ISDAY; MARCH 17, .1953
Neweoi jorority
■ETHEL BROWN, president of the lonian colony, receives the char
'ter establishing ihe group as ihe Delia Gamma chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha, national sorority, granted in ceremonies held Sat
urday; afternoon. Dean of Women Pearl O. Weston, left, and Mrs.
Eyelyn Carter, right, look on as Mrs. Lillian Parrott, regional
director; gives Miss Brown the charter.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Local Gets Charter
Delta Gamma of Alpha Kappa Alpha became the newest sor
ority on campus when ’it received its charter from Lillian Parrott,
director, of the North Atlantic Region of the sorority, Saturday
afternoon in 304 Old Main.
Begun three years ago as the idea of three interested women,
the new chapter brings to 20 the
number of sorority chapters at
the College.
In October, 1950, Nadine How
ard, Yvonne Carter, and Char
lotte Page were told by College
officials that no new sororities
would be chartered on campus
until ground would be broken for
a new women’s dormitory.
. Join Philadelphia Group
When it became apparent last
year, that other buildings were
needed before a. new women’s
dormitory and the delay might
prove to be indefinite, the sor
ority was given permission to or
ganize as a local group, the lon
ians, for a one year probation
period. The women were told that
a charter could be granted a't the
end of that time, but no. suite
would be available for the sor
ority.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Evelyn Carter,
Miss Carter’s mother, had obtained
permission from the national
headquarters of Alpha Kappa Al
pha for some of the women, to
join the Philadelphia chapter of
the sorority..
Officers Listed
After the group organized local
ly as the lonians, Marian Tyrance
became the sorority’s adviser.
Officers of Alpha Kappa Alpha
are Ethel Brown, president; Anna
Layton, vice president; Charlotte
Page, corresponding secretary;
Joan McClane, recording, secre
tary; Delores Battle, treasurer;
and Audrey Austin, dean of.
pledges. ' . .
Charter members of the .-.local
chapter, in addition to the officers,
are Carolyn Morris, Bettye Phil
lips, Joan Ripley, Dolores Wilson,
and Miss Carter.
Miss Howard, the third of the
original members, was graduated
in June, 1951.
Radio Guild to Meet
The Radio . Guild wilL meet at
7 tonight in 304 Sparks.
AN EASTER GIFT...
The young ones
at home will love
Jimmy Boyd's
"My Bunny and
My Sister Sue"
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THE DAILY-COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Cwens Ask Frosh
To Name Leaders
A poll to find out which women
freshman coeds consider to be
their leaders was conducted re
cently by Cwens, sophomore wom
en’s hat society.
The names -will serve as sug
gestions when Cwens taps fresh
men this spring. Like the poll of
Mortar Board, senior women’s
honorary society, the polls will
not be absolutely binding since
other qualifications must be con
sidered in the tapping of new
members. \
Applications will be accepted
until Friday in the Dean of Wom
en’s office for the 150 sophomore
scholarships. Interviews will be
conducted next week.
.Williamson, Malsch
To Head Skating Club
Recently elected officers of the
Skating Club are Frank William
son and Carolyn Malsch, co-chair
men; Walter Segl, secretary
treasurer; , and Jeanette Werk
heiser, publicity.
The club will conduct its next
social gathering at 7 p.m. tomor
row at Beta Theta Pi.
Panhel to Meet
Panhellenic Council will
meet at 6:30 tonight in the
Beta Sigma Omicron suite, 129
McElwain. Ellen Wandel, coun
cil president, said it is import
ant that sororities send regular
Panhel representatives to the
special meeting.
Ed Honorary
To Auction
Autographs
Autographs of 150 famous
statesmen, educators, artists; and
authors will be auctioned at a
sale sponsored by Pi Lambda
Theta, national women’s educa
tion honorary society, at 7:30 to
night in "Grange Dorm playroom.
The local chapter wrote to 250
prominent persons asking for
their signatures and an answer to
the question, “What can Pi Lamb
da Theta, teachers, and profes
sional people in education do for
children?” The proceeds received
from the autograph sale will be
sent to Crossmore, a North Caro
lina school for underprivileged
children. v
Among the autographs which
will be sold are those from Cedric
Adams, Bing Crosby, John S.
Fine, Clare Booth Luce, Christo
pher Morley, Emily Post, Norman
Rockwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and
Harry S. TrumaiK'
In addition to the autographs
of members of the College staff,
those of Harry Varnum Poor,
painter of the murals in Old Main,
and Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic
champion and former College
track star, will be sold..
Theta Phi Alpha
Newly-installed officers of The
ta Phi Alpha are Irene Buck,
president; Eleanor Nicastro, vice
president; Theresa Guinard, cor
responding secretary; Patricia
Nageotte, recording secretary;
Mary Lou Schutz, treasurer; Jane
Overmeyer,. rushing chairman;
Maryann Graves, pledge mistress.
Eleanor Tomko, social chair
man; Gertrude Malpezzi, activi
ties chairman; Charlotte Lutinski,
scholarship chairman; Lillian Ya
copchak, house, manager; Dolores
McHugh, historian and publicity
chairman; Madeleine Reilly, as
sistant rushing chairman, and
Constance Belli, song leader.
Phi Kappa Tau
■ Phi Kappa Tau recently elected
Frederick Moffatt, president; Wal
ter Pregmon, vice president; Wil
liam Westley, treasurer; Herbert
Byaxd, secretary; and John Wer
ner, house manager. The frater
nity recently initiated Herbert
Byard, John Cleary, Edward Te
zekjian, John Tihansky, and Rich
ard Welty.
Phi Sigma Delta
Phi Sigma Delta entertained
Chi Omega at dinner Wednesday.
A. talent show- and dancing fol
lowed the dinner.
Leonides Nominates
Griffith, Hogeland
Phyllis Griffith and Hilda Hogeland were nominated last night
as presidential candidates in the Leonides election March 25. Ruth
Israel and Sarah Devita are candidates for vice president.
Candidates for recording secretary are Shirley Pritchard, Doris
Longwill, and Myrtle Thomas. Sherry Kofmann, Theresa Hess, and
Jean Maxwell will compete for the post of corresponding secretary.
Althea Rector, Susan Crumley,
and Virginia Bowman are candi
dates for treasurer.
It was suggested that qualifi
cations be presented along with
pictures at the election posts.
Eleanor Voyvodich is elections
chairman.
The council voted to send the
newly elected president and vice
president to the National Inde
pendent Students Association Con
vention at Purdue University. The
convention will be held, April
22-25.
April 26 was chosen as the date
of a banquet to be held jointly
with the Association of Inde
pendent Men. The purpose of the
banquet would be to acquaint the
officers of both organizations with
each other as well as to honor the
new officers. Representatives and
alternates may also attend, ac
cording to Elizabeth Johnson,
chairman.
A plan to incorporate all in
dependent organizations in Spring
Week preparations was discussed.
Vivian Peterson, Leonides pres
ident, urged participation in all
Spring Week events.
Permanent pins and guards for
the officers are expected to arrive
some time this month, Miss Peter
son said. The pins will be the
property of the organization-to be
presented to each new set of of
ficers during their term in office.
C^o-dddits
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta recently pledged
Linda Campbell, Nancy Dahl, and
Joan Smith.
Grace Bickelhaupt was recently
initiated.
Kappa Delta recently enter
tained Phi Delta Theta at the fra
ternity. 'The sorority presented
skits which were followed by
group singing. Refreshments were
served.
Acacia
Recently elected officers of
Acacia are William Brubaker,
president; John Johnson, vice
president; Gordon James, social
chairman; William ' Alden, secre
tary; Peter Judd, treasurer; -John
Brunner, rushing chairman;
Charles Rohrbeck, alumni secre
tary; and Ralph Straley, caterer.
Sigma Pi
Recently initiated into Sigma
Pi were El ward Holt, John Basis
ta, William Wahl, Albert Azar,
Lewis Landon, Richard Dennison,
John Landis and John Bergquist.
A banquet and formal dance
followed the initiation.
St. Patrick’s Day
C^&n t <2) ] inner
Tuesday, March 17
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Capitol Tour
Registration
Ends Thursday
Registration for the Washington
D.C. tour being sponsored by the
Penn State Christian Association
and the Department of Political
Science will end Thursday. The
trip will be held Sunday through
Tuesday.
A $5 registration fee and a $2
hotel reservation deposit must he
paid at the PSCA office, 304 Old
Main. No refunds can be made
after Thursday.
Plans Announced
The “Meet Your Government
Seminar” is being held to give
students opportunity to observe
some processes of federal govern
ment and to hear leading speakers
discuss current events.
• Plans for the tour include visits
to the State Department, the Pan
American Building, the Depart
ment of Interior, the Supreme
Court, the National Labor Rela
tions Board, the Washington Post,
a foreign embassy (probably
Greek), Congress, and the Library
of Congress.
Cost About $3O
Interviews and speeches have
been arranged with Marquis
Childs, Washington Post colum
nist; Eugene Meyers, publisher
and owner of the Washington
Post; Arthur Flemming, member
of the President’s committee on
reorganization of the government
(other committee members are
President Milton S. Eisenhower
and John D. Rockefeller); and
Tom Keane, a religion lobbyist
recently returned from India.
Each student must pay his own
expenses, which will total about
$3O.
Busses will leave Old Main at
6:30 a.m. Sunday and leave Wash
ington for State College 5 p.m.
next Tuesday.
Panel to Discuss
Christianity Issues
A panel of four students will
discuss the success and failure of
Christianity as a moral influence
at 7 tonight in 304 Old Main.
Robert Landis and Byron Field
ing will talk on the failure of
Christianity, and David Pellnitz
and LaVonne Althouse will-speak
for its success. Dr. Neil Riemer,
assistant professor of political sci
ence, will moderate.
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