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.
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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.
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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.
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