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omen ' s Rules
Set by WSGA
Women's Student Government Association formulates and en
forces rules and regulations pertaining to women at the College.
WSGA, formed in 1915 and reorganized in 1916, is affiliated with
the Intercollegiate Association of Women Students. It is one of two
college women's government organizations in Pennsylvania.
The dormitory living unit is the basic group upon which women's
government is organized. A dormitory hostess is in charge of each
unit and acts as adviser at regu
lar house meetings.
Senate Highest Body
Each unit elects president, vice
president, and secretary-treasurer.
The president is the unit's repre
sentative in the WSGA House of
Representatives,
Senate is the highest governing
body of WSGA. It is composed of
four officers and seven senators
elected by women of the College,
and representatives of Leonides,
Panhellenic Council and Women's
Recreation Association.
A nominating committee selects
eligible candidates from women
who apply at the Dean of Wo
men's office. Selection is based
upon scholarship, extra-curricular
activities and leadership: Appli
cants must not have a major judi
cial record. All women are eligible
tO vote in the primary and final
elections.
Strawn Is Vice President
WSGA President Nancy D.
White calls and presides • over
meetings of the association and
Senate. She can take any matter
before Senate or the House of
Representatives. The president is
an ex-officio member of WSGA
committees and is WSGA repre
sentative on All-College Cabinet.
Vice President Maud Strawn
presides over the House of Repre- I
sentatives and assumes duties of
the pliesident in her absence. Bar
bara Werts, secretary, handles
WSGA correspondence, posts no
tices of meetings, and takes min
utes.
Treasurer Frances Riley handles
WSGA finances. Marilyn Buzby,
senior senator, is chairman of the
coed coordinating committee and
junior-senior faculty reception.
Freshman Council Chairman
Patricia Ellis and Arlene Bor
geson are junior senators. Miss
Ellis organizes WSGA convoca
tion and is WSGA historian. Miss
Borgeson is publicity and adver
tising chairman. '
Zarbara Stock, sophomore sen
ator, is chairman of freshman
counoil. She and the freshman
senator organize the big-little sis
ter tea in the spring. Jane Reber,
town senator, is in charge of the
WSGA Orientation Week counsel
ing program.
Other members of the Senate
are Ruth Israel, representing
Leonides, Louside Mereman, vice
president of Panhellenic Council,
and Elizabeth George, represent
ing WRA.
House of Representatives
Senate meets at 6:30 p.m. Wed
nesday in the WSGA room in
White Hall. Meetings are open
to women students.
The WSGA House of Represen
tatives, composed of living unit
presidents, discusses ' questions
brought up at unit meetings and
makes recommendations for pres
idents to take back to their units.
Town women elect a senator
and a member of the House of
Representatives. A special study
room in Woman's Building is pro
vided for two women.
Plan May Day Celebration
Freshman council is the coordi
nator between freshman women
and WSGA Senate. Its members
include presidents, vice presidents
and secretary-treasurers of fresh
man living units and one town
freshman. Two freshman senators,
elected in the fall are ex-officio
members of freshman council. The
council discusses problems per
taining to freshmen and, if neces
sary, refers them to Senate.
WSGA activities include plan
ning the annual May Day cele
bration, Mothers Day weekend,
organizing living units, filing ac
tivities cards in the Dean of Wo
tnen's office, aiding with the
freshman Orientation Week pro
gram and sponsoring clothing and
Christmas drives, educational lec
tures, an informal dance, and jun
ior-senior faculty reception.
Free Cattle Booklet
A free 95-page pocket-sized
book on cattle husbandry may be
obtained by 1,1,-ritinf!, to Room 1005,
Lederle Lal7or^' Division,
American C;(rr! -- . :10 Rocke
feller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.
PSCA Offers
Varied Agenda
For Students
The Penn State Christian -As
sociation
offers a varied program
of social, educational, and relig
ious activities for students and
faculty of all faiths.
Among activities planned by
the inter-denominational organ
ization are weekend parties at the
CA cabin, Ralph Watts Lodge,
seminars, hikes, and trips to Wash
ington, D.C. and the United Na
tions in New York.
Weekly programs at the 7 p.m.
meetings on Wednesdays in 304
; Old Main feature speakers on
'topics varying from sports to inter
national affairs. Movies and re
gional conferences are a part of
the CA program.
A Circle and Square Club for
students who enjoy folk dancing
is held every Tuesday night. 'l3e
sides the activities open to all
students, PSCA sponsors an Inter
national Graduate Club.
Serving the College for more
than 75 years, the Christian As
sociation is supported by students,
faculty, and contributions made
through Campus Chest.
Students may drop in at the
PSCA headquarters, 304 Old Main,
at any time for relaxation, discus
sion, and fellowship.
PSCA is governed by a student
cabinet composed of John Garber,
president; Lao erne Applegate,
vice president; Shirley Pritchard,
secretary; and Douglas Finnemore,
treasurer.
The Rev. Luther H. Harshbarg
er, College chaplain, is general
secretary of the association. He is
assisted by Mary Jane Wyland
and Margery Yougel.
Engineers Visit College
Two Japanese engineers visited
the Automotive Research Labora
tory at the College to inspect
facilities and exchange informa
tion on combustion, gasoline in
jection, and engine instrumenta
tion research problems.
The Coziest Place in Town!
It has the modern colonial atmosphere
of a hunt club with the gay, informal
air of a private party.
STEAKS, SPAGHETTI and SHRIMP
Supper Hours are 5 to 8 p.m.
Entrance at Rear of 129 S. Allen Street
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PEN;:jSYLIIANIA
Independent
Coeds Aided
By Leonides
Leonides, independent women's
association, was reorganized from
the Independent Women's Organ
ization in the 1948-49 school year.
Independent women attending the
College automatically become
members of Leonides.
Associated wit h Leonides is
Philotes, women's social organ
ization, which chodses its mem
bers from Leonides.
A council composed of elected
representatives from the 33 inde
pendent women's living units gov
erns Leonides. Council meetings
are open but only official repre
sentatives may vote.
The primary purposes of Leo
nides are to foster a closer rela
tionship b et we en independent
women, to ensure equal represen
tation in student government, and
to provide better social and ath
letic opportunities for members.
Philotes was organized in 1937
to unify non-sorority coeds, to
broaden their role in academic
and social life, to stimulate their
interest in scholarship and activi
ties, to help them acquire self
confidence, and to promote friend
ly cooperation . with other campus
organizations.
A coed must receive a bid to
become a member of Philotes and
an All-College average of 1.0 is
required before a coed may be
pledged.
Although there is no limit on
membership, active members
usually number 45 or 50.
Officers of Leonides elected last
spring are Hilda Hogeland, pres
ident; Ruth Israel, vice president;
Susanne Crumley, treasure r,
Jeanne Maxwell, corresponding
secretary; and Shirley Pritchard,
recording secretary.
Collegian Seeks
Society Information
Information - concerning mar
riages and engagements is re
quested for use on the society page
of the Daily Collegian.
Students engaged or married, or
who know friends who are, may
bring the data to the Collegian
office, located in the basement of
Carnegie ;Hall, or phone it into
the society editor.
Facts needed to write the story
are full names of both parents,
home towns of both persons, sem
ester standing and curriculums,
1 and a list of extra-curricular ac
tivities and awards of both.
It Specializes in the Best of
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Sororities' Activities
Governed by Panhei
. Panhellenic Council was or,
system and to promote better re
orities and two colonies on camp
Two representatives from eac
Council, which is affiliated with
National Panhellenic Council.
Panhel formulates the sorority
rushing code. Its judicial commit
tee prescribes penalties for viola
tions.
Ellen Wandel, Beta Sigma Omi
cron, is president of the council.
Louside Mereman, Delta Zeta, is
vice president. Offices are rotated
among sororities according to the
order in which the groups joined
Panhel. Miss Mereman will serve
as president next year..
Other officers are Joan Levin
son, Alpha Epsilon Phi, corres
ponding secretary; Roseann Mon
ack, Gamma Phi Beta, secretary;
Janice Carstenson, Delta Delta
Delta, treasurer; and Janet Mel
zer, Delta Delta Delta, rush chair
man.
Formal sorority rushing for
upperclasswomen will begin Sat
urday with registration and a talk
for prospective rushees. Op en
houses will be held Saturday
afternoon and Sunday. Coke dates
are scheduled Sept 22 to 25. At
homes will be held Sept. 27 and
parties Sept. 28 and 29. Coffee
hours will be held Sept. 30. Rib
boning will take place Oct. 1.
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11 sorority and cOiony serve On the
Councils co-sponsor the annual
IFC-Panhel Ball, IFC-P anhel
Sing, and other Greek Week pro
jects.
Panhel awards three $5O
scholarships to deserving women
on campus. It presents a scholar
ship cup at the end of each semes
ter to the sorority having the
highest scholastic average. The
council publishes a booklet each
year for new students on campus.
The Panhel president repre
sents sorority women on All-Col
lege Cabinet. •
Nittany Co-op Features
Group Working, Eating
College Co-op, located down. ,
town, is a coed eating cooperative
in which men and women students
share the cost of food and the
burdens of running a house. Co
eds sleep in the house'while men
students room out.
The cub, established in 1939,
employs a paid cook who super
vises work done by students. At
present the organization has about
60 members.
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