TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951
'Ma' Gates' Visit Lasts 21 Years
By GRETA WEAVER
• Shorly before the end of last
semester, the brothers (and pled
ges) of Sigma Nu fraternity• were
a pretty sad bunch. But not be
cause of examinations. "Ma"
Gates, housemother of the local
chapter for 'over 21 years, col
lapsed from a heart attack. Thirigs
weren't the same with "Ma" not
around.
But by the en d of January,
recovered, •
"Ma" Gates had c and
was back again with "her boys."
"Ma," Mrs. Blandhe Gates,
came to the 1 o c.a 1 chapter as
housemother in the fall of 1929,
as she says, "just until they could
get someone else." Bu t. "Ma"
stayed to become endeared to the
hearts of over 600 brothers in the
years that followed. Her many
acts of understanding and her
wise advice are proof of her gen
uine love for boys and her devo
tion to her "adopted" family.
Mrs. Gates is herself the mother
of ten children. "I had six boys
myself so a few hundred or so
more only made life that much
more worth while for me," she
says.
White Star Is Favorite Gift
"Ma's" most treasured gift from
her "sons" is the White Star of
Sigma Nu, which she received on
her tenth anniversary with the
fraternity. Of all the women who
wear . the pin of Sigma Nu, none
could be more proud of it than
she is. "When I die that pin goes
with me," she tells the members.
During the wa r the chapter
gave its house over to the Navy,
and Ma snent what she says were
two of the loneliest years of her
life. She read and re-read the
chapter's newsletters, telling of
the whereabouts of her boys in
the far corners of the globe.
"Ma" remembers a 11 of the
chapter's alums who have gone
on to distinguish themselves in
professions or business. "I could
always spot the ones that would
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"MA" GATES and her boys. Shown left to right are James
Wharton. "Ma," Joseph Rosshirt, and Owen Wilkinson. Mrs. Gates
has been Sigma Nu housemother for nearly 22 years.
go far," she says. "Sonne of 'em
just had that look about them."
Lectures Pledges
"Ma" enjoys kidding the pled
ges when th e y neglect pledge
dutieS. And she really knows how
to deliver sermons to those who
break the rules.
A few years ago at Christmas
time, the chapter presented her
with a radio for her room. Never
at a loss for words when she is
bragging to others about the men,
she is always unable to say any
thing when she is brought from
the. kitchen to receive her Christ
mas gift.
"Ma" watched in silence as her
-resent was being unwrapped. As
the radio was brought out of its
2arton, she stood staring at it, un
able to speak. Suddenly she
turned, and with tears rolling
down her• wrinkled cheeks, she
said, "Thank you, boys . .. thanks
::or everything."
But it is to "Ma" herself that
the Sigma Nu's give their thanks,
for she has been more than just
a fraternity housemother to al
most a generation of Sigma Nu's
... she has become an institution.
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta sorority in
itiated Barbara Benck, Joan
Davies, Phyllis Esrey, Nancy Fry,
Janice Glatfelter, Nancy Monc
ton, Lora Riley and Rosemarj ,
Scott.
The initiation climaxed Delta
Week for actives and pledges.
Main features of the week were
a Devil's Party, the Bunny party
and dinner at the Allencrest.
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IM Program
Begins Contest
For WRA Cup
Competition for the first WRA
Participation, _cup started last
night as the intramural and bowl
ing tournaments got under way
for the spring semesters.
The purpose of the cup as
stated by WRA is "to give recog
nition to teams participating in
all the WRA activities, which are
not necessarily the strongest con
tenders for the Intramural Cup;
to show appreciation for their co
operatlin for continued partici
pation in all the activities."
'The cup will be awarded in the
spring to the team who haS had
the largest total of members par
ticipating in intramural sports,
acting in the capacity of timers
and scorers, officiating the intra
mural contests, and participating
actively. in the club program.
Statistics on which the award will
be based are those derived from
WRA attendance cards.
Originally, a cup was to have
been awarded for the fall se
mester, but the WRA intramural
board at a meeting Thursday
night decided not to make the
award since many of the partici
pating groups knew nothing
about the award, and had not
filled out the necessary attend
ance cards.
Alpha Xi Delta
Eight women were initiated by
Alpha Xi Delta sorority on Sun
day morning. They include Char
lotte Bean, Barbara Charles, Do
lores D'Onofrio, Rut h Freed,
a Devil's Party, the Bunny Nest
party and dinner at the Allen
crest.
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Delta .Sigma Phi
New pledges of Delta Sigma
Phi fraternity are Ned Shields,
Donald Van Erp, Donald Davis,
Jeff Gray, and Jerome Clauser.
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