Th@ signilicanc@ ol S@rving Do you realize the magnitude of our Kappa Students' Aid Program? Here again Kappa Kappa Gamma excels among the Panhellenic groups. Our Fraternity has already contributed over half a million dollars to the higher education of women in America and in many foreign countries. This year alone we are awarding over fifteen thousand dollars. Women students­ members and non-members-have earned these awards by their high schol­ arship and active campus participation. This is another important area which has brought Kappa widespread recognition in the educational field. Our own Rose McGill Fund is one of the Kappas' main interests. It was established by the desire to assist . a young woman in her fight to regain her health. Expanding through the years, it has played a significant part in the lives of many Kappas both young and old. These borrowed words of a prominent fraternity man exemplify its merit: "This service alone would make any organization worthwhile." Kappa Kappa Gamma assists others in the local communities through the Rehabilitation Services established at the 1952 convention. Through our various alumn~ groups and university chapters we have adopted many worth-while projects which include material aid and service. Through this overall ph,ilanthropic program Kappa is fulfilling a vital service and civic responsibility. Each of us has an instrumental role in the continued success of these valuable endeavors. Director of Philanthropies VOLUME 72 NUMBER l The first college women'.s fraternity maga::;ine Published continuously the I(EY since 1882 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FEBRUARY • 1955 Entered as second class matter COVER: THE KEY visits the home of Upsilon chapter, North­ March 29, 1929, at the post western University, Evanston, Illinois in honor of their being office at Columbus, Ohio, un­ the runner-up for the Standards Cup at the 1954 convention. der the act of March 3, 1879- Additional entry at Menasha, Theta chapter, the winner, has been visited by THE KEY. On the Wisconsin. Accepted for mail­ cover is the majestic Gothic Charles Deering Library which ing at the special rate of post­ overlooks the Deering Meadow. age under the provisions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D) provided for in the act of October 3, 1917. Copyright, 1955, by Inside front cove1· ... The significance of serving Kappa Kappa Gamma Frater­ nity. 3 Delta Omega installed at Fresno State Publication dntes: THE KEY is published four times a year, in February, April, October, 7 THE KEY visits Upsilon chapter, Northwestern Uni­ and December, by the George Banta Publishing Company, versity official printer to Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 450 Ah­ naip Street, Menasha, Wiscon­ 8 Their goals are high sin. The price for a single cop~ is 50 cents, for one year $1.50, for two years $2, and 13 Housemother to housemothers for life $15. Change o£ nddreu is to be re­ 14 Introductions are in order ported to the Fraternity Head­ quarters, 530 East Town Street, Columbus 16, Ohio. 16 Hearthstone board "Who's Who" Requests for change of ad­ dress must reach the Frater­ nity Headquarters, six weeks 18 She out-Kappas the Kappas previous to month of publica­ tion. Duplicate copies cannot be sent to replace those unde­ 20 Down Theta province way livered through failure to send such advance notice. 27 Alpha province extends to three countries Items of a buslneaa nature should be sent to the Business Manager, Miss Clara 0. 35 Alumnre news around the globe Pierce, Fraternity Headquar­ ters, 530 East Town Street, Columbus 16, Ohio. 36 Whatever happened to . Material for publleatlon, and editorial correspondence 42 Careers and Kudos should be addressed to the Chairman of the Editorial board, Mrs. Robert H. Sim­ 44 In Memoriam mons, 156 North Roosevelt Avenue, Columbus 9, Ohio. Deadline dates are August 1, 45 Campus highlights September 25, November 15, January 15 for October, De­ cember, February and April 46 THE KEY honors these Mortar Board members respectively. Member of Fra­ ternity Magazines Anociated. Printed in the U.S.A. 53 Pledges The Key Welconaes Moonyeen Apperson Marian Loewe Dorothy Arneman Diane Medoff Mary Blaisdell Margaret Meyling Vivienne Brigfio Ina Mae Nichols Dorothy Broderson Sally O'Neal Potrici:J Corter Patricio Sommers Suzanne Cowan Diane Spencer Bernadette Fries Groce Swanson Dora Jean Glenn Elizabeth Wacaser Margaret Good Myra Zahlis Jean Gorton Clarice Zwetzig Kay Keim Charter members of Delta Omega chapter Fresno State College Fresno, California Delta ODiega inst alled at Fresno State by M A R G A R E T S C H A A F R E E S ~ H-Utah ELIZABETH WILSON BUEHLER r r-Whitman True friendshi p is a lovely thing­ And granted great and lesser may The shadow sweep of heaven' s wing As sisters for their ea rthly day Folds it in grace. E ach take her place. With that wise counsel born of love Ackn owl edging His will, do we The Godhead bl essed it from above In secret bond of KKG Our selfish space. Seek friendshi p' s face. NA N DALE Y, r A-M -iddlebury U pon the occasion of the i11 stallation of D elta Omega chapter. I F resno, California, in 1910 was a prosper­ college expanded to a four year institution ous young community which had begun to with authority to grant the B.A. degree. feel the desirability of an institution of higher In 1935, the "normal school" emphasis education. A small but steady migration to was displaced by a college program of varied California was even then noticeable. While aspects with majors in such fields as engi­ the larger universities were growing, forward­ neering, pre-law, pre-medicine, education, looking citizens knew the time would come business, and related disciplines. Fresno State when colleges would be placed at strategic then embarked on its role of a four year liberal cities throughout the state. In Fresno a junior arts college, augmented in 1950 when the college was established in 1910. The follow­ college started to grant master's degrees. ing year a state normal school was authorized The college, located approximately in the and the two institutions were administered geographical center of the state, is in the together. They formed the basis on which heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the largest Fresno State College was founded, although and most fertile valley in the United States­ this did not occur until 1921 when the two a vast area of agricultural wealth 75 miles schools were permanently united and the wide and 250 miles long. Many people first Architect's rendering of the proposed Agricultural Department building lor the new campus. 1955 FEBRUARY 3 The Industrial Arts building, one of the completed buildings on the new Fresno campus. heard of Fresno as the name on the back of a the spring of 1956. package of raisins. It is also the world's sweet Just to the south of the new campus 20 wine and grape center. Fresno County boasts acres have been set aside for future living the largest fig gardens in the world and is accommodations for fraternities and sororities. one of the top cotton producing counties in Ten acres are for men's groups and seven the state and nation. for women's; the rest are reserved for fra­ Fresno is now a city of 107,000, the largest ternal expansion. These lots were purchased city between San Francisco and Los Angeles. by business men's groups to be held against It has become the state's convention city. the time when they would be needed by the Because of its location, it is an easy and fraternal groups, thereby preventing specula­ pleasant trip to the mountains: or the ocean. tion with the land and resulting high prices. Fresno State is in the process of moving There are now ten men's fraternities- to a beautiful new campus seven miles east of b. ~ <I>, K t::. P, K ~, A X A, <I> ~ K, ~ A E, its present location where the city has grown ~ X, ~ N, ~ II, and ® X. For women there around and engulfed it. The new campus, are now A E t::., t::. r, t::. ~ E, K A ®, K K r, encompassing 880 acres, will have 25 modern­ if> M, ~ ~ ~. With the installation of K K r, istic buildings. College adminish·ators hope the last local group vanished from the scene. to complete the move to the new campus by Delta Kappa, the first sorority formed at Visiting officers included Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, director of membership, Ruth Armstrong Harris , director of philanthropies, Clara 0 . Pierce, executive secretary-treasurer, Mary Turner Whitney, vice·president ond Ruth Ann Tyler, field secretary. 4 The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma Installation committee chairmen included: standing, Mary Jo Keron Hoop, r 1-I-Washington State, Margaret Schaal Rees, ll H-Utah, Nan Belisle Daley, l' A-Middlebury, Barbara Rhodes Ericksen, B IT-Washington, Winilrid Manning Hollings­ worth, B I-I-Stanlord; seated, Peggy Amberson Tacchino, r 0-Wyoming, Elizabeth Wilson Buehler, r T-Whitman, Mar­ iorie Mafvin Harkness, r Z-UCLA, Carol Mehrer Wilde, r I-I-Washington State, Mary Lou Maurholf, ll Z-Carnegie Tech , graduate counselor. Fresno State College, was the last to become determined to keep together, the Delta a chapter of a national sorority, an indication Kappas renamed themselves "Da Kapo," that these girls showed a constancy of spirit which name they retained until May 22, in knowing what they wanted and being will­ 1923, when they were permitted to reassume ing to wait for it The history of Delta Kappa their original Greek letters, Delta Kappa.