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Postmast~r : Plust copies on Form Sigma Kappa s ·.gma Alpha ,Epsilon Library 3433 Washington revere Memoria 1 Temple 1'AE P o Box 1856 Evans ton I 11·. -:_ Exch 8/50 Midwestern University scene, Wichita Falls, Texas, where our Gamma Tau chapter was installed May 23. I -• \ \ • Come To Our Convention June 25-30 1960 VOLUME 53 NUMBER 3 AUTUMN 1959 Official Magazine of Sigma Kappa Sorority Founded at Colby College, November, 1874 ~~~~·················~·~···~···Editor- in-Chi e /, FRANCES WARREN BAKER (Mrs. James Stannard Baker, 433 Woodlawn Ave., Glencoe, Ill.) Alumnce Editor--Beatrice Strait Lines (Mrs. Harold' B. Lines ), 234 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse 3, N.Y. College Editors-Martha Jewett Abbey (Mrs. Wallace W. Abbey) , 5428 Park Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Anne Weaver Booske (Mrs. Henry), 1617 Zarker Rd., Lancaster, Pa. Feature Writer-Betty Kendall Heitz (Mrs. George J . ), 102 Lancaster Lane, Lincolnshire, Deerfield, Ill. Business Manager--Margaret Hazlett Taggart (Mrs. E. D . Taggart) , 3433 Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, Ind. ~~~···············~~··········· Confenfj FRONT COVER: The Campanile-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 3 C 0 T S Joins Work and Play for Sigmas from 97 Chapters 5 Sigma Kappas Will Take Over Sun Valley June 25-30 8 Alpha Iotas Enjoy Being Part of Miami's Sesquicentennial 9 Mother Miami Has a Birthday 10 Eight Greek Groups Merge into Four 11 Margaret Davis ... Chef Extraordinaire! 13 Council Comments 14 She Fires a Police Pistol- But Still Plays the Piano 16 Sigma Kappa Comes to Spearfish, S.D. 17 Install Delta Pi Chapter at State Teachers, Lock Haven, Pa. 18 Two New Chapters in Oklahoma 19 Hold Double Installation Service for Two Chapters in Oklahoma 21 Initiate 32 More at Installation in Durant, Oklahoma 22 Radford College in Virginia Now Has a Sigma Kappa Chapter 23 Conduct Delta Upsilon Installation at Southwest Missouri 24 Place Cornerstone at Dedication of N ew House for Santa Barbara 25 Four Sigma Kappas in the Family 27 Gestures, Pictures, and French Help Teach English in Morocco 28 Sigma Kappa Scholarship Girls, in Salonica, Greece 29 We Lived in Santiago de Chile 31 What Is Speech Therapy? 33 Take a Trip with Me Through the George Banta Company 37 Nominations are in Order 38 Another Homecoming Queen 39 College Chapter Highlights 44 Significant News of Sigmas 47 Alumnre Chapter Activities 54 Milestones 59 Directory ~~········~···~·~··~~~·····~·~· SIGMA KAPPA T RI ANGLE is published in Spring, Summer, Autumn, W inter, by the Geor!;e Banta ~o m pany , Inc. , official publi,hers for Sigma Kappa Sorority at Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha, Wts. Subscnptwn pnce $2 a year; smgle copies SO¢; life subscription $15. Send change of address, subscriptions, and correspondence _of a busi ness nature to Mrs. E. D. Taggart, Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha, W is., or 3433 Washington blvd., Indtanapolts S. Ind. Correspondence of an editorial nature is to be addressed to Mrs. ]. S. Baker, 433 Woodlawn ave. , Glencoe, III. Chapters, college and alumnae must send manuscript in time to reach their respective editors before the fifteenth of October, January, April, and August. Member of Fraternity Magazines Associated. All matters pertaining to national advertising should be directed to Fra ternity Magazines Associated, 1618 Orrington ave., Evanston, Ill. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Menasha, Wis., under the act of March 3, 1879; accepted for mailing at special rate of postage under the provisions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D ) provided for in the act of October 3. 1917. Printed in U.S.A. Second Class postage paid at Menasha, Wisconsin. Other half of Friday's head right) Mrs. Lingle, National Mrs. Clerisse, last National Kappa Sigma; Mrs. Dreyfus, President; Mrs. Taggart, National Treasurer; and Mrs. Brown, Patt President. Banquet Head Table (left to right) Ann Crockett traveling secretary; Mrs. Taggart; Mrs. Lin~le; Mrs. Roberts; Mrs. Lillian Budd, guest speaker; Mrs. Douglas; Mrs. Dreyfus; Mrs. Clerisse; Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Gibson; Mrs. Lathrop; and Joan Swan, traveling secretary. SCENES AT CO Mrs. Eliot Roberts, Province President and four college members at the tea Alpha Epsilon's handsome house. Half of the head table at Friday night dinner (left to right) Mrs. Corbett, Past National President; Mrs. Vida Benson, Assistant Di rector Student Affairs; Mrs. Douglas, Na tional Counselor; Mrs. Lathrop, National Vice President; Dr. James H. Hilton, Presi dent of Iowa State University; and Mrs. Mil ler, National President. Peoria alumnz and Beta Nu members with Mrs. Dreyfus and Mrs. Miller and the T earn. , work Trophy which Beta Nu won for alumnz relations (left to right) Mrs. Dallas D'Hondt, Mrs. Charles Peer, Mrs. Dreyfus, Annette Anderson, Beta Nu president; Mrs. William Cordis, Peoria Alumnz president· and Mrs Miller. ' · Saturday Evening Banquet at College Officers Training School, Ames, Iowa. COTS Joins W ark and Play for Sigmas from 97 Chapters By JEAN BENDSLEY COLEMAN, BY-Ohio, Province President III A Two great milestones were celebrated by Ion chapter. Among the Pi Kappa Sigmas Sigma Kappa at Iowa State University initiated was Ellen Moore Gibson, central this summer. office director. Nell Moline Clerisse, last Na Representatives of all Sigma Kappa col tional President of Pi Kappa Sigma, who lege chapters participated in the workshops had been previously initiated in Denver, par of our second biennial Chapter Officers ticipated. Training School; and the largest forward step Sigmas and Sigmas-to-be began arriving in in Sigma Kappa expansion was realized with Ames on Friday, Aug. 14, where after regis the initiation of at least one member of tering they were welcomed at a tea in the every former Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority chap late afternoon at the Alpha Epsilon chapter ter. house. Exactly what the merger with Pi Kappa Sigma means to Sigma Kappa in number and Iowa State President a Guest location of chapters was visually demon Dr. James H. Hilton, President of Iowa strated to the delegates with the unveiling of State university, was a guest at dinner Fri a large map of the United States on which day evening and extended his greetings to every Sigma Kappa chapter was designated all. Another guest at the dinner was Mrs. by a lighted bulb. The new Sigma Kappa J. A. Benson, Assistant Director of Student chapters (former Pi Kappa Sigma) were in Affairs, ISU. troduced by Margaret Hazlett Taggart at the The first meeting of COTS was called to first business session Friday evening, who order shortly after dinner Friday by Betty then invited the delegate to step forward and Green Douglas, National Counselor, who light the bulb indicating the location of her discussed the purpose of the conference, and chapter. explained that all new Sigmas would attend separate sessions concentrating on Sigma Council Conducts Initiation Kappa history, organization and procedure, The beautiful initiation was conducted while regular workshops were planned for Saturday by members of N ational Council in chapter officers. ceremonies held in the home of Alpha Epsi- Also included in the Friday evening ses- AUTUMN 1959 A 3 A sion was an introduction of the Pi Kappa Relations and Publicity, Jean Bendsley Sigma National O~cers atte?ding by .Ruth man, Province President. Rysdon Miller, National Prest dent; a htstory of Pi Kappa Sigma presented by Mrs. Lillian Budd Speaks Clerisse; roll call of the new college chapters by Mrs. Taggart; roll call of new alumnre One of the high spots of the conf chapters by Katherine Dunn Lathrop, Na was the appearance at dinner Saturday tional Vice-President in Charge of Alumnae; ning of Lillian Budd, Sigma Kappa's and a discussion of extension possibilities by cessful novelist and devoted sorority · Ruth Dickey Lingle, National Vice-President Lillian thrilled and entertained us all in Charge of Membership and Extension. her wit and charm as she told of her Following a song fest the delegates dis in Sigma Kappa membership and the banded for the night. hood she has enjoyed through that member ship. Lillian also announced plans for an other book which will have sorority mem Plenty of Work Shops for All bership as its primary theme. She invited After breakfast Saturday morning the dele Sigmas to write her of their sorority experi gates separated, the Pi Kappa Sigmas attend ences. ing Sigma Kappa information round tables The Endowment Fund was discussed and the Sigma Kappa delegates attending Mrs. Dreyfus, chairman, who described workshops on the following subjects: Mem progress of the fund and listed the bership Selection, led by Wava Chambers of chapters who have received help from Brown, Past National President; Pledge fund and the number who consistently Training, Edna Brown Dreyfus, Past Na tribute to its growth. She expressed the tional President; and Officer Training and that this year will see every Chapter Organization, Ruth Combs Balser, contributing 100 percent to the Province President. Fund. She also pointed out that if In the afternoon the sessions resumed, the alumna contributed just $1 annually our Pi Kappa Sigmas concluding their discus needs would be met. sions in time to attend initiation at the chap ter house, while the Sigma Kappas continued workshop activities . Announce Award Winners . The following topics were considered: The evening concluded with the announce Rttual, Mrs. Brown; Standards, Estelle Smith ment of awards, the major ones being: McCord, Province President· Scholarship Teamwork Trophy won by Beta Nu-Bradley. Joan Swan, Traveling Secr~tary; Publi~ Most Cooperative chapter award won by Beta Theta-Marietta. Budd Gerontology award won by Alpha Lambda Adelphi. TRIANGLE Award-Alpha Gamma-Washington State. Activities-Beta Xi-Memphis. Sunday found us arising early again for Model Meeting conducted by Jo Swan, fol lowed by church attendance, time for view ing the exhibits and the lovely ISU campus.