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! dear EDITOR, EDITOR'S NOTE: This Is your page-made available to anyone In July, my mother died of cancer. What my family and I have been wishing to comment on articles, the magazine, or any topic of Interest through from the day of her diagnosis nearly 1 ~ years ago, up to our readers. Letters must be signed with full name, address, and through the present is a nightmare most people are fonunate to escape chapter. We reserve the right to edit as needed to space requirements from in their life's experiences. My intent in writing this letter, and confent. msf however, is not to detail my mother's battle against cancer .. in stead, I want to take this opponunity to focus on Pi Phi and, most imponantly, to express my gratitude to the members of New York Chapter earns thanks Delta Chapter for their concern and empathy. The gestures of suppon began with a floral arrangement I received Again this year, Indiana Delta at Purdue graciously donated '255.00 to the Indiana School for the Deaf. This money was used to sponsor over the summer, and continued through phone calls, cards and en couraging words of comfon. When I returned to school in the fall I two deaf students at Hoosier Girls' State, a week long program de signed to "educate young women in the duties, privileges, rights and was afraid of how sisters might react lf I were not my usual self. Well, responsibilities of citizenship." my apprehension was unfounded. Even sisters to whom I had never been especially close approached me and told me that if I ever needed The Indiana Deltas earned this money by auctioning off various items and services to the men of Phi Delta Theta last spring. Thanks anything, they would be there. I cannot even express how that has again, Indiana Delta, for your continued interest in the students at the made this especially difficult time easier for me. This experience has revealed to me what a sisterhood is really all Indiana School for the Deaf! Charlotte Halsema about-beyond the panies and the fun we have together, there can be a deeper bond of commitment, which many sisters in the house have Indiana Delta, Purdue Dean of Girls, Indiana School for the Deaf shown me. To these special people, I am grateful and offer the most Indianapolis, IN sincere thank you. Their endless suppon has not gone unnoticed on my pan and my appreciation for their friendships equals their suppon ... endless. Sisters. sisters . .. Caroline Han New York Delta, Cornell The Pi Phi tradition lives on as the daughters of two close Pi Phi friends were initiated into Indiana Epsilon in February, 1988. After reading the letter on the death of a pledge (ARROW, Summer Louise Lord Johnson and Nancy Tucker Fifield were pledge sisters at 1988) I couldn't help but feel the goosebumps and tears begin. I, too, Knox College (illinois B-D) and now their daughters, Margaret and was the assistant pledge trainer when our chapter came face to face Marcia Johnson and Karen Fifield, are Pi Phis together at DePauw. with the reality of our monality. We also had many questions. She A further note of interest is that the Johnson girls are fourth genera was so young and so very talented. The author of the letter spoke of tion Pi Phis. They, along with their sisters Marilyn Johnson Conkright "this Pi Phi thing that Is so special that anyone looking in on it from and Anne Johnson Harris (both also Indiana Epsilons) are the great the heavens would get goosebumps." Although Colleen was only a granddaughters of Ella Fleming Olson, an I.C. Sorosis at Monmouth, brand new PI Phi, she understood this "special thing" deeper than and the granddaughters of Genrude Olson Lord, Illinois Beta-Delta. most. I am sure that she is looking down from the heavens and sure It is wonderful to see the Pi Beta Phi legacy live on in these families. that she will always " feel the magic, the Sisterhood, and the goose Beth Hammond Lanchantln bumps." The letter really hit home with me and brought back Indiana Delta, Purdue memories of a very talented and special girl. Peoria, IL Chris Cain California Eta, UC Irvine Claremont, CA Two years ago, Patti McNealy Slappey and her family were vaca tioning at Gulf Shores, AL. As luck would have it, we were staying in Disappointed I the same place. Patti lives in Birmingham, AL and I lived in Mande ville, LA at the time. We had not seen each other since college, nor I just wanted to share with you my disappointment when I read the kept in touch. Fall 1988 edition of The ARROW. This year, after four years of hard Last summer we arranged to meet again in celebration of our 20th work and dedication to Pi Phi, I was selected the Kappa Province year of pledging. We couldn't believe it had been that long! winner of the Amy Burnham Onken Award. I consider it a very great Our family has since moved to [Chicago area]. We used Pi Phi honor. When I received my fall ARROW, I thumbed excitedly through realtors as usual, and are trying to adjust to life in the nonh. Pi Phi it to look for my picture and those of the other Province ABO cenainly makes it easier. winners. Kate Goldman Gholston However, to my dismay, there was absolutely no mention of any of Alabama Beta, University of Alabama the ABO or Chapter Service Award winners .... I hope that you plan Naperville, IL to publish the pictures in the next edition of The ARROW. I'm sure I can speak for all the winners in saying we will be very disappointed if you do not. I was very flattered and very humbled in reading the anicle which Laurie Pesut you wrote that appeared in the Summer issue. It has been extremely Tennessee Gamma interesting to receive notes and phone calls from my sisters from across the country. As a matter of fact, when I was speaking to ... Pictures of Province ABO and Chapter Service winners fre a volunteer in New Orleans who was working on the Republican quently appear in the winter issue of The ARROW, rather than the fall National Convention, she sald, " I think I know you without ever issue. And sometimes we don't receive pictures at all! having met you because of reading the anicle in The ARROW. You may be interested that the project of housing for the Republi (Continued on page 86) can Convention went smoothly, and I am always grateful to have such fine facilities in the City of New Orleans. Again, my sincere thanks for your fine journallsm. COVER-Pi Phi's Convention Hotel, the 750 room Sheraton Evie Hoppes Teegen Harbor Island Hotel, is located in the middle of scenic San Iowa Gamma, Iowa State Diqo Bay, just ten minutes from all major visitor attractions. Edina, MN ~ Ihe ArroMr"FPlBETAPHI ~ ~ VOLUME 105 WINTER, 1988 NUMBER 2 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY Founded 1867 FOUNDERS OF THE FAA TERNITY Emma Brownlee Kilgore (1848-1924) Rosa Moore (1848-1924) Margaret Campbell (1846-1936) Jennie Nicol, M. D. (1845-1881) Libbie Brook Gaddis (1850-1933) Inez Smith Soule (1846-1941) Ada Bruen Grier (1848-1924) Fannie Thomson (1848-1868) Clara Brownlee Hutchinson (1850-1931) Jennie Home Turnbull (1846-1932) Fannie Whitenack Ubbey (1848-1941) Nancy Black Wallace (1846-1918) Office of Publication: Features 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, COLllG"AATEANITY lDlT"""SSOCIATlON Dear Editor . .... ... ....... Inside Front Cover St. Louis, Mo. 63105 offthe ARROWHook . 4 Call to Convention. 5 Staff Convention Information. 6 Recreation Day Tours. 8 ARROW Editor Meal Events .. .. ........ ........ ... 9 Marilyn Simpson Ford (Mrs. William W., Jr.), 268 Post Convention Tour .... ... ............. 10 Underwood Dr., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30328 Registration Forms . .. 11 Holt House Contributors Honor Roll . 15 Alumnae Club Forum Editor FOCUS ON Fraternity Expansion . .. 18 Jana Howard, 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, St . Louis, News of Arrowcraft and Arrowmont . 20 MO 63105 Short Stories of Sagacious Sisters . .. 28 Friendship Fund. 35 From Pi Phi Pens Province ABO Winners . .. ......... ... .. 56 (Book Reviews) Province Chapter Service Winners. .. 57 Athletic Angels . .. 62 Clare Harding Sanford (Mrs . Frank W.), Little Professor Pi Phi Pacemakers .. ..... .. .. ............. 66 Book Center, Hilltown Village Center, Chesterfield, Mo. 63017 Helping Others through Chapter Service . 72 Directions blank . 77 Arrow File and In Memoriam In Memoriam . .. 78 Fraternity Directory . .. 80 Pi Beta Phi Central Office, 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, Official Calendars . .. .... ....... ...... 81 St. Louis, Mo . 63105 'The ARROW (USPS 032-540) is printed Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer by Pi Beta Phi Fraternity at the press of George Banta Company, Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha. Wis. 'Send change of address notice and correspondence of a business nature to Pi Betll Phi Centrlll Office, 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, St. Louis, Mo. 63105. 'Correspondence of an editorW nature is to be addressed to the editor, Mrs. W. W. Ford,Jr., 268 Underwood Dr., NW. Atlantll, Ga. 30328. ' Second class postll8e pllid at St. Louis, Missouri, and at additionlll milling office. Printed in the United States of America 'Postmaster: Send notice of undelivenble copies on Form 3579 to Pi Belli Phi, 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, St . Louis, MO 63105 off the Saying goodbye is always hard for everyone, but it is Fairfield County, CT Panhellenic Association.an especially so after a long and happy relationship with nounces its tenth annual scholarship of '900, available co-workers. Carol Busch Marlowe has been The to sorority members whose home residence is in that ARROW's Alumnae Club Forum Editor since 1979.