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Delta Zeta Colony, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Pin-pledged August 12, 1995

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Alumnae . Contact Gay True hart at 717-389-1736 for meeting information.

Centreville-Manassas, Virginia Alumnae. Contact Diane Underwood at 703-369-0243 for meeting information .

Charlottesvi lle, Virginia Alumnae. Contact Michelle Cangialo i at 804-971-6641 for meeting information.

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Thi i ue of The Anchor i be­ing ent to all Alpha igma Tau Alumnae . Th r t - T' alum­nae new l tter, will b publi h d again ne t ear.

5 Applause for Taus Meet the econd winner of th e Pearl of A2:T, a sister involved in a n ew PC venture, and a sister with an attendance record better than Cal Ripken,Jr.'

7 Order of the Open Book A2.T' new honor society; also, our 4.0 students

8 10 Alumnae Expansion How you can start a new alum­

nae group Alumnae An explanation of the alumnae affiliation process, new alumnae chapter excellence guidelines, and an alumnae chapter for "scattered" alumnae

3 7 Anniversaries Alpha Alpha celebrates the 50th anni­versary of its founding; Alpha Xi celebrates 30 years

12 Nominations Duties of National staff positions ex­plained

'()~ Top Taus .. ..... ....... .......... ............ ..... .. .......... .................. .... .... .... ......... .. .. .. 4 Foundation ... ..... ............... ...... ......................... ... ... ....... .. ................. ... .. 15 Anchor Line ............. .............. ... .. ... ....... .... .. ............ .............................. 16 Pearls of Alpha Sigma Tau ........................................ .. ...... ........ .. .. ....... 17 Collegiate Chapter News .............. .. .... .......................... .... .. ................. 18 Alumnae Chapter ews ............ ................... ........ ....... ..... ..... .......... .. ... 30 Directory ........ .. ....... ..... ..... .. ..... .... .. ... .. .... ... ...... ... ... .. ........ ...... .... .... ....... 33 From the Council ...................... .. .................. .. ...... ........ ...... .. .. ............. 39

Editor Carole Bicking Keily 7807 Leland Road Manassas, VA 22111

Chapter New Ed itor Gay Gammell Truehart 2228 Old Berwick Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Director of Publications Carol J. Cooper

Produced by Maury Boyd and Associates

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Alpha Sigma Tau National Headquarters 1929 Canyon Road • Birmingham, AL 35216 205/ 978-2179 205/ 978-2182 fax

THE A ICHOR is publish ed in the Fall and Spring . Sing le copie are avai lable for 5.00 each. Thit·d class postage i paid at Indianapo­li s, Indiana, and at additional mai ling offices. Send address change , death notices, and busi­ne s correspondence to National Headquarters. Editorial correspondence should be sent to the Editor.

Fall 1995 Volume 70, No . 2

Printed in USA

The Northern Virgin ia Alum­nae Chapter, shown in 1958 and 1994 photos, knows what it mean to be "Anchored for Life" with Alpha Sigma Tau.

THE FOUNDERS Mable Chase Ru th Dutcher May Gephart Effie E. Lyman Harriet Marx Eva O 'Keefe Adriance Rice Helene M. Rice Mayene Tracy

Alpha Sigma Tau was founded November 4, 1899 at Michigan State 1 ormal School (now Eastern Michigan University), Ypsilanti, · MI.

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Congratulations to the 1995 Top Taus

Summer Mikesell Rolryn McNally

Alpha: Lauren Friedman Beta: Tara Van landschoo t Delta: Frances Consiglio Zeta: Rebecca L. McLaugh li n Omicron: Meli ssa Lynn Hamm Rho: Lorena Miche ll e Ebert Sigma: Marci H ayden Zeta Tau: Sue Rose Upsilon: Sherri Ph illi ps Phi: Shae Lynn Woodward Chi: Erin O 'H ara Psi: Be tsy Borde rs Alpha Gamma: Rebekah Fe rgu o n Alpha Epsilon: Kimberly Ku hl man Alpha Lambda: J es ica Harris Alpha Omicron: AmyJ o chaub Alpha Phi: Faith Franke l Beta Delta: Nicole Ennis Be ta Epsilon: u an M. chaj Beta Eta: a le rie Stallman Be ta Theta: Kimb rl Crowle Be ta Iota: umm r Mike e ll

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Marie E. Ferrigno Dawn Owens Heather JI!Iasters Holly Penton Jayo haw

usa" M. Russe/lo

Beta Mu: Ke lly Ann eal Beta Xi: An i a AJi Beta Pi: Robyn Mer a lly Beta Tau: Marie E. Fer rigno Be ta Upsilon: Isabel DeO live ira Beta Phi: Dawn Owen Beta Chi: H eather Ma ters Beta Omega: Su an Kammen Gamma Gamma: H oll Pen ton Gamma Zeta: J ayci haw Gamma Theta: Be t auer Gamma Iota: Am Darn e Gamma Lambda: Danene Billge r GammaNu: J oAnn Kovalcheck Gamma Pi: Bli s M. H erz ing Gamma Rho: Lucinda M. Ferre ri Gamma Sigma: Francine K. LeBlanc Gamma Tau: J ennifer Wall Gamma Chi: Christina Carn e ' Delta Alpha: he rr te rl ing Delta Epsilon: u an M. Ru e llo

&becca Dotson Praz.nik

Alumnae Top Taus: Birmingham: Buffalo: Detroit/ NE Suburbs:

Harrisburg: Indianapolis: Northern Virginia:

Patricia

mi th Mark Barbara H eeb

Diane Di andr

Pittsburgh: uzan n St. Louis: Tidewater: Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor:

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Some of Gwen Frostic' s artwork

Frostic Second Winner of Pearls of Alpha Sigma Tau Award

While visiting Presscraft Papers, Gwen Frostic 's studio, printing, and sales _ fa_cility in Benzonia, Michigan , one IS tmpressed with her extensive di play of framed certificates and plaques honoring her for both profes­sional achievements and for her tire­less campaign to pre erve wildlife and the environment.

Gwen Frostic, Alpha, is the second winner of The Pearls of Alpha Sigma Tau Profes ional Award. Her artwork celebrate nature, enabling others to enjoy it and hopefully preserve it. Her note papers how both her love and appreciation of nature through her artistic expression and variety of media. In her books, she adds h er elegantly expre sed written word, creat­ing delightful and be autiful treasures to e njoy reading over and ove r again. j

"?. ' ' Note cards, wrapping paper -~A<} •

and her 18 books contain ' ,If:': Gwen 's drawings and re present her interpretation of "nature" in both word and pictures . Through them we discover how she interweave colors, textures, inks , papers , translucencies , transparencies, densities , and humor. Gwen ' s poem , "This Earth", was written for Earth Day, April 22, 1970. She in­cluded it in her book Be­yond T ime. Her books give inspiration and / peace: her stationery j delights with its whimsy,

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teaches with its accuracy, and I soothes with its softness.

Gwen has frequently served Al­pha Sigma Tau with her talents and r

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A~~l), 1~----artistry. She donated packets of note papers as gifts at an NPC meeting in the 1950s. For our 50th anniversary celebration , Gwen planned and fur­nished favors , programs, and decora­tions for the Farewell Luncheon. For our 75th anniversary, he and I co­chaired the NPC luncheon, for which she designed and furnished the pro­grams and was the principal peaker. Again in 1992, she furnished invita­tions and gifts of her books to guests at our PC Friendship Reception. Gwen designed a yellow rose specifi­cally for the programs and favors , which she donated for the formal ban­quet.

Gwen IS the business, IS Presscraft Papers. She oversees every aspect of the business. What began as hand block printed note papers in her home has grown to over 3700 different de­signs, using 15 Heidelberg presses, a large staff, her 285-acre wi ldlife sanc­tuary, and her millions of fans via mail order. Even at age 89, she delights in welcoming hundreds of visitors a day during summer months to her print shop.

Gwen Frostic has been extensively and nationally honored by others for both her professional achievements and for environmental contributions. Among her honors are the Distin­guished Service Award from the Michi­gan Tourist Association ; the Sarah Chapman Francis Literary Award from the Garden Clubs of America; a Cer­tificate of Recognition from the Michi­gan Horticultural Society and member­ship in the Michigan Women 's Hall of Fame , Who 's Who-World Women , Who's Who-Executives, and Interna­tional Who 's Who of Professionals.

-MaTtha Drouyor DeCamp

McCrory Elected to NPC Foundation Board

Cynthia Peckhart McCrory, Alpha Alpha, was elected Vice President of the newly-established ational Panhellenic Conference Foundation.

Results of the Program Question­naire from the 1993 NPC Biennial Ses­ion indicated overwhelming support

for NPC in­vo lvement in the develop­mentofeduca­tiona) pro­gramming . Additional sources of in­come are re­quired to fi­nance major program d e­velopme nt. A Cynthia Peckhart M cCrory

substantial majority of responses fa­vored th e solicitation of corpora te / foundation grants. Most delegates sup­ported the development of a chari table and educational foundation to receive grants and donations. The PC Execu­tive Committee was instructed by the members of PC to create a founda­tion under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a t the ex­pense of the Conferen ce.

On May 30, 1995, P filed the Foundation's Articles of Incorporation and filed its budget and officers wi th the IRS. Final IRS approval is still pending.

Seibert Has Never Missed a Sunday

"My fri ends ask, 'Are you going to retire? ' Well, I don ' t have any reason to retire," says Ruth Seibert, Chi. " long as th e Lord gives m e stre ng th and health , I'm going to continue playing the organ. "

Ruth has been the organist a t First Church in Martinsburg, W.Va. , for 50 years, and has never missed a Sunday. Her vacations have to begin on Monda and end on Saturday so that she can play the Moller pipe organ in church on Sunday.

She ce lebrated her 50th anniver­sary as organist by giving a Maas-Rowe Carillon to the church. The church tower had been without bell for o rne time . "I am marking the occa ion," she said, "as a mileston e in m life because the Lord has been so good to me and allowed m e to play the organ ever y Sunday. Music has been m whole life. "

Ruth has been a member of Fir t Church since her baptism. She i n ow

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Ruth Ellen Seibert

a deacon, has been a trustee for the past three years, and has taught Sunday School. Her life is not limited to local activity, however. She ha been a mem­ber of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), and is one of the official organists who play at Constitu­tion Hall , Washington , D.C. , for the Continental Congress at annual D.A.R. conventions.

She i a member of the American Colonists and their chair of musi c; and a member, past dean, and treasurer of the American Guild of Organists. She has been president three times of a mu­sic club in Martinsburg called ''Friends

of Music. ' She also teache organ and piano to children and adults.

When doe he ha e time to prac­tice? "I've practiced for 50 ear and I don 't need to anymore," she ay .

Ruth ha encountered orne un­usual experience during her career. On j an. 1, 1993, a cemeter owner mar­

~ ried one of hi office taff. aid Ruth , ~ ''I'm going to play for a wedding in the !. Funeral hape l at the cemeter ." "Huh?

Are you crazy?" cried her friend . " ure I'm going to play. " he aid. "I've played for wedding everywhere. For funeral and choir , too. "

She' played for weddings of a ll faith and in man locations. And once he played for the wedding of a couple

she' never met, to thi day. "I played for a wedding, but I wa never there, " she said. To the skeptica l she exp lain that she record d wedding mu ic on a tape that was pia ed at the wedding.

The congregation of Fir t Church held a pecial wor hip ervice to honor Ruth Seib rt' 50 continuous year a a faithful organi t, and to r ceive with gratitude her gift of a cari llon.

The bells in the belfry were dedi-

cared and pia ed for the fir t time at the service. "I have gi en the bell to the congregation and the community to enjo for ear to come," Ruth de­clared.

Ruth wa pre ented with an en­graved plaque, gifts, and a picture of her elf to be displa ed in the church. The honored her on behalf of the con­gregation.

t a luncheon erv din the Fellow­hip Hall after the ervice, friend con­

gratulated Ruth and wi hed for her many more y ar of ervice a organi t.

Gracing the lunch on table were e ll ow rose and three anniversary

cake , one featuring the complete core of her favorit hymn , 'Je u , Lover of My oul. "

hurch Deacon Ramona Smith de cribe Ruth a a per on who never ay "no "; who doe n't know the mean­

ingoftheword.M .Smith ays, "Ruth ' chedule i the church' chedul . he

adapts her Life tyle to other people. H r Lord, her music , and people are h r life."

Reprinted courte y of the Shenandoah Presbytery 1 ew , Chi-Chi Kern, Author'

Founders Day Proclan1ation 1995 As ational President of Alpha

Sigma Tau, I hereby proclaim the fourth day of ovember in the year of our Lord nin etee n hundred and nin e ty-five, ALPHA IGMA TA FO NDERS DAY. Ninety-six ear have passed since our Founder a -sembled in Ypsilanti , Michigan to plant the seed of sisterhood which ha grown to what we know a our Sorority today. In honor of our founding you rna ce l­e brate with a group, chapter, or alone. No matter how you ce lebra te, I urg you to take time to celebrate this our 96th anniversary. Celebrate what has b en pa ed on to us from o ur Founder through the builders of Al­pha igma Tau in years sin ce.

Thi pa tjuly, the ational Coun­cil had th opportunity to gather for o ur 1995 umm r meeting at Pine Mountain. A we shar d in thi e ' pe­

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e, ea h of tho e pr ent wa abl th b n fit whi h had orne to

Pine Mountain by the many contribu­tions Alpha Sigma Tau ha mad . We met in "Big Log", the lovely cabin for which our funding ha provided re to­ration . We took pride in knowing that what we had done through our philan­thropy had made a difference to the programs available there. Our pride wa timulated to continue what ha been passed on to us with the trend to g ive to Pine Mountain so that their chool will thrive as they g ive to the

folk in Harlan County, Kentucky, and the urrounding area.

It i m hope that the National Counci l thi ear will pa on to each sister that warmth , cl ene , inspira­tion, and i terhood ' hich each of u felt while baring in the time of meet­ing at Pine Mountain. My wi h for each of you would b that ou could hav actua ll bared that xp rien e with u . It wa rejuvenating to our mmiun nt to working for Alpha igma Tau and

Pine Mountain. Thi pa t ear we moved into our

permanent ational Headquarter in Birmingham, Alabama. Our Founda­tion Board i working with u to make thi purcha e "our ". Let u eel brate Founder Day thi ear by ending a donation to that endeavor to how our lasting commitment to Alpha io-ma Tau and it future.

we pa on to future i ter \ hat ha been pa ed on to u by si t r of our pa t, let u eel brate and b thank­ful for all that our orority ha afford d u the opp rtunity to achi ve. To­gether wear "Anchored£ r Life", our 1996 Convention theme, and I chal­leng ' OU to c lebrat that bond f i -terhood.

New Alpha Sigma Tau Academic Honor Society Established

Alpha Sigma Tau is p lea ed to an­n ounce the e tabli hment of The Or­de r of the Open Book, an acade mic h o n or society. The purpo e of th e O rder of the Ope n Book is to recog­niz and promote acade mic achieve­ment and scholarly excelle nce and to co ntinue to fo te r the high ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau.

on a 4.0 scale a t th e start of th ir ju n­ior year or a grade point ave rage of 3.5 or higher during their junio r or eni or year are eligible. Pledg are e ligible if the are pledging in the ir enior year.

grad uatio n . ew member wi ll be an­noun ced and recogni zed a t National

o nven tion , and their names shall be publish d in The Anchor and the Alpha

ig- a l. M mbers will receive a le tter of co mmendation from th ational Academ ics Coord inator, and opies of th letter will be ent to the member' U niversity or o lleg dmini trator,

i ter are elig ible for membership ba ed o n their grade poin t a erage and active me mber hi p in Alph a Sig ma Tau . Only si ters with a cumulative g rade po in t average or 3.5 or h igher

Me mb e r mu t ma in ta in aca­d e m ic, fin a n c ia l, a nd soc ia l good standing tatu in th e Sorority, a nd mu t main ta in d i ti nguished behavior th roug ho ut the re t of the ir under­o-raduate attendance. Once a mem ber has graduated , member hip cannot be revoked .

Membe rship i for li feti me after

her parents, and her chapter. ominations for member hip

ha ll be made by the Chapter Vice Pre ident to the ational cademic Coordinator.

Congratulations to these sisters who achieved a 4. 0 average last year: DELTA

J e sica Devane Deni e Harr is

J essica Langka mer Katrina Laur

RHO Melis a Cu rrie Melissa Ebert Miche l Eb rt Al icia Flower Ca ey Graham

Paula Hu tchens Rh onda McCall

UPSILO N Callie Cullo m

Angela DePriest H eathe r Grant Amy Kimbrell Maria Merri tt Miss Murphy

J ennife r Phe lp Juli e Sande rlin

PSI Susan Kern s Tara Lan e

Shawnthea Morrisse tte Rach el Wine r

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ALPHA GAMMA Miche lle Reed

ALPHA LAMBDA Susan Kent

ALPHA O MICRON H eid i Servette

ALPHA PI J ennifer Alexander

Cari Brandt Sh ala Hahn

BETA DELTA J ill Body

BETA EPSILON Aimee De rr ickson

T in a Frank Tri cia Gu tman Me li sa Lynch

BETA ETA Andr a H ommert

J am ie Klei n J e nnifer Watts

BETA THETA Ka thryn Weiser

BETA XI Carin D Pue

BETA PI Misty Elliott Betsy J ewell

J oanna Metalio T iffa ny Smith

Tressa T hema

BETA UPSILON lli cha Kumor

BETA PSI Tracey Bartlett Charity Haugk

Amy M. Merenda

GAMMA GAMMA Kerri Bradford Elizabeth Grant

Kimberly Richards

GAMMA ZETA Sandra Broadbent Kri tine Kalcouno

Cindy Mace Lisa Sands

GAMMA THETA icole Campbell

GAMMA IOTA Beth ell

GAMMAMU Le ley Martin

GAMMANU JoAnn l ovalcheck

GAMMA TAU Meli a And rson

Alissa Mowrer

GAMMA CHI tacey Coppoloa

Kim-Marie u llen

DELTA ALPHA Sherr terling

DELTA EPSILON Gina Rugillo

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Dear Alumnae Sisters, You are in Alpha Sigma Tau for life

and your support of the alumnae or­ganization is one of the best ways for you to acknowledge your sisterhood.

This sentence introduces the alumnae dues form you received in May 1995. It may at first appear to be a simple statement, but if you read more closely you wi ll see the deeper mean­ing. Key words which apply to each alumna can be identified in this state­ment.

Alpha Sigma Tau is a sisterhood with many benefits that can be enjoyed. Remember your college days and the bonds that were formed? You became part of a group of young women. You grew together into the mature women that exemplify Alpha Sigma Tau . Does this have to end once you graduate and enter the alumnae organization? The answer is an emphatic 0! The bonds of sisterhood continue well into the alumnae organization. Old friendships

are kept, but new ones are also formed. Don't miss the opportunity to reap the benefits of being an involved alumna.

Think back to the commitment you made to Alpha Sigma Tau at the time of your initiation. You are a mem­ber for life. A lifetime of friendships and activities can be yours. A lifetime of living the high ideals for which Al­pha Sigma Tau stands can be yours. The alumnae organization encourages members to grow personally and pro­fessionally. Take advantage of the op­portunity to belong to a women's or­ganization that sets itself to high stan­dards.

Along with the benefits of mem­bership come the re pon ibilities of membership. Alpha Sigma Tau need your support. As Alpha Sigma Tau pre­pares for its lOOth anniversary, many alumnae are rededicating themselve to Alpha Sigma Tau. Alumnae upport, financial and personal time, are im­perative if our Sorority is to continue meeting the many needs of its mem-

bers. Alpha Sigma Tau needs your ac­tive support. Be an anchored alumna! What you can do: • Pay your alumnae dues by June 1

of each year • Keep your address current with

National Headquarters • Join an alumnae chapter • Organize an alumnae chapter if

there i none in your area • Volunteer to serve on the National

Staff Ye , membership and its benefits

are for life. Alpha Sigma Tau has given much to each of it member and de­serve to be given the very be t in re­turn. Live the tatement, "I am anAl­pha Sigma Tau," rather than, "I wa an Alpha Sigma Tau."

In our i terhood,

~&iL~ Mary Beth Kelley Director of Alumnae

Alumnae Mfiliation...___ _______ _ Most of us think of rush, pledging,

and initia tion as the steps to Alpha Sigma Tau membership. There is an­other way women can become mem­bers of Alpha Sigma Tau-alumnae af­filiation. Women who have at least one year of college credit who are not a member of another PC group may affiliate with the Sorority. Many women did not have the opportunity to join a sorority during college, but now are ready to be part of our sisterhood.

Who is eligible for alumnae affili­ation? The alumnae of a local sorority which is affiliating with Alpha Sigma Tau, patronesses of collegiate chapters, chapter advisers, women from the com­munity, and family members are ex­amp les of e ligible women. Do yo u know a woman from your family, place of employmen t, or neighborhood who possesses the high ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau? If so, he should be intro­duced to Alpha Sigma Tau. Invite her to take part in socia ls and philan­thropic projects.

The pro e for affiliation i very

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simple. An eligible woman i recom­mended for membership by an initiated member, collegiate chapter, or alumnae chapter. Permission to affiliate i granted by the ational Organization. The woman pays the affiliation fee and is initiated into Alpha Sigma Tau.

One such member i Ricki Bargman Trosen, Alpha Sigma. Since her affiliation Ricki has served in many capacities including Alpha Sigma Chapter Adviser, Kappa Di trict Presi­dent, National Secretary, ational Vice President, and is currently Director of Collegiate Chapters.

The Buffalo Alumnae Chapter took advantage of this procedure by initiating three alumnae affiliate . The women had been members of a local sorority at the State Univer ity of New York at Buffalo. They wanted to con­tinue the ir sorority experience and chose to become part of Alpha Sigma Tau.

Alpha Sigma Tau is alwa looking for quali ty women to become mem­ber . If you know omeone who quali-

fie , plea e take the time to introduce her to Alpha igma Tau. It could be time well pent. For more information about alumnae affiliation, plea e con­tact Mary Beth Kelle y, Director of Alumnae, 22 Boulevard, Point Marion , PA 15474.

New Alumnae Chapter Excellence Levels Announced

The ational Council i proud to announce the newly-establi hed guide­lines to recognize alumnae chapter and alumnae club . The level of alum­nae chapter excellence will annuall recognize alumnae chapter for all their achievement and not ju t the completion of reports. Alumnae Club

tars guideline will annual! recognize alumnae club for their achievements. Chapters and club me tinu the rite­ria will be recognized with a certifi at to b pre nted at ach ational n-vention.

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Alumnae Chapter Excellence Criteria Anchor Level • Pay alumnae dues by June 1

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Submit required reports

Conduct a minimum of seven meetings each year

Observe Founders Day

Support a local philanthropy

Pearl Anchor Level

• Achievement of Anchor Level cri­teria, above

• Achievement of three Gold An­chor criteria, below

Emerald Anchor Level

• Achievement of Anchor Level cri­teria, above

• Achievement of four Gold Anchor criteria, below

Gold Anchor Level

• Achievement of Anchor Level cri­teria, above and five of the follow­ing:

• Publish a newsletter at least semi­annually

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Establish a relationship with a col­legiate chapter

Sponsor an alumnae affi liate

• Support Pine Mountain

• Contribute to the National Foun­dation

• Assist with collegiate and/ or alum­nae expansion

• Send a delegate to National Con­vention

• Participate in an alumn ae Panhellenic

Alumnae Club Stars

• Pay alumnae dues by June 1 and achieve three of the following:

• Publish a newsletter at least semi-annually

• Observe Founders Day

• Establish a relationship with a col-legiate chapter

• Assist with collegiate and/ or alum-nae expansion

• Support a local philanthropy

• Support Pine Mountain

• Contribute to the National Foun-dation

Announcing. • . The Anchor Chapter Do you live more than 50 miles

from the nearest alumnae chapter? If so, then become a member of the An­chor Chapter.

Membership in this special chapter provides support for: • National philanthropy projects • Collegiate members, through sup­

port of expansion, convention, and general funds

• National Headquarters Fund

You will benefit by: • Remaining an anchored alumna • Receiving The Anchor • Receiving your membership card

If membership in the Anchor Chapter is the best option for you, please send your $30 annual dues along with the completed form, (right) .

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Become an Anchor Chapter member! Send this coupon to Alpha Sigma Tau National Headquarters, 1929 Canyon Road, Birmingham, AL 35216, for more information.

Please enclose your $30 annual dues.

Name -----------------------------

Address (include street address, city, state, and zip)

Phone. _____________ Initiation Date----------

Collegiate Chapter----------------------

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A~~~ How Can I Stay Involved as an A2T Alumna?

Through the years, the majority of our expansion efforts have been fo­cu ed on collegiate chapter . Expan-ion means es tablishing new collegia te

ch apte rs on univer ity o r co ll ege cam­puses where Alpha igm a Tau doe not have a chapter. Often , the univers ity/ co ll ege admini stration loo k a t th e moral and fin ancia l support that can be provided by local a lu mnae of the national sorori ty.

While we have approximate! 40 es tab li bed a lumnae chapter ac ross th e country, th ere a re ma n y a reas whe re we cou ld have additio na l chap­ters based on the number of a lu mnae in th e a rea . In our effort to spend some tim e o n a lumnae ex pa n ion , AI.T' Alumnae Expansion Coord ina­tor, Pat ayle, answers ques tions on assisting in th e a lumnae expan ion ef­forts.

Give me the Top 10 reasons for wanting to stay involved in the alum­nae world of Alpha Sigma Tau. 10. To stay in vo lved a a n ac tive

a lumna after leaving college. Tha t involve me nt can be as simple as paying yo ur national a lumn ae dues!

9. To co ntinu e to support th e na­tional organ ization with your time and fin ancia l means. In this way, th e organization can provide ben­efits a nd direction to co llegia te and a lumnae chapte r and indi­vidua l m e mbe rs throu rr h vo lun­teers and the National H eadquar­te rs staff.

8. To d evo te time as an active mem­be r in an a lumn ae chapter by at­tending m ee tin rrs, sen ri n rr a a n of­ficer or committee cha irma n , and participating In co mmunity projec t .

7. To continue to fo llow th e be lief expressed in the Creed of Alpha Sigma Tau .

6. To continue th e communication and support with our local colle­g iate c h a pte r by a tte ndin g th e

ha pt r ' Founder Da , hom e­coming, rush parti e , or o th er pe­cia l eve nts.

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5. To make new friend with oth r I.T aero the country. These

orority sister can b com o ur be t friend .

4. When ou pa your n ationa l due , ou re~eive our national magazine,

The Anchor. 3. To gain inner fu lfill ment b volun­

teering in a na tional staff po ition . 2. To participate in a co ll egiate ex­

pan ion effort b attend ing th pre e ntation , providing r fre h­m e nt , or participating in th e pledging a nd in ta lla tio n ervices.

l. To take the lead in our area to e tab li h a new a lumnae chapter if th ere i no exi ting chapter.

How do I find out if there is an active alumnae chapter in my area?

Check the Director ecti o n ofthi i ue of The Anchor, where a ll a lumnae chapters and cl ub are listed . If there is not an established alumnae chapter in my area, how can I start an alumnae chapter?

Contact a tio na l H eadquarter at 1929 Canyon Road, Birming ham , AL 35216, 205-978-2179, or write to the Alumnae Expan ion Coordinator, Pa t

a le, 12002 H a tings Green Drive , Houston , TX 77065. What information do I need to provide to learn what alumnae live in my area?

You shou ld provide the fir t three dig it of the zip cod es for your area. For example, 770, 773, 774, and 775 a re th e zip codes within a 50-mile ra­diu of H ou ton , Texas.

Yo u sho uld a l o provide your full address and telephone number in ca e the H eadquarter taff or the Alumnae Expansio n Coordinator need to con­tac t yo u . You hould a l o indicate whether or no t a lumnae may contact ou.

What steps are taken by National Head­q uarters or the Alumnae Expansion Coordinator?

a tiona l H adquarter ' ill hare with 'OU th approximat number of a lu mnae living in 'Our area. Thi in­formation> ill be provided throtwh an a lumnae li ting orted b ' Zip cod e . The

Alumnae Expan ion Coordinator will receive a copy of Headquarter ' re­pon e, o he can follow up with you.

If the Alumnae Expan ion Coor­dinator i our fir t contact, he will

h eck the alumnae li ting he has to ee h ow many alumnae are in the zip

code reque ted. How is contact made with area alum­nae?

The Alumnae Expan ion Coordi­nator determin the number of alum­nae from the a lumnae li ting b zip code . G n rally if the number of a lumnae i 25 or below, e ither the Alumnae Expan ion Coordinator wi ll

ontact the a lumnae a king tha t the r pond to you as the contact pe r on, or ou may contact the a lumnae your­

If. If the number of alumnae i higher

than 25, flyer wi ll be ent to the alum­nae in the tar et area. If a local alumna i wi lli ng to take the lead in the expan-ion effort, the lumnae Expan ion oordinator wi ll a k th a lumnae, via

the fl yer, to re pond to that a lumna. Otherwi e , alumnae wi ll be asked to re pond to th lumnae Expan ion Coordin ator. Who pays for the alumnae flyers to be sent?

The national organization pay for the prin ting and po tage. What happens when the Alumnae Ex­pansion Coordinator receives re­sponses from the alumnae expansion mailing to area alumnae?

VVhen ther i a local contact, h e will re pond to a ll affirmative re-ponse , a king th e local contact to

fo llow up with the alumnae to arrange a ocial rrath rinrr . What other information will be shared with an organizing alumnae group?

A copy of Four te-ps to Organi=.in an Alumnae haptn~ an , planation of th initial tep to o rrran ize an alum­nae rrroup, an e planation f the b n­efit of m mb r hip in th a lumnae orrra ni za ti n , a nd a li tin rr of th na m , addre , and t I ph n num­b r ofthe a lumnaewh rep nd d to th fl •er.

you 're a member of a brand new

alumnae group ... .

. . . or a long established chapte1; you 'll find that being involved as an A .LT alumna has a lot to offer.

How many women must be in an alum­nae group to be considered an alum­nae chapter?

even women are needed to form an a lumnae chapter; four women are n ed d to form an a lumnae club. How frequently should an alumnae group meet?

There h ould be seven meetings during the year. What rmancial commitment is required by alumnae chapter members?

The 30.00 annual national alum­nae due a re pa id annua l! by eac h memb r. Each alumnae chapte r dete r­mine its own local dues, genera lly be­tween 5 .00 and 20.00. Where are alumnae meetings held?

Generall , in the homes of alum­nae, on a rotating basis. Alumna meet­ings may also be held in church es, the community rooms of public libraries, or in meeting rooms at local hote ls. When are meetings held?

This varie by chapter. Mo t of our chapters mee t on a particular day in a particular week, e.g., the third Wednes­day of the month. Once an initial social gathering has been arranged, what are the next steps?

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Your involvement with Al:T can take you acros the country to visit with A -T si lers . . .

. . . or around the corner on an alumnae chapter outing with family.

t th e initi al meeting, you might hold a get-acquainted activity and serve refreshments uch as dessert and soft drinks. The Alumnae Expansion Co­o rdin ator or Director of Alumnae can g ive you some suggestions.

De te rmine th e inte re t level for tarring an alumnae g roup. See if the

alu mnae in atte ndan ce know other alumnae, a nd pass around the alum­nae listing sent from H eadquarters or th e Alumn ae Expan ion Coordinator to e if a lumnae recognize the names of siste rs.

Share with alumnae the ste ps in­vo lved in beco min g a n oro-a niz ed a lumnae cha pter, and de te rmin e an agenda and location for a second meet­ing. Consid r how often to mee t, th e best date and time to m e t, eventual e lec tion of chapte r officers, and when

th e petiti o n to beco me an alumnae chapte r will be signed. The econd ac­tivity shou ld be he ld no la ter than 4-6 week after th e initial gathering. What needs to happen at the second activity?

Conduct another get-acq uainted activity for n w a lumnae a tte nding . Plan how ofte n you will meet, discuss

You 'llflnd Al:T alumnae everywhere sharing a laugh . ..

program idea , de term in e local due , and plan for a n e lection of offi cers af­ter discussing the duties of each officer. Find out if th alumnae are ready to ign a pe titi on to o rganize a n alumnae

chapter (the pe tition fee i 35.00). What happens after the petition is sub­mitted?

The National Pres id e nt will ac­knowledge receipt of the pe tition, and H eadquarters wi ll end upplie to a -sist in organizing the chapter.

The Alumnae Expan ion Coordi­nator wi ll g ive specific de ta il of the requirements to fu lfill to become an installed alumnae chapter. Once the group h as fu lfilled the require ments, te p vvill be taken to arrange the in­ta llation activity.

Which states have the most alumnae? Pennsylvania and Virginia have the

mo t alumnae; nearly 3000 alumnae live in Penns lvania an d over 1600 live in Virginia. How many alumnae chapters could be established across the country?

If ever member were involved , > e co uld have we ll over 100 a lumnae chapter with 20 or more alumnae in each chapt r.

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NtJ~~ Alumnae Needed to Serve on National Staff

Have you considered serving as a member of the a tiona! Staff of Alpha Sigma Tau, but aren't sure what the duties are?

All Staff positions require a com­mitment of at least two years. You must be a n a lumn ae member in good standing to take office. Collegiate of­ficer experience is h elpful , but not mandatory. Access to a computer is a plus since all positions involve corre­spondence and many involve writing for our internal newsletter, the Alpha Sig- Tal. Each office has a budget to cover postage, duplicating, supplies, phone, and travel (if required). Atten­dance at the ation al Convention is preferred.

Each Staff position is supervised by a member of the ational Counci l. National Council members are elected by the voting delegation at National Conventions, and Nation al Staff mem­bers are appointed by the ational Council.

The duties of each staff position are explained below and listed under the ational Council office supervis­ing the position.

National President supervises the activities of the Sorority and assists in the direction of activities of the a­tiona! Headquarters. She presides over the ational Council and ational Convention business meetings. She oversees the functioning of the PC delegation, and serves as ALT's third alternate delegate to NPC. She repre­sents the National Organization as a non-voting member at National Foun­dation Board meetings. • Nominations Coordinator recruits

a lumnae for nominations to va­cant position

• National Panhellenic Conference Delegate represents ALT in the

ational Panhellenic Conference. She must attend all PC sessions, receives college panhellenic re­ports, and assists chapters in resolv­ing panhellenic matters.

• National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegates attend all NPC ses ions and serve as a substitute for the PC Delegate if needed. They a ist with college and alum­nae panhellenic matter .

National Vice-President is respon­sible for the planning and the manage­ment of the National Convention. She is responsible for appointing collegiate chapter advising teams and upervis­ing collegiate chapter on probation. • National Convention Coordinator

works with the ational Council in planning, preparing, directing, and executing a successfu l a­tiona! Convention.

National Secretary over ee corre­spondence, including letters of greet­ing and sympathy. She takes minutes of all business meetings including the National Convention. She over ee the Chapter Excellence Program, national awards, and the mi lestone anniversary program. • National Awards Coordinator

maintains a li st of all national awards, national gifts and recogni­tions, purchase all awards, and receives all awards recommenda­tions.

National Treasurer maintains the financial records of the Sorority and oversees its financial tability. She pro­vides financial reports to the National Council and works with all vendors and financial agents. She provides informa­tion for a certified audit at fiscal year end.

• Financial Assistant receives the monthly Bank Reconciliation and Savings Reports from the colle­giate ch apters.

• National Housing Coordinator works with Di trict Presidents con­cerning housing of collegiate chapters, notifies chapters ofNPC housing arrangements, approves off-campus housing arrange­ments, bill collegiate chapters for in urance , and review housing loan applications.

Director of Collegiate Chapters serves as the main re ource per on to all collegiate chapter . She is respon­sible for reporting to the Council on the i ue facing collegiate members and as ists the Council in etting policie that will improve chapter operation . • District Presidents upervi e and

visit annually each collegiate chap­ter in their district. Each district has three to five collegiate chap­ters and one to three alumnae chapter . Travel i required.

• Regional Collegiate Coordinator as ists the Director of Collegiate Chapter in upervising the chap­ters and District President . Travel

• i required. Regional Leadership Workshop (RLW) Coordinator work with collegiate chapter and National Staff to plan , prepare, direct, and execute the RLW .

Director of Alumnae oversees all aspects of the alumnae organization and repre ents alumnae intere t to the National Council and National Organization as a whole. She coordi­nates collegiate and alumnae expan-ion with the Director of Expansion

and coordinate alumnae program­ming at RLW and Convention.

E.R. Coming to your National Convention! What is it?

(Hint ... not a 1V show)

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• Alumnae Expansion Coordinator d e te rmines geographic areas in which alumnae expansion ho uld be con ce ntrated . She supe rvi e the recruitm ent, e tabli hm e n t and development of new alumnae chapters.

Director of Expansion ma intains communica tions with post-secondary insti tutio n looking a t AlT . She over­see th e work of the Colo ny Adviser and Ex p a n sio n Ass is tant . h e i charged wi th marke ting AI.T for con­ti n ued growth . • National Colony Advisers tra in ,

vi it, supervise , and correspond wi th collegiate colonies. Travel is required.

• Expansion Assistants corre pond with colleges/ universitie inter­e ted in having a n ew PC group on th eir campus, arranges for AlT presen tations on the campus, and con tact area alumnae to support the e activi ti es.

Director of Fraternity Programs trains, coordin ates, and u pervi es the even educa tion al areas of th e National

Staff li ted below. She i respon ible for chapter educational program ming at the Tational Conven tion . • Academics Coordinator develops

stud h e lps and tips for improvi ng acade mic standing , and pre pares study guides and articl e co ncern­ing acad e mic improvemen t.

• National Chaplain p repares a nd participa tes in Nation al Co nve n­tio n Cerem o ni als, arra n ge for Conve ntion d evotion s, and pre­pa re in pi ra tio n a l materia l for each AJpha Sig- al.

• Membership Development Coor­dinator emph asizes the pu rpose and ideals of AI.T, prepare eti­qu e tte tudi es, a nd p re p are , g rad e , and evalua tes the nation al collegia te exam.

• Music Coordinator plans and di­rec ts th e music fo r Conven tion , revises th e So n g boo k a nd co n­duct an annual song contest. Play­ing a musical instrument i a plus.

• Philanthropy Coordinator evalu­a te s all curre nt phila n thro pi c

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p roj ec ts and recomm e nd n ew on e , and co rr po nd with th official repre e n tatives of our na­tional philanthropies. Pledge Coordinator p re p a res pl edge exa ms, d eve lo ps pl edge p rogra m s, a nd up e r vi e th e training of pledges. Rush Coordinator ad vi es chapter about rushing proc dure .

Director of Publications coordi­nates con ten t and fo rm at of a ll oror­ity publica tions. She edi t and di trib­u tes publicity article a nd mater ia ls, and directs th e a ti onal Historian in compiling A2.T ' hi tor ical records. She ch airs the Consti tu tion Commi t­tee a nd p repare the annual con titu­ti on tudie fo r collegiate chapters. • The Anchor Editor pu blishes two

issues of The Anchor each year. Ac-

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ce s to a com puter is a mu t.

The Anchor Alumnae Editor pre­pares the alumnae chapter section of The Anchor. The Anchor Collegiate Editor pre­pare th e collegia te chapte r sec­tion of The Anchor. The Crest Editor publishe two is­sues of The Crest each year. T his newsletter i ent to all alumnae members. National Historian wri tes an a n­n u al history of the o ro ri ty and prepares the mate rial fo r the His­tory to be publi hed every 25 years. Sh e prepares the guidelines fo r the Conven tio n scrapbook co mpe ti-tion an d supervises its judging. National Parliamentarian must a t­te nd Na tio n a l Co n ve nti on and sees th at business is condu cted in co m p li a n ce with pa rli am entar y procedure .

• National Publicity Coordinator writes p ress re lea e , d evelops a publi c re la ti ons campaign , and reviews public rela ti ons materials used fo r expansion . If you have any que tio ns about

positio ns in which you ' re in terested, please con tact Ka thy Baecker, a tiona] Nomination Coordinator, 18667 r. O a k C t ., Clin to n T wp , MI 48038 , phone 810-286-2314.

So many job-hunter seek career counseling from their alma maters th a t more than h a lf of co ll ege alumni offi ces now offer e mpl oy­ment services.

nder a five-year contract with the City of Chicago, the niversity of Illinois plans to open a medical clinic fo r trave lers and employees of O 'H are Airport, the world 's bu i­est airline hub. The clinic will pro­vide e mergency service , p rimary care, X-rays, and limited pharmacy serVIce.

J azz i now part of academia­nearly 800 colleges and universitie offer a maj or in j azz.

Pizza Hut has ope n ed o utlet called Pizza Hut Express on about 170 college campuses since 198 .

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Please return completed f orm to Kathy Baecker, ational ominations Coordinator, 1 667 . Oak Ct., Clinton Twp., Ml 48038

Today's Date ___ _

AIT Resume for National Staff Positions

Applying for (List all interested positions) ____________________ _

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Are you actively involved at the alumnae level? __________________________________ _

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Do you have children? _____ _ If yes, please list their ages ___________ _

Are you able to travel for A:£T? ______ If yes, weekdays? ______ weekends? __ _

How often? weekly ___ _ monthly _____ semi-annually _____ _

Are you willing to commit to a full 2-year term? ------------------------------------

Do you have access to a computer? ______ Do you write letters? ________ _

How much time per week are you able to devote to sorority business? ----------Are you able to travel on short notice? ____ Are you able to work within a budget? ___ _

List any National Staff for reference (adviser, District President, etc.) ------------

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Atop Red Mountain The Alph a Sigma Tau National

Foundation Board of Director spon­sored an a lumnae outreach in Bi r­mingham , Alabama on March 18 1995. Area alumnae were ab le to mee~ the entire Board , as the Outreach was planned to coincide with the regular mee ting of the Board.

The breathtaking view from The Club, Inc. atop Red Mountain was an au picious beginning to the afternoon. Shannon Tucker and the Bir mingham Alumnae Chapter arrived early to ar­range the table d ecorations that car­ried out the Foundation s black a nd gra c~lor . " orori ty g irl " name tags ma~e 1t eas to identify everyone, e -peCJall gu e ts from the Birmino-ham area who aid th e Foundation in° bu i­nes matters. Among those introduced were Robert Drigger , the Foundation legal adviser and his wife Pat; Ra mond Wor h a m , computer consultant an d hi wife Myra; Terry Justice, printer and hi mother Ruby who sugge ts the most economical o lutio n to print problems; Miriam Lord and Judy and­er of the Alpha Sigma Tau office staff; a_n? Thoma ]. King, Jr., who e uper­VJ IOn of the H eadquarters renovation was critical to our occupanc . Although the building wa not ready for tour at that date , many a lumnae drove by th e building and adm ired it location.

Shannon Tucker; left, local chairman of the Birmingham Outreach prepares name tags for

guests.

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Founda?on Tr asurer Su a n Roger gave a shde pr entation of the hi tory, purposes, function , and progr s of the Foundation.

As guest left th e room, the mem­bers of the Birming h a m Alumn ae Chapter pre en ted them with a packet of H ershey kis e to expre wi hes of weet love fo r all. The Board i gra te­

ful for the he lp of the Birming ham Chapter.

Finally! Headquarters Move is Made

Beginning Jun e 15, 1995, the Al­~ha Sigma Tau ational H eadquarters 1 located at 1929 Canyon Road in Bir­mingham, Alabama. The move was made gradually a materials in storage ar~as we re tran ferred first, then sup­plies were relocated and furnishings moved. H eadquarters is operational on the first floor of the building, and the comp uter system was upgraded when the move was made.

Foundation computer consultant Raymond Wor: ham and wife Myra are welcomed guests.

New Jersey Outreach Planned

ew J ers y a lumna should mark their cale ndar for ovemb r 12, 1995 when an alumnae outreach wi ll be held in conjunction with the Regional Lead­ership Work hop (RLW) at eton Hall Un ivers ity. lumnae clo e to eton H all who have not rece ived an invita­tion shou ld contact Alpha Sigma Tau National Headquarte rs, 1929 Canyon Road, Birmingham, AL 35216, phone 205-978-2179.

Birmingham area alumnae receive name tags from local chairman Shannon Tucke1:

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ment to strive to be the best that we can be in our chosen profe sion. We use our achievement in a particular field. We provide trength and nurtur­ing a wives, mother , friends , and in­dividual . We become involved in our communities to make it a be tte r place to live.

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cial contribution within th eir profes­sions and communities.

A nominee for th e profe sional award must b currently active in he r fi ld and her involve ment mu t be wor­thy of regional , ta te , or national rec­ognition.

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ominations will be ace pted un­til Fe bruary 1, 1996. The nomination must be accompanied by a one page le tter describing the mann e r in which th e nominee had fill ed th e riteria to be recognized as a "Pearl of Alpha Sigma Tau ". N ewspa pe r c lippings , magazin e a rti cles, and pi ctur a re helpful. Please use th e fo llowing fo rm to ubmit nomin ati on .

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C(J~ C~ New4 ........ ~~~- Beta/ Central Michigan wi!I be partlCJpatin <T in Greek Week,

Alphas hanging out at the house after a msh party.

Alpha/ Eastern Michigan

Ypsilanti, MJ:

The Alpha have been taking on several projec ts at once for phila n­thropy and fund rai ing, and have al o focused on sisterhood. everal of our events have promoted uni ty like er­enading or just meeting at th e house to watch movies and talk.

Our fund rai ers have included a walk-a-than, a carnation ale and sell­ing movie ticke ts. A gift package a le for sister during exams was started thi semester.

Our philanthropy ha included a bagel and coffee sale for the Ypsilanti Food Cooperative, and a don a tion made to the Alzheimer 's Founda tion in the n a me of a sister's uncle who passed away.

We had a great turnout for Greek Week. In th e spring and summer we wi ll be having open rush to start build­ing a strong foundation for the fa ll se­mester.

-Bridget Malone

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Mt. Pleasant, Ml:

In J an uar , 50 chapter member ventured to a ister's cabin for a week-end retreat. We initiated 10 wo men who are enthu ia tic and involv d within our chapter.

Our Spring rush theme " bove and Beyond with IU:T", and baseball , paid off with 14 pledge .

In Februar , 20 i ter headed to ugar Loaf Mountain to o lunteer at

the Winter pecial Olympic for the week. It wa an unforgettab l experi­ence.

Our hou e is in need of repair, o we are planning a weekend for th urn mer during which member , alum­

nae and their fam ili e can volunt r their time and energy. Al o in the sum­mer, we are pla nnin <T to have an alum­nae picn ic to celebrate our 90th Anni­versary here a t CM . We hope to make it an unforge ttable weekend.

-Beth H oard

Delta/ Indiana of PA

Indiana, PA:

Delta have had an awe orne e­mes ter. We h ave 17 wonderful new women in our chapter. We have par­ti cipated in a lot of events this erne -ter including RLW at Duque ne ni­ver ity. We he ld our ann ual Mis I P Scholarsh ip Pageant and aga in it was a huge ucce s. One of our own De lta member ,J en nifer Fenton, did a great job as one of the ten conte tant . We

while doing Greek Sing with Alpha Chi Rho. The i ter are getting xcited for o ur pring Formal , and we will end our erne ter with a pecial good b e to our

graduate . - bb ' Ke ilman

Zeta/ Lock Haven

Lock Haven, PA:

We have had a bu y erne ter, tart­ing off with formal ru h where we picked up five great women. Thi year' th me was 'The Four eason ". We held a Valentine' Da fund rai er wher we o ld warm fuzzie . In late February, we

att nded the RLW at Duque n niver-ity.

We have a1 o continued to partici­pated in the dopt-a-Highwa Program. During pril , w helped the local J a -cee at their radio auction and planned a car wa h for the Horizon Hou e.

Oth r activitie included Greek Week in which we took third place over­all , and our Yellow Ro e Formal. vVe are current! planning our 75th Anniver-ar ', \ hich take plac in pril of1996!

-Anne Grau gruber

Rho / Southeastern Oklahoma State

Durant OK:

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Rlw sisters waiting for rushees.

anc and he gave u man n w idea . We attend ed th e SOS U ba ke tba ll game with Na n cy to ee our sisters,

atalie Gray and Missy Ma ttingly play. atalie made the NAIA Record Book

this year by hitting 11 3-pointers in o ne game! Bo th Natalie and Mi y were a big part of the SOS fini shing as run­ne r-up in the NAIA Tournament.

Our "Slumber Par ty" was a great succe . Membe rs came arm ed with pillows, leeping bag and nack to spend the night a t the BSU. We h ad the "Battle of the Pledge Classes" with each pl edge class presenting a skit. Ever yone felt our siste rh ood had been tr e n g th e n e d b y th e e nd of t h e

eve ning . We co ntinu ed o ur Phila nth ro py

Proj ec t with th e Hum a n e Soc i ty. Throughout the erne ter, we bathe th e dog , walk them and give them TLC as we ll a clean th e faciliti es. Ta king care of th e cats is fun but they don 't care for th eir ba th s like th e dogs.

We did very we ll in the Greek Week festivitie . We we re recognized fo rth Highe t So ro rity CPA, Hig hest Greek CPA, Top Greek o n Campus, (Rhonda McCall ), and even Order of Omega nomin ees!

-Paula Hutche ns

Sigma/ Buffalo State

Buffalo, N Y:

The Sigma Siste rs were bu y spring se meste r. We began formal rush with an A2-T fashion show. We gain ed fi ve great wom e n who will brin g g rea t things to our chapter.

We we re excited to be recognized a having the highest CPA throughout the Gre e k syste m h e r e . We have worked very hard to make scholarship a top priori ty and it has paid off!

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We have b en bu y off campus as we ll. Our chapter ha par ti cipated in many fund rai ing and volunteer activi­ti es. Among orne of our favorites were "The Cause for e le bration " which is an AIDS awaren ss party and "The Big Dig" in which we pl anted tree on Earth Day. Weal o contributed to Kids Day whi ch be nefits hildren 's H o pi­tal and the MS walk.

We h e ld o ur a nnu a l Mo th e r­Daughter Banque t in March a t Flying Tigers Restaura nt.

-Renee' Joldo

Zeta Tau/ Longwood Farmville, VA:

This mester has bee n one of the be t for th e Z ta Tau cha pte r ! This spring' rush gave us 15 wo nd e rful pledge putting us only eight members away from ceiling! Ou r annual Swing­a-tha n for Cys tic Fibrosi raised over

600 .00. We are ve ry busy comple tely redecora ting our chapte r room and planning fo r o ur Ye llow Rose Ball.

-Denise James

Upsilon sisters at Valentine Formal.

Upsilon/ Central Arkansas

Conway, AR:

The U psilon chapter has been run­ning in full fo rce this whole year. No one could doubt wh o i the bes t on our campus. Alph a Tau has taken eve ry honor give n out this yea r!

The yea r started o ff with Sarah Torian and Tiffany Curtis winning first and second p lace in CA's Body Beau­tiful. Shann on Sibley was wonderful when she took the 1995-96 Miss UCA titl e . Sh a nnon H a rd ca ti e, Robin White and J essica Smith walked away with first, second a nd third place in UCA's Best Dressed Co-ed contes t.

Be thany Briscoe has topped very­one. On top of being involv din some of th e ab ve mentioned ac tiviti s, she was named Outstanding Greek Woman of th e Year on our campus, is our new Student Gove rnment pre ident, and was named Miss White Rose 1995-96 by the me n of Sigma Tau Gamma.

We re e ived first place a ll a ro und in our Greek Week activiti es, econd place fo r our ba nn er, fi rs t place fo r parti cipa tio n, and third place fo r in­volve ment with a Philan thro py.

Ou r i ter have worked hard a t each of th e ir positio ns. Than ks to o ur new H ousing and Developmen t chair, we me t each week in a freshly pain ted , redeco ra ted room . We have partic i­pated in several activi ties promoting is­terhood. Everyone's favo ri te was ecret valentin es. It was an opportuni ty for u to interact with a different i ter.

-Rebekah T io

Phi/ Southeastern Louisiana

H ammond, LA:

During spring rush, we picked up four great wo me n and can ' t wait un ti l th ey can ho ld offi ce . We recen tly cel­ebra ted 55 years o n So u thea tern ' campus. We are the o ldest orority and we' re very proud of that fac t. For phi­la nthro py, we h ad a bowling fun d raise r. We rece ived pledge for th e number of pins we could knock down. Eve ryone h ad a grea t time, and we we re a bl e to ra ise a g rea t d eal of money. The pledges re turned to H ori­zo n H o u se fo r th e ir phil a nthro p proj ect. It i a shelter for troubled teen­age r s. Th e pl ed ge bro ug ht th e m need ed uppli es and spent th e d a playing games with the m.

Fo r fund raiser , we participated in th e Strawberry Festival and Ita lian Festiva l. We ponsor a booth and ell fri ed seafood ba ke ts. V\ e have a lo t of fun and make money too! On campu , we parti cipated in Greek Wee k, Cam­pu Clean-up, Greeks Into th e tr ets, Mardi Gra Mambo and man o th er activitie .

We are already pre paring our ui te fo r th e fall's ru h , and we're a! o pre­paring for the 1996 Convention .

-Shae v ood\ ard

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Iota Pledge Class, Chi Chapter; Spring 1995.

Chi/ Shepherd

Shepherdstown, WV.·

Mter a well deserved winter break, the Chi c h apter came back in fu ll force! The semester began with a bang with formal rush. We are proud to an­noun ce that we had our largest pledge class this semester ince o ur reinstalla­tion! Their dedication and spirit ha shown in their many philanthropies and fund raisers that they have orga­nized during their pledging period.

The rest of the sister have been equally busy. We have continued to visit our adopted grandparent and Dr. Sara Cree, who was a for mer Alpha Sigma Tau Adviser. In April, we also he lped out a local elementary sc hoo l with their Easter Egg Hunt. We ' re not sure who had more fun!

With all of our hard work, one might think we've neglected our social lives. H ave no fear! We till managed to have our annual Swinging Seventies party with a campu fratern ity. Our sis­ter bonding night with the pledge proved to be very live ly. And no spring semester would be complete with out the Yellow Rose Formal.

-Kri ta Magill

Psi/James Madison

Harrisonburg, VA:

We initiated our 38 new sister to tart off a busy emester! We had our

Paren ts' Banquet in March. At this ban­quet, we honor sisters with outstand ing acad mic achievement, and campus and orority participation. It a! o erve as a chance to show our parents what our i terhood i all about. This ar, Betsy Border re ived the Top Tau award, and Libby Wilson rec ived th

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Brenda Borof ki Scholarship. (Thi award is presented in memor of a is­ter who wa killed in a car accident in 1988.)

For Philanthrop , we participated in our adopt-a-highway clean up, and Allison Smith has the chapter donat­ing teddy bear to earthquake victim .

We racked up awards in Greek Week including Diane Richmond, be t voca li t in Greek Sing; Li a Denn , pledge of the year from the entire Greek community; and w won fir t place in th track and field event.

This year, P i chapter had the high­e t Alpha igma Tau CPA as we ll as th third highe t CPA in the JMU Greek community. Thi erne ter we will be in­ducting 41 isters in to alumnae tatu .

-Lindy Holme

Alpha Epsilon/Western Illinois

Macomb, IL:

Our erne ter began with an execu­tive and chapter retreat, and then in­cluded many activitie . Our Monday night chapter meeting are badge at­tire and emphasize our ritual. Every semester, we have three to five educa­tional se ion and are planning to have many more next erne ter to im­prove our chapter' knowledge.

We collec ted money for the Ameri­can Cancer Society, cleaned up our hig hway mil e, donated to the Dr. J osephine J ohnson Scholar hip , and we offered our service to the nur ing home in Macomb.

-Stace Batzek

Alpha Lambda at a igma Chi Field Day.

Alpha Lambda/ Radford

Radford, VA:

We had a very ucce ful pring ru h . Our theme wa TauTopia-Utopia, de cribinO' the perfect i terhood. We have 20 awe orne pledge who call them elve "20 Terrific Turtle ".

We al o had a very ucce ful Mother Pinning. We participated with igma Chi in our annual Bowl-a-thon.

We did a new fund rai er thi year. It wa our "Pre ident for a Da " raffle, spon ored b u and Delta Chi. The lucky winner got to trade place with our chool pre ident Charle Owen . It wa a huge uccess.

Some of our si terhood events were roller kating and going to winter won­derland game to up port our si ter Angie Summer a he ran for now Queen.

We would also like to congratulate our new Advi er, Dr. Bure , and thank him for all hi upport. Congratula­tions also go to Rachael Arlington who made Panhellenic secretary andje ica Harri for winning Top Tau.

-Helen Ki

Alpha Mu/ Arkansas at Monticello

C!~~ C!~Nt4<14---Monticello, AR·

Spring '95 started off with a kick for Alpha Mu! We started off the se­mester at the Ru h Workshop hosted by the Upsilon chapter. For our pring rush, we hosted a rush party entitl d "Be a Piece of the Puzzle with AZ-T". We are proud of our succes ful rush.

We held a Valentine s Da Ba ke Sale, at which we sold heart-shaped goodie ! Kappa District Pre ident, Sanda Clocksin , visited us in February. We ended her visit with a pizza party­what a great weekend!

For Sorority Growth and Develop­ment, we attended a moving lecture by Beatrice Kerr, a young woman livin rr

"th 0 WI the AIDS viru . In the spring, we parti cipated in

Greek Wee k, e rved as e carts for pe­cial Olympics and showed our pirit a t UAM' annual College preview day and Mud Olympic . We a! o clean ed our Adopt-a-Highway mil e. We are the proud winners of the banner contes t at AM's Pack-the Pit night. We won

50 in free pizza ! An exu·a special thanks to our won­

derful Chapter Adviser, Dennis Scogin , who has given o much of hi time, love and support to our chapter. We would also like to welcome our new Co-Ad­viser, Marsha Clayton!

-Marisajohnson

Alpha Mus with their pizza-winning banner.

Alpha Xi/ Mansfield

Mansfield, PA:

Our ru h theme thi seme ter was "We've ComeALongWay Baby - Thirty Years of Excellence " ce lebrating our 30th year anniversary on the Mansfie ld campus. We are planning a picnic to celebrate in early May and have invited over 500 alumnae.

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Alpha Xis Heather Miller, Hilary Lenker and A rny Bayler sightseeing in Niagara Falls, Canada.

We had an eight member pledge class this semester. We are parti cipa t­ing in a Relay for Life to be nefit the American Cancer Socie ty and we are also co-sponsoring a Volunteer Recog­nition Week with Phi Kappa Theta to raise mon ey to benefit the Am eri can Red Cross. We also he ld a clothing and toy drive to be nefit a local children 's re habilita tion home and raised over

200 to be nefit their summer trip . Our Greek week is upcoming and we hope to repeat as champions for the third year in a row.

-Sarah Lefebure

Alpha Pi/Slippery Rock

Slippery R ock, PA:

We parti cipated in Adopt-a-High­way, and a Relay for Life to h elp the American Cancer Society. For a fund raise r, we sold enviro nmental t-shirts. We set up tables in the dining hall and each sister o ld some.

For Sorority Growth and Develop­ment, we heard a speaker on organi­zational communication. H e may re­turn next semester for a day long semi­nar on constructive listening.

After a lot of hard work, and many hours, we were awarded second place a t the annua l Gree k Sing. We h ad team that participated in intramural occer, volleyball , and currently soft­

ball. We have a Founder Day and se­nior send-off banquet planned for the end of April.

At are ent Gre k Symposium , Al­ph a ig ma Ta u was awarded th Panh e ll e nic ounci l Award for Aca­demic Achieve ment of a 2.75 or above CPA for the fa ll of 1994. Also, the fall 1994 pledge class was awarded second place by th e Panhelle nic Coun il and th e Inte r-Frat rna! Council fo r aca-de mic achi ve ment.

- tac y re

Alpha Tau/ Edinboro

Edinboro, PA :

We celebrated Found r Day on March 5th at a family lun cheon h ld a t ick' Place. Our chapter con ult­ant, Mi Willmitch, joined us for th e pecial d ay. We also had a weeke nd

retreat held at our adviser ' home. The night included finding o ut what i ter­hood means to each of u .

Our spring ru h themes were Dia­monds and Pearl and a fa hion how. The preference par ty showed the more erious ide and included the Anchor

ceremony. We a lso took a second pledge class this e mester. Congratu­la tions to a ll of our n ew pledge !

Again, we helped the Erie Commu­nity with th e annual blood drive . We al o he lped clean up our square on campus.

-Dawn Iorio

Alpha Tau chapter at Spring rush.

Alpha Phi/West Chester

West Chester, PA:

While We t Chester had an out­standing formal rush , Z-T de er e a migh ty congrats for meeting its quota for the fir t time at V\ CU and al o dou­bling her member in on e ear. " a­rarity 101 " wa this spring' ru h theme and milk and cookies were served to

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New sisters Trish Rep/we and Dina Farell on Alpha Phi Chapter Initiation Day-December 1994.

the rushees, who fe lt as if they had just entered a kindergarte n classroom. The Greek a lph abet wa hung above a chalkboard, sisters eire sed in red , ye l­low or blue and exhibited their indi­viduali ty by wearing name tag describ­ing something about themselves. We have 12 enthusiastic new members who have participated with sisters in a Bowl­a-thon , which supported Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Chester County, and also a Dance Marathon be nefi tinrr the t> West Chester Senior Center. The brave donated blood for the American Red Cross during its blood drive.

We celebrated Valentine 's Day with a date party and recently held an awe­some form al wh ere we awarded th e Craziest, Most Devoted and Special Sis­ters. We're busy preparing a groovy dance for a "70's Disco" Greek week and we ' ll be setting up a booth for spring weekend with Phi Delta Theta. A1.T al o took second place in the First Annual Sigma Pi Sorori ty Showdown with a live ly rendition of th e Shire lles "Re­spect".

-Bra ntlee J acobs

Beta Delta/ Duquesne

Pittsburgh, PA:

T his semester's formal rush brmwht t> us five new pledges. They have joined us in many activities tl1is semester.

For philanthropy, we bought piz­zas and brought them to the Pittsburgh hom eless. We a l o so ld cookie and donated the money to "vVa le ' Tale ". We also donated money for th e pring clean-up at Duquesne. During Greek Week, we co llected money for Cerebral Pa lsy. peaking of Greek ' "'eek, Beta Delta won fir t p ia e!

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Every month this emester, we sold h oagies as one of our fund raisers. We've al o sold cans of cookies for com­mi sion, using orne money to donate for the Pittsburgh homele s.

This semester we d ec id ed to change our wing to a non- moking wing to accommodate a ll si ters. Also, our wing will be opened to a double wi ng this summer which will include a washer, dryer and a kitchenette!

-Catherine Co tanzo

Beta Epsilon/ Shippensburg

Shippensburg, PA:

The Beta Ep ilon chapter ha n ' t stopped ce lebrating the New Year yet. In J anuary, we hosted 118 ru bees of wh o m we choo e nine dedicated women who completed the pledge pro­gram ucce sfu lly.

Duri t1g rush, we e t the channel to PBS, as sisters acted out Mr. Rogers, The Count, Edith Ann and the Elec­tric Co mpany. The ru hees toured our hou e through the generations of the 20 's, 60's, 70 's and the future. Sister had fun decking out in the fashion .

We had ca h rolling in during a fund raiser in February thank to a sister 's m other. Hot dogs , oda and chip were donated for us to sell. It wa all profi t. We also sold baked rrood t> and in March, we o ld pizzas to friends and resident .

Our date party's theme was "find a mister for yo ur sister" and room were divided into game uch a Twi ter, Win Lo e or Draw, etc.

Mothers and Daughter came to­ge ther for tl1e annual 1other / Daurrh-t> ter banquet h eld at the Lighthouse in Cham ber burg. It was a delightful af­ternoon.

-Fiancisca Paone

Beta Eta/ Southern Illinois

Edwardsville, IL:

This semester has brourrht with it t> many changes for o ur chapter. We tarted the emester with a ver uc­

ce sful pring ru h. Our theme wa ' now White and the Se en D' art: ". Al l our hard work paid off with 11 new pledge .

Jennifer Watts, J odi Ames, my Schutzenhofer, H eather Rulo at Beta Eta's Yellow Rose Formal.

Our chapter ent four repre enta­tive to th e MIFCA/ MAPCA Confer­ence in Chicago in March. The i ter who attended brought back many idea that wi ll help our chapter move in the right direction .

Our philanthropy program ha be n strengthened by Kri ten Fri bee. We have recently named the Glen Ed Pantry a our local philanthropy. Start­ing next emester, we, \viii dedicate one weekend a month to work there . We have also set a r quirement for each member to accumula te at least 10 hour of service to the community.

ext erne ter, every mixer will be pro­ceeded by ome type of philanthropic activity. For our service project thi e­me ter, we all went to the local nur­ing home and played bingo with the re ident . We went over arrain on t> Valentine ' Da weekend and made bag of candy and valentine card for each of them.

For fund rai ing, we had eta goal to raise 1,000 and met it ea il . V\ e had bake sale , o ld boxer hort and had a picnic basket aucti nat a local park. We a! o participated in pringfe t, an event at which ev r organization on campu can et up a booth and ell things.

Other activiti were to help pon-or Rape and e" ual bu e waren

week for which ' brourrht in a rru t -peak r to addre the topic. '"' a! o he ld an educational prorrram n h<z­ing within our chapter.

j nni£ r Watt

Beta Iota/ Millersville

Millersville, PA:

Spring formal rush kicked things off this semester in March and with the help ofRenee' Meyers , our rush ch air, we welcomed 12 great wome n . Con­gratulations to our new sisters! We also paired up with the brothers of Omi­cron Gamma Omega Fraterni ty, to par­ticipa te in the events of Greek Week.

For philanthro py, we helped out th e American H eart As ociation with their te leth on , and donated suppli es to the local Hum ane Socie ty. Car washes an d selling soft pretzels were a few of the fund raising events of th is semester.

-Angela McLaughlin

Beta Mu/ Salisbury State

Salisbury, MD:

We're h avin g a great semester here! Our ru h was "Camp ALT ". All sisters wore le tters, backpacks and hik­ing boots. Our rush song was to the tune of "Oh What A ight". We now have 10 n ew members. The pl edged m embe rs are planning a car wash for their fund raiser for Pine Mountain . For phi lanthropy, th ey are doing a canned food drive in the com muni ty and wi ll be visiting one of th e loca l nursing homes.

For our chapter philanthropy, we have again adopted a turtl e at the zoo, We have also adopted a whale. We h ave donated clothing to the joseph House, don e a te leth on for th e America n Heart Association , participated in th e

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MS walk and will be par ticipating in the wheelchair games. Regretfully, our adopted grand-dad died . H e is sadly missed. We are, however, in the pro­cess of adopting a grandmoth er.

For fund ra ising , some of th e even ts we took pan in were car washe , de livering care packages to stud ents during finals, and selling lemon pe p­permint sti cks during Greek Week.

-Meridith Phillip

Beta Nu/ Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg, PA:

We have been involved in many activiti es this semester. In February, 13 of o ur siste rs trave led to Duquesne University for the RLW. It helped us to

Beta Mus at bid pick up showing AIT spirit.

better our chapter and also e nabled us to meet isters from n e ig hboring schools.

Rece ntl y, we parti cipate d in a phon e-a-th on for th e G i inger Children 's Miracle etwork. The tele­thon was a great u cce ! We raised $2,800! Par ticipating in fund raiser makes us feel good th at we are he lping those less fortunate than ourselves.

This spring we just had an addition of four new sisters. T hey did a great job pledging and are proud new sisters of ALT . Also, a t th e end of this emester, many of our sisters will be graduating. We are sad to ee th em leave, but look forward to ge tting to know our newest i te r be tte r.

-Megan Canning

Beta Nu sisters at RLW with Ricki Bargman Trosen, DiTector of Collegiate ChafJlers.

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Beta Xi/ Michigan Tech

Houghton, Ml:

At the beginning of this year, as a phi lanthropy project, we adopted a child from El Salvador. We are continu­ing to raise money for her each month .

The Winter Carnival theme this year was "Great Feats of Mankjnd Fro­zen in Time". We made a coal mining scene, and took second place by less than half a point. We did take econd place overall.

Our fund raising lip ync event raised mon ey that will be donated to a home for abused women. We continue to remodel our house and are up to the second floor landing and third floor bath.

Our 15th reunion is coming up and over Labor Day we had a party to celebrate. ext year, we plan to con­tinue the projects that we tarted thi year and ummer.

-Shana Rae Kell

Beta Tau/ Massachusetts at Lowell

Lowell, NJ This emester was a busy one for

the Beta Tau family. We had our 20th Anniversary formal in April and had a spectacu lar showing! Many of our alumnae were present and we made a scrapbook of the pa t and present sis­ters of Be ta Tau.

Sorority Growth and Development was an active part of our sorority this yea r. We had programs such as makeovers and Study Tips workshop . Also ongoing programs uch as th e buddy game, where m e mbers are paired up and plan a special activity to­gether and the i ter of the week, which recognized a sister who has put in extra effort in regards to the sorority.

Our Distri c t President, Michelle Cangialosi, aided our chapte r in its in­ten e re bui lding. After her first vi it, she gave u the push in the right direc­tion that we need ed to ge t the job done. Thank !

For fund raising, we he ld a 50/ 50 raffle which wa ver successful. We will a lso be doing numerou car wa h e over th ummer months, as man of our i t rs live clo to cam pu .

-Cristy David on

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Fonding members of !]IT's chapter of the Order of Omega: Isabel DeOliveira, Richa Kumar, jacalyn \llcCarthy.

Recent ru h infraction b local ororitie hav caused our chapter to

realize how much we need an PC on our campu . This is a priority for the fa ll. We also look forward to trength­en ing our alumnae relation . urvey and newsletter are being mailed to all of our alumnae, o if an of yo u are reading thi , please answer!

We a ttended a district workshop plan n ed by Michelle Cangialo i in April. It wa a fun day becau ewe were ab le to meet all of our i ter in the

orthern ew J ersey region a well as isters from Beta Tau in Ma achusetts.

:Jacal n McCarthy

Beta Phi/ California of PA

California, PA:

Beta Phi take part in everal phi­lanthrop activities uch as food drives, church volunteering, donating book to schools, collecting oda pop tab for kidney dialysi , money for Thanksgiv­ing Dinner for the needy, h elping the local senior citizen home, and many others. Ou r pring ru h wa a great uccess resulting in 11 n w members.

Our chapt r i also represented in Greek Week in which we exce lled in man e e nts, taking fir t place. We are al o repre en ted in H omecoming and the nonalcoholic mL'<-off in which we were awarded the spirit award for bo th events. Our chapter i looking forward to a~ onderful ummer and a fun filled fa ll filled with philanthropie and i -terhood.

-D ni e Trezza

Beta Chi/ Ferris State

Big Rapids, JWI: Thi erne ter ha been keeping all

of u extreme! bu y. We tar ted off b ' welcoming six wonderful and ener­getic n ew pledge . On March 18th , we celebrated our lOth ear anniver ar and Family Da . The e ntire da turned out to be very ucce ful. Retreat thi year was a l o quite exciting thank to Karen Ficeli. In tead of going to Camp Warren , we ventured out near Detroit to a campground ver imilar to the one een in the movi 'Ja on ". For the fir t time ever w had bo at camp for awhile. helle Roy thought it would b fun for th Bo cout (camping n xt to u ) to join u roa ting mar h­mallow . What an experi nee it wa hanging out with 10 and ll year old while trying to bond with our i ters.

Red Crush, which i our pring date party, wa celebrated differently thi ear. We had it in our hou e in tead of

going omewhere else. The theme wa "1995 Boxer Ba h " and in order to get in everybody had to wear boxer .

We participated in Greek week and placed third in Mock Rock. orne i -ter attended the RLW at Central Michigan niver ity. Tho e who went brought back a lot of new idea that wi ll be put to use a oon a po sible.

:Julie Anne Wahl

Beta Psi/St. Louis

t. Louis, MO:

The i ter have had a fun and eventful erne ter. Our two informal ru he brought u ll women. The ini­tiation of thi pledge cia wa more pecial b including both mother and

big i ter in the ce lebrati n. Member of the pledge cia s were ribbon pinned b Beta Psi founding i ter at our an­nual Alumnae luncheon .

Our two pledge cia e were not the only thing to keep u bu '· Our philanthrop projects included our an­nual Ea ter Egg Hunt at t. ichola Cath olic Pre- chool, and we kl , vi it to Karen H ou , a homele h elt r for mother and their chi ld r n.

v\ e w re a! 0 bu y with man\' cia! and uni\ r it:y a ' U\1ti . " ; t­t nd d vera! t. Loui ntY r it\' ba. -

(!()~ C!~ Ne.w4 ketball games with our letter proudly annu a l rock-a-thon . We rai ed ove r included a "Wizard of O z" skit,') op-displayed . V\e did not lack off on aca- 2,000 for Pin Mountain , St. Jude's ardy" and a detailed slide how to a llow demics though. All our hard work Ho pita!, Birming h a m ' Childre n ' the ru h to see the differen t sides of studying in the fall semeste r paid off H o pi ta l, and Ruby Pi ckens Tart Li- Gamma Zeta. At the end of the week, and our group CPA 3.289 was the high- bra ry, a n all new record in monies we welcomed 10 new pledg . est CPA for all Greek organiza tio n on raised for the chapte r. We also he ld our We atte nded th e RLW at Duquesn our campus! We have continued to annu a l G .Q. Pa rty with thi yea r ' Unive rsity. We were able to meet many strive for academic excellen ce this e- th eme "Tau Stock II:An o th r Year of new si ters ou tside of ou r di tri t. We me ter by having study se io ns and of Peace and Mu ic". Thi was a good way also got fre h ideas for new communi ty cour e for fun , study break . to bring all th e Greeks toge th er and ervic proj e ts and fund rai ers from

We would like to extend a pecia1 have a night of fun , dancing and o- a tional Staff and oth er chapter . thank you to our ad vi o r , Mi h e ! cia li zing and no t worry wh o was who . Ou r chapter continue our regu lar Brinde ll and Sand Guire. The up- We parti cipated in Cleaner UWA, communi ty ervice proj ects including port they have give n us during this se- adopt-a-mile, adopt-a-stream. We have baby- itting for a local church, u her-me te r of many change has been im- cleaned the town quare, Lake UWA, ing for campu plays, parti cipating in measurable. We apprecia te the ir love J aycee Park, the bird sanctuary, around ad opt-a-highway a nd con tribu ting to for this chapter and we are touch ed b the dorms, as well a the campu duck our pan hellenic. New proj ects that we the commitment they have sh own to pond, the comthouse lawn and the civic have participated in thi erne ter in-us. Because of them , the Be ta Psi chap- center. We continue our visits to the nms- el ud e a Read to Succeed Program , ter i stronger than ever. ing home and get a chance to interact adopting a new playground in the area

-Rebecca Van P It with the residen ts who seem to enjoy it fo r cleanup , a skate-a-thon for the

Beta Omega/ Monmouth West L ong Branch, Tj:

This e rn e te r, we welco med 15 new isters. Also, we want to congratu­la te Su a n Kamme n on receiving th e Top Tau award! Coming up this seme -ter is Greek Week in which we hope to becom e champions for th e third year in a row! Also, we have bee n working on improving alumnae re la tio n and have been ge tting a lo t of positive feed­back. We are planning an alumnae / paren ts day cookout which sh ould be fun fo r everyo ne .

-Kim Cut! r

Gamma Gamma/ West Alabama

Livingston, AL:

Coming back from a ix week win­ter break, th e Gamma Gamm a chap­te r got rig ht back in to th e wi ng of tl1ings. Fir ton th e agenda was winter ru h . We pi cked up two women wh o took on leade rship role during the ir time as a ocia ted members. We the n had a visit fro m Mrs. Melinda O a te , our Distri c t Pre ident. She visited the chapte r in J anuar y to check up o n us, to m ee t the n ew women , and to offer sugges tions on improving th e ch apte r in future years. We also got a new chap­ter advi er, Mrs. eldra Spen cer.

The chapte r sponsored our 4 th

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as much as we do. We work the conce - homeles and the March ofDime walk-sia n stand at al l the bas bal l games. We a-thon. participated in in tramural ports and this As we draw near to the end of the quarter it is softball , and win o r lose, we se mester, we are plan n ing for new have a great time playing. proj ects as we ll as refl ecting on the pa t.

-Deanna Little In reflection, we would like to thank i -

Gamma Zeta/ Frostburg State Frostburg, MD:

M ter exchanging stories of the holi­days, we began pre paring fo r fo rmal rush. Giving ru hee an opportuni ty to ge t to know the sisters, rush activities

ters wh o are g raduating for a ll that they've contribu ted to our chapter. on­gratulation go out to all new i ter and to Patty Beliveau, Sandy Broadben t and Sandy Fo rd on their recent engage­ment !

-Gin ny Shreve & Karin Ream

Gamma Zetas sightseeing in downtown Pittsbwgh after RL W

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C!~~ C!~ NtM14 gan, however, a by-law wa pas ed in­creasing our GP tandard to a 2.5, the highe ton our campu . Our ru h wa very ucce fu l and we have 12 wonder­fu l new isters . They enjoyed RLW at Central Michigan niver ity, like e er other member in attendance-e peciall becau e we received an award for the mo tin attendance: 1 for Friday and Saturday and 27 for Sunday! The four women who were initiated at the RLW wil l never forget the memorable event.

Gamma Iota sisters before a country-western mixer. ] en Williamson, Michele Shea, Susan Antesen, and Amy Darney.

Gamma Iota/ York

York, PA:

T he Gam ma Iota chapter kicked offspring rush with the theme "A New Year for ALT ". It was a huge su ccess and we ini tiated 10 awe orne women! Our pre en t proj ect is someth ing we've never done before - an alumnae pic­nic. Steph Skala is doing a great job pulling the whole even t together. V\ e hope to have a good turnou t and make it a bian nual even t.

We participated in various comm u­ni ty activities such a ado p t-a-block, and cleaning up a soup ki tchen. We are also anxiously awaiting Greek week and many opportuni ties to try ou t a ll of our new fund raising ideas. A special con­gratulations goes out to Stacey Kreider o n her recen t engagemen t. Good luck to all of th e graduating seniors - you ' II be missed!

-Vickie Coul ter

Gamma Lambda/ Kutztown

Kutztown, PA:

T his se mes ter we cele brate ou r fifth year as a ch apter of ALT. We have had many good years as a collegiate chap ter and are looki ng forward to many years to come!

Our spring rush theme was: "ALT, why se ttle fo r the rest when you can be the best." Our r ush ch airman worked ver y hard planning an ice cream social wi th th e rushee and our preferen ce parti e . A ru h came to an end, we fou nd our e lves wi th eigh t en thusias­tic worn n to p ledge ALT.

We ' re look in g forward to o u r spring for ma l, participati ng in Greek week and in Bearfe t, a fest iva l he ld

ach year at Kutztown.

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Coming in May we wi ll be holding a sen ior send off/alumnae weekend, to honor graduating sisters and seeing our a lumnae sister . During the urn­mer, several of our ister wi ll be stay­ing at Dewey Beach, DE and we plan to spend a weekend together to visit and talk about ru h.

"Family Tree" at Yellow R ose Formal: A my Hathaway, Jennifer Boots and Robyn Walker, Gamma Nu.

Gamma Nu/Waynesburg

Waynesburg, PA:

We began this seme ter with our spring ru h. T h is year's theme wa "Gilligan's Island". i ters planned trea­sure hu n ts and enjoyed refre hments. T hanks to the isters hard work, we gained seven new pledge . Our chap­ter also attended the RLW at Duquesne University. Our sisters learned a lot of th ings that they brought back to our chapter. Overall it wa a very exciting experience for all!

For the second year we have won the on-cam pu orority house! V\e are excited that we can still call it home! We also won the H arry E. Gardner Or­ganization Service Award given to u b V\ aynesburg College. We are looking forward to a restful but productive urn­mer - and we are p leased to announce that we sti ll maintain the highest CPA on campus!

-Beth Winowich

Gamma Xi/ Grand Valley State

Allendale, Ml:

The sisters of Gamma Xi have been working ver hard thi past se­mester in many in ternal and external areas. We began the emester with the b t rush we hav had ince our chap­ter wa in ta iled . Befor our ru h be-

Philanthropy ha been ucce fu l a we ll. We have done uch thing a decorating an elderly care center for Valentine 's Day, an Ea ter egg hunt for underprivileged children , and a fun fund raiser / philanthropy event for the March-of-dimes. peaking of fund rai -ing, we have had everaJ , uch a a pep­per pray ale , a carnation ale, a bake ale and a cotton cand booth.

Our chapter is looking wonderful on our campus. We have a great atti­tude about the upcoming fall ru h, which we have worked very hard on for se era] month . We are focu ing our efforts on our academics, so that our reputation for an outstanding GP will remain o. In the fall , our CPA wa 3.04, the hi <The tout of all Greek orga­nization . ow, 43 % of our member­hip ha above a 3.0!

-Angie Hebebrand

Gamma Pi/Lycoming

Williamsport, PA:

The semester kicked off with pring formal ru h. nder the direc­

tion of Karen Harman , it was a ucce with our traditional Italian night and theme uch a Fantas land and MTV Lip Service. Every si ter had a bla t with ru hand we gained 11 ne' si ter .

We held the annual Yellow Ro e formal on April th. Scholar hip award were handed out and Bli Hertzing received the 'Out tanding

i ter" award. The i ter , alumnae , and their date had a lot of fun. With the "Greek Bunch " theme, a pin off of "The Brady Bunch ", we w n third place in Greek week. We are xcited about our ummer to g t aw y t M 'Ttie Beach,

-. .-\my J L nard

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Gamma Rho / Seton Hall

South Orange, NI We had a live ly and bu y sp r ing

se m este r! Formal rush bro ug ht us three pled ges and the Gamm a Chi c_h apter a ttended one of our COB par­ties to he lp us out. Several isters wen t to the Be ta Omega chapter to atte nd one of their rush partie .

One of th e biggest highlights of the semes ter wa our first ever ister swap , which was h eld with the Beta Mu ch apte r. We enjoyed a great weekend of idea sh aring, lau ghs and maki ncr n ew fri endship . We all reali zed th ~ be n efits of n ot only being part of a Nation al Sorority, but what ALT si ter­hood is all about. On Ap ril 1, we h eld o ur f irst Ma n age m e n t In sti tu te . Gamma Chi , Be ta Tau and Beta psi­Ion ch apters a ttended the aU-day work­sh o p hosted by De lta D.P. Mich e lle Cangia losi, Ade le Black and 1 ational Pledge Coordina to r Sherry Gentile. Thi even t was a p re lude to the orga­nization and planning we are doing fo r the RLW we will be h o lding here at Se to n H all in th e fall.

Greek week was extremely su ccess­ful for ALT this year. We won fl ag foo t­ball , d ar t , syn chro ni zed swimming, foul sho t contest, an d the tug of war. We placed second in billiards, raft re­lay, trivial pursuit, bat races , and the water balloon toss, while placing third in the Go ng sh ow and the oatmeal race.

Mimi Moller won th e Gold Anchor award and Ann-Marie Rispo li received the Pearl award at our Em erald Ball in April.

Congratula tions to th e fo llowing sisters: Lucinda Ferreri for winning the Gree k Wo m a n of th e Year Award , Robin Ud coff for win n ing th e Greek Week T-Shirt Design con test, Christine Early fo r becoming CPC Secre tary and the n ewes t inductee in to the O rd er of Omega, Mi chelle Tren chard.

-Robin U dcoff

Gamma Sigma/ Belmont Abbey

Belrnont, NC:

We lUcked off the e mes ter wi th a wild and wacky rush. At our Mad Tau Party, we received fi ve TAU-riffi c new

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wo me n. We also welco m d o ur new Advisor, Mrs. Bonnie Reidy, and our n ew Chapte r Consultant Aiexi Gladd .

We held our annual "Crush " party fo r a ll our chose n crushe . We also spa n o red a new band . On the for mal ide , we held our econd annu al Par­

e nt/ Faculty Tea; ever yon e was im­pres ed . Our n ext function is our tra­ditio nal "Kidnap " party and the cam­pus is waiting wi th baited breath .

But do n 't ge t th e idea th at we only play around here . We have taken par t in ma ny differe nt ac tiviti es that will make us more rounded Tau . In the middle of the semester, we had o ur retreat to recapture our sisterhood. We have attended semin ars on rape, haz­ing, alcohol abuse, and AIDS. Our sis­ters have done incredible fund raising allowing us to sp o nsor o u r annu a l Ch ristmas party fo r underprivileged childre n an d to bring Eas ter baskets to needy familie and we volunteered to baby-sit at a nearby ele mentary school.

Even wi th al l of these ac ti,~tie , our sisters have found time to be involved in o ther areas. Our membe rs ho ld m a ny p ositio n s o n Co ll ege Un io n Board, Studen t Governmen t, Residen­tial Life and are involved with a thle ti cs.

-Gretchen Kohlenbush

Gamma Taus Mary Bullock, Kri ti A me , Jackie Weuodau, f en Mihalov.

Gamma Tau/ Lebanon Valley

Annville, PA:

We were eager to get started, be­ginning with the rush program the first week that the students were on cam­pus. For one of our infonnal rushes, we continued the birthday party idea since our chapter is only three years old, giving us a good turnout of inter-

ested women for our formal rush. Pledging began in February,with

the bes t organized pl edge program we've had in our three years. The pledge program brought the pledges together as a unit as well as bringing the present s isters c loser together, eventuall y becoming one happy fam­ily on March 10, when we initiated seven pledges.

The sisters volunteered their ser­vices to those who were unabl e to shovel out their sidewalks and dri ve­ways by remaining on call fo r Opera­tion Snow program for two weeks dur­ing the winter season. Al so , fo r Valentine's Day, the s is ters made homemade valentines for the elderly and distributed them in the loca l nurs­ing home making a lot oflonely people very happy.

We're looking forward to the activi­ties during Greek week and welcom­ing returning sisters for the Alumnae weekend during Spring Arts weekend.

-Sharon Possessky

Gamma Upsilon/ California State

Los Angeles, CA:

The sisters of Gamma psilon have a lo t of even ts to look forward to thi spring quarter. Our upcoming e ents will be ISVT, Greek Week, Intramural sports, and the Ye llow Rose Banquet.

We will be participating in our an­nual ISVT p hilanthropy wi th all pro­ceeds going to Make-A-VIi h Founda­tion . We not only look at th i experi-

Spring open house even t a/ Gamma psi/on: Nadiya Siregar,Lorelie Emngelista, Ida Chacon, Sandy Durden, and Angie Perez.

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c~~ c~ N4t14 e nce as a philanthropy, but as a social event as well. We will be interacting with other sororities a ll over California.

Greek week wi ll be taking place in May. We are a ll very excited abou t this event because this will be our chance to spread our "Tau" spirit!

-Lorelie Evangeli ta

Delta Alpha/ Gannon Erie, PA:

During rush, we acquired five n w pledge u ing the them "AiT, a Who le

ew World ". We p e rform e d a n "Aladdin " skit and sang "A Whole ew World ".

For fund r a isin g , we h ad ou r se mesterly Always Something Ta ty Bake sale and a car wa h. Bo th we re very ucce ful.

We helped out at the Humane So­ciety for a day walking dog , bathing th em and cleaning cages for orne of our communi ty e rvice. We al o par-

In September, 1993, Mich e ll e Cangialosi and the Delta District be­gan their journey togeth er as District President and collegia te chapter . The road was bumpy at first, fill ed with un­certain ty on both sides. Ms. Cangialo i adapted her expectations to the reali­ties of the district, whi le the collegians worked hard to acknowledge and pur-ue the standards demanded by the na­

tional sorority. In the fa ll of 1994, only one year

into th eir rela tion hip toge the r, M . Cangialosi suggested having a one-day­back-to-basics district workshop, focus­ing on consti tution tudy, treasur and budgeting, r ush, and pledge . Atten­d a nce would be m andatory for th e three local chapters (Be ta psilon , Gamma Chi , and Gamma Rho) who are wi thin 20 minutes of each other, and o ptional for Be ta Tau chapt r in Lowell , MA. The goal would be to in­crea e ch apters' re liance on one an­o th e r for support and information. Th mem ber re ponded to the idea

nthu ia ti ca lly, and th ey jump d a t

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ti cipated in Hunger Cleanup in which we picked up trash from th e treet .

On campus, we participated in a phone-a-thon and came in 3rd place for rai ing mon ey for the U niversi ty.

-Chri tine Giangiu li

Delta Gamma Colony/ Pembroke State Pembroke, C:

Early thi seme te r, we held a pa­j am a party intere t mee tin g during which we watched movi e and orority video . This ie lded our pring pledge cia . Th e women h ave bee n bu learning th e ir information and work­ing on th e ir phil anthrop project . And, we ha e all been occupied with th ing like highway lean up a nd two car washe .

On ce again , we won th Chan­ce llor's Cup award for Campus partici­pation. !

The Yellow Ro e formal wa a hug u ccess with a number of alumnae o n

Delta Day the cha nce to" how off the ir ware " to othe r chapter .

OnApril1 , 1995, 74chaptermem­bers , two advi ers, one a si tant advi er, one chapter con ultant, and the di -trier pre ide n t were joined by Sherry Gentile , National Pledge Coordinator, and Adele Black, former Di trict Pre i­dent. Beta Tau chapter ent five mem­bers to the workshop-impres ive for a group of 13! Everyone gathered at e­ton Hall niver ity to hare and cel­e brate our national orority. The day began with breakfa t and an introduc­tory ice -breaker. Members had already divided in to four subgroup ba ed on their pre ent office or future intere t, a nd small group discu ions fo llowed breakfast. Gamma Chi chap ter a i ted M . Pintar (Gamma Rho advi r) with a discussion about budgeting, treasur and fund rai ing. Gamma Rho a i ted 1r . Genti le with rush , pledge and

publicity. M . Black conducted a con­titution work hop atte nded b 1 all who

w re pre ent, a nd ver one in a tten-dan al o me t with a ngialo i.

hand. There, we gave i terhood and GP award a we ll a gift for our graduating i ter .

-Ragan Robin on

Delta Epsilon/ Marist Poughkeepsie,

Thi em ter, we participated in our fir t ru h and received nine great pledge . The pledge crathered pennie for Pin e Mountain a th e ir philan­thro py. For our fund rai ing, we held a bake ale, and old good luck ribbons for mid term .

For philanthrop , we pon ored the Girl cout on campus an d sold their ookie , pon ored a lecture on te ti cu lar and breast cancer, o ld daf­fodil for the American Cancer oci­ety, an d adopt d a girl from Ecuador.

W are happy to report that we received Club of the Year at Mari t College!

-Mari luz antana

Gamma Chi chapter shirt for Delta Day.

Beta p ilon chapter pre ented a mock bu in es meeting and di cu ed the u e of parliamentar 1 procedure before all m mber har d five ~ ot long andwic h trim­ming . The afternoon work h p in­cluded con tinued con tituti n tudv and DP meetincr aloncr with Alumna ' Re lation and Pan h II nic. Th "h t topi "forth oth r campu

c~~ c~ Nt-W4 about "dead weight"; and the process for proposing constitutional revisions. Delta Day ended with a beautiful re­dedication ceremony conducted by the presidents of all three ew J er ey chap­ters.

Delta Day was extremely helpful to the Delta District chapter . The chap­ters' individual needs were met by the selected topic areas, and the women learned both from national staff and each other. Chapters felt comfortable discussing their challenges as well a their successes. Mrs. Gentile and M . Black were able to work fir t hand with collegiate members and see the growth in these chapters. Ms. Cangialo i wa able to empha ize to the chapters her pride and d edication to each chapter a well as the entire district. Most im­portantly, though , De lta Di trict chap­ters were able to n etwork with one an­other, sharing triumphs, tragedie , and fru tration - and that very special Al-pha Sigma Tau feeling!

Delta Day attendees.

Host chapter Gamma Rho at Delta Day, April I , 1995.

E.R. Learn about it in Phoenix next summer!

(Sorry, George Clooney won't be there. . . )

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GREATER CHICAGO Reported lYy Kris Haskin

A few alumnae have been meeting to form an alumnae chapter in the Greater Chicago area . There were eight alums at our first mee ting in

ovember. We had another meeting in Januar y; 19 alumnae member at­tended!

Alumnae pre ent at th e January meeting discussed future meeti ng to establish a chapter. We had to cancel our meeting in May due to poor re­sponse! Thanks to those who planned to come!

We are working hard to locate alumnae members in this area. Na­tional Headquarters has a li t of 658 alums- the area ranges from Rockford to Paxton and from Dixon to Down­town Chicago.

If you live in the area and have not received information , or you are inter­ested in finding out more, plea e call or write to: Kris Haskin , 3345 Betty Drive , Arlington Heights, IL. 60004, 708-520-3054. Thank you!

DETROIT/ NORTHEAST SUBURBS Reported lYy Patricia Maddens

We started off 1995 with a potluck at the home of adia Maddens. De -serts and appetizers were featured. Af­ter the business meeting, 1 adia taught us jewelry making. Everyone was ab le to make at least one bracelet.

For our annual February eve ning with husbands or friends, we tried something different thi yea r. Instead of going out, we met at Cindy Manardo's house for a wine ta ting. After munching on pizza and alad, everyone had the opportunity to sample about a dozen different wines ranging from weet to dry.

Janice Garbarino was the haste for our phi lanthropy program meet­ing. We aw the Pine Mountain video, voted on our donations for th ear, and collected upplie for a women' sh Iter.

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Det·rioit- ortheast ttburb alums making chocolate : Mary Ellen Babcock and Beth Fournier.

Our April meeting wa at the home of Pat Madden . We had another hands-on program, learning to mold chocolate . We made yellow ro e can­dies to b e u ed a favors for th Mother-Daughter luncheon and aJ o a variety of Easter treats.

Our 18th annual Mother-Daugh­ter lun cheon was held on the day be­fore Mother's Day. number of beau­tiful prizes were donated b variou member for the raffle; everyone who bought tickets won at least one prize. Our "future ALT' " ranging in age from four to nine, enjoyed drawing the tickets . Also in May, we met at Karen Cooper's house , where Karen and Kathy Baecker demonstrated stir-fry and provided u with quite a delicious meal and lots of tips so that we could try it at home.

In June, we met at the home of Teri Faillace for an ice cream ocial.

ERIE Reported by Melissa Eaton

Some of our member traveled to Pittsburgh for the Regional Leader­ship V\orkshop, held at Duque ne ni­versity. In April , ' e attended an award ceremon at Gannon ni er ity. Alpha Sigma Tau was pre en ted a cholar hip award for th ir GP . n ...., T con­gratulation goe ut to the i t r at Gannon! Weal o had alumnae indu -

tion for the girl at Gannon niver­ity and Penn tate-Behrend College.

We ar looking forward to an eventful ummer. We will have a fam­il picnic, a bowling night and a ba e­ball game at Erie ' new ba eball ta­dium.

HARRISBURG Reported lYy J ennifer Lytle

During the pa t few month , the Harri burg alumnae chapter contin­ued to enjoy monthly meeting and social gathering . La t year we we l­comed two beautiful legacie into the

LT family; orm and Tere a (Baker) Eckard' baby twin girl , arah and Emily. We had to a good-b e to one of our ne\ e t member , tephanie Steadman, a he moved out of the area. We will all mi her.

March wa a bu month for our chapter. Our emiannual Tuppen are fund rai r wa once acrain a huge uc­ce s. t our march bu ine meeting we voted Ca e Mark Top Tau. Ca e , will al o be our new chap~er pr ident in the fall. We wrapp d up the month with our annual "Game ight," an e enincr of friend hip and fun £ r 1 -

t r and their pou e or cru t . e ha\ continued t upp rt ur

cal philanthrop ', the Int rfaith Fam­ily h Iter in Harri burcr, and in pril. h ld ur nnual Ea t r parry for the

children there. Activitie included making bunny ears to wear, coloring eggs, and having an Easter egg hunt outdoors. On April 30, members trav­eled to Shippen burg University to in­duct the seniors into alumnae statu . We are making plan to work with Beta Epsilon on service project in the fu­ture.

In May, our "Dinner with my Si -ters" meeting wa held at local restau­rant, where we planned our summer family picnic to be held at a si ter' home in July. We look forward to a re­laxing summer and a busy and reward­ing fall.

We want our chapter to keep grow­ing! An alumna in the Harrisburg area who is interes ted in beco ming part of our fun loving and dedi cated organization should contact Casey Marks at 717-697-8664.

INDIANAPOLIS Reported by Pamela Legg

Our lndianapo li Alumnae feel we have received a u·u e g ift of sisterhood. Mary Ann Rineh art, a tio nal Public­ity Coordinator, ha joined our group. She was the h oste for our Annual Spring Lun c h eo n . It wa h e ld at Connor Prairie at Governor Noble's Eating Place. It wa a beautiful day.

Three i ter joined with the India-

napoli Alumnae Pan helle nic for their Spring Evening Meeting. An educa­tional evening wa spent learning more about ational Panhe llenic. In addi­tion , two representatives of the Butler University College Panhellenic were pre ent and hared orne of the cur­rent campu concerns.

Si ters will be busy with summer activities until we meet again in August to plan for the fall.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA Reported by Sandra Aiello

The orthern Virginia Alumnae chapte r had another successful fund rai er selling commemorative White House Chri tm as ornament . We raised over $1,300.00! For Easter, we stuffed eggs for childre n in local church group .

We are working o n broadening our membership and are working on a m mbership drive contacting around 460 alumnae in the ar a. We've had sev­eral activiti e with o ther alumnae or­ganizations in the area including a step aerob ics with Phi Mu and our Pan hellenic Tea.

We are also taking part in "Secret Sisters" in which we secretly take the name of a participati ng i ter and end

Harrisburg area alumnae Melissa Fleegal, Vanessa Emch and Lisa Sackett enjoy good food and

friendship at President Donna Lapano 's horne.

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her card and/ or small gifts. We wi ll end the year with a Chri lmas gift x­change and reveal the identity of the ecret sister.

Tidewater's joy Wotherspoon and Betsy Russ, chapter vice president and president.

TIDEWATER Reported by Joy Wotherspoon

The Tidewater Alumnae went in J anuary to the home ofVeronica Hill where we were entertained by a local professional tory teller. J oy Robertson hosted the meeting and ini tiation in February. We were pleased to add Am Colli e r-Howard and Debi H arri on­Didawick to our ro ter. March wa Pine Mountain slide night at the home of Be tsy Ru s. The April in tallation of next years' officers was conducted at the home of Su an Schleicher.

We have had three ocial opportu­nitie although all of our meeting mix business and the plea ure of ocializ­ing with our sister . In Apri l, we dined toge ther at Carver Creek Re taurant. Beth K.n au McO ker ended her ear as Panh elle nic Pre ident at the Spring Pa nh e ll e ni c gath e rin g h e ld at Tandom's Pine Tree Inn. Our third o­cial is a progre ive dinner moving gu es ts a nd sister to the home of Karen Farri , Elaine Eason, and Su an Schleicher. Gam , good food and fel­lowship have alway spelled ucces for o ur group.

We are pleased to announce an­o ther legacy, Brooke Lauren, born Ma 2, 1995 to J oy and Bill Robert on . Con-

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gratulations also to Paulette Crawford, our 1995 Top Tau.

We continue to send soup labels to Living Waters Christian School , money to Pine Mountain School and sent cleaning and paper supplies to the local Ronald McDonald House.

We conclude our 30th anniversary year with several new sisters, two births, one marriage, Pollya nn a g ifts, rich memories of a successful year and fresh new ideas to lead us toward next year's goals.

YPSILANTI­ANNARBOR Reported by Linda Shapona

Look at those ALTs dance! The Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Alumnae J anuary fun night found us line dancing to the Chicago Twist at the Diamond Black Saloon ! Some country fun was had by all, and we thank Jennifer Mecham for organizing th e eve ning. Februar y brought our heart warming philan­thropy, which is making valentines for the patients at the Veterans H ospita l. We also contributed to Pine Mountain Settlement School , donated to a run­ner for Muscular Dystrophy and viewed the Pine Mountain slides.

March brought a delightful meet­ing at Lyne tte Swartzenberger's home. The April local Founders Day was cel­ebrated with the installa tion of Laure n Friedman into our alumnae chapter. This spring we all welcomed our new­est legacy, Mackenzie Re ne Mecham

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Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor alumnae making Valentines for the patients at the Veterans Hospital.· joyce Berg, Lynette Swartz.enberger, Marilyn Christy, Sherry Hurley and Jennifer Mecham.

into the world-congratula tions Scott and J en nifer!

Our annual Mother 's Day lun­cheon was planned by Sue Slick and Carlo tta Salemi. The lovely jewelry box favors , the lunch an d the program were enj oyed by all. Our May meeting was he ld at J ennifer Mecham's home. Election of officer and developing a plan for next year were accomplished. Fund raisers for the year included the sale of Entertainment Books, Chri t­mas Around the World sales, and Founders Day country store and raffle .

Special thanks to Marcy Lilley, our alumnae sister who moved to West Vir­ginia, who make our Christmas fund raiser po ible.

The alumnae continues to support Alpha Chapter. Joyce Berg, Chapter Advi er and Diana Mihaiu, Assi tant Chapter Advi er, are devoted to the collegians.

Congratulations to our Top Tau, Becky Praznik. We continue our friend hip and sisterhood through the summer with a Garage Sale at Marilyn Christy's home in June.

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Phone 205-978-2179 Fax 205-978-2182 Office Hour 9:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m . Centra l Time

Headquarte rs Administrator: Lenore Seibel King (Mr. Thomas j. ,Jr.), Psi

Board of Trustees Lenore Seibel King, Psi, Ch airman

Gail Shockley Fowler, Alpha Lambda, Secretary

Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle, Theta Charlotte Evans Floyd , Psi

Ferne Shumate Phipps, Omicron

Anna Margaret Young Rhodes, Psi Carrie Washburne Staehle , Alpha

President Emerita - Carrie Washburne Staehle (Mrs. H aswell E.) , Alpha

National Council National President - Mary Charle Adams

Ashby (Mrs. C.J.) , Chi , Box 12, The Plains, VA 22171

National Vice President- Caro le Bicking Keily (Mrs. Timothy), Alpha Xi, 7807 Leland Road, Manassas, VA 22111

National Secretary - Chri tin a Duggan Covington (Mrs. Christopher) , Alpha Lambda, 11711 Memorial Drive #667, Houston , TX 77024

National Treasurer- J ane t Minni Jimi on (Mrs. Conrad) , Iota, 529 Highland Drive, Arkansas City, KS 67005

Director of Collegiate Chapters- Ricki Bargman Trosen (Mrs. Wallace) , Alpha Sigma, 904 Kings Road , Kirksvill e, MO 63501

Director of Alumnae- Mary Be th Kelley, Delta, 22 Boulevard, Po int Marion , PA 15474

Director of Expansion -J anet H anson Dodson (Mrs. Duane), Iota, 543 South Main , Crete, NE 68333

Director of Fraternity Programs - Martha Drouyor DeCamp (Mrs. Samuel) , Alpha, 27931 NE 4th Place, Redmond , WA 98053

Director of Publications - Carol]. Coope r, Zeta Tau , PO Box 12189 NCSA, Win­ston-Salem, NC 27117

District Presidents Regional Collegiate Coordinator - Mary

Ellen Willmitch, Alpha Rh o, 195 1 Penny Lane, Youngstown , OH 44515

Alpha- Christianne Vacca Yentz, Be ta Xi , 4601 W 2nd Avenue #806, Boca Raton , FL 33431

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Beta- Lucinda Proctor Hawes, Alpha Tau , 4116 Pleasan tview Aven ue, Erie, PA 16509

Gamma - Appoi n tment pending Delta- Michelle Cangialosi, Alpha Lambda,

134 Scarborough Place, Charlottesvi lle, VA 22903

Epsilon - Lisa Throckmorton , Alpha Lambda, 4933 Redford Road , Bethe da, MD 20816

Zeta - Michelle Schmidt, Alpha Sigma, 615 Dover Drive, Ro lla, MO 65401

Eta- Nancy Voltz Lessig (Mrs. Wally), Beta Epsilon, 47 Vi llage Knoll Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Theta- Patricia Klausing Simmons (Mrs. Wi lliam), Delta, 291 Locust Street, Indi­ana, PA 15701

Iota- Melinda Henry Oates, Gamma Gamma, 7794 Old Mt. Olive Road , Gardendale, AL 35071

Kappa - Sonda Ruholl Clocksin (Mr . Kevin), Beta Pi, 2 Durell Drive, Kankakee,IL 60901

Lambda- Appointmen t pending

Mu - Tamara Stegehuis Bonifield (Mrs. Brad) , Beta Xi, 16925 MacArthur Redford, MI 48240 '

Nu- Colleen H arding, Beta Mu, 4318 Beulah Road, Hurlock, MD 21643

Xi - Victoria King-Garwood (Mrs. Donald), Beta Delta, 106 Narraganset Drive , McKeesport, PA 15135

Omicron- Appoinunent pending Pi - Wendy Bussard, Gam ma Theta, 606

Pebble Place #F, Delaware, OH 43015

Rho - Megan J anney, Zeta Tau, 3529 Wi llowrun Drive NE, Roan oke, VA

. 24012

Sigma - Appoin unent pending

National Staff Academics - Christy Cuthill McCormick

(Mrs. Daniel), Sigma, 315 15th St NW #102, Charlottesvill e, VA 22903

Alumnae Expansion- Patricia Nayle, Phi , 12002 H astings Green Drive , H ouston , TX 77065

The Anchor Editor- Appointment pending

The Anchor Alumnae Editor- Appointment pending

The Anchor Collegiate Editor - Gay Gammell Truehart (Mrs. David ), Beta u, 2228 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Awards- Cathy Millard Schreiner (Mrs. Ri­chard), Chi , 4400 Hadrian Court, Alex­andria, VA 22310

Chaplain- Emily Ashby Mcintire (Mrs. Michael), Alpha Lambda, 1940 even Oak Drive, Morristown, T 37814

Colony Adviser- Wendy Novack, Beta, 1471 Gregory #8, Ypsi lanti, MI 48197

Colony Adviser - ancy Tyburski , Beta Xi, 82 W283ll Vista Drive, Hartland, WI

53029 Convention - StaciJimison Wedermyer

(M r . Wes) , Iota, 3723 Plaza Drive #202 , Topeka,KS 66609

The Crest Editor - Elizabeth Dee mer Conner (Mrs. Timothy), Alpha Lambda, 7226 Roosevelt Avenue , Falls Ch urch, VA 22042

Expansion Assistant - Anne Curran Gruber (Mrs. J ames), Alpha, 512 Pine Land Drive SE, Ada, MI 49301

Expansion Assistant - Cynthia Peckhart McCrory (Mrs. Charl es R.), Alpha Alpha, PO Box 5218, Fort Wayne, I 46895

Financial Assistant- Beth Ann Dobson Fournier (Mrs. J oseph) , Beta Xi, 2594 Ridge Road, Whitelake , Ml 48383

Historian - Appointment pending Housing- Lara Buszka, Beta Xi , 141 Winter

St. , l st fl oor, Auburn , ME 02702

Membership Development- Andrea Klein­Yancho, Beta Xi , 69-B Locust treet Assonet, MA 02702 '

Music- Arline Bouligny Clark (Mrs. Al len ), Pi, 7037 Rhode Avenue, t. Louis, MO 63123

National Panhellenic Conference Delegate - Appoin tment pending

National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegate - Carolyn Conner Alexander (Mrs. j ames) , Pi , 6328 Potomac, St. Louis, MO 63139

National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegate - Cynthia Peckhart McCror y (Mrs. Charles R.), Alpha Alpha, PO Box 52 18, Fort Wayne, IN 46 95

National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegate - Mary Charle Adam Ashby (Mrs. CJ. ), Box 12, The Plains, 'A 22171

Nominations- Kathy Pulice Baecker (Mr . Paul ), Theta, 18667 orth Oak Court Cli nton Twp., MI 48038 '

Parliamentarian- Appointment pending

Philanthropy - Lara Cegala, Psi , 130 Fairwa Po inte Circle, Orlando, FL 32 2

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A~~r~D~MJ · · h T k M · Indiana Chapter- Ruth Parker, AI-Pledge - Sherry Trayer Gentile (Mrs. John ), Brrmmgham, Alabama- S annon uc er, uncie, d

· · G 46 0 h"ll R d pha Alpha 4804 We t Petty Roa , Psi 15043 Holleyside Dnve Dumfnes Gamma amma, ver 1 oa , • VA' 22026 ' ' Montevallo, AL 35115 Muncie, IN 47304 .

Publicity - Mary Ann Rin e hart, Beta Eta, Bluefield, West Virginia Chapter -J oyce New Orleans, Lo~isiana C_hapter- Jeannme 133 W. Market Street #106, Indianapo- Gregory Buchanan, Omicron, 1905 Getty rd, Phi, 16 Emile Avenue, lis, I 1 46204 Tazewell Avenue, Bluefi eld, VA 24605 Kenner, LA 70065

h. " ' ksh Ka Buffalo, New "\lork Chapter - Pame la Wale Northern New J ersey Chapter - Cynthia Regional Leaders 1p nor op - ren Geary Sloan (Mrs. Thomas), Zeta, 8 Szafarczyk, Sigma, 1107 Parkhur t Bou- Hruby Egan , Be ta Pilon, 8 Salvatore Lois Lane , Shrewsbury, PA 17361 levard , Tonawanda, NY 14150 Court, Fairfield, NJ 07004

Rush - Karen Denchfie ld-Masterson (Mrs. Central Pennsylvania - Amy DuPree, Alpha Northern Virginia Chapter - Diane 18 C I A A · PA DiSandro nderwood, Psi , 10446 Brack-Daniel), Beta Xi, 2622 Ponce Avenue, Xi, Box 1 , entra venue, VIS,

Belmont, CA 94002 17721 ets Ford Cr. , i anas a , V 22111

Alpha Sigma Tau National Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors President- Meda Ray Ellio tt Sewell (Mr .

Preston), Omicron, 6541 Wi ll iamsburg Boulevard , Arlington, VA 22213

First Vice President- Lenore Seibel King (Mrs. Thomasj. ,Jr. ), Psi, 1845 Lakeridge Road , Birmingham, AL 35216

Second Vice President- Rose Marie Schmidt, Theta, 21359 Boxwood Ct., Farmington, MI 48336

Secretary- Charlotte Evan Floyd (Mrs. Julian ), Psi, 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Road #316, Arlington , VA 22202

Treasurer- Susan Rogers, Alpha Lambda, 939 Park Street, St. Albans, WV 25177

Foundation Committees Awards, Scholarships & Grants- Me lissa

Fri esen Parks (Mrs. Clinton R. ), Beta Xi , 6547 Cedar Ridge, Loveland, OH 45140

Effie E. Lyman Memorial Academic Loan -June McCarthy, Pi , 8891 Watson Woods, St. Lo uis, MO 63126

Financial Secretary- Lois Schweikart O 'Dell (Mrs. Robert), Lambda, 222 West Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Fundraising - Patricia Wright Little , Alpha Lambda, 3301 Swan hollow Court, Ri ch­mo nd , VA 23233

Publicity - Appointment pending

Contributions payable to the Alpha Sigma Tau ational Foundation may be sent to the Fi­nancial Secretary.

Alumnae Organizations Arkadelphia, Arkansas Chapter -J oAnne

Wi lliams Chunn , Alpha Gamma, 81 Park Drive, rkade lphia, AR 71923

BaJtimore, Maryland Chapter - Susan Har-

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ris Sebring, Be ta Mu, 4321 Flint Hill Drive #1 01 , Owing Mills, MD 2111 7

Centreville-Manassas, Virginia- Diane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chapter - Loi Di andro Underwood, Psi, 10446 Brack- chwe ikart O 'De ll , Lambda, 222 We t e ts Ford Cr., Manassas, VA 22111 Tabor Road, Philadelphia, P 19120

Charlottesville, Virginia- Michell e Cangialo i, Alpha Lambda, 134 Scarbor­o ugh Place, Charl ottesvi lle, VA 22903

Chicago, Illinois - Kris Haskin , Beta Pi , 3345 Betty Drive, Arlington He ights, 1L 60004

Conway, Arkansas Chapter - Cathy Knox Koehler, psilon , 4301 Lee Aven ue, North Little Rock, AR 72205

Denver, Colorado Chapter - Ann Bo ley Todd, u, 1021 Carr #18, Denver, CO 80216

Detroit-Northeast Suburbs, Michigan Chap­ter - Kathy Pulice Beacker, Theta, 18667 1 ortl1 Oak Court, Clinton Twp., MI 48038

Durant, Oklahoma Chapter- hamn McVay Dunham, Rho, 11 3 Gate , Durant, OK 74701

Edwardsville, Illinois Chapter- Karen Wasser, Beta Eta, 615 ta te treet, Wood Rive r, IL 62095

Erie, Pennsylvania Chapter- Deborah Young Carter, Alpha Tau , 2531 W. 34th Street, Erie, PA 16506

Fort Wayne, Indiana Club - Linda Ro e Pulver, Alpha Epsi lo n , 1009 S. Van Bure n Stree t, Auburn , IN 45706

Grand Rapids, Michigan- Anne Curran Gruber, Alpha, 512 Pine Land E , Ada, MI 49301

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Chapter - Kathryn Smith Marks, Beta Iota, 17 Glendale Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Indianapolis, Indiana Chapter - Ingrid Ma­son Chi lds, Beta Xi, 4311 Fore t Ter­race, Anderson, IN 46013

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Club -Christine O le ka Eshe lman, Beta Epsi­lo n , 2532 peckled Drive, East Pe ter -burg, PA I 7520

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Club - Tracy Bond, Zeta, 135 . 11th treet#2, Allen­town , P 18102

Lowell, Massachusetts Chapter - Ke lly Man­ning igneault, Be ta Tau, 10-f D u·eet, Lowe ll , .MA 01851

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chapter - uzann e Lilliquist chul tz, De lta, 1797 Re nee Drive, Library, P 15129

Prince George's-Montgomery County, Mary­land - Kerri Maranto, Chi, 14001 Crossland Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia Chapter -Bon nie Harris, Alp ha Lambda, 9820 Iro n Bridge Road, Che terfield, V 23832

Roanoke, Virginia Chapter- Cindy Moore Howard, Alp ha Lambda, 5031 Meadowcreek Drive W, Roanoke, VA 2401

St. Louis, Missouri Chapter - Melanie Fo -ter, Pi , 5437 Oakcres t Drive , Imperial, MO 63052

Shepherdstown, West Virginia Chapter -Marie Bu ch Crim, Ch i, RRI , Box 114, Gerrardstown, WV 25420

Southern Colorado Chapter - Grace Walter Rie ter, Pi , 1306 lexander, Colorado

pring , CO 0909

Tidewater Virginia Chapter - Elizabeth Jolly Ru s, Alpha Lambda, 712 Abbey Arch , Virginia Beach, VA 234 5

Tri-City, Michigan Chapter- Martha Prenderga t Triantafillow, Beta, 2 35 Dor et, aginaw, MI 4 603

West Chester, Pennsylvania Chapter -Caro lyn McGill Mee, Alpha Phi , 1101 Glenview treet, Philadelphia, P 19111

West Chicago, Illinois Chapter- Lucinda Edwards Younce, Alpha Alpha, 354

word Way, Bo lingbrook, IL 60440

Youngstown, Ohio Chapter - arol Ficeti, lpha Rh o, 3 5 Jeanette , Warren , OH

444 4

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor, Michigan Chapter -Diana Mihaiu, Alpha, 33 Ri ch ter

treet, River Rouge, ~11 4 21

All Alpha igma Taus are welcome at alum­nae meetings, which are usuall)' held in mem­bers' home. Please check your locallf!<>fJhone di­rectOI)' or call, a tiona/ Headquartl'l for the number of the contact person in _)'our G/"!'11.

Collegiate Chapters Alpha-Eastern Michigan University Presi­

dent, Heather Hackett, 206 N. Normal #2, Ypsilanti , MI 48197; CA,Joyce Be rg, 15132 Houghton , Livon ia, Ml 481 54; ACA, Diana Mihaiu , 338 Ri chter Stree t River Rouge , MI 48218; CC, Kelly Klin ~, 798 Lake Firest Dr. , Rochester, MI 48309

Beta-Central Michigan University President, Beth Hoard, 107 W. Gaylord , Mt. Pleas­ant, MI 48858; CA, Catherine Janso n, 1417 Andre, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48 58; CC, Rebecca Rose, 32515 Columbus, Warren , MI 48093

Delta-Indiana University of Pennsylvania President, Monica Mo rth land , 950 Church Stree t #B , Indiana, PA 15701 ; ACA, Suzann e Coccagna, 266 W. Owe ns Ave., De rry, PA 15627; CC, H o ll andra Ge iser, 124 S. 7th St. #4, Indiana , PA 15701

Zeta-Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Pre ident, Angela Pease, Box 188, Woohidge Hall , Lock Haven, PA 17745; CA, Amy DuPree, Box 118, Avis, PA 17721; ACA, Suzann e Robbin , 44 Wood­land Dr., RD#2, Lock Haven , PA 17745

Omicron-Concord College President, Pa me la Glass, Box C-837, Concord Col­lege, Athens, WV 2471 2; CA, Pame la Slade , Rt. 2 Box 473-A, North Tazewe ll , VA 24630; ACA, Bill Skeen , Box 39, Concord College, Ath e ns, VITV 2471 2

Rho-Southeastern Oklahoma State Univer­sity Preside n t, Rh o nda McCall , PO Box 2074, Durant, OK 74701 ; CA, TeLoa Butle r, 610 Cedar St. , Durant, OK 74701 ; ACA, Eve Marek, 308 N. 4th Ave. , Durant, OK 74701

Sigma-State University College at Buffalo President, Marcy H ayden , SUCB, 1300 Elmwood Ave. T3 Rm .310A, Buffalo, 1 Y 1421 3; CA, Pame la Szafarczyk, 1107 Parkhur t Blvd ., To nawanda, NY 14150; ACA, Ke lly McEvoy, 1002 Losson Rd ., Buffalo , NY 14227; CC, J ane C aszar, PO Box 632, Geneseo, NY 14454

Zeta Tau-Longwood College President, Sue Rose, Longwood College , BOX 2457, Fa rmville, VA 23909; CA, Robin Davis, Longwood Housing Offi ce, Fa rmvill e, VA 23909; ACA, Dia nn a Rowan , Hous­ing Office, Longwood College, Fa rmvill e , VA 23909; CC, Andro n iki Fallis, 416-D Winsto n Street, Farmvi ll e , VA 23901

Upsilon-University of Central Arkansas President, Robin White, 29 Salem Road , Conway, AR 72032; ACA, Maria Chudy, PO Box 171 4, North Little Rock, AR 7211 5; CC, Bobbie Tichols, 1009 Fawnwood, Little Rock, AR 72207

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Phi-Southeastern Louisiana University President, Mary Lomasn ey, SLU Box 2380, Hammond , LA 70402; CA, Deborah Melancon , 73246 Pruden Road , Covington , LA 70433

Chi-Shepherd College President, le lanie Merri ll , 301 Lurry Hall , Shephe rdstown , WV 25443; CA, Denise Watkins, 806-B Stratford Dr., Frederi ck, MD 21701

Psi-James Madison University President, Mauree n Chapman,JMU Box 1812, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; CA, Elizabe th Knight, Rt. 2, Box 446, Grottoe , VA 24441; ACA, Karen Knight, Rt. 2 Box 446, Grottoes, VA 24441

Alpha Gamma-Henderson State University President, Sh elley Arn o ld , Rt. 4 Bo 271-A, Arkadelphia, AR 71923; CA, Mary J o Mann , 905 N. 26th St., Arkadelphia, AR 71923; ACA, Miche lle

laj o r, 4900 Bunker Hill , onh Littl e Rock, AR 72116; CC, Tracy Taylo r-Ginn , Rt. 1, Box 63J , Nashvill e, AR 71852

Alpha Epsilon-Western Illinois University President, Tricia Holt, 1 Pollock Dr., Macomb, IL 61455; CA, Cathy Onion, RR2, Box 28, Table Grove, IL 61 482; ACA, Don Stansberry, 201 Shannon Dr. #3N, Macomb, IL 61455; CC, Sue Fran kino, 2151 S. Finley Rd . #706, Lo mbard, IL 60148

Alpha Lambda-Radford University Presi­de nt, Kriste n Dixo n, 1015-F Calho un St. , Radfo rd , VA 24141; CA, Allen Bure , 7547 Cedar Grove Lane, Radford , VA 24141

Alpha Mu-University of Arkansas at Monticello President, Amanda Riddle, PO Box 2194 UAM, Mo nticello, AR 71 656; CA, Denn is Scogin , Rt. 3 Box G25, Montice llo, AR 71655

Alpha Xi-Mansfield University of Pennsylva­nia Prsident, Sarah Lefebure, Laure l B Box 327, Mansfi eld, PA 16933; CA, Michael Lemasters, 120 Pinecrest Hall MU, Man sfi eld , PA 16933; ACA, Ka ren Russell , 37 Main St. #3, Lawrencevi lle, PA 16929; CC, hristina Conning-Hricz, 292 Zimmer Road , Newark Valley, NY 13811

Alpha Omicron-Clarion University of Penn­sylvania President, Me lanie Stephe nson, 15A Frampton St. , Clarion , PA 16214; CA, Suza nn e P-:Jobb, 108 Wilson, Clarion , PA 1621 4; ACA, Terri Kahle, Box 487, Kn ox, PA 16232

Alpha Pi-Slipper y Rock University of Penn­sylvania Preside nt, Randi Lasher, 509 Elm St. #4, Slippery Rock, PA 16057; CA, T herese Caldare lli , B-105

nive rssity Unio n, RU, SLippe ry Rock, PA 16057; ACA, Eri ca Papley, 221 Elm St. , Sli ppery Rock, PA 16057; CC, Kim­be rly We bb, PO Box 405, Sli ppery Rock, PA 16057

Alpha Tau-Edinboro University of Pennsyl­vania Preside nt, Linda Lewis, 405 Wash­ingto n St., Edinboro, PA 16412; A A, Tina Piano, 1719 W. 41st St. , Eri e, PA 16509; CC, Mary Ell en Wi llmitch , 1951 Penny Lane, Yo ungstown, OH 44515

Alpha Phi-West Chester University of Penn­sylvania Preside n t, Kriste n Flagg, 419 S. Walnut St. #5, We t Che ter, PA 19382; CA, Trisha Leighton Emme tt, 29 1 Avo n Rd . #G-232, Devon, PA 19333; ACA, Lynn-Mari e Tarra, 1522 Overbill Road , West Chester, PA 19382; CC, Michell e Ko perna, 1344 For res t St. , Marcus Hook, PA 19061

Beta Delta-Duquesne University Pre ident, Cynthia Gibbons, SMC #6570, 1345 Vickroy St. , Pi ttsburgh, PA 15219; CA, Alliso n Chipps, 6934 Hilldale Drive, Pittsburgh , PA 15236

Beta Epsilon-Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Preside nt, Kimbe rly Krebs, 7 Coll ege Park Apts. , Shippen burg, PA 17257; CA, Mary Urbanowicz, 11363 Thorn wood Rd ., Shippensburg, PA 17257; Co-ACA, Linda Price, 9892 McCreary Road , Shippensbu rg, PA 17257; Co-ACA, Do nn a Couchenour, 103 Midd le Spring Rd ., Shippen bu rg, PA 17257; CC, T ina Carl, 5474 Heath erfield Way, Harrisburg, PA 1711 2

Beta Eta-Southern Illinois University Pre i­dent, Kristi Benn ett, 3-D Quail Ho llow Ct., Edwardsville , IL 62025; CA, Karen Wasser, 615 Sta te St. , Wood River, IL 62095; ACA, Christy We llha usen, 133 E. Un io n #1, Edwardsville, IL 62025; C, Verbal Blakey, 300 Laure l, Highland, lL 62249

Be ta Theta-St. Mary's University President, Vero nica To ledo, SMU TR 409, San An­ton io, TX 78228; CA, Debra Shea, 510 Red Oak Woods, Canyo n Lake, TX 78133; ACA, Sharon Rodriguez, 107 Hicko ry Trail, San An tonio, TX 78245

Beta Iota-Millersville University of PellllSyl­vania Pre ident,Julie Dietz, 19C Lynnebrook Apts., Mi llersvi lle, PA 17551; CA, Mary Weber, 917 Prospect t. , Lancaster, PA 17603; ACA, Kelse Wade, Kutztown Garden #A-ll , Kutztown , PA 19350; CC, Christine Eshelman , 2532 Speckl ed Dr., E. Petersburg, PA 17520

Beta Mu-Salisbury State University Pre i­de nt, Am Smolinsky, 1512-H Sharon Dr., Britting ham Apt. , Salisbur y, MD 21 801 ; CA, Carolyn We t, 8131 Wood­ward St. , Savage, MD 20763

Beta Nu-Bioomsburg University of PellllSyl­vania President, J ennifer D 'Alo ia, 371 Lightstreet Rd ., Bloomsbu rg, PA 17 15; CA, Pete r Bohling, Dep t. of Economic ­BU, Bloomsburg, PA 17 15

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President, Dana Dryden , 916 Colle~e . York at Potsd~ Pre 1dent, Kern ange Ave., South Orange, U 07_079; Ave., Houghton, Ml 49931; CA, He1d1 Iarshen, 17 Pierrepont St., Potsdam, CA Gina Pintar, 520 Herrick Dnve, Do-De_puydt, 31 Hubbard PO Box 61 , _13676; CA,John Ma saro, Dept. of ver: ] 07801; CC,Joy Brown, PO Box Pamesdale, Ml 49955; ACA, Mary Durfee, Pohucs, S NY-Potsdam, Pot dam , Y 384 Florham Park, NJ 07932 Social Science Dept., ~T , Houghton , 13676; CC, Dawn Lanpher, 301 Gamm~ Sigma-Belmont Abbey College Ml 49931; CC, Chn une Ledger, 1120 Ripplebrook Lane, Imoa, Y 13116 Pre ident, olleen O'Toole, BAC Box Cermak St., Algonqum, IL 60102 Gamma Zeta-Frostburg State University 16 Belmont, N 2 012; , Bonnie

Beta Pi-Eastern Illinois University Presi- President, Karin Reamy, 35 Bowery Re,idy, 3008 Ham pton Cr., Gastonia, C dent, Laurie urges, 1009 Greek Ct., treet, Fro tburg, MD 21532;_ 2 056; CC, Alexi Gladd, 23 Farrington AlT #111, Charleston, IL 61920; CA, ynthia H erzog, 224 Wei h Hill Road . Wa , orth ugu ta, C 29841 Rachel ovak, 5656 Tennessee , #F, Frostburg, MD 21532; , onme Gamma Tau-Lebanon Valley College Pre i-Clarendon Hill , IL 60514;_ACA,Jenni- Groer, 17310 O ld ational Pike W, dent, Rebecca Ragno, LVC DHB4, fer Lapacek, 3620 McCorm1ck, Frostburg, MD 21532; C , Dana Annville , PA 17003; , Meli sa Reber, Brookfield, IL 60513; CC, Rory Agnolutto, 6805 Craig Lane, linton , 914 Maple Lane , Lebanon, p 17042; Erickson Gawthorp , PO Box 143, MD 20735 CC, Donna Mande , 1343 H arding Ave., Mahomet, IL 61853 Gamma Theta-Pennsylvania State Univer- Her hey, p 17033

Beta Tau-University of Massachusetts at sity/ Behrend College President, Am Gamma Upsilon-California State Univer-Lowell President, Dacia Ferrara, 133 McCardle, 620 E. 2 th t., Erie, P sity, Los Angeles Pre ident, Nadiya Un iver ity Ave. #4, Lowell, MA 01854; 16504 iregar, 451 E. Beverl Dr., an Gabriel, CA, Carol O 'Leary, 32 uburn treet, Gamma Iota-York College Pre ident, CA 91775 Malden, MA 02148; ACA, Donna Kathryn Moore, 20 . Per hing, York, Gamma Chi-William Paterson College Gren ier, 33 Kittery Ave., Rowley, MA PA 17403; CA, Li a Arnold , 100 Idlewi ld Pre ident oleen Kulchar, Pioneer 210, 01969; CC, Pau·iciann Zebro ki , 36 St. #2A, Bel Air, MD 21014; CC, Nancy PO Box , Wayne, NJ 07474; ACA, Cathy Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Marshall, 19937 Old York Rd ., White Marie a o , 90 Doherty Dr., Clifton , ]

Beta Upsilon-New Jersey Institute of Tech- Hall , MD 21161 07013 no1ogy President, !aria Ventura, Red- Gamma Lambda-Kutztown University of Gamma Omega-LaSalle University Pre i-wood Hall , 186 Bleeker St., Newark, J Pennsylvania President, Dreon O livetti , dent, Kathleen Ru h , L Box 20902, 07103; CA, Robin Barall-Havican, 2 N. 120 Pine t. #1 , Kutztown , PA 19350; MC9, Philadelphia, PA 19141; CA, Hillside Ave., #B, Succa unn a, ] CA, Kathleen Dolgos, Kutztown niver- Taunia Halcrow, 5327 Large t., Phila-07876; ACA, Karen Levchik, 2122 sity, Kutztown , PA 19350 delphia, PA 19124 Adams Ave. #10, Toms River, NJ 08753 Gamma Mu-West Virginia Institute of Tech- Delta Alpha-Gannon University Pre ident,

Beta Phi-California University of Pennsyl- nology Pre ident, Amy H endershot, Box Karen Pogorzel ki , 316 W. 9th t. , Erie , vania President, Michell e lajersky, 264 305 COED, WVlT, Montgomery, wv PA 16502; CA, Katherine Kramer, 422 Mechanic St. #C, Californ ia, PA 15419; 251 36; CA, Beverly Harri , Box 70 , tafford Avenue, Erie , P 1650 ; C, CA, Sue J ones, 207 Colony Dr. , Irwin, Montgomery, wv 25136; ACA, Mary Melissa Eaton , 5434 ebago Drive, PA 15642; ACA, Coll een Schues ler, RD Ida ugent, PO Box 131, Pratt, wv Fairview, P 16415 l Box 529A, Gard ner Ave. , Un iontown , 25162; CC, Nancy Canterbury, Box 194, Delta Beta-Fairmont State College Pre i-PA 15401; CC,Juli e Brletic, 3174 W. Kimberly, wv 25118 dent, Jennifer Haught, 27-l / 2 Oakwood 41st St. , Erie, PA 16505 Gamma Nu-Waynesburg College Pre ident Rd ., Fairmont, WV 26554; , Ro e-

Beta Chi-Ferris State University President, J ennifer Downs, Box 157, Wayne burg mary Thoma , 1201 Locu t ve. , Debra Fhaner, 212 N. Warren , Big Rap- College , Waynesburg, PA 15370; Fairmont, WV 26554 ids, MI 49307 Michelle ichols, 1o4 E. High St. #5, Delta Gamma Colony-Pembroke State Uni-

Beta Psi-St. Louis University President, Waynesburg, PA 15370; ACA, Traci versity Pre ident, Tara Mathia , P U PO Suzanne Stehn o, 20 N. Grand Blvd. , St. Rodeheaver Closser, 344-1 / 2 w. College Box 5 05, Pembroke, NC 2 372; Loui , MO 63103; CA, Michel Brindell , St. , Canonsburg, PA 15317; CC, Mar JuandalynnJone , PO Bo. 2413, Pem-134 S. Myrtle, Elmhurst, IL 60126; ACA, Beth Kelley, 22 Boulevard, Point broke, C 2 372; ,Jennifer Sandy Guire, Box 525, 3700 W. Pine !arion , p 15474 Riggin , 124 1 Lakewood Dr., Laurin-Blvd. , St. Louis, MO 63108; CC, Gamma Xi-Grand Valley State University burg, NC 2 352; , Rebecca Carr, Rt. Ka hi K d 10220 Do ne Drl.ve 6, Box 120-N, Lumberton , 2 35 t een enne y, a • President, Gina Timmerman, 5869 Lake St. Louis, MO 63136 Ml 49401 CA Delta Delta-University of Illinois at Chicago

Beta Omega-Monmouth University Pres i­dent, Vicky Ali , 200 Alpern Ave. , Elberon , NJ 07740; CA, LydiaJavora, 3 Marc St., H azlet, NJ 07730; CC, Trace Lukacs, 1552 Laguna Lane, Lakewood, NJ 08701

Gamma Gamma-University of West Ala­bama President, lichele Lieder, UWA Box 4349, Living ton , AL 35470; CA,

eldra pencer, PO Box 690,

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Living ton , AL 35470; CA, han non Tu ker, 46 Overhill Road , Mont vallo,

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Michigan Dr. , Al lendale , r ; , Britt Lindholm, 103 ST / G , Allen- Pre ident, Roxanne Ceuca, 921 . Lafun dale, MI 49401 ; A ' Alissa Pekelder #2F, hicago, IL 60607; CA, Li a mola, Yoder, 4915 Tucker t. #8, idland, MI 3A-20l Kinger Quarter, Hin dale , IL

48640; CC, Anne Gruber, 512 Pine Land 60521

Drive E, Ada, MI 49301 Delta Epsilon-Marist College Pre ident, Mariluz amana , 'iari t ollege, _go

orth Road, Poughkeep ie, N ' 12601 Delta Zeta Colony-East Stroudsburg Uni er­

sity of Pennsylvania Pr ident, ourtney Mitchell , 4- r ' tal t. #l , Ea t

Gamma Pi-Lycoming College Pre ident,Joy Graeff, Box 653-L , William port, PA 17701 ; CA, Robert vanVoor t, Box 62-L , William port, P 17701 ; Donna Weaver, 612 Roe treet, William port, P 17701 ; , lar J o Barnett, 606 Brandon ve ., Wi ll iam port, P 17701

troud bur , P 1 01 CA=Chapter Adviser; A =,-\ i tan/ Chaptrr r\dvise1~ C= hapter 011 ultant

Alpha Alpha Celebrates 50 Years R.I EHART, B ETA ETA,

BLICITY COORD! ATOR

If you 're planning a reunion and want to speak to the experienced call on Alpha Sigma Tau 's Alpha Alpha alumnae chapter in Muncie, Ind.

Although Alpha Alpha lost their charter more than 20 ear arro from

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Ball State University, the chapter sti ll hold a presence on this campus in In­diana.

The chapter held its 50th reunion September 9 on the BSU campus in the L.A. Pitte nger Student Center.

"We had 72 attendee " reuni on planning committee membe r Ethe l Himelick said. "This was greater than our expectations."

Ethel welcomed the party of sisters to an Emerald and Gold Luncheon in the Forum Room. Th e tabl e were decorated by the Indian apo li alumnae chapter with creative direction from Rochelle H argi . The chapter designed centerpieces of long- temmed ye llow roses, votive candle and plashe of green and gold ribbon and confetti. From the invitations to the book marks made by Doroth vVhite H askett, the reunion was well orche trated.

'We have had some fun he re to­day," Ethel said. "Today is a culmina­tion of a year of planning. "

Ethel and nin e other committee members worked to bring the sisters

Pamela Sorrell .from Ball State's Alumni Association is shown helping Karyn (Smith) Price and her Mother, Helen (H enning) Smith complete their registration. Mrs. Smith was a former advisor to the chapter.

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together to travel down memory lane. The univer it:y's Alumni As ociation tepped in to support the Muncie alum­

nae chapter and the as ociation ' exper­tise added to the succes of the event. Mike Morri o n, A sistant Director of Alumni Programs, was instrumental in a sisting the planning committee.

"I started cleaning up the ir data­base about a year ago," Morri o n aid. "There are about 365 Alpha Alphas on the list. We invited all the alums in In­diana, the Dayto n area, Chicago and o th er parts of the region. Once we cleaned the database, we knew who we were inviting. If you have a clear vision of what yo u wan t, you can put are­union like thi together in six months."

Th e Alph a Alpha a lum s a nd Morrison h ad a vi ion that alumnae sis­te rs reali zed after 12 months of pla n­ning. In addition to Muncie alums and alums from the surrounding areas, the event drew gues ts representing nin e university chapter . Alpha Sigma Tau 's

ational Pre iden t Mary Charles Ashby made the journey as well and recog­nized the ch arte r members of Alpha Alpha.

"I am honored to recognize th e charter members of Alpha Alpha, "

Guests enjoyed viewing the memorabilia displayed on tables as well as sharing the notes and messages from Sisters unable to atlend.

Mr . Ashby aid. "The memorie that we share today are just as exciting to th e n a tion a l staff. I hope that the dream of everyone in thi room i th e same as the National Council' -that Alpha Alpha will be back on this cam­pus (as a collegia te chapter)."

Among th e attendees was Ruth Schell Fox. A form er ational Chap­lain, Mrs. Fox offered the invocation and a few though ts on her year as an Alpha Sigma Tau.

"So many of us could te ll so many stories," Mr . Fox aid . "It 's been a rich history."

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The Planning Committee for the 50-Yea-r-Reunion of the founding of Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau on the Ball State campus were: Ingrid (Mason) Childs, Mary Ellen (Voisard) Klee, Barbara H eeb, Peggy H olman. Back row: Rachel (Bowell) Scott, Kathryn (i\!Idnnis) Tharpe, Cynthia (Peckhart) M cCrory, Ruth (Schell) Fox, Virginia (Tull) Eyer and Ethel Himelick.

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(continued from previous page) Lavonne Wagoner Baker traveled

from Tucson, Ariz. , and represented not only Alpha Alpha but Delta Sigma, Alpha Alpha's predecessor.

"My mother was a Delta Sigma advi­sor," Lavonne said. "I grew up with it and became a Delta Sigma and then an Al­pha Sigma Tau. " Lavonne's journey from

Rochelle H mgis prepares table centerpiece at the Alpha Alpha 50-year reunion

Arizona earned top honors for making the Ionge t flight to Muncie.

Diane Dunham Davi made an in- tate commute from Fort Wayne and m e t AST si te r who a re h e r Fort Wayne neighbors, hirley Voisard Marsh and an cy Sche k Irvin Resak.

Cynthia Peckh art McCrory and L nda Nickel Fowler found that o rne things remain the arne.

"Cynthia an d I wer roommate in chool," Mr . Fowle r aid . "I actuall

got he r intere ted in o rority and she' gone on to bigger a nd better thing with AST. "

AST' ybil King and Ro Marie Schmidt a tte nd ed a we ll. ybil a -cepted gifts for the 1 ational H eadquar­ters from the Alpha Alpha uite. an of the ite m had b e n u ed b co llegiates over the co ur e of many year of orority entertai ning.

Alpha Alpha demon trated more e ntertaining talents when they ho ted a bu tour of the campu po n ored by the BS Alumni A socia tion. The tour brought back m e morie for Pam Method Lego- a he recalled her dor-

Kathryn Al cfnni Tharpe sports a orority hat from the Alpha Alpha archives.

mitory da whil e i t r Jo e phine Bar bi r H ar hm a n a nd Ba rbara Bar bi er Wyr ic k marveled a t th e

ha nge o n campu ince the ir day a pha Alphas.

If the e attendee didn ' t bring a friend , they made a frie nd at thi 50- ear reuni n . B all mea ure , Al­phaAlpha repre ents Alpha igma Tau in it many endeavor . The e i t rs are an hored for life with Alpha igma Tau and o n th cam pu of Ball tate Un i­ve r ity.

Alpha Xi Celebrates 30 Years at Mansfield

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The Water Tower on the hill above Mansfield University was the setting for the Alpha Xi Chapter 's 30th anniversary picnic on Saturday, May 6, 1995. Approximately fifty col­legiate and alumnae members en­joyed the food and music up on the hill. Since the weather was very windy, sisters spent the remainder of the af­ternoon in the lounge in Laurel B Residence Hall looking through scrapbooks and chapter memorabilia.

Mansfield was founded as a Penn­sylvania State Normal School in 1857 and ha since been known as a state teachers' college, a state college, and since 1983, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Alpha Sigma Tau was the first NPC sorority on the campus, installed on May 2, 1965.

Special guests included Alpha Xi alumnae Amy DuPree, Zeta Chapter Adviser; Carole Bicking Keily, a­tiona! Vice President; and Karen

Alpha Xi collegians and alumnae enjoying the 30th anniversary picnic.

VanKeuren Russe ll , Alpha Xi Assi tant Chapter Adviser.

At the end of the day of remini -cences and fellow hip, the anni ersar

andle lio-hting ceremony wa h ld, a long ' ith a candlelightino- ~ r d cea ed i ter from Alpha Xi hapt r.

-----F11D~:tk c~~ Expansion:

Sharing the Magic of Alpha Sigma Tau BY j ANET H ANSO

OF E XPAJ SJON

Continuation and g rowth are the words floating in the mind of th e Al­pha Sigma Tau Expansion Team dur­ing the 1995-1 996 academic ear. We are always improving our message to colleges and unive rsities across the na­tion . You are ou r best me e nger !

Alpha Sigma Tau 's value are im­portant reason for local ororitie to ch oose Alpha Sigma Tau whe n affi liat­ing with a n ational organization .

Gr owth is a p ri o ri ty for Alpha igm a Tau and the Expan ion Team .

We are actively pursuing opportuni ties to e tablish new ch ap ters. ew chap­ter are tarted wh en local sororitie or college inte res t groups, th rough th eir campus Panhe ll e nic effort , affi liate

with Alpha Sigma Tau ; or whe n Alpha Sigma Tau is no tified th rough the Na­tional Pan hellenic Conference that a college Panh e ll enic sys te m plans to increase the size of their Greek sys tem . Inte res t gro up s send in fo rm a ti o n a bo ut th e m e lves and th e campu s Panhellenic se lec ts sororitie to give presentations. After the presentations, th e Pa nh e ll e ni c invite a n atio n a l group to colonize on the campus. The National O rganization the n decides if they will accep t the invi tation .

The Natio na l Coun cil of Alph a Sigm a Ta u co nside rs ma ny fac tors when making expansion decisions, in­cluding the location of the campus in re la tion to in te rested and availabl e alumnae; the acade mic standing of the college; th e number of women inte r­ested and their academic standing; the number of oth er national Greek orga-

Fron1 the National Foundation President

The ~T isters a t the 1994 Con­vention shared an emo tio n-fill ed mo­ment whe n Susa n Rogers, ational Foundation Treasurer, concluded h er presentation by announcing that th e Foundation had purch ased the long­awaited H eadquarters building. a­tiona! President Mar y Charles Ashby quickly issued a challe nge to a ll ~T members to have a part in this histori­cal event by m aking a minimum con­tribution of$10.00. She also se t a goal of having the mortgage paid by our 100th annive rsary in 1999.

During this past year, many of you have accepted that challenge, and we are pleased to say that the H eadquar­ters Fund is growing slowly but sure ly.

Yes, ~T finally has a ho me of its own. We 're all moved in and operat-

THE ANCHOR/ Fall 1995

ing from th e first floor, where there's ple n ty of room for our fil es and sup­plies. The ~T ational Foundation will have an office and Board Room on the second floor. A display of ~T pic­tures and m e morabilia will be ar­ranged in an offi cial Archives Room. If you're pa ing through Birmingham, please drop by for a visit. Our n ew ad­dress is 1929 Canyon Road, and our capable staff will be happy to see you and give you a tour.

If you haven ' t yet made your gift to the H eadquarters Fund , I hope you will prior to th e end of the year. (All gifts are tax-deductible.) ow I am is­suing another challenge : If all sister could pledge $1,000.00 ($250.00 a year for th e n ext four years) , the mortgage could be paid and the offices furnish ed

ni zati o ns o n campus; and avail ab le hou ing option . We make regular con­tact with uni vers it ies a n d co ll eges where Alpha Sigma Tau would like to start a n ew ch a p ter o r reactivate a for me r chapter. H owever, we have to wait fo r an invitation from the college o r unive rsity before we can colon ize.

Each of us is involved in the ex­pan io n of Alpha Sigma Tau . Sharing so rority m e mories with all we meet h e lps in promo ting not on ly Alpha Sigma Tau , bu t Greek life in general. The 1995-1 996 academic year promises to be ye t ano ther great year for our sis­terh ood . Be sure to share the magic.

If you have infor mation to hare regardin g ex pansion possibi li tie , please con tact Cyn thia McCrory, PO Box 5218, Fort Wayne, I 46895, or call after 6:00pm Central Time at 219-485-8958.

Meda Ray Sewell, President, Alpha Sigma Tau National Foundation.

as we ll. There could eve n be a fund ready for the inevitable re pair and improvem e nts that will become n eces­sary over time. It is our hope that ev­ery ~Twill join in this plan and be a part of our new home.

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To: Alpha Sigma Tau Parents

When: June 24-29, 1996

Where: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona

Who: All Alpha Sigma Tau ister are invited to attend as we gather out We t and celebrate the fact that we are "Anchored for Life ".

Phoenix is a great family vacation spot -introduce your family to your sisters!

How Much: Regi tration is $225.00 per attendee and i due April1, 1996. National Council and Staff, collegiate and alum­nae chapters will receive Convention information. Other alumnae who want to attend Convention may contact National Headquarter after January 1, 1996 for regi tration form .

The Convention rate at the hotel is $65.00/ night.

S!!YOU lNrHO!NlX!

Your daughter's magazine is sent to her home address while she is in college. We hope you enjoy reading it. If she zs no longer m college, however, and is not living at home, please end her new permanent address to Alpha Sigma Tau National H eadquarters, 1929 Canyon Road, Birmingham, AL 35216.

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