PAGE Eicn:r^ W:': A . -. En 6614610: IM, Club Prog*ts The Women's Recreation Association was organized to provide constructive athletic program for women students at the College and to promote friendly competiti women's physical education buildin The WRA office, 103 White Hall, is open for interested stu dents to acquaint themselves with the athletic program of fered by the organization. Varied Activities . 'ln order to provide ' a variety of activities, WRA has set up a program divided into four cate gories. The club activities pro gram offers opportunities for in struction an d participation in varied forms of recreation: The intramural ,program includes or ganized tournaments fof indi vidual and team sports. The pro 7 jects program emphasizes phil anthropic activities, and the indi vidual participation program pro motes voluntary participation in informal activity. Clubs in badminton, boWling, bridge, fencing, modern dance, officiating: outing, rifle, and swimming are inchided in 'the club activities program. 'Mem bership is open to all women students at no cost.. The clubs are directed by the club activities board, which is made up- of the club activities' chairman and the presidents of the individual clubs. The modern- dance club pre sents a concert as part of the an nual observance of Mother's Day, and the swimming club holds an aquacade in the spring. , WRA Cabin - The WRA cabin in the Tussey Mountain range, five miles from campus, is used for bicycle trips, wiener roasts, hikes, and over night cabin parties. Any group of women students in a y have parties at the cabin by making reservations in the WRA office. No charge is made for the cabin's use by undergraduate woin e n students. The cabin is fully equipped for cooking and .sleep ing. Th e Intramural program in cludes tournaments in basketball, bowling, badminton, softball, ta ble tennis, swimming, and vol leyball. Groups representing classes, sororities, independent women's groups, and dormitory living uNits participate in the in tramural program. Two !Trophies WR A. awards an intramural cup to the group which wins the largest Yilimber of games in team competit:',on. and a participation cup to the group which has the largest - oercentage of its' mem bers participating for the great est number of hours. Two teams made up of the best players in each sport are selected by a committee made up of the faculty adviser, the intramural chairman, and th e class managers. Individual champions are de, termined in all-College single elimination tournaments. All 'un dergraduate women students are eligible to participate in these events. Adopts Foster Child As part of its .project program, WRA undertakes the adoption of a foreign foster child. A Christ mas party is given for rural school children, and a semi-for mal all-College dance is held an nually. WRA sends 'delegates to, sec tional, and national conferences, and to play days at other col leges. District. colleges are invited to attend play days held in White - - Th e individual participation program is . entirely voluntary. Women may use the bowling al leys, pool, play room, and bad= Minton court in, White Hall, and the college tennis courts',and golf course. The facilities of White Hall are available during the' day when classes are not .Scheduled, and Monday through - Saturday nights. A schedule of plunge hours is posted on the bulletin board in the locker room on . the ground floor. A lifeguard is al ways- on• duty %-whe.zt the pool is in use. 16%lite, Play nights - are hel.d. every Sat urday fro In 7 to • 9:3o:pain. in White Hall. During — these hours the pool and •all' activity _rooms are open. A faculty member supervises • recreation. .6 n d re fri?shments are served. • The ezeentiveboard, - • • Trlti- DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE' 6OLLEGE ; 17. on among. them. White Mall, the g, is the center for WRA activities MARILYN WILLIAMS, presi dent of the Women's Recrea tion • Association. Fall Rushing Starts Saturday Coeds will be on ,campus only a few days.before . formal sorority rushing begins, with a meeting for all rushees scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in 121 Sparks. Women eligible for:iushing re ceived Panhellenic guide books during the s`•uinmer. Upperclass Women with averages of at „least 1.0 . and second semester . fresh men with 1.5 or better averages are eligible •fot rushing. Each of the 19 sororities on campus will hold Open Houses Saturday and Sunday afternoons in its respective suite. Afternoon dresses or suits and,•stockings are considered proper attire. Open houses will be followed by coke dates, At Homes, and rushing narties. Formal evening dress will be worn at coffee hours Sept. 26. On the following . day written bids will be distributed and • rib boning will take place. by women students, is the gov erning body ~of WRA. It plans and administers the over-all pro- , gram.' Executive Board The present members of the execttiye board are Marilyn. Wil liams, president; Meredith Wil -I:amson, vice-president; Barbara Wallac e•, secretary - treasurer; Nancy Worthington, club activi ties chairman; Mable Marple, in tramural chairman; •Nancy Lusk, assistant - intramural - chairman; Rita Keeney, publicity chairman; Nancy Showers, acting sophomore representative; Marilyn Porter and Nancy Ldsk, acting freshman .representatives; Carolyn Barrett. senior counselor; Marie Haidt, associate professor of physical ed ucation, ex officio, member; and Mildred Ludy, associate -profes Independent Women in Le6nidtti..: - • , All' independeht wornen attend= ing the College are members .of Leonides, the organization' for non-sorority - Women: women's sa, c•i a 1 organization, ehobses its/members from: 'Leon= Sides. Leonides was reorganized from the Independent Women's Organ ization in 1948-49.. A council com posed of elected representative; from the 33 independent women's living . units governs Leonides. Council meetings are open' but only official' representatives - can vote. • The primary' purposes of' Leon ides• are tq foster 'a closer rela tionship b et.w een independent women, to insure equal;represen 7 tation in . student • goVernment, and to provide better social and athletic opportunities for its mem bers. • • Sponsored Dance Last • year the group assisted during, Orientation Week, spon sored a sdande in Redreatici Hall, and , held . several informal mixers with. - the AsSociation of Inde pendent Men, Doris Sher is' ,president of Leonides..other officers are -Alice HenneSsey, vice-president; Elea nor Miller, recording secretary; Vivian : Peterson, corresponding secretary;' Ann- Burlingame, treasurer; and Elizabeth Jonson, parlimentarian. Phllotes Founded In 1937 Philotes.' was organized' in 1937 to unify and :bring together non sorority •coeds,..to broaden their role in academic and, sOciarlife, 'to stimulate their interest' in schol- , arship and activities, ,to help them acquire self-confidence, and to promote friendly. cooperation With other•camptis , organizations: A .coed must :receive •=a - bid to become a member of Philotes. An all-College - average of 1.0 is re quired ...before a coed.-may be pledged. - Although. .there -is no limit on membership, 45 -to 50 women , isually are ,active•members`.. • Evelyn Kaufman is president. Other - officers include" Margaret Muth, vice-president; 'Sandra Bachin, secretary; Jane ,Mus, grave,. treasurer; Patricia Gron ick,' social 'chairman; 'and Janet Moerder, historian. BUTTONS! That indispeosble, the button, has found a new use. Thii fall's college clothes are featuring.but tons everywhere—as a spark to hats, down. the back of skirts and Weskits, and •as edgings for poc-, kets: 'Used this way, of course, the button is no longer indispensable, but' it has become a definite fash ion mark.' sor of physical education, faculty adviser. The president ~of WRA serves on AlL:College cabinet. NNS YLV ANIA Po ft Pouf! •--•-•••''• • • CrinOli ts •. ,eat Lead Fall „.r.t. • • . Crinoline petticoats - to _make your skirts go. pouf!, wisp of ,a waist, a scoop-necked blouse, aneyout• be ,- vr,el on the. way as .a leader of the fall college-fashion . parade:. • This sesison'S fashions for the-college-ndlided - ruiss.show a trend toward the sophiiticated for after-class -hours, 'and fOr -classes. (or loafing at the Corner Room) cordurby, bright wool jerseys; - ,access, ized with heraldic jewelry' and sparked with color, plus the in, evitable tweeds, promise to . lead the fashion parade. - - Anne Fogarty, one of the , na:: tion's youngest. designers, 'has been foremost in promoting stiff, crinoline petticoats to. give'. her creations the pouf • look, Pauline. Trigere has whipped up a perky poodle 'Cloth coat with a "cloak and-dagger" collar. and . souffle illeeves New Combinationsi This year's faShions feature un usual conibinatiOns of textures arid styles. Anne Fogarty's' 'latest uses • a . smooth-textured wool, edged 'in satin, 'combined with a wisp waist and a semi-lOw V scoot) :neckline, to produce •one of the season's leading cocktail wools, Claire McCardell has de signed a winter suit with the briefest of jackets modeled after the oval cut. Bonnie Cashin's, contributions to the new fall •styles inClude a wool jersey jacket ;designed • with a scarf neck. ;The jacket slipS back -like a stole. And speaking-of stoles, indications are that'. the stole is • rapidly becoming an in dispensable. accessory. As ap propriate with a lacy formal as with a tartan skirt, stoles of all. fabrics and sizes have sparked the . season's showings. Stylish Extremes And of course there are the usual extremes to tempt - the more daring coed. An ova 1-shaped tweed suit designed by Talmack bears a close_ resemblance to ' a ChineSe coolie coat, with its diag onal row of buttons and its min iature mandarin collar. ClciSe-1 cropped poodle cloth is being fea tured by many designers in every thing from princess coats ' to' braid-edged cardigans. - The well-dressed coed will stick to tweeds and tartans, wool jerseys and kitteny-soft sweaters for classes, but for week-end par ties, after dark, you'll, find her dressed in luxurious velvets," '41..••• •-. • , • • • • • •• • • • •1 ' ~ , ... .,merr..;MBER 3:951 swishirig •, taffetas, and,:. ifshe really-likes-to be different,'..in . ..'a wool jersey, bare :sheath - dress:, ; •As : Nyas , ,the case with college clothes last year, clt•acoal , gray is again one of the• season's ieadini colors:, NeW this year is electric yellow, eSpeCially bewitching •for brunettes. Brilliant purples ; sp.c'y browns, arid of course Midnight blaCks--are leading -.fkishiOn hes. • . • Iynpr,Ove4 Rayon .„ . , Rayon is a fabric ',which -is juSt .now/ coming; into."' its own as all : -seasbn •-indispensable. 'Mahu factureri have Worked to perfect its teictiare". and. ,durability, :so that _today . it is barely: - distin guishable,-freni hard-finish. wools. Because_ of its'wee price, 'fathers particlirarly . agree: with• daughters who' cliooSe the -nnProyer,dlrayiinS for_ikirts ,and suits. With many ‘ of the:nation`g.lead ing. daShion designer catering almost college girl's VfardrObe, it becomeS "only a matter of convincing'Dad to be come - .4•well-dtessed toed:. C -:. • 1: . G00.D FOOD •.• ®:CONTINUOUS.; SERVICE= • • •, • FREEZER FREEN ' ."' • . - "SOFT - ICE CREAM 4i. GIANT- SNAKE'S' • v SIDEWALK §ER \ - !I".CE =• • . ' .:-Bet7Deen the MOtiies
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