TUESDAY. MARCH ,1.. 1955 Independents To Elect Queen An Independent Queen will be elected' to reign over the Associ ation of Independent Men-Leoiiides dance to be held on March 18 as part of Independent Week. Leonides or AIM repfeSentati independt Woman c'fln submit her e tographs with the names of the contestants must bS submitted -to, the Student Union desk; in'Old Main by 5 p.m. Tuesdayv March. 8j according, to LeonideS_ President Joan Packard. Faculty Id Judge .• ... v. Members of the faculty 'Will serve as judges to select the final ists. From these, the queen will be elected by penny votings Thfe proceeds of the Contest will "be given to charity. The Leonides chairmen for In dependent Week : are: Loretta Hunter and Judith Pendleton, general chairmen; IJlaine Capelli and Norma Tallirico: flueen con test; Ann Moore and Claire Oar-' min, dance; Betty Buchanan and Constance Taylor, display. Applications Available Application blanks for Leonides offices are available at the Stu dent Union desk and must be Re turned to the SU desk by 5 p.m. tomorrow, Miss Packard. said. Women who have served on Leonides council for one semester may run for president and vice president. Any independent wom an may run for recording secre tary and corresponding secretary. The nominee for president hav ing the second highest number of votes automatically becomes treas urer. The senior executives will screen the applicants to check for average requirements. Anyone wishing to run for a Leonides office must have a 1.0 All-Uni versity average. ' Elections March 8 Elections will be held Tuesday, March 8. Ballot boxes will be at McElwain, Thompson, Atherton, Simmons, and McAllister halls. All independent women may vote. Leonides will stage a fashion show at-the Freshman Tea. for coeds on March 20.- Fashions of Penn State women from 1854 till the present day will be shown. Camelia Blount has been ap pointed to represent Leonides on the planning committee for Pan- American Day. Marriages Mdztin-Renkey Sir. and Mrs. Melvin V. Renkey of Belle Vernon announce the marriage of their daughter Betty to Mr. Donald Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Martin of Turtle Creek. Mr. Martin is a sixth semester chemical engineering major arid a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. The couple will live' in State College. lICA Square Dance Chauncey P. Lang, professor of agricultural extension, will be caller at the square dance spon sored by the University Christian Association from 7 to 9 tonight in the Temporary Union Building. LSA Gospel Study Lutheran Student Association is sponsoring a course of study on St. John’s Gospel which will be gin at 7 tonight at the Center. Panhel to Moot Tonight Panhellenic Council will meet at 6:30 tonight in the McElwain initiation room. Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service High Quality . 2-Day Service REEDS Laundry and Cleaners Established in 1912 1M 8. Pugh St Pbono AD 8-8981 By GAIL OILMAN ives may spqpsor women, or any >Wn rtairte. Five by seven inch pho- ATA Member DOROTHY HICKOK, eighth semester agriculture education major, is the first girl in the nation to be initiated into Alpha Tau Alpha, agriculture educa tion honorary society. She is a member of the Future Farmers of America, the College Co operative Society, and Wesley Foundation. By JUDY HARKISON Chi Omega, established at Penn State September, 1926, was the first national sorority on campus. It was originally founded April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Chi Omega has 117 chapters, the largest number of sorority chap ters in the United States, and ranks second nationally in mem bership. The suite of the local chapter, Nu Gamma, is located on the sec ond v floor of Grange dormitory. Mrs. L. R. Parks is adviser to the 48 members. National Award The sorority each year presents the National Achievement Award, a .medal to the most outstanding woman in the fields of art, pro fessions, finance, letters, education and public affairs. Two of the past recipients were Eleanor Roosevelt and Kathryn Cornell. At the University, the chapter THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Spotlighting Chi Omega By JUDY HARKISON Mademoiselle Contest Entries Due Toniaht Today is the deadline for en tries in the Mademoiselle college fiction and art contest. All en tries must be postmarked no later than midnight tonight, according tb contest rules. The fiction contest is open to women under 26 enrolled in a col lege or university. Stories may be pn arty subject and should be typed on 8% by 11 inch paper. The art contest is also open to women enrolled in a college or university, and may be of any me dium. Work previously done or done specifically for the contest may be submitted. Entries should be 8% by 11 inches, and photo graphs of the artist’s work are ac ceptable. All work must be sub mitted unmatted, unframed, and unmounted. An 8% by 11 inch manila en velope should be included with each entry. Two $5OO prizes will be award ed in the fiction contest. Two honorable mentions will also be given, and Mademoiselle reserves the right to buy the winning stor ies at regular rates. The two art winners will illustrate the top fic tion stories, and will receive $5OO for their work. Honorable men tions will be given to five other artists, and photostatic copies Of their work will be kept on file for future assignments of Made moiselle. Entries should be mailed to the College Fiction Contest and Art Contest, respectively, Mademoi selle, 575 Madison avenue, New York 22, N.Y. gives an annual social studies prize and maintains a service fund for the further research of grad uate students. Christmas and East er parties are sponsored for un derprivileged children. Scholarship Award Chi Omega has received the Scholarship Award the past two semesters for the sorority with the highest scholastic average. ■ Eleven Chi O women are mem bers of hat societies. Patricia Dick inson, sixth semester journalism major, is president of Chimes. Kay Kingsley, sixth seemster educa tion major, is vice president of Women’s Student Government As sociation and speaker of the House of Representatives. Barbara Edgington, sixth semes ter home economics major, is pres ident of Chi Omega; Pauline Paul ekas, sixth semester home eco nomics major, vice president; Jane Curan, sixth semester arts and let ters major, secretary; Joan Herbst, sixth semester arts and letters ma jor, treasurer; and Virginia Leary, fourth semester education major, pledge mistress. Phi Gamma Della recently pledged Richard Angell, Hartley Blaha, John Coller, David Dor man, Peter Fishburn, Barry Hough, Rudolph Japchen, James Jordy, Charles Linton, Charles MacKenzie, Edward McCrady, Hugh Moore, Robert Roberts, George Will, Richard Zeller, and Terry Hutton. The new initiates of Della Della Delta are Margie Babb, Jean Bod man, Sue Conway, Ann Farrell, Gail Forney, Ann Forster, Mar garet Forster, Jean Henry, Alberta Hoffman, Helen Hoover, Joetta Laing, Jane Lechner, Mary Scott, and Mary Shunk. Recently rib boned by the sorority were Jean nette Kennedy and Vera Wingert. , The new officers of Alpha XI Delta are Margaret Fisher, presi dent; Joyce Savage, vice presi dent; Ann Spiese, recording sec retary; Patricia Kildee, corres ponding secretary; Shirley Fry, treasurer; Joan Land, chaplain; and Shirley Smith, pledge mis tress. Recently initiated by Alpha Xi Della were Marie Ayers, Cynthia Bell, Linda Causbrook, Mamie Fehnel, Jane Groff, Joan Hicker son, Barbara Kabakjian, Theresa KacZor, Donna Karch, Virginia KUimpp, Mildred Leypoldt, Car mela Marino, Norma Mayes, Bar bara Meyer, Suzanne Myers, Anita Oprendek, Carol Parker, Shirley Smith, Alice Van Ormer, Virginia Weigle, and Jane White. Going South EASTER? CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED JEWELS OF THE SEA “Pompadourour famous hourglass with a brand-new look! The butterfly bra rises to a beautiful high bosom... the fluid torso hugs you, moulds you, flows into subtle shirring that cleverly camouflages where it means the most! Come give yourself a beautiful figure today! SI9J)S (^o-^dits Alpha Phi Della has initiated Joseph Ambrosini, Edward Cala bria, Raoul Casciari, Harry Criss man, Francis Fanucci, Robert Gt« ombetti, Paul Plaia. Jay McCor mick, Joseph Pascuzzi, Robert Rossi, and Thomas Santarelli. The officers of Alpha Phi Della are Louis Grieco, president; Jo seph Motto, vice president; Robert Grippo, treasurer; and Thomas Santarelli, secretary. Recently pledged by Sigma Del la Tau were. Margaret Lasky, Nancy Himmelreich, and Sonia Orbach. A party was held in the suite in their honor. New initiates of Gamma Phi Bela are Dona Bergman, Elizabeth Beveridge, Barbara Bohl, Betty Brown, Cassandra Cobb, Barbara Corman, Sara Cushman, Carole Denniston, Claressa Hilton, Fran ces Hoffman, Gail Lepine, Alice Petty. Joan Platt, Betty Lou Seid er, Barbara Shipman, Judith Tame, and Daisy Zimmerman. Faith Rojahn was recently rib boned. Recently initiated into Phi Kap pa Sigma were Harry G. McKee, William Marshall, Wendell Lari mer, Guy Tirabassi, and Leßoy Toddes. The chapter attended chapel en masse and an initiation dinner followed. Guests of honor for the initiation dinner were the Rev. and Mrs. Luther Harshbarger and Rabbi and Mrs. Benjamin Kahn. PAGE FIVE
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