THURSDAY, APRIL 9,, 1953
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Sororities, which are_ z nowa natural part of our college life, had
very limited . and •,oftpn depressing starts before they arrived at
their present. standint
The' privileges of present sorority women are the result -of
insistent and repeated petitioning to the reluctant, but ultimately
yielding, administration: Nita-Nee Campus Club, firft gocal sorority
on campus, was, granted permis-1
sion to - organize by a committee
on student welfare in 1921.
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Requirements set by the com
mittee were that no Greek let
ters could 'be used in the name,
and no undergraduate elected or
pledged. until her second year.
More Clubs Form
The club was chartered to ex
ist only until spring, 1924, when
the entire - women's student 'body
would vote whether the club
would continue.
Following the vote the 'com
mittee was to recommend Wheth
er or not the club's should con
tinue. This started the ball roll
ing, and soon there were four
additional clubs, Sychor Club,
Arete, La iCameraderie, and Al
fost.
When a vote was taken and
open discussions were conducted
in 1924, those in favor said the
clubs increased opportunity for
social life and training, strength
ened the bonds between almunae
and undergraduates, and creat
ed high ‘ideals of conduct and
charaCter.
Given Permission to Continue
Non-club members believed
many women were left out of
social activities„ and said these
women were hindered in the de
velopment of their full resources
of leadership. -
With these reports an d the
dean of women's recommenda
tion, clubs were given permis
sion to continue until spring,
1927, when there was to be an
other vote. In ' the meantime,
clubs were forbidden to seek
charters from national sororities.
In 1926, five existing groups
petitioned the student welfare
committee for permission to ap
ply for national membership.
That ;Tune the committee recom
mended to Senate 'that permis
sion be granted, and 'formal ac
tion was taken:
Three -More Installed
Early in the fall of 1926, Alfost
Club% was installed as a chapter
of Chi Omega and thus became
the first national sorority on- cam
pus. It continued to be the only
national sorority during three
years of petitioning by other
groups. •
In 1929 three more national so
rorities were installed on campus.
They were Theta Phi Alpha (Omi
cron Eta), Alpha Omicron Pi
(Aretes), and Phi Mu (Trestella).
Delta Gamma (La Cameraderie)
and 'Kappa Kappa Gamma (Sy
chor) were established in 1930.
They. were followed by • •KapPa
Alpha . Theta (Nita-Nee), Alpha
Chi Omega (Oread) and Gamma
Phi Beta (Laodelphia).
The Campus Club Counc
which formulated rushing rules
and struggled with -various prob
lems,_ was replaced by the Pan
hellenic Association in 1930 when
the number, of nationals- exceeded
the locals. •
Rushing Expenses Limited
The rushing code established in
1934 called for - a formal rushing
period of three days at - the open
ing of the second semester. No
personal rushing involving_ ex
penditure of money was- allowed:
'The - period included one infor
mal entertainment and one- for
mal entertainment on the last
night. Sororities were, each per
mitted to spend $3O for each rush
ing season, which is half, the pres
ent allowance. As is done now,
bids were accepted by use of pref
erential ballot's.
Since 1922 the Penn State wom
en's enripllment ha s increased
from 300 to ,about 2500 and there
are at present '2O national sorori
ties: The size of an active chapter
in 1930 was from.. 15 to 25 and now
is limited to 50.
Prof on:Committee'
Margaret C. Raabe, assistant
professor of clinical speech, has
been named by the superinten
dent--:of public' instruction to a
committee -to revise -Bulletin. 421,
"Meeting the. Needs of the Acqus
tically Handicapped Child."
By NANCY MEYERS
(...n,g.agerrterzb
Schmidt-Koidanov
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Koida
nov of Uniontown announce the
engagement' of their daughter,
Leah, to Dr. Leonard Schmidt, son
of Mrs. Max Schmidt of Pitts
burgh.
Miss Koidanov is an eighth se
mester journalism major. She is
a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi
and Theta Sigma Phi, women's
honorary journalism fraternity.
Dr. Schmidt is an optometrist.
Jeffries-Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Phelps of
San Francisco, Calif., announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Elouise, to Ensign George Jef
fries, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Jeffries of State College.
Miss • Phelps is a senior:. at the
University of California and a
member of Gamma Phi Beta. Mr.
Jeffries was graduated from the
College las - June in commerce
and finance. He is a member of
Delta Upsilon and Delta_
- Sigma Pi.
He was commissioned at Officer
Candidate School in Newport,
in Octoberi and is now on active
duty aboard a Navy tanker in the
Far East.
Vandegrift-Luyben
Mr. and Mrs. August M. Luyben
of Zieglerville announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Joanne, to Ensign Robert Vande
grift, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick B. Vandegrift of Williams
port.
Both Miss Luyben and Ensign
Vandegrift are graduates of the
College. Miss Luyben is a mem
ber of Phi Mu, Phi Kappa Phi,
and Chime s. She is teaching
kindergarten in Allentown. Ensign
Vandegrift is a member of Acacia.
He is stationed at the Brooklyn
Naval Yard.
Mr. and. Mrs. Frank E. Camp
bell of Slippery Rock announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Janet, to James Ellis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Ellis of
New Kensington.
Miss Campbell is a fourth se
mester music education major and
a member of Beta Sigma Omicron.
Mr. Ellis, a sixth semester civil
engineering major, is a member
of Sigma . Phi Alpha.
Matrix Dinner Tickets .
• Deadline for the sale of re
served tickets for the Matrix
Dinner, is noon Tuesday at the
Student Union desk in 01 d
Main. Theta Sigma Phi, wom
en's national profeSSional, jour
nalism fraternity, has sent out
160 invitations to . the dinner
to be held at 6:15 p.m. April 20
at the Nittany Lion Inn. Tick
ets are - $2.'75 a person.
Aye Sees
The Aye See Colony of Pi Beta
Phi recently' initiated seven new
members at • a meeting with the
Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club. •
Initiated into Aye See w e'r e
Carole Bock, Mary Arnbrosius, Sue
Bryan, Patricia Collins, Marianne
Herold, Cecilia Johns, and Shirley
Kerr.
Guests at the initiation were
Mrs. Anne McCracken, Mrs. Mar
garet Gluck, and Mrs. Ernestine
Connor, hostesses . at McElwain
Hall; Mary C. Brewer, and Mrs.
Cordelia L. Hibbs, assistants to
the dean of women; and Dean of
Wornew Pearl 0. Weston.
Beaver House
Newly-elected 'officers of Bea
ver House are. Edwin Geasa, pres
ident; Thomas Sarson, vice pres
ident; Duane Beals, treasurer;
Anthony. Mattos, house manager;
Robert Carr, caterer; and Donald
Z ern, secretary.
John Goshorn was the • recipient
of •the Alumni Association
achievement award for the fall
semester.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE.. PENNSYLVANIA
Collegian Seeks
Society News
c The Daily Collegian society
page is seeking information
about engagements or mar
riages of students or graduates
of the College which took place
during the spring vacation.
Students may leave informa
tion in the Daily Collegian
' office on the 'ground' floor of
Carnegie Hall.
Information should inclu . de
the names, semesters; majors,
and important campus activi
ties of the students, names of
both students' parents, an d
their home towns. ' _
lecture-Dance
To Be Given
Charles Weidman, dance im
pressionist and mime, will ap
pear at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the
Little Theater, basement of Old
Main, for a lecture-demonstration
on the relation of the dance to
drama.
Free tickets are available at
the dramatics office in the Green
Room of ,Schwab Auditorium.
Sponsored by Theta Alpha Phi.
national dramatics fraternity,
Weidman will appear without his
troupe. He was seen on campus
last summer with his the a ter
dance company in the Artist Ser
•ies programs.
Weidman has done the chore
ography for the Broadway shows,
"Sing 'Out, Sweet Land," "Of Thee
I Sing," and "The Barrier." He
has also staged ballets for the
New York City Center Opera Co.
Home Ec School
Sets Fashion Show
The School of Home Econom
ics will sponsor a fashion show
April 17 as part of the fifth an
nual School of Home Economics
Spring Weekend.
One chapter of th e fashion
show will feature original crea
tions by famous designers, in
cluding a green Fath coat, a
Christian Dior grey flannel suit
with the new tulip silhouette, a
Desses multicolor draped chiffon,
and a grey Balmain suit. There
also will be four original Italian
imports.
Following this, medium an d
lower priced clothes with similar
style features will be modeled to
demonstrate how these are pat
terned after the originals.
Clothing made by students in
home economics classes will also
be included in the show.
Pi Phi Officer
Visits Aye Sees
The Aye See Colony of Pi Beta
Phi entertained Mrs. Paul Han
son, national director for the ex
tension of Pi Beta Phi, March
30-31.
Mrs. Hanson conferred with the
Aye Sees and the advisory board
of the Alumni Club and addressed
the group on the responsibility
of pioneering a new chapter.
A tea was given in her honor
by the Aye Sees and alumnae.
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Beta Sigma Omicron
Beta Sigma Omicron and Tri
angle recently held their pledge
dance, Blue Champagne, at the
Triangle house.
Music was provided by the Star
liners. A silver back drop behind
the orchestra and a false blue
Ceilirig covered with stars and
silhouettes of champagne goblets
carried out the theme.
Pledges of Beta Sigma' Omicron
that were honored were Dawn
Beidler, Gail Cravener, Nancy
Morris, Grace Thomas, Elizabeth
Tomlinson, Nancy Troland, and
Irene Wurst. •
Pledges of Triangle are Joseph
Bitner, William Happersett, Rob
ert P. Jones, Ronald Lesher, Bert
Oberg, • John O'Hara, Robert Os=
borne, David Shoop, and Paul
Whipkey.. .
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta recently en
tertained Alpha ,Chi Omega and
Chi Omega at a party in the
Grange playroom. After refresh
ments were served, there was
group singing.
Coeds will Modeln the show
University Women
To Hear UN Official
Mrs. Austin P. Evans of New York City will address the State
College branch of the American Association of University Women
at a dinner meeting at 6:15 tonight at the Autoport, Mrs. William
N. Leonard, progrdm chairman, has announced.
"The United Nations / and the Status of Women Commission"
will be discussed by Mrs. Evans,. who is serving as a consultant of
the liaison committee of Women's
International Organizations at the
United Nations
Mrs. Evans will explain the
work of the Status of Women
Commission
,of the UN. All rep
resentatives to the commission
are women, and discussion of the
body "is devoted to the interests
of women over the world. The
commission makes recommenda
tions to the Economic and Social
Council, which, if approved, ,are
passed on to the General Assem
bly for consideration, Mrs. Leo
nard said.
A past president of the New
York State Division of the AAUW,
Mrs. Evans is the second repre
sentative of the International Fed
eration of University Women to
the Women's International Or
ganizations, a group .of 12 organ
izations.
,
Members may make dinner
reservations for themselves and
guests with Mrs. R. R. Kountz.
Phi Beta Kappa
Faculty members and graduate
students who are members of Phi
Beta Kappa chapters are invited
to participate in the activities of
the local 'chapter, Lambda. Names
may be submitted to Teresa Coh
en, president, 213 Sparks; Ruth
Honey, secretary, 107 Home Eco
nomics or to any member of the
local chapter.
Smart
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Fabrics make fashion headlines. Don't miss seeing the
new A.B.C. Quinkle, a cotton seersucker that looks like
linen. It resists wrinkling and requires no ironing—
truly the ideal fabric for summer sportswear. And the
denims, so -popular last year are even more popular
this spring. Other fashion fabrics are polished cham-
brays (perfect for sundresses), ginghams and seersuck-
ers. Whatever the garment Egolf's will help you se-
lect a fabric that says fashion and means economy.
Select your pattern from Vogue, Butterick or Advance
The new books show many style's of shorts, slacks,
sundresses, and beach coats
And if you start sewing now you'll be ready for the
first summer sun
Egolfs'
Barker-Packard
Elaine Packard, daughter of
Daniel A. Packard of Detroit,
Mich., and the late Irene W. Pack
ard; became the bride of Richard
Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard William Barker of Benner
Pike, at the Presbyterian Church,
Ann Arbor, Saturday.
The bridegroom was graduated
from the College in 1951 and is
a junior in the law school at the
University of Michigan.
Mrs. Barker attended Liggett
School in Detroit and was grad
uated from Kingswood School in
Bloomfield Hills in 1951. She is
now attending the University of
Michigan and is a member of Cbi
Omega.
$l5OO Is Awarded
To Art Instructor
A second prize of $l5OO has
been awarded to "Veiled Bou
quet," a painting by Hobson Pitt
man, Philadelphia artist, critic,
and summer instructor of oil
painting at the College. since 1932.
The award was made at the 23d
biennial exhibition of American
art at the Corcoran Gallery in
Washington, D.C.
the Summer Sun
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