WINTER, 1958

Workshops Held at Southern Distri ct M eeting

;\;. THE first session of the Southern District Meeting of the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority

was called to order by the district president, Mrs. Richard Snidow, at nine-thirty o'clock on October 19, 1957, in the Little Thea ter of Concord College in Athens, W. Va.

D evotions were led by the convention chapla in, Miss Ann Eaton, of the Princeton­Athens Alumnae Chapter.

Miss Elizabeth Hight, Omicron president, introduced Dean Damaris Wilson of Con­cord College, who made a welcoming ad­dress to the group. Miss Hight then intro­duced Miss Mae R. Hunter and Miss Mil­dred Dransfield, Omicron advisors; Mrs. H aswe ll E. Staehle, N .P.C. delegate and Na­tional secretary ; Miss Hila Arrington, Omi­cron alumnae representative ; and Miss Kath­leen K elchner, chairman of the M emorial Loan Fund.

The report of the nominating committee, given by Mrs. Boice Ware, was unanimous­ly accepted. By this action Mi>s Hila Ar­rington , Omicron alumnae representative, was elec ted treasurer, and Miss Anne K e­ziah, Zeta T au, secretary. Following the elections Mrs. Snidow insta lled these officers.

Miss K elchner gave a report on th e M e­morial Loan Fund, which was followed by discussion. Mrs. Boice Ware suggested that any girl borrowing on this loan be given grace free of interest until graduation from college to begin repaying this loan.

Mrs. Snidow read a message from Mrs. Preston Sewell, News Agency, pertaining to magazine subscriptions, and a letter from Mrs. E . C. Phipps, Housing Chairman, was read by the secretary. Judy Eckstrom re­ported on how the Zeta Tau Chapter had used the Housing Fund.

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The main program was then given by five collegiate presidents and the national secretary. The program was opened by Mrs.

· Snidow who commented on the theme, "United We Stand." The N.P.C. ideals were given by Mrs. Elizabeth Hight, Hila Arring­ton, Kathleen Kelchner and Mrs. Snidow. The remainder of the program consisted of a breakdown of the phases of Alpha Sigma Tau and how they aid the collegiates. Short talks were given by Mrs. Staehle on N.P.C . ; Sue Adkins, Alpha Beta ; Bette Mosteller, Zeta Tau ; Barbara Harris, Chi ; Louise Ho­back, Alpha Lambda ; and Elizabeth Hight, Omicron.

Alumnae and Collegiate Workshops

;\;. MRs . Charlotte Douglas of Washington, D. C., read an article entitled "Alumnae Cooperation with Active Chapters. " The fol­lowing methods of cooperation were sug­gested :

I ) R eadying the house for fall opening. 2 ) Scholarship awards 3 ) R ecommendations of rushees 4) H elp with parties 5 ) Publicity program for the actives 6 ) Joint activities-parties, cultural pro­

grams. 7) Gifts of furniture, party expenses, din-

ners, etc.

This led to a discussion of alumnae rec­ommendat ions for rushees. It was empha­sized that the collegiate chapters should make use of these recommendations, get ac­quainted with the girls, and then reply to the alumnae as to the results and decisions reached concerning these girls. Betty Ware pointed out that from her experience she feels that a program of education is needed for both a lumnae and collegiates. Each has a responsibility to the other to help get good sorori ty girls. Mrs. Staehle stated that the

alumnae ar definitely a part of the sorority and that their advice should be accepted. Information about the character and ability of prospective rushees may be obtained from high schools, master fil e of the city Pan­H ellenic (where there .is such ) or alumnae members. · ·

After this discussion the following re olu­tion .. was . presented . by Betty Ware: We rec­ommend that our district president bring before the National Council a request that the council appoint .a committee to study a ll phases of the recommendation system. This committee shall pre ent (after carefu l study ) proposals concerning the recommendation system to be voted on at the 1958 conven­tion. This reso1ution was adopted .

A report of the collegiate workshop was given • by Barbara Hollar, ecretary for this workshop. Clara Closterman, secretary for the alumnae workshop gave the report of her group.

A lovely T ea was given by the Beckley Alumnae Chapter in the social room of the Little Theater following which the second joint session of the Southern District meet­ing was held. That evening a wonderful banquet was arranged by the Bluefield Al­umnae Chapter at Bluefield. Miss Winifred Newman gave an inspiring address.

The final ession of the meeting was held after the farewell breakfast in the Concord College dining room. The closing devotions were given by Ann Eaton, convention chap­lain, and after singing the first verse of "Blest Be the Tie that Binds," the m eeting was adjourned.-ANNE KEZIAH, District S ecretary.

Swapping of Ideas at

Central District Meeting -;\; ON November 2, 1957, the Alph a Tau.

of the C ntral District as embl d a t Ea t­rn Mi hi :ran Co llege a t Yp ilanti for their ixth tri nnia l district m ting. Mr . L. J.

M ah r, Di: tri t Pr ident, pr ided. !ph ' hap t r and th Yp ilanti- nn r-

b r lumnac hapt r had be n bus for we ·ks with pi ns and pr pa ra tions for this ga la affa ir. Throw in a fe ru. h p rtie

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Awards for original songs wtll be f7t.ven at our N ational Convention

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Contest Rules

1. The contes t i open to both collegi­ates and alumnae of Alpha Sigma Tau.

2. The song will be judged on the basis of its singabili ty, originality of word and music, and its aptness for specific occasions.

3. The lyrics hould be about Alpha Sigma Tau, but may be suitable for any sorority occasion such as Founder's Day, rush parties, or ceremonies.

4. Send entries to :

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and a homecoming for good measure and it is needless to say they had an extremely bu y time this fall.

Registra tion and coffee hour at 9 a.m. on Saturday gave u all a wonderful chance to meet new friends, greet old friend and to become acquainted with every one there.

At the general busines se ion we had the pleasure of hearing Dean Susan B. Hill talk on the new trend and ne" r pon ibilitie of women today. Mr . Pan hipper , Na tiona l Expan ion Director, ' a with u and enlio·htened u on xpan ron program.

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exchange of ideas and suggestions was very stimulating.

Following the two meetings there was a tour of the campus and also a time for dele­gates and visitors to have conferences with those national officers present. We were indeed fortunate to have Mrs. Parry Schip­pers, National Expansion Director ; Miss Genevieve R epeta, National Courtesy Chair­man ; Miss Rose Marie Schmidt, National Pledge Chairman; Miss Ethel Himelick, N a­tiona] Rush Chairman. We were sorry that Mrs. M cBee, National Standards Chairman, and Mrs. J. E . Gaughan, National Scholar­ship Chairman, could not be with u .

Saturday evening a ll the Alpha Tau gath­ered at the Huron Hotel for the Founders Day Banquet arranged for us by the Alpha Chapter. J an H enderson, Alpha, was our toastmistress and conducted the very lovely traditional cand lelight ceremony. Adding to the pleasure of the event was the inspira­tional message brought to us by Miss Eleanor M eston, one of Alpha chapter's outstanding members and beloved by all who have had the pleasure of knowing her. Miss M eston has spoken at many Alpha Tau gatherings including the Founders Day Celebration at the District meeting in D etroit in 1945 and at our fiftieth birthday celebration at our National Convention in 1949.

Sunday morning all delegates and visitors were the guests of the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Alumnae Chapter at a lovely farewell break­fast.

In spite of the heavy fog that made sev­eral delegates Ia te in arriving, the flu that kept the Alpha Epsilons and others from attending, we enjoyed a weekend of good comradeship and fellowship in Alpha Sigma T au.

Nat'l Officers Define Duties

at Northwestern Meeting ;\; THE Northwestern District of A~T held

its m eeting in St. Louis, Mo. , Oct. 26, 195 7. Pi Chapter and the St. Louis Alum­nae Chapter served as hostesses.

The arriving delegates registered at the Student Union Building of H arris Teachers

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Pi Chapter coll egiates se rve as hostesses for the Northwestern District meeting in St. Louis.

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College. After registration, coffee and rolls were served and the day got off to a good start.

The morning session wa called to order at 10 : 10 a.m. by the District President M eredith Hinshaw. An inspiring devotional program was given by M argaret O rf, chap­lain of the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter. Viola King and Carol E . Willman were ap­pointed to serve ' as treasurer and secretary, respectively .

Prefacing the introductions of the nation­al officers, M eredi th Hinshaw explained her selection of the theme, "Behold the Mustard Seed." As a mustard seed grows so wi ll Al­pha Sigma T au if it has the nurture and care. She then introduced the na tional offi­cers who explained their part in the nur­ture of Alpha Sigma Tau.

Mrs. Peterson, the national president, was the first to be in troduced. She stated that the A~T seed was planted fifty-eigh t year ago and was then carefully nurtured by the preceding presidents : Grace Erb Richie, Louella Chapman, Mrs. Staehle, and D or­othy Robinson. For her term as president Mrs. Peterson has set down three objectives :

1. To st rengthen collegiate chapters 2. To develop closer relations between ac­

tive and alumnae chapters 3. To establish new chapters. To carry out these object ives, Mrs. Pe­

terson has found her work absorbing, in­teres ting, and abundant . She must visit chapters, carry on extensive correspondence, issue the C.O.B.'s and make all final de­CisiOns. Mrs. Peterson concluded her talk with a personal wish for each one as ex­pressed by the poem, "A Wish."

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Dorothy Robinson was introduced after Mrs. Peterson. She is now the Executive Secretary. Her work entails keeping records, handling supplies, and servicing communica­tions. Helping Mrs. Robinson in the Cen­tral Office is Elizabeth Wilson, Alumnae Chairman, and J une McCarthy, Life-Mem­bership and Endowment Chairman. Janis Marshall is Central O ffice Assistant.

The third to be introduced was the new president of the Southwestern District, lisa Simpson. She stressed the need for alumnae groups.

Viola King, national historian, was the fourth to be introduced. She stressed the im­portance of getting the historian reports in on time. These are the only records available on individual chapters' activities.

The last officer to be introduced was Lil­lian Shippers, expansion chairman. This office was set up a year ago. Since this time, Lillian has visited numerous college cam­puses and carried on extensive correspon­dence. Since a group can't stand still , it must go either forward or backward. Her aim is to carry Alpha Sigma Tau forward . To accomplish this aim we need:

1. Girls to transfer and start colonies 2. People to travel 3. Leads 4. More alumnae groups. At the conclusion of the talks by the Na­

tional officers, Meredith Hinshaw asked for questions and a discussion followed.

The morning session adjourned at 12:30 P.M. for a delicious lunch prepared by a ~ommittee of the St. Louis Alums headed by Alice Vit.

After lunch group meetings were held. The actives discussed rushing idea and the a lums di cussed financi al project .

At 3:00 P.M . the delegate returned to the general meeting room and the after­noon se ion was called to order. Summarie of group di cussions we re given and que -tions about expan ion were con idered. M r dith Hinshaw then introduced Mi s

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Julia Murray, sponsor of Pi Chapter ; Caro­lyn Alexander, president of the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter ; Margaret Or£, chaplain and Peggy Collier, acting Pi president.

After a few announcements the meeting closed with the sorority prayer at 4:10 P.M.

In the evening a banquet was held at the Congress Hotel. Pi Chapter and the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter celebrated Founder's Day at this time. The traditional candle-lighting ceremony was beautifully conducted by Meredith Hinshaw. A most entertaining and informative talk entitled, "This Is Your Music," was given by Mrs. 0. H . Duggins- CAROL E. WILLMAN.

National Panhellenic Conference

Met at French Lick, Indiana

;\. THE thirty-fifth session of the National Panhellenic Conference convened Nov.

4-8 at the French Lick Sheraton Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. Alpha Sigma Tau was represented by our National President Mrs. Earl Peterson; Mrs. H aswell Staehle who is our NPC representative and secre­tary and heads the City Panhellenic Com­mittee for the NPC; Mrs . L. J. Maher presi­dent of our Centra l District ; and Mrs . •Fran­cis Graflage, national editor.

At these biennial session the executi,·e ecretaries and the national editor have their

own separate meeting to talk over their and method . full

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