Slaughter, vice-president ; Mary Bess Hannah, corresponding secre­tary; Lily Hotchkins, treasurer ; Elizabeth Armstrong , chaplain ; Margaret Crockett, custodian ; Anna Kay Wharton , historian and chapter editor.

Two members of Rho have been active on the national staff. Kathleen Kelchner was Rho alumnae representative, and until 1974, had been chairman of the Effie Lyman Me­morial Loan Fund for over twenty years. Dana Bell Haggard was appointed as na­tional Rush chairman in 1974.

UPSILON CHAPTER State College of Arkansas, Conway, Ark. April 13, 1935

In April 1933 the Beta Phi Gamma Sorority was organized at Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas. There were fifteen charter members, and soon after­ward nine pledges were added. Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, was elected faculty sponsor. The colors were scarlet and cream , and the

flower was the Marchel Niel rose. Five of the charter members became charter mem­bers of Alpha Sigma Tau . They were Alph ia Mills, Maxine Mills , Woodrow Sanders , Mary Worley and Margie Perkins.

The sorority continued to grow and fi­nally decided to petition a national sorority to be admitted as a chapter.

The petition was accepted and on April 13, 1935, Beta Phi Gamma became Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau . Installation was held at the Apartm ent Dorm itory, with Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, national president, pre­siding .

Ribbon and Pin pledging services pre­ceded the Formal Initiation. Many social affairs were given by the Sorority, and friends of the sorority , in honor of the oc­casion . Sigma Sigma Sigma entertained wth a Tea at the home of Miss Hope Harrin .

Dr. Ada Jane Harvey , Upsilon

A dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cordrey for Mrs. Staehle, Dr. Ada Jane Har­vey, Dean Ida Waldron and officers of the sorority. Mrs. Staehle was entertained at several luncheons and a picn ic supper at the Dixie Inn .

The following officers were elected: Mary Worley, president ; Bernice Beasley, vice president ; Mary Sharrock, recording sec re-

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tary ; Louise Cord rey, treasurer; Thelma Hamilton, corresponding secretary ; Weno­nah Fay Baughn , historian ; Doris Wood, custodian ; Lily Kirten , chaplain ; and Alphia Mills, editor.

The following were the charter members : Frances Coxsey, Mary Sharrock, Caroline Arm itage, Doris Wood, Bernice Beasley, Margaret Carter, Faye Jones, Eva Lois Oates, Mary Worley, Lou ise Cordrey, Alphia Mills, Frances Garrett, Wenonah Fay Baughn, Thelma Ham ilton, El izabeth Holt­zendorff, Hazel Swindler, Lily Kirten, Lois Henry, Christine Coffman, Eugenia Keith, Audrey Fuller, Virg inia Williams, Anna Reeves, and Bernice Sporm. Alumnae : Max­ine Mills, Dorothy Starr, Woodrow Sanders, and Margie Perkins.

Several members of Upsilon have served on the national staff. Frances Cole Wenzel , was Distr ict President (Ill) for 1950-1951 . Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, in addition to her many years as the able adviser of Ups ilon, served as National Program Chairman of Alpha Sigma Tau , 1955-1967.

ZETA TAU CHAPTER Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia May18, 1935

In the spring of 1920, seven girls who were later joined by seven others-all outstand­ing leaders and students-formed what was known as the Zeta Tau Club. The colors of the club were lavender and silver, the flower was the sweet pea, the open motto, " Fidelis Tamen. "

Zeta Tau increased both in size and ac­tivit ies until in 1926, it was given permission by the president of the college to become a soc ial soro rity.

Girls were elected to membership who were oustanding for their college leader­ship , their records of scholarship, and per­sonal character. The scholarship plaque, g iven by the local Panhellenic Association became the permanent property of Zeta Tau, since it was won nine out of the twelve years by this group.

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Feel ing that the need had ar isen for con­tact wi th a national organizat ion, an investi­gat ion was made and Alpha Sigma Tau was pet it ioned. This pet it ion was accepted, and on May 8, 1935 it was installed by the na­t ional pres ident, Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, as t he Zeta Tau Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau .

The chapter was given perm ission to use the two Greek letters as a name, since Tau was the letter it would have had, and the name of the loca l so rori ty , Zeta Tau, was very dear to the many alumnae.

Twenty-one colleg iate members, twenty­eight alumnae, and Miss Virg inia Bedford, advise r, were init iated at this t ime. Three charte r members of Zeta Tau , Mary Pomroy Nichols, Sally Page Obenshain, and Thelma Yost , were among th is number. Elizabeth Morning Sm ith, another charter member of Zeta Tau and its first president was initiated soon afterwards.

The followi ng were charter members of the colleg iate chapter : Dorothy Deans, Jane Main, Frances C. Fari s, Margaret Pittard, Patt ie A. Jeffri es, Doris Coates, Merwyn Gathwright, Lois Jenk ins, El izabeth Spitler, Marjo rie Booten, Christ ine Child rey, Doris C. Moore, Gay Steiffen , Annette Roberts, Margaret Bailey , Doris Isbell , Lucille Davis, Fanny Bosworth, Page Magee, and Mildred Chandler.

" Mrs. Staehle arrived May 16, 1935 to in­stall Zeta Tau . Ribbon pledg ing was held that night. The next day Mrs. Staehle had ind ividual conferences wi th the girls and a meeting wi th the execut ive comm ittee. Pin pledge serv ice was held that night. The Formal init iat ion was held on Saturday. Late Satu rday afternoon, the Panhellenic Asso­ciat ion gave a Tea for Mrs. Staehle. The Formal Banquet was held in the College Tea Room on Saturday night. College pres ident, Dr. Jarman and Dean of Women, Miss Mary White Cox, and Miss Mix, Panhellen ic ad­vi ser, ou r faculty adviser, Miss Vi rg inia Bedford, and the alumnae and act ives were present. Afte r the Banquet, another init iat ion serv ice was held for the alumnae who came in that night. Mrs. Staehle also installed a Norfolk-Portsmouth Alumnae Chapter that night. " (ANCHOR-December 1935).

Ellen Mason served as National Chaplain and Histor ian, 1939-1944. Betty Bibb Hunter was Distr ict IV president fo r 1959-1960.

Dawnn C. Adams Zeta Tau Barb Sendry Debi Carter Zeta Tau Janice Smith Mary Beth Yeakley Zeta Tau Kathy Zahner Denise Dutt Sue Susslin Terri Adams Cheri Curtis

Kathy Dillard Maureen Ellis

Phi Cheryl McDonald Phi Perk Metzgar Alpha Epsilon Linda Paterson Alpha Epsilon

ALPHA BETA (honor society for physical education)

Sue Suoboda Iota

ALPHA CHI (scholastic honor society)

Alpha Gamma Alpha Gamma

Brenda Koon Judy Newton

ALPHA MU GAMMA (language honors fraternity)

Marie Mangien Alpha Om icron

ALPHA PSI OMEGA (Honorary theater fraternity)

Michele Morozek Mary Moyer

Alpha Omicron Marty Rebert Delta

BETA BETA BETA (national biological honors society)

Brenda Chisholm Zeta Tau

CARDINAL KEY (national leadership society)

Connie Binkley Iota Michelle Watson Fitch Iota Cheryl Platt Iota Susan Baldwin Omicron

Marian Covey Darla Bynam Ang ie Johnson Glenna Mcllvoy

CHI DELTA PHI (literary honor society)

Judy Page Alpha Kappa

DELTA PSI KAPPA (physical education honor society)

Alpha Omicron Al pha Omicron Al pha Omicron Alpha Pi Al pha Ph i Alpha Phi

Al pha Gamma Al pha Gam ma

Ch i

Omicron Rho Rho Rho

Sue Sestak Sue Ball Nancy Dmoch

Alpha Diane Jones Zeta Tau Zeta Tau Terri Sawyer Zeta Tau Zeta Tau

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Ann Guildermaster Trisha McCiarence

ETA SIGMA GAMMA (health honor society)

Alpha Epsilon Alpha Epsilon

Gail Volkema

GAMMA BET A SIGMA (business honor society)

Debbie Ambrogi Psi Barbara Grimes

INTAGLIO (women's leadership society)

Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa

KAPPA MU EPSILON (honorary mathematics society)

Terri Sochor Patricia Moore

Delta Jill House Alpha Lambda

Alpha Epsilon

Psi

Beta Epsilon

KAPPA OMICRON PHI (home economics honor society)

Vivian Lioon Delta Marian Covey

LAMBDA SIGMA (library science honor society)

Janice Fredley Michael ine Pinksaw Linda Shaffer

Alpha Omicron Alpha Omicron Alpha Omicron

Laura Speer Paula Yohe

Om icron

Alpha Omicron Alpha Omicron

OMICRON DELTA EPSILON (economics honor society)

Barbella Kuenz Alpha Kappa Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA

Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa

OMICRON NU (home economics honorary)

Leslee Wade Alpha Lambda

PHI ALPHA THETA (history honor society)

Vickie Reynolds Phi Lorrie Roberts Phi

PHI BETA KAPPA (scholarship honor society)

Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa

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Anita Carden Christine Mullins Leslie Kachel

Denise Dutt Linda Jeffers Debbie Shrader Terri Adams

PHI BETA LAMBDA

Omicron Omicron Psi

Colette Leary Barb Westwood Lynn Hafer

PHI KAPPA DELTA (debate honor fraternity}

Beth Mitchell Iota

PHI KAPPA PHI (national honor society}

Phi Phi Phi Alpha Epsilon

Debby Dwiggins Katheri ne Sowards Leslee Wade

Psi Psi Alpha Lambda

Alpha Lambda Alpha Lambda Alpha Lambda

PHI LAMBDA THETA (national education honor society}

Judy Burrell

Dawnn C. Adams Susan Ridenour

Barb Glazer

Patsi Anderson

Mary Kehres Laura Kimler Marcia Lawrence

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Janie Stoneking Iota

PI DELTA EPSILON (journalism honor society}

Alpha Kappa Mary Beth Rhoads

PI GAMMA MU (history honor fraternity}

Zeta Tau Zeta Tau

Vickie Reynolds Lorrie Roberts

PI OMEGA PI (national honor society for business}

Alpha Kappa

Ph i Ph i

Alpha Epsilon Joyce Brownm iller Beta Epsilon

PSI CHI (national psychology honor society}

Delta Colette Leary

SIGMA THETA TAU (nursing honor society}

Nancy Hanners Beta Zeta

SPURS (sophomore honors society}

Iota Iota Iota

Mona Percy JoAnn Simkins

Ps i

Iota Iota

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SIGMA ALPHA ETA (speech pathology honor society)

Patty Banick Leslie Kache Debb ie Marriott

Psi Psi Psi

Mary Beth Rowland Sherry Trayer

Psi Psi

TAU BET A SIGMA (band honor society)

Debbie Davis Iota Kay Bailey Alpha Omicron

TAU KAPPA (honorary athletic sorority)

Sue Speier Beta Epsilon

TAU PI PHI (business economics honor fraternity)

Mary Beth Rhoads Alpha Kappa

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National Elections To Be Held At Convention '76

The Alpha Sigma Taus of Birmingham, Alabama, an ALL AMERICAN CITY, are an ticipating the arrival of Sisters from all across this country to join them August 16-20, 1976 at the Kahler Pl aza Hotel.

One of the business items on the agenda is the election of officers. It has been the policy of Alpha Sigma T au since 1972 to encourage all members to participate in the selection of ational Officers, District Presidents and ational Chairmen, by submitting recomm endations to the Nominations Chairman .

Every two years at Convention, one-half of the fore mentioned are elected or appointed fo r a four year term . This system of staggerin g the terms of office works well in assuring that all members of the National Staff will not be new in their posi­tions at one time.

The officers elected or appointed in 1976 will hold offi ce fo r a four year term . Tho e who are elected or appointed to serve fo r their fir t term will be eligible to serve a second four year te tm . All incmnbent officers are eligible fo r re-election or re-appointment for one more four year term.

The Nominatin g Committee will present a recommended slate of candidates for each posi tion to be filled . ominations will also be accepted from the fl oor.

This committee is charged with the responsibi l­ity of submitting recommendations for members who will strive fo r continued growth and success of the Sorority. You are urged to participate in this selection by making recommendations to the committee. Qualified candidates are sought fo r all positions. W ould you submit names of those whom you feel a re interested, q ualified, and have the time to devote to an office. This includes you if you are interested . Put the recommended names on the fotm for consideration.

Th e National Officers to be elected in August 1976 are:

National President Director of Alumnae Chapters Director of Expansion Director of Fraternity Programs

District Presidents of:

Alpha District Gamma District Epsilon District Eta District

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National Staff Posit ions to be appointed are: Convention Chairman Historian Music Chairman Nationa l Headquarters Fund Chairman Rush Chaim1an Social Service Chaim1an Standards Chairman

TH E NATIONA L PRESIDE T is responsible for informing, dir cting, planning and conductin g the ac ti vities of all pha~es of th Sorority .

DIRECTOR OF AL UMt AE CHAPTEHS is re­sponsible for di recting and assisting estab lished alumnae chapters and the organization of new alumnae chapters.

D IRECTOH OF EXPANSIO is responsible fo r the estab lislunent of collegiate chapters for furthe r growth of undergrad uate membership.

DIRECTOH OF FRATEHNITY PROGRAMS is responsible for coordinating and developing pro­grams for ~ t re ngthen i ng and guiding collegiate chapters th rough the National Chairmen.

DISTRICT PH.ESIDENTS are charged with overseein g the activities of collegiate and alumnae chapters in their district.

CONVENTION CHAIRM A T is responsible for overseeing the plans and preparations for Nationa l Conventions and primari ly assisting local chairmen in prepa ring for a Convention .

HISTORIA supervises the work of chapter histori ans, keeping hi tories on fi le and preparing a wri tten bienn ial account for the National H istory.

MUSIC CH AIR MAN is responsib le fo r ed iting and revising the songbook, encouraging and timu­la ting in teres t in writing new songs and planning music fo r Conventions.

TATI ONA L H EA D QUARTER FU D CHAIRMAN promotes and collects contributions fo r the establishment of a Nationa l Headquarter .

HUSH CHAIRMAN provides suggestion for rush parties, prog rams for Collegiate Chapte rs, and keeps all members advised about trends in rush.

SOCIAL SEHVICE CH AIRM A is respon ible fo r recording and d istributing contt;bution from members, eva luating reports of local projects and planning and promoting social service projects.

STA TD ARDS CHAIRMA prepares constitu-tion and etiquette study guide material, prepare an exam ination covering this material fo r collegiate members and advises chapters of standard of per­fo rm ance in keep ing with soror ity ideals.

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Alumnae Groups ° Chartered

*Akron-Canton, Ohio Mrs. Thelma Eggleston (Eta) 2000 Monument

Rd. , N.W. , Canton , Ohio 44709

Appalachia Area Mrs. George Cowatch (Alpha Pi), Rt. 422W,

Box 2275, Indiana, Pa. 15701

*Arkadelphia Mrs . Mike Smith (Alpha Gamma) 1518 W alnut,

Arkadelphia, AR 71923

Baltimore, Maryland Mrs. Clarence Shrader (Omicron), 7934 Wise

Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21222

*Beckley, West Virginia Mrs. Barbara York (Omicron) Box 382, Daniels,

W.Va. 25832

*Birmingham, Alabama Mrs. J. F . Shore (Beta Zeta), 2731 B, Briarberry

Circle, Birmingham, Ala. 35216

*Buffalo, New York Mrs. F rancis A. Martin (Sigma), 21 Glendale Dr. ,

Tonawanda, N. Y. 14150

Calumet, Indiana Miss Sarah G. Munier, (Alpha Alpha), 6546

Nebraska #20, Hammond, Ind. 46323

Chicago, Illinois Mrs. John Steeves (Alpha Epsilon), 400 Hudson,

Clarendon Hills, Ill. 60514

Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha), 481 Torrence

Rd ., Columbus, Ohio 43214

Dayton, Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Alva Martin (Omicron), 1144 Leaftree,

Vandalia, Ohio 45377

*Denver, Colorado Mrs. orman Page (Nu), 803 S. Flamingo Ct. ,

Denver, Colo. 80222

*Detroit I, Michigan Mrs. David Roman (Alpha Theta), 7298 S. Ward

Eagle, W. Bloomfield, Mich. 48033

*Detroit III, Michigan Mrs. Fred Schoen (Theta), 32341 Dover, Warren,

Mich. 48093

*Durant, Oklahoma Mrs. Randall Monroe (Rho), 2103 Quail Creek,

Durant, Okla. 74701

*Edwardsville, Illinois Mrs. Tom Eberlin (Beta Eta), 3314 Leo, Alton,

Ill. 62002

*Emporia, Kansas Mrs. Paul McKnab (Iota), 1256 Thompson, Em­

poria, Ks. 66801

Fort Wayne, Indiana Mrs. Russell Guiff (Alpha Alpha), 2105 Meridian

St., Ft. W ayne, Ind. 46808

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*Hammond, Louisiana Mrs. Thomas Hufstetl er (Phi), 518 Susan Dr.,

Hammond, La. 70401

* Hampton-Newport News, Virginia Mrs . Vick i Minetrec (Alpha Lambda), 143 Alle­

ghany Rd ., Hampton , Va. 23361

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1rs. D. A. Woods (A lpha Xi), 5577 Eels I St. ,

Harrisburg, Pa. 17109

*Houston Texas Mrs. Tl1omas W ilkinson (Alpha Omicron) 1811

. Petersham, Houston, Tex. 77071

Indiana, Pennsylvania Mr~. Hobert G. Sloaf (Delta), RD 2, Hidden

Springs Farm, Box 151, Punxsutawney, Pa. 15767

Indianapolis, Indiana Miss Kathy Orrison (Alpha Alpha) 1436B Weber

Dr. , Indianapolis, Ind . 46227

*Kansas City, Missouri Mrs. Robe1t Pyszka (Alpha lu), 810 N. Summit

Cr. , Blue Springs, Mo. 64015

*Kirksville, Missouri Miss Janette Stoff a (Alpha Sigma) 217 . Han­

cock, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501

*Lansing, Michigan Miss Dorothy Hughes (Alpha), 225 S. Olive r,

Charlotte, Mich. 48813

*Little Rock, Arkansas Ms. Bobbie ichols Tanner, (Alpha Gamma) 220

N. Taylor, #3, Little Rock, Ark. 72205

*Los Angeles, California Miss Frances Higgins (Alpha), 1162 S. Bronson

Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90019

Marietta/Parkersburg Mrs. Hicharcl Hill (Alpha Kappa) 202 Chamber­

lain, Marietta, Ohio 45750

*Miami, F lorida Mrs. Suzanne Bossong (Psi), 12315 .W. 43 St. ,

Miami , F la. 33165

*Muncie, Indiana Mrs. Steven L. Younce (Alpha Alpha), Route 1

Box 260, Gas ton, Ind. 47342

*New Orleans, Louisiana Mrs. Michael Graclwohl (Phi) 104 Castle Dr.,

Slide ll , La. 60458

*Norfolk, Virginia Ms. Anne Creekmore (Zeta Tau) 9 Pennington

Blvd., Portsmouth , Va. 23701

*Norristown, Pennsylvania Mrs. Eel. Matte (Alpha Xi), 447 Stanfield Rd. ,

Springfield, Pa. 19064

*Northern Virginia Mrs. Richard Schreiner (Chi), 440 Hadrian t.

Alexandria, Va. 22310

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*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mrs. James Brown (Lambda) 1981 Corinthian

Ave., Abington, Pa. 19001

*Pine BluH, Arkansas Mrs. Thomas Curry (Alpha Mu) Rt. 7, Box 818,

Pine Bluff, Ark. 71601

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mrs. John McClelland (Delta), 1026 Harvard

Rd., Monroesville, Pa. 15146

*Prince Georges-Montgomery Mrs. onnan Wilder (Omicron), 997 lOth St.,

Laurel, Md. 20810

*Princeton-Athens, West Virginia Mrs. Myron Anderson (Omicron), P.O. Box 583,

Princeton, W.Va. 24740

*Radford-Pulaski, Virginia Miss Anne Waldkirch (Alpha Lambda), 1808

Medallion Dr. , Pulaski, Va. 24301

*Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia Mrs. N. M. Bliley (Alpha Lambda), 1201 Crow­

der Dr., Midlothian, Va. 23113

*Roanoke, Virginia Miss Faye Pleasants (Psi), 2428 Tillett Rd ., S.W.,

Roanoke, Va. 24015

*Shepherdstown, West Virginia Mrs. Elizabeth Brokmeyer (Chi) 200 Shenandoah

Rd., # 1B, Martinsburg, W . Va. 25401

*Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Mrs. Diane Leary (Alpha Pi), 610 Main St. ,

P.O. Box 452, Jamestown, Pa. 16134

Springfield, Illinois Mrs. Bruce Johansen (Alpha Epsilon), Rt. 1, Box

221, Illiopolos, Ill. 62539

*St. Louis, Missouri Mrs. T. E. Foster (Pi), 2719 Sulphur, St. Louis,

Mo. 63139

St. Petersburg, Florida Mrs. Alfred Jandt (Eta), 10611 66th St. #237,

Park Royale, Pinellas Park, Fla. 33565

*Tri-City Mrs. John Halstead (Beta) 4322 Wayside, Sagi­

naw, Mich. 48603

*Washington, D istrict of Columbia (See orthern Virginia and Prince Georges-

Montgomery County, Md).

*West Chester, Pennsylvania Mrs. Carl Crawford (Alpha Phi), 301 Kent Circle,

Dowington, Pa. 19335

*Wichita, Kansas Miss Karen Sutton (Iota), 7108 E . Zimmerly,

Wichita, Kan . 67207

*Wilmington, Delaware Mrs. M. 0. Davies (Delta), 1115 W ebster Dr.,

Wilmington, Del. 19803

*Youngstown, Ohio Miss Carol F iceti (Alpha Rho), 1717 E. Market

#8, Warren, Ohio 44483

*Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor, Michigan Mrs. Douglas Christy (Alpha) 15052 Piedmont,

Detroit. Mich. 48223

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Directory: Collegiate Chapters 1975-1976

(Key: C. Adv. , Chapter Adviser; Ass t. C.A ., Assistant Chapter Adviser; CC, Chapter Consultant)

ALPHA (1889) - EASTER MICHIGA UNIVERSITY, YPSILANTI, MICH. President Rosy Balmas, Office of Student Life, EMU, Ypsilanti , Mich. 48197 C. Adv. Mrs. Ann Gruber, 2152 Paulin e, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Sharon Bolduc, 18675 Innsbrook, Torthvi llc, Mich. 48167 CC Mrs. Thomas Ewart, 7264 Heather Heath Lane, W. Bloomfield , Mich. 48033

BETA (1905-1917; 1940) - CE NTRAL MICHIGA U IVE RSITY, MT. PLEASANT, MICH. President Ann Luyckx, 1809 Deming Dr. #6, Mt. P leasant, Mich. 48858 C. Adv. Mrs. Shaw Christensen, 1119 E. Gaylord , Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48858 Asst. C.A. Ms. Kathy Douds, 1809 Deming Dr. #8, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48858 CC Ms. Becky Kettlewell, Rt. # 1, Box 260, Gay lord , Mich. 49735

DELTA (1916)- I TDIANA UNIVE RSITY OF PE NNSYLVA IA , INDIA A, PA. President Charlotte Rieger, 21 Wyoming Hall , IUP, Indiana, Pa. 15701 C. Adv. Mrs. Donald B. Shank, 197 Philadelphia St., Ind iana, Pa. 17501 Asst. C.A. Ms. Mary Romberger, 5610 Locust, Harrisburg, Pa. 17109 CC Miss Donna Wetzel, 48 West Elm, H omer City, Pa. 15748

ZETA (1921-1948; 1949)- LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLEGE, LOCK HAVEN, PA. President Joyce Green, Box 132, Woolridge Hall , LHSC, Lock Haven, Pa. 17745 C. Adv. Mrs. Werner Barth, 353 Susquehana Ave., Lock Haven, Pa. 17745 Asst. C.A. Mrs . Sara Krupa, 319 S. Main St. , Jersey Shore, Pa. 17740 cc THETA (1923-1964; 1968) - WAYNE STATE UNIVE RSITY, DETROIT, MICH. President D onna M. Kanigowski, 24250 Scotia, Oak Park, Mich. 48237 C. Adv. Beverly Gryczko, 6703 Brimson, Detroit, Mich. 48212 Ass t. C.A. CC Mrs. Alice K. Ahn, 7317 Will iamson, Dearborn , Mich. 48216

IOTA (1923)- KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, EMPORIA, KA President Connie Binkley, 1621 Merchant, Emporia, 1\: an. 66801 C. Adv. Mrs. Jim Groves, 86 Mohawk, Emporia, Kan. 66801 Ass t. C.A. Mrs. Richard McQuin, 1007 W alnut, Empori a, 1\:an. 66801 CC Mrs. Randy Reynolds, Box 214, Olpe, Kan. 66865

OMICRO President C. Adv. Ass t. C. A. cc

(1930) - CONCORD COLLEGE, ATHENS, W.VA. Marian Covey, 611-A Towers, Concord College, Athens, W. Va. 247 12 Miss Mildred Dransfie ld, Box 307, Athens, W .Va. 24712 :vlrs. Mary Ann Swack, Box 98 , Faculty, CC, Athens, W. Va. 24712 Miss Betty Sue Hedrick, Rt. #4, Box 222, Princeton, W . Va. 24740

RHO (1932-1948; 49) - SOUTHEASTE R STATE COLLEGE, DUHANT, 0 1\:LA. President Shauna L . Andrews, 1121 Oak Ridge, Durant, Okl a. 74701 C. Adv. Mrs. Handy Monroe, 2103 Quail Creek Dr. , Durant, Okla. 74701 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Doris Andrews, 1121 Oak Ridge, Durant, Ok la. 74701 CC Mrs. John Sills, Chuckwa Dr., N.W . of City, Durant, Okla. 74701

ZETA TAU (1935) - LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VA. President Grace Leathead, Box 527, Longwood College, Fa tmville, Va. 23901 C. Adv. Mrs. Carolyn Price, Physical Ed. Dept. LC, Farmville, Va. 23901 Asst. C.A. CC Miss C indy Cain, 5902 Thorndale Lane # 1, Richmond , Va. 23235

UPSILO President C. Adv. Ass t. C.A. cc

(1935) - UNIVERSITY OF CE TRAL ARKA TSAS, CONWAY, ARK Joan Jug, Box 2238, U. of Central Ark. , Conway, Ark. 72032 Mrs. Betty Young, 814 W atkins, Conway, Ark. 72032 Mrs. Grace Vineyard, Parkview Apts., Conway, Ark. 72032 Mrs. Peggy Owens, 326 Locust, Conway, Ark. 72032

PHI (1940) - SOUTHEASTEHN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, HAMMOND, LA. President Becky Brady, P.O. Box 2985, SLU, Hammond , La. 70401 C. Aclv. Mrs. Doris Thomas, Box 783, SLU, Hammond, La. 70401 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Mildred McArthur, 410 North Pine, H ammond, La. 70401 CC Tonni Terral, R. # 1, Box 132 D. , Hammond, La . 70401

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CHI (1940-1948; 1950) - SHEPHERD COLLEGE, SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA. President Marty Rebert, General Delivery, Shepherdstown, W.Va. 25443 C. Adv. Mrs. Jean Carper, Box 116, Route # 1, Shepherdstown, W.Va. 25443 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Mary Staley, Rt. # 1, Shepherdstown , W.Va. 25443 CC Mrs. Diana Hutzler, 1301 Winchester Ave. , Mmtinsburg, W . Va. 25401

PSI (1944)- MADISON COLLEGE, HARRISONBURG, VA. President Patric ia Banick, Box 5046, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801 C. Adv. Mrs. Janice Haynes, 310 Seventh St. , Harrisonburg, Va. 22801 Asst. C.A. Ms . Eileen F amen, 103 Northwest View St. , Bridgewater, Va. 22812 CC Mrs. Susan Mcintosh, P.O. Box 1125, Front Hoyal, Va. 22630

ALPHA GA,\ IMA (1946)- HENDERSON STATE UNIVEHSITY, ARKADELPHIA, ARK . Pres ident Janie Hughes, Box H-1166, HSU, Arkadelphia, Ark. 71923 C. Adv. Dr. Lynette Solomon, 2066 Elaine Circle, Arkadelphia, Ark. 71 923 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Beverly Gilbert, 819 1 . 26th, Arkadelphia, Ark. 71923 CC Ms. Judy Newton, 910 A. 23rd, Arkadelphia, Ark . 71923

ALPHA EPSILON (1948) - WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. lACOMB, ILL. President Chris Spears, # 1 Pollock Dr. , Macomb, Til. 61455 C. Adv. Miss Helen Buckley, 609 N. Lafayette, Macomb, Ill. 61455 Asst. C.A. Mrs. Jan Frowein, 506 E. Carroll , Macomb, Ill. 61455 CC Mrs. Linda F rintner Cada, 5728 Washin gton, # D, Hinsdale, Ill. 60152

ALPHA KAPPA (1961) - MARIETTA COLLEGE, MAHIETTA, OHIO President .To Ann Johnson, 219 Fourth St. , Marietta, Ohio 4.5750 C. Adv. Mrs. Hichard Hill , 202 ChamberJajn Dr. , Marietta, Ohio 45750 Asst. C.A. Marilyn Little, 800 Front St. , Marietta, Ohio 45750 CC Janet Chase, 503 Marietta Lane, #C, Marietta, Ohio 45750

ALPHA LAMBDA (1953) - RADFOHD COLLEGE, RADFOHD, VA. President Debby Dwiggens, P.O. Box 6639, Hadford, College Sta., Radford, Va. 24142 C. Adv. Asst. C.A. cc ALPHA MU President C. Adv. Asst. C.A. cc

Miss Martee Buchanan, 1022 Downey St. , Hadford , Va. 24142 Miss Anne Waldkirch, 1808 Medall ion Dr. , Pulaski , Va. 24301

(1962) - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO, ARK. Arlene Rodgers, P.O. Box 2497 , UAM , Monticello, Ark. 71655 Kathy Brown, UAM, Monticello, Ark. 71655 Vicki Todd, Turtle Creek Apts. , Monticello, Ark. 716.55 Linda Rowe, 309 S. Oakley, Lake Village, Ark. 716.53

ALPHA XI (1965) - MA TSFIELD STATE COLLEGE, MANSFIELD, PA. Pres ident L inda Hollingshead, 406 Laurel B. , MSC, Mansfield, Pa. 16933 C. Adv. Mrs. King G. Rose, R.D. 2, Pickle Hill , Mansfield , Pa. 16933 Asst. C.A. cc ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER (1966) - CLARION STATE COLLEGE, CLARION, PA. President Linda Shaffer, 106 Halston Hall , CSC, Clarion, Pa. 16214 C. Adv. Mrs. Susan P-Jobb, 41 Wilson Ave., Clarion, Pa. 16214 Asst. C.A. Pat Bahneman, 414% Wood St. , Clarion , Pa. 16214 CC Marcia Myers, 650 Malibran Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15237

ALPHA PI (1966) - SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE, SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. President Cheryl McDonald, 125 Towers, SRSC, Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057 C. Adv. Ass t. C.A. cc

Mrs. Kim Rowe, 319% E. \Vallace Ave ., New Castle, Pa. 16101 Mrs. Mary Fox, Box 214 , Slippety Rock, Pa. 160.57

ALPHA SIGMA (1968) - ORTHEAST MISSOUHI STATE UNIVERSITY, KIRKS\ ILLE, MO. President Tamara Krink, R.R. #3, Greentop Mo. 63546 C. Adv. Cathy Wombwell , HR # 1, Box 48, Bucklin, " lo. 64631 Asst. C.A. Janette Stoffa, 217 North Hancock, Ottumwa, I a. 52501 CC Ruth Miller, 501 Torth Lindell , Vandalia, " lo. 63382

ALPHA TAU (1969) - EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE, EDI TBORO, PA. President C. Aclv. Asst. C.A. cc

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ALP II A PHI (1969)- WE T CHESTER STATE COLLEGE, WEST C ll ESTEH, PA . Presidmt D eborah Kamerling, 503 Schmidt, W CSC, West Chesl<•r, Pa. 19380 C. Adv. Mrs. Susan Burda, 1053 Nie ls Lane, W esl Chester, Pa . I 9380 Asst. C .A. Ms. Patty Bothwell, 402 City Lin<· Ave., Phoenixville, Pa . 19460 cc ALPHA CHI !'resident

(1969)- NORTHEASTEHN UN IVERS ITY, BOSTO r, MASS.

C. Adv. Asst. C.A. cc

Mary L isa Mills, 159 Locust St., Winthrop, Mass. 021.52 Miss Ann Maquire, 167 W. Newton St. , Boston, Mass. 02118 Miss Susan Kline, 4925 Wash ington Ave.# 11 0, W . Hoxbu ry, .t-. l ass. 021.'32 Miss E rnestine A. Struzziero, 144 Waldemar Ave., East Boston , Mass. 02 128

BETA BETA President

(1970)- WIDENER COLLEGE, CHESTEH, PA.

C. Adv. Asst. C.A. cc

Anne L. McHorney, 7012 Llanfa ir Hcl. , Upper Darby, Pa. 19082 Mrs. T. M. Locke, 813 Hidge Lane, Media, Pa. 19013 Miss L inda Schaeffer, 509 W . Country Club Lane, W all ingfo rd , Pa. 1908.'3 Miss Cathleen Paulson, 51 Vi ll as Dr. #5, New Castle, Del. 19720

BETA DELTA (1970)- DUQUESNE UNIVEHS ITY, PITTSB UHCH , PA. President Terry W . Bryan, SMC 646, 1345 Vickroy St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 C. Adv. Mrs. S. H arrison, 5139 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 1.5232 Ass t. C.A. CC l\frs. Mary Ann Baird, B-21 Harris Carden Apt., niontown , Pa. 15401

BETA EPS IL01 President C. Aclv. Ass t. C.A. cc

(1970)- SHIPPENSBURG STATE COLLEGE, HIPPENSBURC, PA. Rebecca A. Brown, College Park Apts., #68, Shippensburg, Pa. 172.57 D r. Mary Jane Urbanowicz, 400 E. Kin g St. , #2, Shippensburg, Pa. 17257 Miss Jill House, College Park Apts., #4, Shippensburg, Pa. 172.57 Mrs. Cindy Collette, 4843 Spring Top Drive, Harrisburg, Pa. 17111

BETA ZETA (1970)- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIHMINCHAI\1, ALA. E lizabeth .t-.1. Grimes, 820 S. 18th St., Box 403, Bi1mingham Ala. 3520.5 Pres ident

C. Adv. Asst. C.A. cc

Mrs. Penny Westendorf, P.O. Box 60, Student Life Bldg., U. of A. , Birmingham, Ala. 35294 JV[rs. Lorrie Rogers, 1717-I Vestawood Ct. , Birmingham, Ala . . '35216 Miss E llen Myers, 830 C. Nob H ill D r. , Bi1mingham, Ala. 3.5209

BETA ETA (1972) - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, EDVlARDSVILLE, ILL. President L inda Grieve, 506 Tower Lake # 2A, Edwardsville, Il l. 62025 C. Adv. Mrs. Nancy Horvath, 300 S. Main # 1, Edwardsvill e, I ll. 6202.5 Asst. C.A. Sharon Eberlin , 3314 Leo, Alton , Ill. 62002 CC Karen Beckman, 1091 B. W eskow, St. Louis, Mo. 63138

BETA TAU (1975) - LOWELL TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, LOWELL, MAS S. Pres ident Miss Susan Kowalczik, Box 2336, U. of Lowell , Lowell , Mass . 01854 C. Adv. Miss E llen Duggan, Res . Adv., Eames Hall , U. of Lowell , Lowell , Mass. 018.54 Asst. C.A. Miss Barbara MacCaron, U. of Lowell North Campus, Lowell , l\ lass. 018.54 cc

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ALPHA SIGMA TAU founded November 4, 1899-E.M.U. (formerly Michigan State Normal College) Ypsilanti, Michigan

fYite fYownd eiW MRS. E. A. LYMAN° HELENE M. RICEo MAY GEPHARr MA YENE TRACY 0

MABLE CHASE 0

ADRIANCE RICEo RUTH DUTCHEW EVA O'KEEFE 0

HARRIET MARX 0

( MRS . c. F . PFEIFFER ) 0 deceased. .

cri'lue/ fY.>atMneoo 0 Ada, A. Norton - Alpha 1925-1928

°Crace Erb Ritchie - Alpha 0 Luella Chapman- Sigma Carrie Washburne Staehle- Alpha

0 Dorothy Bennett Robinson- Pi Mary Alice Seller Peterson - Iota Elizabeth Wilson- Pi

fY.>-ieoeaenC ~:me-iila

1925-1928 1928-1934 1934-1949 1949-1955 1955-1964 1964-1972

MRS. HASWELL E . STAEHLE (Alpha)

\}JP~ (Including National Council, Dist-rict Presidents, Committee Chairmen,

and Chapter Advisers)

tv'P!- President-MRS. THOMAS J. KI G, Jr. (P i), 1845 Lakeridge Rd., Birmingham, Ala. 35216 /If f t 1ational Secretary-l\IIR . JULIAN ]. FLOYD (Psi), 3800 N. Fairfax Dr. , Villa 1304, Arlington, Va.

22203 National Treasurer-MISS MARGARET MACDONALD (Sigma), 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, . Y.

14222 ~ Director of Collegiate Chapters-MRS. C. J. ASHBY (Chi), Box 12, The Plains, Va. 22171

IV P Director of Alumnae Chapters-MRS. ROBERT O'DELL (Lambda), 222 West Tabor Rd ., Philadelphia, Pa. 19120

i'( ~Director of Central Office-MISS ELIZABETH WILSON (Pi), 6200 Hoffman, St. Louis, Mo. 63139 (Off.) 124 Elm, St. Louis, Mo. 63122 (Res.)

Director of Expansion-MRS. BERNARD McBEE (Eta), 1183 Avon, Akron, Ohio 44310 Director of Fraternity Programs-~IRS . PHIL HAGGARD (Rho), Box 421, Durant, Okla. 74701

~ -# pf/ Director of Publications-MRS. E . C. PHIPPS (Omicron), 2611 Harrison Ave., Parkersburg, W .Va. 26101 rv PL NPC Delegate-MRS. JUSTIN G. DOYLE (Theta), 3208 Patrick Henry Dr., Falls Church, Va. 22044

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, 9lJi6C'iid fY.>1-eoea enlo ALPHA DISTRICT (I)

MRS. DONALD BOUFFARD (Theta), 15504 Eastburn Dr., Detroit, Mich. 48205 Alpha Beta, Theta, Alpha Rho, Alpha Theta

BET A DISTRICT (II) MISS ]OA1 1 E GE1 OVA (Alpha Pi), 554-C So. Trenton, Pittsburgh, Pa . 15221 Delta, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Pi, Alpha Tau, Beta Delta

GAMMA DISTRICT (III) MRS. KENNETH B. WATERBURY (Zeta), R.D . 1 Cre tmont, Lock Haven, Pa. 17745 Alpha Xi , Alpha Chi, Zeta, Beta Tau

DELTA DISTRICT (IV) MRS. STEPHE PYE (Beta Epsilon), R.D. #4, Box 57B, hippensburg, Pa. 17257 Alpha Phi, Beta Beta, Beta Epsilon, Chi

EPSILON DISTRICT (V) MISS BETH JA 1ES (Alpha Lambda), 4500 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, Va. 22204 P i, Omicron, Zeta Tau, Alpha Lambda, Alpha Kappa

ZETA DISTRICT (VI) MRS. CHARLES BLAZICEK (Alpha u), 2538 Pioneer, St. Louis, to. 63129 Iota, Alpha Epsi lon, Alpha Sigma, Beta Eta, Rho

ETA DISTRICT (VII)

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MISS CAMILLE GE 1 ARO (Phi), 3212 St. Rene, ~Ietairie, La. 70001 Upsilon, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Mu, Phi, Beta Zeta

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CHAPLAIN ~ MRS. CHARLES R. McCRORY (Alpha Alpha), P.O. Box 5218, Ft. Wayne, Ind . 46805

CONVENTION i3 MRS. HAROLD HOFFELDER (Pi), 4452 South 38th St. , St. Louis, Mo. 63116

EDITOR MRS. BARBARA KOSCIERZYNSKI (Theta), 5008 Commor, Detroit, Mich. 48212

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

1y jJC MRS. WALTER G. MEYER (Pi), 6200 Hoffman, St. Louis, Mo. 63139

FINANCIAL SECRETARY MISS JUNE McCARTHY (Pi), 6200 Hoffman, St. Louis, Mo. 63139

HISTORIAN MISS BEVERLY BOLLARD (Sigma), 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14213

HOUSING MRS. EDWARD MARSHALL (Pi), 5935 Bishops Place, St. Louis, Mo. 63109

-n MUSIC JI.J MISS LOIS WANINGER (Pi), 5221 S. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo. 63111

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS FUND /V jJ&.-- MRS. DONALD H. RHODES ( Psi ), 621 Heron Point Circle, Virginia Beach, Va. 23452

PLEDGE MISS JACQUELINE COFFEY (Alpha Sigma), Box 114, Altona, Ill. 61414

RUSH MISS PAULA NEWELL (Rho), 5208 So. Lewis # 1014, Tulsa, OK 74105

SCHOLARSHIP MS. CHERI JOHNSON (Alpha Lambda), Dean of Women's Office, Rider College, Trenton, . J.

08602

SOCIAL SERVICE MS. MARTY BELKNAP (Alpha), 3466 Gettysburg Rd. , Ann Arbor, Mich. 48105

SORORITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MRS. DOUGLAS J. BOLTON (Sigma), 60 Briarhurst Rd., Williamsville, . Y. 14221

STANDARDS MRS. CARY FOH.RESTER (Beta Eta), 3565 Grand , Abilene, Tex. 79605

'tienAal &lfiee 6200 Hoffman, St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Director-MISS ELIZABETH WILSON ~K-Jxecutive Secretary-MRS. WALTER G. MEYER

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Financial Secretary-MISS JUNE McCARTHY Typist-MRS. RALPH H. WILSON

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J<(hea J?tfu'Jnnae f!ilejvte6enl"ative6

ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA MRS. MARCY JONES SMITH (Alpha Gamma), 1518 Walnut, Arkadelphia, AR 71923

FLORIDA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA MRS. KAY MARCH DERR (Chi), 333 University Dr., #222, Coral Gables, FL 33134

ILLINOIS MISS JACQUELINE COFFEY (Alpha Sigma), Box 114, Altona, Ill. 61414

INDIANA MRS. CHARLES McCRORY (Alpha Alpha), Box 5218, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 46805

MICHIGAN MRS. LEON SOWELL (Theta), 33830 King Richard Dr. , Sterling Heights, Mich. 48077

MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY MRS. LARRY LYTLE (Zeta Tau), 417 B Summit St. , Richmond, Ky. 40475

MISSOURI, KANSAS, lOW A AND NEBRASKA MRS. DALE MELLON (Alpha u), 1510 . 78th, # 5, Kansas City, Kan. 66112

NEW JERSEY, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA MRS . DIANA GLUCKMAN (Alpha Phi), 6035 Boulevard East, A-3, West New York, New Jersey 07093

OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MISS EDITH ALTMAN, 609 Clinton, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

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MISS LYNN SULLIVAN (Alpha Lambda), 212 Guy Ave. #3, Crewe, Va. 23930

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