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r1a• THE TIE ATBI Us • Guess Who Turned 10, 20, and 45! • Home Is Where the Heart Is • Fifty and 75-Year Initiation Anniversaries g Sisterh~ to Lfe Vo lume 105, Issue 3 The official magazine of Sigma Kappa Sorority founded at Colby College. Waterville. ME. Nov ember 9. 1874 Sigma Kappa National Headquarters 8733 Founders Road AN ADVISOR TO ADMIRE: Indianapolis. IN 46268 Telephone: 317-872-3275 FAX: 31 7-872-0716 www.slgmakappa.org Faun Norton, Alpha Delta Ho urs of operation: 8 a .m .-5 p .m . Monday-Friday Editor/ Art Dire ctor Directo r of Publications Assistant Editor There are good advisors, there are Wade-Whitehead as an Mallory R. Curtis. Delta Delta great advisors, and then there's Faun. It alumna initiate of Alpha Alumnae Editor is difficult to put into words what Faun Delta in 2002 and helped to Melissa Wilmer Seeley. Epsilo n Tau Delozier Norton has meant to the raise more than $13,027 for 13816 Loretta Drive Alpha Delta Chapter at the University the Alzheimer's Association Tustin. C A 92780 of Tennessee, Knoxville. Initiated into this past year. Collegiate Editor Alpha Delta in 1946, Faun has been Lauren Bennett Cameron. XI 2826 Valley View Terrace an active member ever since. She has Janice describes Faun as "a Jefferson City. MO 65109- 1054 served in just about every alumnae leader among leaders. She Production office or advisory role. She has kept the has made such a significant United Litho. Inc. sisters of Alpha Delta on the financial impact in the fight against 21800 Beaumeade Circle Ashburn. VA 20147 straight and narrow, and been there Alzheimer's disease. She for hundreds of sisters when they has given of her time, talents, Faun Norton, (center) pictured with Alpha Delta Collegiate D eadlines alumnae Suzy Garner (I) and Cindy Allin (r). Spring Issue December 1 needed a shoulder to cry on, silver and resources by serving in Summer Issue March 1 serving pieces for recruitment parties, various leadership roles at the Autumn Issue June 1 motherly advice, a home-cooked meal, Alzheimer's Association, including an the Sigma Kappa experience for future Winter Issue September 1 and help with just about anything else. officer on the Board of Directors and members but allow Greek women at Alumnae Deadlines Memory Walk Chairperson. She helped Spring Issue February 1 The University of Tennessee to finally Summer Issue May1 Most of the current chapter members to raise funds and create increased enjoy the permanence from which Winter Issue Nov ember 1 know Faun as a tireless advocate for the awareness of the disease while fraternities have benefited for many Siama Kappa Trianale Alzheimer's Association. She continues shepherding countless individuals years. Already she is hard at work, Is publish e d quarterly by Sigma to work closely in need of along with the rest of the committee, Kappa So rority. 8733 Founders services to the Ro ad. Indianapolis. IN 46268. The with both Alpha "It is amazing that her in the hopes of raising one million annual subscriptio n fee Is $2, paid Delta and the association. I dollars for Alpha Delta's new home thro ugh lifetime membership. East Tennessee dedication has stayed so would call Faun on Neyland Drive. Thanks to her Perio dic als postage paid at Indianapo lis, IN, and at additional Alzheimer 's steadfast, when we know how a true champion enthusiasm and generosity, Alpha Delta mailing offices. Printed In USA, Association with all the demands on our time of the cause." is almost halfway to its goal. Sigma Kappa USPS 496-080. the Knoxville area Memory pull us in other directions When sororities Faun's commitment to Sigma Kappa is Postmast e r Please send address changes to: Walk. Due in throughout our lives . .. at the University clearly evident. As Julia Hounshell Sigma Kappa Triangle. large part to her Our founders would be so of Tennessee Reynolds, Alpha Delta, recalls, "We 8733 Founders Road, inspiration and were given the recently met at her house for a Sigma Indianapolis. IN 46268. very proud of Faun, as she perrruss10n to encouragement, Kappa Housing Campaign meeting. We M e mbe r Alpha Delta embodies all the qualities that build chapter were setting up for refreshments, and College Fraternity Editors Chapter has th £ th ul . houses Faun she asked me if I remembered giving A ssociation ey oresaw as e timate g r a c 'i u s Y National Panhellenlc Editors raised over 0 1 her the simple trivet she was using. Conference $58,259 for the Sigma Kappa sister." agreed to serve I had long forgotten , but after nearly local Alzheimer's -Joy Burke Lebo, Alpha Delta as chairman for 35 years, she still remembered! She Association the Alpha Delta is the glue that holds so many of us dming the past five years. Thanks housing campaign. After sixty years of together. " to Faun's volunteer leadership, she membership, Faun understood how ·M. Suzy Gamer, Alpha Delta, The Cl Sgmo Koppe Sotortty 2CXl8 recruited Executive Director Janice a new house would not only enhance University ofTennessee Sigma Kapp a Triang le • \.\'inte r 2008 ,,..,.w,v.sigma.k.a.p pa.o rg Winter 2008 Departments Bringing Sisterhood Sigma Kappa Foundation to Life ......................... ... J Gifts ........ ....... ... ..... ....... .. .. ~ News Briefs ... ...................... ~ Collegiate News ..... ........ .. ... m Sigma Kappas Alumnae News ... ... .... .. ...... .. ~ ~ Here & There .... .... ... .. .. .. ... J In Memoriam . H Winter comes to us as we reflect on the past year while preparing for a new one. Features About the Cover The Tie That Binds Us ............ ~ Here are three examples of how groups of collegiate chapter sisters have kept the friendships alive, years after college has ended. Guess Who Turned ]~ 10, 20, and 45! ...................... 6 Cover: Alumnae use many Planning a reunion? Three chapters celebrating methods to keep In touch anniversaries share with the Sigma Kappa Triangle after graduation. how they enjoyed successful reunions. The Tie That Binds Us - page 9 ~~~ee~:~~~~~ .................... l~ Four Sigma Kappa chapters have new living spaces. Read about the renovations and construction. and why they occurred. Fifty and 75-Year ~~ Anniversary Members ........ 6U In this issue, we highlight the members who celebrate the anniversary of their initiation in 2008. Home Is Where the Heart Is - page 16 Congratulations to the initiates of 1933 and 1958! ~.. ""''. tgm akapp.to .o rg Sigtna Kappa Triang1e • W int.er 2008 Angela Guillory Named Outstanding Panhellenic Advisor Members of the Sigma Kappa National Panhellenic NPC recognizes one outstanding fraternity/sorority Conference delegation, together with the National advisor biennially for their exemplary work Panhellenic Conference (NPC) shared in honoring with Panhellenjc women within the Unjversity the recipient of the 2005-2007 NPC Outstanding community and community at large. The award Panhellenic Advisor award, Angela Guillory, was presented at the 2007 NPC Biennial Meeting Delta Mu , Northwestern State University. in Crucago, IL. Guillory serves as the Assistant Dean of Students Angela Guillory served Sigma Kappa as national & Director of Greek Affairs at Louisiana president from 1998-2002. She continues to State University in Baton Rouge, LA. She was grace Sigma Kappa with her contagious spirit and nominated for the prestigious award by her wide base of sorority knowledge as a past national College Panhellenic Association at Louisiana State president. University. -Donna King, Epsilon Rho, Sigma Kappa National Panhellenic Conference delegate }ersity of Denver • 2 I 21 I 1908 ,rown University • 411011908 a Pi, Kentucky Wesleyan College • 912611958 rna Rho, Western Carolina University • 111811958 Crsi, Cleveland State University • 713011983 p a Zeta, Elon University • 2 I 1 I 1998 appa Eta, Texas Christian University • 4119 I 1998 i~na Kappa Triangle • Winte r 2008 • \Y"'.vw.sigynabppa .org as Pamela Berberich Boston, Theta Debbie Nienast Harris, Gamma Iota, Nu, Baylor University, was awarded a Texas Tech University, was recently named Corporate Achievement Award by the a finalist for the 2007-2008 Presidential McGraw-Hill Companies for a sales Award of Excellence in Math and Science campaign called "ANew Generation Teaching (PAEMST). Debbie is a seventh of Strategic Accounts." Pamela grade Science teacher and Science and four other colleagues in North Department Chair at St. Francis Episcopal America and the United Kingdom Day School in Houston. As a state-level achieved outstanding sales resulting in finalist, Debbie is automatically a candidate recognition by Terry McGraw, McGraw for the national award determined by a White Hill's President and CEO. House committee. She was recognized by the State Board of Education's opening meeting in The Corporate Achievement Awards, one of the highest honors Austin in September. The McGraw-Hill Companies gives to employees, recognize teams of talented employees who produced the year's best work and Debbie has taught Science for the past 12 years in both private school as developed products and solutions that benefited the corporation's well as the Houston Independent School District. Before that, she worked customers and grew the business. as a research scientist in infectious diseases at the Baylor College of Medicine. Harris holds a microbiology and chemistry degree from Texas Pamela is a Business Development Manager and Team Leader for Tech University. While in college, Debbie served as new member educator Platts, McGraw-Hill's Energy Division for North America. She was also and was active in Panhellenic. Her involvement in Panhellenic continued awarded the President's Club award for top sales in North America. as she served as President of the Houston Panhellenic Association. She has been president of the Houston alumnae group and currently serves on the national programming committee for Sigma Kappa Sorority as part of the }ana M. Ziese, Beta Chi, University of strategic plan initiative.