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AYW DYW PlaybillPlaybillPlaybill 2007 vol. xxx Alpha Psi Omega Delta Psi Omega History Chapters in Action Scholarship W inners HISTORY O F ALPHA AND DELTA PSI O M EGA The organization, development, and growth of Alpha and Delta Psi Omega is a result of the wide-spread interest of colleges and universities of America in dramatic arts in the early twentieth century. By 920 most colleges had some kind of a dramatic club that was staging annual play productions for students and the local community. The little theatre movement and dramatic workshop idea made its appearance about that time and greatly stimulated the importance of the college drama and the worthwhile nature of the programs presented. This was especially true in western colleges, and by 920 several national honor fraternities to recognize and reward student participation in play production had been organized. Alpha Psi Omega, the first of these societies to be founded in the East, was organized at Fairmont State College in Fairmont, W est Virginia on August 2, 92,. The college theatre idea had begun to manifest itself in Fairmont about 92 , and, in 923, a faculty director was employed, and an organization, called the . as/uers, was instituted to present an annual program of four or five ma0or productions for students and the public. 1n 922, the . as/uers began to consider membership in some national honor society in dramatics as a means of rewarding its most faithful and loyal workers. Plans for forming such a national organization were seriously studied by a committee, composed of Elinor B. W atson, 3obert Sloan, and Paul F. Opp, faculty director of dramatics at Fairmont. A proposed national constitution was drawn up, and, on August 2, 92,, those members of the .as/uers who met the /ualifications of the honor soci- ety approved the constitution and adopted the name, Alpha Psi Omega. 1t was decided that each chapter was to be called a 4cast4, and Fairmont became Alpha Cast. The interest of . arshall College in 5unt- ington, W est Virginia assured the immediate national character of Alpha Psi Omega with the establish- ment of Beta Cast. A member of Beta Cast suggested the name Playbill, for the national magazine. During the course of the ne6t year, eighteen new chapters were admitted, and twenty chapters were on the roll at the time of the meeting of the first national convention, at the Palmer 5ouse in Chicago on December 27-28, 929. National conventions, called Grand 3ehearsals, are held every five years. Alpha Psi Omega has sponsored the formation of honor societies in high schools and 0unior colleges, thus encouraging dramatic production at every step in a student's career, from the preparatory school to college graduation. Delta Psi Omega was organized among the 0unior colleges in 929, and now has a membership of more than 3,0 chapters. The Alpha Psi Omega Grand 3ehearsal meeting at St. Louis in 939 voted to recognize Delta Psi Omega as an affiliated 0unior college division. Alpha Psi Omega has en0oyed continuous national growth, and with over ,,0 chapters is the largest na- tional honor society in America. embership in Alpha Psi Omega is granted only to fully accredited institutions with a four-year curriculum in theatre and drama leading to a degree. The business of Alpha and Delta Psi Omega is supervised by national officers. Such names as Paul Opp, Yetta . itchell, Donald Garner, Jerry 5enderson, and James Fisher are familiar to longtime mem- ber casts as officers in earlier years. Current officers are Teresa Choate (PresidentA, Frankie Day (Vice PresidentA, and Bret Jones (National Business . anager and Editor of PlaybillA. 2 Table of Contents 5istory of Alpha Psi Omega/Delta Psi OmegaCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 2 Table of ContentsCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .3 National OfficersCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..2 3egional RepresentativesCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..,-9 APO/DPO Scholarship winnersCC C C ...CC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .7-8 The ChaptersD Bethany CollegeC C ..CC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...9 Blinn College … C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .CC .C 0 Concordia University …C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ............................................. Converse CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .... 2 East Central UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...C 3 Jacksonville CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .CC C C C ... 2 Fean UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .. , . cNeese State UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...CC C C C C C C C C ... 9 . cPherson CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .CC C C C C 7 . illikin UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C . 8 . ississippi CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C . 9 . urray State College … C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .20 North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University...CC C C C C C C C C C C C .2 Piedmont CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 22 Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 23 State University of New York at OswegoCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..22 Taylor UniversityCC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...2, Tyler Junior CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...29 Wesleyan CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ...27 Whittier CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C .28 W illiam Jewell CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..29 York CollegeC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..30 Announcements from the OfficersCC C C C C ...CC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C ..3 3 National Officers of Alpha and Delta Psi O egas President: Teresa Choate Department of Theatre Fean Eniversity Enion, NJ 07083 Phone HD (908A 737-2227 Fa6 HD (908A 737-222, E-mailD presidentIalphapsiomega.org Vice-President: Frankie Day Dept. of Theatre North Carolina AGT Eniversity 90 E. .arket Street Greensboro, NC 272 Phone HD (339A 332-78,2 Fa6 HD(339A 332-272 E-mailD vicepresidentIalphapsiomega.org National Business Manager Elect/Editor of Playbill: Bret Jones East Central Eniversity 00 E. 2th Street Ada, OF 72820 Phone HD (,80A ,,9-,7,9 E-mailD businessmanagerIalphapsiomega.org 2 Regional Representatives REGION 1 (W ashington, Oregon, W yoming, Alaska, 1daho, . ontana, California, Arizona, 5a- waii, Nevada, EtahA Prof. Brian 3eed Theater Department W hittier College 3209 Philadelphia Street W hittier, CA 9090 -22 3 PhoneD (,92A 907-283 E-mailD breedIwhittier.edu REGION 2 (Colorado, 1owa, Fansas, . innesota, . issouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da- kota, 1llinois, 1ndiana, . ichigan, Ohio, W isconsinAD Prof. Jack Garrison Dept. of Theater Eniversity of Nebraska at Fearney 90, W est 2,th Street Fearney, NE 98829 PhoneD 308-89,-8209 e-mailD garrison0Iunk.edu REGION 3 (Connecticut, .