Volume 108, No. 1 Spring 1991

One Kappa in Saudi Arabia

Kappa Educators "Touch the Future" Message from the President "... the development of the nobler qualities of the mind... "

As we move into the 1990s, it academic development and achieve­ seems like a good time to look at one ment. For this reason, we believe of the purposes for which Kappa that each member should be allowed Kappa Gamma was founded in 1870. adequate time to concentrate on her How do our chapters measure up academic pursuits. There should be today? Do they provide the climate to no more than two chapter-related develop the nobler qualities of the activities during the week, a chapter mind? or pledge meeting, and possibly one The Fraternity believes academic other activity. development and achievement The chapter Scholarship Commit­ should be the primary concern of all tee is charged with the responsibility collegiate members. Scholarship is of promoting high standards and the attainment of real knowledge, of advancing scholastic interest. Its which grades are only a symbol. Each function is to help each active and member is expected to maintain a pledge attain excellence, its duty is to satisfactory scholastic standing and each chapter provide assistance, and its trust is to enforce scholastic should maintain satisfactory scholastic standards equal requirements as it strives to perpetuate the ideals of the to, or higher than, the university or college require­ Fraternity. ments for an individual scholar on that campus. Young women's roles after college have evolved sig­ Women's fraternities play a very significant part in nificantly in the past years. Today, almost all college­ the lives of college women today. The purpose of today's educated women enter the work-force, most in profes­ women's fraternities at the collegiate level is to enhance sional fields. It is necessary that they be well-trained the academic mission of the university and to assist academically for the profession of their choice. Academic each member to develop her full potential both person­ achievement is primary to this goal. Kappa Kappa ally and professionally. Gamma provides support for the academic goals of its The academic and non-academic cannot be divided. members. It is impressive to hear of chapters who have opened Kappa Kappa Gamma is dedicated to the academic their chapter houses for seminars, or regularly sched­ development of each pledge, active and alumna. In the uled classes, who invited professors to be guest speak­ words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "What lies behind us ers and invite campus friends to enjoy the lecture. It is and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to vital that each member strive to reach her academic what lies within us!" potential. -Kay Smith Larson As a Fraternity we want to promote and encourage BIT-Washington

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FEATURES Touching the Future ...... 2 Many Kappas devote their talents and expertise to various facets ON THE COVER: of education. A composite look at a representative few who are Airman First Class Stephanie Maynor, meeting the challenges of today. EA, is serving in Saudi Arabia with Operation Desert Storm. Women cur­ Learning to Get Along in the Global Marketplace •••••• 8 rently comprise 11 percent of the U.S. military. Stephanie's story begins on Knowing correct protocol is essential for success in the world of page 28. international business. FOCUSING ON ... EDUCATION: Kappas reach out to touch the future by Hazing: the Problem That Doesn't Go Away •••••••••••• 20 sharing small facts and large concepts ... In spite of tragedy and enlightenment about its dangers, college in the classroom and beyond. Kappas are educators, whoever and wherever they women and men continue to haze and accept hazing. are, using their knowledge, skills, and resources to benefit others. Commitment ... A Kappa in Saudi Arabia•••••••••••••• 28 Stephanie Maynor is (doing what she is trained to do.'

Editor Amusement from the Land of Errordom •••••••••••••••• 30 Cynthia McMillan Lanford, rn A collection of unwitting witticisms from 20 years of teaching col­ 3403 Firethorn Drive lege English. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 205-553-7021 Associate Editor Get Involved in Your Financial Future •••••••••••••••••• 36 Lois Catherman Heenehan, Bl A sizeable majority of women will be solely responsible for their Box 292 financial well-being. Few are prepared. Mi.filinburg, PA 17844 717-922-1197 Business Manager Susan Frech Schmitt, EH DEPARTMENTS SPECIAL SECTIONS 4001 Wetherburn Way Norcross, GA 30092 In Memoriam ...... 7 Foundation News ...... 17 404-441-0946 Loyalty Fund Alumnae News Chapter Chronicles ...... 12 Elizabeth Phillips Runkle, A• Scholarship Recipients 3625 Fairway Forest Circle Kappa for a Lifetime ...... 25 Palm Harbor, FL 34685 813-784-7410 Fraternity News ...... 33 Alumnae Achievement Arts Profiles ...... 38 Awards ...... •...... 35 Chari Beaudry, Bll 1620 43rd Ave. E., Apt. 2-A Through the Keyhole ..•..... 44 Nomination Form Seattle, WA 98112 206-328-8689 Chapter News Martha Timmins, BM 545 N. 84th St. Seattle, WA 98103 The first college woman's fraternity magazine, 201-784-2355 mustrators published continuously since 1882. Lucretia Leonard Romey, A Linda Atkins Lange, BP• The mission of The Key is: Staff Sydney Finnell Cummings, rn To inform, inspire, and challenge Lisa Morris, fP To sustain and nurture member loyalty and interest Louise Danforth Muenstermann, ri Lucy Quist Mullins, BP• To recognize individual, group, and Fraternity accomplishments Mitch Heitt Pflugh, BM To provide a forum for an exchange of information and opinions Linda Schink-Frizzell, fH To be a permanent record. Cherie Bratt Heringer, EA Chairman of Publications Gay Chuba Barry, t:.A Copyright© 1991 Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. Printing and Design by Executive Director EBSCO Media, Birmingham, AL. KKG Headquarters, P.O. Box 2079 (530 E. J . Dale Brubeck, fK Town St.) Columbus, OH 43216; Telephone: (614) 228-6515; FAX: (614) 228-7809.

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by Lois Catherman Heenehan, HI-Adelphi

"I touch the future. I teach." returned to the professional world are released the way Joey and other as a reading specialist. As a volun­ volunteers have helped them. hrista McAuliffe, teacher­ teer for the Miami Valley (OH) Lit­ Joey was chosen from among 129 astronaut, spoke proudly of eracy Council she soon realized that nominees to receive one of the city's C her chosen profession. Many there was a need for trained volun­ Ten Top Women Awards for 1990, Kappas share her pride and dedica­ teers to share their expertise. She sponsored by the Dayton Daily tion as they devote their talents and now trains almost 300 volunteers News. expertise to various facets of educa­ annually. tion. Recognizing that illiteracy is a INNOVATION AND APPLYING "generational problem," the council ACQUIRED SKILLS to new fron­ "PROFESSIONAL VOLUN­ promotes family literacy, focusing tiers are the essence of education. TEER" are words that Joan especially on teenage mothers or To find a new field to explore and ("Joey") Smith Thiele, !l.A­ fathers who drop out of school. "One conquer is the most exciting adven­ Miami, uses to describe her 12 out of five adults is functionally illit­ ture possible for a teacher. To apply years working in literacy programs erate, meaning that they read at the it in your own life and extend it to in Ohio. After teaching in a Dayton sixth grade level or below," Joey benefit others is a real bonus. elementary school, Joey took time reports. They are unable to obtain Lynnette Vratcnik Schunke, off to raise her children. She employment if they cannot read. In BIT-Washington, teaches gifted ele- her eight years with the council, Joey has seen an increase of adult students from 90 to more than 400. A workplace literacy program at the Dayton Goodwill is the result of Joey's inspiration and work. A letter-writing campaign and some public lobbying helped to establish a literacy program at the Dayton Correctional Institute. Joey and others were ready to go to work on opening day of the new prison - but there were no books. Church donations soon remedied that lack. Volunteers "try to be someone the prisoners can talk to as well as learn Lynnette Schunke, daughter Keira, and Joan Thiele works with inmate-student K-9 Kahn check out a patrol car. The Carl Stargell in the literacy program at from," Joey says, and their success Rotweiler is Lynnette's husband's part­ the Dayton Correctional Institute. is evident when some inmates are ner in the Anchorage Police Depart· motivated to help others when they ment. 2 The Key, Spring 1991 . . . . . - .. ------~ .- ·... ·, ...... --.. :.;:..: : . . .. . -

drawing by Lucretia Leonard Romey, tJ.

Penn State Nittany Lion Kappas in education face the challenge with an extra edge

mentary students at three schools "A teacher affects eternity; he can experience in North Dakota and in in the Anchorage (AK) School Dis­ never tell where his influence Honolulu, HI, eventually enabled trict. Over and above these respon­ stops." Margaret Armstrong-Law, Margaret to combine her interest in sibilities, she has used her own fT- North Dakota, has carried her world affairs, foreign cultures, and experience as the wife of a police influence to Taiwan and to The travel with a professional change. In officer to develop a course for the Netherlands. Her B.A. in English 1978 she moved to Taipei, Taiwan, spouses of police recruits in how to prepared Margaret for a teaching where she spent nine years as asso­ cope with the stress and pressures ciate principal and principal of the they endure. And yes, there are Taipei American School. "I was fas­ men in the course. In fact, the cinated by life in Asia ... and work­ course is called "SOS - Significant ing with students from fifty nations Other Support." was exciting and inspiring." Designed to introduce police After three years as secondary academy recruits and their signifi­ head of the Vienna International cant others to the importance of School, in 1990 Margaret bec~me relational teamwork, the course director of the International School emphasizes "the importance of emo­ of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. tional support and an understand­ The student body of more than 500 ing of the pressures that are unique ranges in age from 4 to 19 and to police officers and their families." includes young people from 38 A veteran police spouse of 18 nations. The faculty represents 10 years, Lynnette has good reason to nations and the curriculum is understand the need for this pro­ Anglo-American. Described as gram. She plans to expand it to a "home away from home," the ISA Spousal Support Program for all, promotes students' independence to not just recruits, and to other Emer­ Margaret Armstrong-Law, fT with prepare for future changes, includ­ gency Work Departments through­ International School of Amsterdam stu­ ing moves to educational experi­ out Alaska and the lower 48. At dents. ences in other countries. present, this is the only such pro­ As one of more than 100 Kappas gram in existence. In order to add career but she found she enjoyed working in school administration, validity to her program, Lynnette is "organizing and managing affairs, Margaret reminds us of our currently continuing her own edu­ events and programs," so a master's founders' interest in academic excel­ cation by working toward her Ph.D. in school administration followed. lence. in Spousal Support. Perhaps her year as Gamma Tau Barbara Lofquist Pederson, President had its own influence on M-Butler, is also extending her IN THE EDUCATION OF that tendency to organize and man­ influence as a result of receiving an HENRY ADAMS, the author says, age! Teaching and administrative award and grant as the Christa The Key, Spring 1991 3 McAuliffe Teacher of the Year in Viewing education in the light of district high school board. Their Indiana. She began by spending the current events, Barbara says, "I experience led them to establish a summer of 1990 working with edu­ believe that if governments can be business which provides energy cators across the country who share changing around the world, we can analyses for state school building a vision of a better educational sys­ certainly change an education sys­ programs. tem and who believe that one way tem that is not working for many of Big city, small suburban or rural of attaining their vision is by shar­ our children. Kappa gave me many district, school boards need dedicat- ing what is working well. With the of the principles that I think are support of the Indiana Department important for schools to follow . Kappas in education come of Education, Barbara is Project like trust and truth." from a belief and a tradi­ Director of a group of 20 teachers in tion that value education a C.L.A.S.S. Project (Connecting THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR and the concept of sharing Learning Assures Successful Stu­ ENSURING THAT EDUCATION dents). This project uses the latest "WORKS" is not confined to the skills and talents. in brain research, connecting cur­ classroom. Parental involvement is riculum, good teaching strategies, essential. Community attitudes are and the belief that interest is the important. Adequate funding is a ed members to accomplish their key to learning. must. Comfortable facilities and goals. Lizann Gribben Gibson, intelligent administration play a M-Butler, is a school board member part. Pulling these and other compo­ in North Kingston, RI. Jane Glazer nents together is usually the job of Koeppenhoefer, fO-Denison, the local school board. In school serves on the Indian Hill District boards across the country Kappas Board outside Cincinnati while are doing their part to obtain quali­ Cincinnati Public School System ty education for their communities. President is Virginia Kiessling In California, Carolyn Hamm Griffin, P 6-0hio Wesleyan. Tucher, EM-Colorado, is a school Members of local school boards board member in Palo Alto and also often continue their work in state a member of the delegate assembly and national level positions. of the California School Boards Martha Young Miller, 8-Mis­ Association. Libby Bennitt souri, served as president of the Denebeim, 8 -Missouri, has served Manhattan-Ogden (KS) School on the San Francisco School Board Board and then as president of the for many years. Patricia Maness Kansas Association of School Barbara Pederson, son Todd and hus­ Kriz, also BM, was a member of the Boards, on the National School band Tom celebrate Todd's graduation. elementary board in El Dorado Hills Boards Association 23-member while her husband served on the Board of Directors, and is now oper-

Using the Past to Touch the Future . ..

Women were not welcomed to capacity and fitness for intellectu­ the methods and techniques of the halls of higher education al advancement." (The History of leadership, of team-building, of when they enrolled in colleges in Kappa Kappa Gamma) cooperation and encouragement the mid to late 1800s. In fact, it Mother to child, country that we experience as chapter was said that women did not "schoolmarm" to a handful of and alumna members that we have the mental or physical pupils, inner city teacher, college strive to share with others. capacities for advanced intellec­ professor, volunteer in literacy There is no classroom. The tual pursuits and, indeed, that programs, specialist in interna­ textbook may not be written. their minds would snap under tional education, or role model as Pens and paper are not neces­ the strain! In the following 100- an intelligent woman who suc­ sary. Examinations are unheard plus years, the field of education cessfully pursues her personal of. Students and teachers may be has proven to be one of the most goals, Kappas, whoever they may interchangeable. Education fertile grounds for the emergence be, wherever they are found, are requires only the willingness to of women as a force with which educators. share knowledge, attitudes, and to be reckoned. The women who It is not only the academic values ... to share yourself. founded Kappa Kappa Gamma advantages of our college educa­ Rooted firmly in our heritage and other Greek societies for tions that we draw upon to help and purposes, Kappas reach out women were in the vanguard of others, it is also the values, the to touch the future by sharing this force. It was their belief in standards and the ethics learned small facts and large concepts as the value of intellectual pursuits and reaffirmed through Kappa we demonstrate our capacity to that caused them to unite "to membership that we seek to use our education for the benefit demonstrate women's equal instill and nurture in others. It is of others.

4 The Key, Spring 1991 ble for personnel, facilities, and office management. It also included overseeing the planning, financing and construction of the NSBA's wholly-owned 50,000 square foot headquarters and implementing the technologies and communications capabilities to provide the best pos­ sible service to the membership. The NSBA is a not-for-profit fed­ eration of 49 state associations of local school boards and the boards of education in the District of Columbia, Hawaii and the U.S. Vir­ gin Islands. It represents the nation's 97,000 local school board Martha Young Miller, e, after serving at members who determine policy for the state and national level of school more than 15,300 public school dis­ boards, now operates her own consult­ tricts. ing firm. The woman ... the -Kappa ... who heads this organization has a ating her own educational consult­ long history as a volunteer in mat­ ing firm. Believing that locally ters concerning education. From elected school board members can PTA member to the leadership of benefit from the experience of some­ Grace Anderson's students enjoy cook­ the NSBA, Martha Fricke welcomes ing something tasty and nutritious. one who has worked at state and any opportunity to improve educa­ national levels, Martha intends to tional standards and performance ver and teaches Renaissance Stud­ work with boards and district for all the nation's children. ies. Selected for Who's Who Among administrators in the area of gover­ One of Martha's goals is to work Hispanic Americans as well as nance. with state board associations to see Who's Who Among Professional The offices of the National School that local efforts are geared toward Women, she is recognized by stu­ Boards Association in Alexandria, national goals for education set by dents as an outstanding role model VA, might offer echoes of Kappa President Bush and the nation's and master teacher. These women songs. Susan Pennington Merry, governors. Being a practical person, are only a tiny sampling of the more BIT-Washington, is an Associate she is concerned about finding than 2,000 Kappas listed in the Executive Director and Martha money to do the job and also worries 1990 Professional Directory who are Cooke Fricke, !--Nebraska, was about the target date for reaching involved in education - from ele­ elected President of the NSBA for these goals .. . the year 2,000. She mentary school to higher and special 1990-91. Susan's position establish­ notes, "the Class of 2,000 is already fields of education. They exemplify es her as chief financial officer of in the second grade." She cares another statement from Louise the NSBA as well as being responsi- about getting high-quality persons Boyd's letter. "The chapter never as school board candidates and is lost sight of its primary aim of pleased to see the number of women demonstrating women's equal Association on school boards growing. capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement." Indeed, Kappas "OF COURSE WE ALWAYS encourage this goal and aid others THOUGHT WE HAD THE to achieve it. BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST," / wrote Louise Bennett Boyd, one of THE NUMBER OF WOMEN Kappa's founders, in an 1899 letter WHO CONTRIBUTE to higher edu­ to the Editor of The Key. And so we cation as members of college Boards continue to believe today. The of Trustees is also growing. A few of brightest and best are recognized by the Kappas who serve on these bod­ others in their fields. Judy Mazur ies are: Kathy Symms Merta, Fisher, fE-Pittsburgh, was named dZ-Colorado College, at the College Physical Education Teacher of the of Idaho; Jennifer Beschel, Bll­ Year in Pennsylvania and elected W ashington, at Eastern Washington president of the state's physical edu­ University; Nancy Sutton, cation association. Grace Ganter fP-Allegheny, at Allegheny; Julie Anderson, dA-Penn State, was Campbell Esrey, dB-Duke, at chosen 1990 Pennsylvania Home Duke; Mary Jane LeVan Arma­ Economics Association Teacher of cost, ffl-Denison, at Denison; Martha Fricke and Susan Merry plan the Year. Diana de Armas Wilson, and supervise activities during the 50th Mary Maxwell Gates, BIT-Wash­ year of the National School Boards '~!-Cornell, is an Assistant Professor ington, at Washington; and Colleen Association. of English at the University of Den- Seidelhuber Willoughby, ff- The Key, Spring 1991 5 Whitman, at Whitman. Also, on Whitman's Board of Overseers are Peggy Copeland Corley and Car­ olyn Vester McMurchie, both Gamma Gamma. Shirley Dunlop Bowser, EN­ Ohio State, President of Ohio State's Board of Trustees, believes that tradition and commitment are integral qualities of the university. "They're the fundamental bonds which hold the institution togeth­ er," she says, adding, ''When there's a problem, there is always someone to turn to for help and support." Tradition, commitment and support ... integral qualities of a university and a fraternity. Flexibility to face the challenges ahead is an essential quality for those in education today. Flexibility is . . . finding the spot University of Maryland campus and the means to make the educa­ tional picture a little brighter .. . using the professional and the vol­ need is seen . .. helping all those that a stated purpose of Kappa unteer in ways that make the involved in the process of education Kappa Gamma is . . . "for the devel­ adventure of education more excit­ to work together more intelligently opment of the nobler qualities of the ing . . . adapting techniques or dis­ and harmoniously. mind and the finer feelings of the covering new methods to make edu­ Kappas in education have the heart and for mutual helpfulness in cation "work" to keep pace with our flexibility and face the challenge the attainment of individual and changing world. with an extra edge. They come from social excellence among its mem­ Challenge means . . . using your a belief and a tradition that values bers." own education to help others ... education and the concept of sharing We reach toward the future.~ moving into a new field where a skills and talents. They are proud

Beta Bells of Miami (OH) University Pennsylvania State campus

6 The Key, Spring 1991 Honorin g those we have loved and lost.

Names which appear in this listing are Hillsdale C.- K Nebraska, U. of-~ from information received by Head­ Arnold, Cecile Clark, '21, d. 3/90 Bishop, Myra Leslie, '19, d. 2/90 quarters from September 28, 1990 to Tubby, Leila Augur, '23, d. 9/90 Brown, Annabel Shaum, '42, d. 9/90 December 21, 1990. Cook, Margaret Colman, '26, d. 11/90 Idaho, U. of- BK Pease, Mary King, '25, d. 9/90 Alabama, U. of- fTI Casseday, Lilly Wagnon, '16, d. 5/90 Tomson, Mary Kelley, '30, d. 10/90 Chapman, Margareta Lopeztrelles, '27, Illinois, U. of-B A Willox, Susan Atkins, '58, d. 2/90 Tulane U.- BO d. 3/88 Armstrong, C. Isabel Foster, '27, d. Clisby, Anne Daniel, '39, d. 11/90 New Mexico, U. of- fB Gaffigan, Marcia Mitchell, '56, d. 9/90 8/90 Colville, Pearl Burns, '24, d. 6/90 Henley, Eleanor Gramling, '54, d. Leake, Elizabeth Carson, '21, d. 10/90 Watt, Elise Bittinger, '39, d. 5/90 Reiter, Winifred Starn, '28, d. 12/90 11/90 Simmons, Ellen Allingham, '47, d. lliinois Wesleyan U.- E North Carolina, U. of- Ef 7/90 Allegheny C.-fP Knapp, Helen Gunn, '50, d. 9/90 Clovis, Judith Bunn, '59, d. 3/90 Utah, U. of-~H Hamilton, Winifred Britton, '19, d. Kraft, Lorraine, '19, d. 2/90 Rogers, Aline, '33, d. 10/90 11/90 Pace, Loey Patterson, '35, d. 9/90 Northwestern U.- Y Foster, Ella Bradley, '03, d. 10/90 Arizona, U. of- fZ Van Gundy, Hazel Bane, '24, d. 7/90 Washington State U.- rH Munnecke, Olive Rice, '34, d. 8/90 Coe, Barbara Leffingwell, '39, d. 9/90 West, Virginia Farmer, '38, d. 9/90 Indiana U .-~ Raub, Dorothy Campbell, '26, d. 7/90 Funk, Wanda Barrett, '26, d. 10/90 Farnsworth, Sally Cheney, '37, d. 11/89 Washington U.- rr Hall, Marion Smith, '26, d. 7/90 Robinson, Jeanette Wagner, '25, d. Ohio State U.- BN Armstrong, Marian Walker, '28, d. Haralson, JoAnne Grimm, '41, d. 9/90 6/90 Bringardner, Dorothy Bergin, '17, d. 11/90 12/90 Dugger, Eugenia Barklage, '31, d. Arkansas, U. of-fN Kansas State U.-r A Carlin, Florence Poston, '29, d. 6/90 10/90 Layman, Bobbie Alfrey, '38, d. 11/90 Howe, Donna Duncan, '58, d. 10/89 McKillip, Marguerite Heiner, '15, d. Evans, Elinor Davis, '29, d. 3/90 McNeil, Dorothy Baker, '44, d. 8/90 Wheeler, Margaret Pickett, '22, d. 6/90 11/90 Grebe, Katherine Foerster, '47, d. 8/90 Auburn U.-EH Kansas, U. of-!1 Oklahoma, U. of- Be Powers, Jacqueline Brandt, '52, d. Hungerford, Rebecca Van Cavendish, Akers, Beulah Ayers, '14, d. 8/90 Ewell, Elizabeth Dyer, '19, d. 12/89 7/90 '74, d. 11/90 Boerstler, Virginia Lynch, '37, d. 7/90 Ligon, Gretchen Colcord, '57, d. 12/90 Stoutz, Jane Parsons, '25, d. 8/90 Grun, Catherine Ainsworth, '21, d. Baylor U.-E Y McClendon, Joanne Colby, '53, d. 9/90 Washington, U. of-BTI 10/89 Ory, Kaye McCullough, '79, d. 5/90 Shashy, Nancy Scott, '42, d. 11/90 Braddick, Valerie Walkinshaw, '42, d. Morgan, Lois McCord, '18, d. 10/90 Sinclair, Frances Roberts, '28, d. 8/90 ButlerU.-M 10/90 Weltner, Helen Renz, '26, d. 4190 Talbot, Ruth Day, '28, d. 8/90 Cameron, C'Mari De Schipper, '34, d. Mumford, Eunice Bowman, '33, d. Williams, Cathryn Bassett, '25, d. 11/90 Kentucky, U. of-BX 10/90 Cox, Virginia Boyd, '24, d. 11/90 11/89 Condiff, Mary Voris, '27, d. 4190 West Virginia U.-BY Dollar, Margaret Simpson, '25, d. 11/88 Cook, Catherine Naugle, '24, d. 10/90 Oregon State U.- fM Hutchinson, Ma(y Guiher, '20, d. 4190 Maier, Elise Bohannan, '22, d. 11/90 Fulsher, Karen Schmid, '72, d. 9/90 California, U. of, Berkeley- TI ' James, Mary Summers, '18, d. 6/88 Milligan, Janet Meek, '41, d. 11/90 Louisiana State U.-M Oregon, U. of- Bl1 Turk, Jill Smith, '29, d. 3/90 Couvillion, Catherine Cheatham, '61, Parratt, Edna Martin, '22, d. 10/90 Allen, Ruth Austin, '20, d. 10/90 William and Mary, C. of- fK d. 4/90 Yeager, Mary Gibbs, '43, d. 5/90 Harmeyer, Dorothy Smith, '34, d. 3/90 Busbee, Frances Thomson, '25, d. 9/90 Gordon, Ludye Close, '42, d. 7/90 Cooper, Frances Seymour, '39, d. 6/90 California, U. of, Los Angeles- f:S Pennsylvania State U.-~A Ely, Carolyn Tschopik, '29, d. 5/90 Maryland, U. of-f'!' Billig, Olive Osterhout, '31, d. 8/90 Mercker, Jean Wyckoff, '54, d. 7/90 Eckhardt, Phyllis Smith, '45, d. 12/89 George, Carmen Lepper, '38, d. 10/90 Wisconsin, U. of- H Ritchie, Anne Beach, '33, d. 11/90 Pittsburgh, U. of- fE Lowman, Carolyn Diepenbrock, '48, d. Bell, Emily Mead, '24, d. 10/90 Savage, Louise Townsend, '29, d. 11/90 Taggart, Alice Bash, '20, d. 11/89 9/90 Gale, Margaret Casterline, '27, d. Woods, Nancy Norment, '33, d. 10/90 Purdue U.- r ~ Cincinnati, U. of-BP' 12/90 Minzer, Dorothy Canfield, '41, d. 10/90 Conner, Lenore Banker, '29, d. 10/90 McGill U .-~~ Goss, Mildred Hinners, '19, d. 6/90 Russel, Marjorie Lynch, '30, d. 11/90 Peterson, Nancy Cooper, '42, d. 7/90 Guhman, Ruth Barbara, '14, d. 11/90 Wyoming, U. of- fO Thomas, J anet Stevenson, '34, d. 6/89 Stanton, Ruth Allen, '41, d. 7/90 Meyer, Norma Gieseling, '62, d. 2/90 Kerker, Shirley Wallace, '29, d. 10/90 Taylor, Elizabeth Wiebking, '28, d. Michigan State U.-~ f Rollins C.-~ E 10/90 Hendry, Louise Stoner, '30, d. 2/90 Bradley, Betty Mackemer, '38, d. 9/90 INACTIVE CHAPTERS Darrow, Dorothy, '32, d. 6/90 Adrian C.-3 Colorado C. -~Z Michigan, U. of-B~ Tritt, Emily Wilson, '41, d. 5/90 St. Lawrence U.-BB' De Waard, Elma Elliott, '29, d. 9/90 Giha, Nancy Johnson, '61, d. 11/90 Hill, Kathryn Kuney, '25, d. 12189 Twilley, Jane Lowell, '32, d. 4190 Hughes, Elizabeth Gregory, '37, d. Faxon, Dorothy, '47, d. 11/84 Colorado, U. of-BM 11/90 Southern Methodist U.-f¢ Barnard C.- BE Hardy, Helen Vanzant, '17, d. 7/90 Powers, Mary, '09, d. 11/90 Moore, Claire Taber, '31, d. 4/90 Loomis, Pricilla Lockwood, '10, d. 7/90 Kenefick, Catherine Lynch, '39, d. 6/90 Ruffner, Margaret Hadsell, '41, d. 4/90 Stanford U.- BH' Manitoba, U. of- f~ Thomas, Janet Olsen, '50, d. 9/90 Minnesota, U. of- X Bryant, Marjorie Robinson, '29, d. 5/90 Mortimer, Enid Russell, '28, d. 9/90 Acker, J eannette Latta, '28, d. 9/90 Connecticut, U. of- ~M Dryer, Dorothea Merrill, '33, d. 10/90 Swarthmore C.-B I Bach, Janie Shea, '48, d. 5/90 Carlsson, Virginia Ellison, '51, d. 8/90 Syracuse U.-BT Trismen, Gladys Cisney, '21, d. 12/90 Ostheimer, Mary Calahan, '39, d. 5/88 Champion, Evelyn Keith, '15, d. 9/90 Nickerson, Sarah Cook, '17, d. 11/86 Austin, Henrietta Garfield, '33, d. 8/90 Wooster C.-Br Cornell U.- '1'' Shaw, Harriet Lynch, '31, d. 10/90 Cramer, Irene Hummer, '31, d. 6/90 Kunneke, Jeannette Jones, '13, d. Law, Dorothy Morris, '31, d. 1/90 Galliher, Frances Hope, '18, d. 7/90 10/90 Stone, Sandra Lynne, '64, d. 3/90 Missouri, U. of- 8 Hart, Elizabeth James, '34, d. 9/90 Harris, Helen Merriam, '28, d. 10/90 Kelso, Helen Dick, '34, d. 11/90 Denison U.- rn Holzapfel, L. Josephine Kepler, '27, d. Han hart, Mary Scott, '46, d. 9/90 10/90 Texas, U. of- B:S We regret an error in the Winter Kruyer, Laura Lindley, '46, d. 10/90 Milligan, Patricia Kewley, '42, d. 1/90 Brown, Mary Darden, '37, d. 1/90 1990 issu e. Florence Collins Mahoney, Judith Jones, '30, d. 3/90 Moore, Lucy Hunt, '23, d. 9/90 Rathbone, Lucy, '16, d. 11/90 Sheffield, ~ Y, was r eported to Randall, Helen Hodel!, '29, d. 11/90 Reid, Mary Plumb, '24, d. 10/90 Runge, Elisabeth Dorothea, '19, d. Headquarters as deceased but she Tynes, Suzanne McDonald, '41, d. 7/90 11/90 DePauwU.-1 Sorell, Jane Sheppard, '36, d. 9/90 is alive, well , and residing in Allen, Mary Stanley, '45, d. 11/90 Monmouth C.- A' Waddill, Jane Bothwell, '37, d. 4190 Americus, GA. Stokes, Hannah Hunt, '21, d. 8/90 Turnbull, Ruth, '35, d. 6/90 West, Betty Larue, '45, d. 7/90 DrakeU.- re Montana, U. of- Bet> Bowie, Harriet Fisher, '26, d. 7/90 Brooke, Margaret Sterling, '24, d. Parker, Margaret Snyder, '28, d. 9/90 11/90 Coffee, Alice Hershey, '21, d. 9/90 In order for names to appear in the "In Memoriam" George Washington U.-rx Holombo, Andrea Joan, '67, d. 6/90 section, verification and date of death must be sent to Dallam, Joan Davis, '48, d. 1/90 Prewitt, Caroline McDaniel, '31, d. FRATERNITY HEADQUARTERS, P.O. Box 177, DeWeese, Winifrede Beall, '29, d. 8/90 10/90 Jones, Elizabeth Moses, '41, d. 5/88 Ringstrom, Lois Allen, '24, d. 8/90 Columbus, OH 43216. Youngblood, Marie McNeese, '36, d. Thayer, Kathleen Andrus, '23, d. 418 1 10/90 Waugh, Jeanette Sias, '43, d. 4190 The Key, Spring 1991 7 Learning to Get Along . • •

Good human relations = good business relations

by Dorothy Manning, BY

"You must learn to get along ness behavior and decision in one with other people." way or another. Or an Italian. Or a Korean. Or a Japanese. Or a Czech. ranees Hesen was regal as she It means knowing ourselves well stood there, so elegantly, in enough so that we are conscious of her black dress before the our culturally based mind-sets and fireplace in the living room of the know how that works effectively or Beta Upsilon Chapter House at ineffectively in a global market­ West Virginia University. It was place. initiation, 1961. She was a chapter The days are gone when we are adviser. all separate nations, far apart from I liked and admired her so much. each other. Technology is responsi­ But I didn't understand her words. ble for a good part of that. Fiber Why did I have to be nice to every­ optics and satellites put us all with­ body? Why couldn't I just spend in minutes of each other's lives. time with my friends, people I Recently, I was interviewed by tele­ liked? phone on live radio talk shows in Yet her words remained riveted both Dublin, Ireland and Sydney, in my mind. Time and again I have Australia. It was as if I were talking seen the wisdom of them. As years to a neighbor next door. It was that went on, I learned to discover some­ simple. And that fast. Why did they thing I liked about everybody. It call? They had read my fact sheets made my own life more joyful. on their own countries and were Now those words seem to be the delighted to find Americans who very base of the new training and were interested in their customs. consulting business I have created, Recent historical events add to International Business Protocol. the impact of technological The focus is "protocol equals prof­ advances. Walls which separated its." Good business relations are are disintegrating in Germany, the based on good human relations. It The rest is information. And Soviet bloc, South Africa. Other becomes more complicated and sub­ knowing what to do with it. It bonds are being formed among tle than just liking people or being means knowing how a Frenchman nations with the European Econom­ nice to them. But that is the base. thinks and why it affects his busi- ic Community, the European Free

8 The Key, Spring 1991 Do's and Don'ts of International Protocol

JAPAN Do keep both wrists on the table during a meal. Do plan to spend a long time building trust and This dates from the eighteenth century when it acceptance. demonstrated to companions that you did not Do treat the business card with great reverence. have a gun in your lap. Accept it with both hands, study it, and comment Do bring a gift for the hostess. Do not bring on the person's company, or rank, or school. chrysanthemums; they are used for funerals. Always be respectful. Offer your own card so that Other flowers are OK the lettering faces the other person and can be read easily. GREAT BRITAIN Do bow slightly when handing and receiving busi­ Do not use first names until invited to do so. First ness cards. A 45 degree angle is best for Ameri­ names do not indicate friendliness but an inva­ cans. Japanese would not expect or want gaijin sion of privacy if used too soon. (foreigners) to know all the gradations and sub­ Do remember the British respect their class system tleties of the bow. and they do NOT believe all men are created Do tie bows on gifts in parallel lines. A crossed rib­ equal. bon is a sign of death. Do arrive promptly for dinner; ten minutes late is Do not offer gifts in sets of four. The word four (4 ), OK but ten minutes early is not. shi, is the same as the word for death. Do bring a gift to the hostess, but not white lilies, which are funereal. USSR Do not ask personal questions or gossip about royal­ Do not greet someone you just met with "How are ty. you?" That is reserved for friends; otherwise it is * Do make appointments well in advance. The British none of your business yet. are religious about keeping to their calendars. Do not sit on anything other than a chair. Do not blow your nose or spit in public or show the ITALY soles of the shoes when crossing your legs. Do write business correspondence in Italian if you Do plan to spend all evening at dinner. Do begin eat­ want it answered promptly. ing as soon as you are served. Do not drink, how­ Do not eat too much pasta; it is not the main ever, before the host offers the first toast. course. Do use two raised fingers in the 'V for victory'' sign Do remember that there is a very real difference to hail a cab . ... If you are willing to pay double between Northern and Southern Italy- to the fare. Italian. Do not hand out business cards freely; the Italians CHINA do not use them much. Do not try to rush Chinese business associates; it will Do observe the passeggiata. Remember that it is a upset them and the process of your business. time to stroll in the piazza in the evening to see * Do be on time to meetings. and be seen. Look your best. Talk or smile to Do not touch food with fingers. Do take a lesson in everyone. But, do NOT discuss business. chopsticks before you go to China (or anywhere in Do remember the Italians are masters at the art of the Orient). garbo. This is the special little flair they add to Do not leave rice on your plate; it is considered the life when the tailor cuts your suit to flatter your fruit of the "sweat of fellow man" and must be figure, the avenue lothario flirts with you and gratefully consumed. tells you how beautiful you are, the waiter at lunch makes you believe his life and happiness FRANCE depend on your returning to his restaurant for dinner. Enjoy it. Do learn the language if you can. But learn it well. Fluency is a must in this country. SAUDI ARABIA Do shake hands with everyone you meet, greet, or leave. Kisses on both cheeks are the rule among Do not show the sole of the foot. close friends. Do not hand documents or food dishes with the left Do expect to take two hours for lunch. Do relax and hand enjoy it. Do NOT discuss business during lunch; Do not be surprised if they do not want to sign a talk of art, architecture, food, wine, restaurants, contract. To the Arab mind, what Allah decrees films, books, politics (be prepared; the French are is so; therefore a piece of paper between mere very well informed on American politics), etc. mortals is meaningless and unnecessary. Do dress somewhat more formally than in the U.S. Do accept their hospitality and all the cups of coffee for all occasions. French women generally have or tea they offer. one or two "good things" in their closets; then they Do expect interruptions during your meeting. accessorize to update. * Do practice patience. * Do not smoke before or during a meal. Wait until cof­ fee is served for all. (* may be considered polite practice anywhere)

The Key, Spring 1991 9 in terms of language or of methods of doing business, is in a weaker position and is subject to the control of the one who knows more. That includes being able to speak to one's colleagues without being understood by one's counterparts. It is also the more subtle control which comes from understanding the other's thought patterns, approach to nego­ tiation, and culturally based strate­ gy and tactics. Being nice isn't enough either. Nice means different things in dif­ ferent cultures. What is considered friendly in our country may very well be insulting in another. The British and the Germans, for instance, never use first names with business associates; it is considered too familiar. In the many Far East­ ern cultures, touching another's body (with an arm around his shoul­ der, for example) is an invasion of his soul and is highly offensive. One American manager in a major corporation, newly appointed to Paris and hoping to make a good impression and spread good will among his new employees in France, invited one and all to a party in his large and beautiful apartment, in true egalitarian American style. It Trade Agreement, the U.S./Canada the foot-dragging of the Japanese, didn't work. The French do not mix Free Trade Agreement. When these Mr. Pickens and his team met their the social strata so easily. Their events are coupled with technology, first head-on culture collision when class system is historical and quite they take place in our own living Takao Matsuura, Koito's president, rigid and, by extension, so is their rooms, not in some remote corner of explained that in Japan, a first system of professions and jobs. the globe. Tianenmen Square hap­ meeting is reserved for an exchange Everyone felt awkward and uncom­ pened live before our very eyes via of business cards. (This is a very for­ fortable, and that is the feeling that television. So did the release of Nel­ mal function which is taken very carried over into the work place. son Mandela from prison. So did the seriously and must be done accord­ A well-known American executive tearing down of the Berlin Wall and ing to certain rules.) learned the importance of good man­ the celebrations of the Reunification In response to the American ners by default. On his way to Saudi of Germany. That affects us and so request for a short, to-the-point we are a part of it. meeting for the tired travelers, Mat­ So what happens when we ignore suura's reply was simply "We have a these differences? What happens different system. This will take when we assume everything is the time, trust must be built, logic is same the world over or that every­ hard to explain ..." Mr. Pickens' one really wants to do everything sobering thought: "I was about to our way? learn that the Japanese notion of T. Boone Pickens, the Texas trust isn't much like the one we entrepreneur, had his own lesson in know in Texas." His own observa­ international business protocol (The tion was that "What makes this Washington Post, June 4, 1989) problem so tough to deal with is that when he tried to obtain a seat on the most powerful impediments are the board of Koito Manufacturing not legal restrictions but silent bar­ Company in which he had bought riers produced by nationalistic cus­ almost a billion dollars' worth of tom and practice." stock. In his words, " ... I was Other nationals have already dis­ quickly coming to realize that it covered that information is power. involved conflicts in culture and He who has the most information custom the likes of which I had dominates in any negotiation, and never experienced .. ." Puzzled by he who relies on being understood, 10 The Key, Spring 1991 Arabia to do business, he stopped in or done, but when the American ing. In fact, they are excellent. No Cairo for a visit and spent an arrived in Saudi Arabia, where he matter how you feel, you have a evening going to night clubs. In one had planned to do business, he was responsibility to follow and guide club, he insisted on having the best promptly thrown into jail. the progress of what is happening table, even when it was explained to What then does all this have to do around you. When you get into the him that the table was always with Kappa Kappa Gamma? One of international business world, you reserved for a certain Saudi sheik. the best training grounds for know­ have to add a few more elements of When the sheik arrived, he nodded ing how to be diplomatic, sensitive, information. The base is still the toward the American by way of and alert to other people is RUSH. same: "You must learn to get offering his table to him as a guest. Experiences in the areas both of along with other people." ~ The American, perhaps misunder­ social and selection are good train- standing, replied by making an obscene gesture. Nothing was said

Illustra tions by Linda Atkins Lange, BP'

Knowing the Territory o o o Dorothy Manning

"You gotta know the territory," In tailoring her t raining pro­ sang salesman Harold Hill in Having earned a B.A. grams to her clients' needs, The Music Man, and knowing the and an M.A. in French, Dorothy cites the example that a territory and the culture of the Dorothy studied at the pro football team would not go people in it are increasingly University of Nancy, out onto the field without study­ important in today's global soci­ France, on a Kappa For­ ing training films of their oppo­ ety. Teaching companies and nent's plays and strategies. She executives the fine points of con­ eign Study Scholarship has created specialized programs ducting business in other cul­ made possible by the for major corporations in the tures is the specialty of Dorothy Houston Alumnae Asso­ Boston area and for Boston, Bab­ Manning, BY-West Virginia, ciation. She still rates son, Lasell Colleges and Endicott through her company Interna­ fluency in French as her Business Leadership Instit~te. A tional Business Protocol (IBP). projected video series, "The Cor­ It is a specialty she comes by proudest achievement. porate Diplomat," will present 30- naturally. Her father was a minute videos focusing on differ­ French professor and foreign stu­ ent countries when suitable spon­ dent adviser at West Virginia ty to become a real estate broker, sors are obtained. and their home was often filled focusing primarily on embassies Dorothy refers to protocol as with people from all over the and foreign investors. "the art of understanding and world. Functional fluency in Spanish coordinating efforts with the dif­ Teaching French at Duke and and Italian, and familiarity with ferent rhythms and patterns, the a Ph.D. in French language and Russian, Arabic, Chinese and different perceptions of success, of literature were followed by a Japanese add to Dorothy's exper­ other cultures." It's an art which position as a consultant to the tise. She has special training in Dorothy Manning finds as famil­ National Endowment for the protocol from Col. Robert G.M. iar territory. Humanities and other Washing­ Storey (Ret), Chief of Protocol, - Lois Catherman Heenehan, ton organizations. The nation's Military, under President BL-Adelphi capitol also offered the opportuni- Kennedy.

The Key, Spring 1991 11 --~-~t-~'t CHRONICLES Kappa's Academic Shining Stars

Since 1870 Kappa Kappa believe there is something Gamma has been dedicated intrinsically good and to the life of the mind, com­ ennobling about the ability mitted to learning, and to to think well, because being the growth of the individu­ a member of a fraternity al. Scholarship is an inte­ MEANS BEING eagerly gral part of the Kappa way. committed to learning for its Our founders were steeped own sake - because, deep in the learning of the clas­ in the heart of Kappa, you sics. They considered believe in the excellence of knowledge the means to human endeavor, in the happiness and the attain­ attainment of real knowl­ ment of knowledge as the edge, of which you know highest excellence. that grades are only a sym­ Dr. Margaret Mohrmann bol." said at the 1990 Kappa The chapter Scholarship Convention . . . "the endur­ Committee is charged with ing ties that make you sis­ the task of continuing the ters in Kappa Kappa Fraternity tradition of excel­ Gamma for all time are lence and of perpetuating found in your common the time-honored Kappa determination to be intellec­ belief in the "development of tually healthy women... ." the nobler qualities of the She said ". . . learning mind." means to take books and A chapter scholarship words and ideas absolutely program is never finished seriously, as forces that can because the growth of the and do change you and mind never ends, yet it change your world. It remains the privilege of the means learning that think­ Scholarship Committee to ing is crucial, that to live life well Linoleum block design, from the Kappa encourage through its program the you must THINK about what you're memorabilia collection of the Heritage desire to reach for perfection. By Museum, by Cleora Clark Wheeler, reading and seeing and hearing and X-Minnesota, Fraternity Grand Regis­ bettering the quality of each active's doing. We must ask ourselves: Do trar 1904-06. A 1952 Alumnae Achieve­ and pledge's mind, the scholarship our sisters know that they are ment Award recipient, Cleora Wheeler program contributes to improving asked to do well academically not to was an artist, designer and illuminator and enhancing the quality of life for raise the chapter GPA, not to of books and other publications, expert all. in steel-die stamping, and certified in improve the chapter's image - but advanced engineering drafting. She pre­ Scholarship committees are con­ that they are asked to do well pared the text and illustrations of stantly working and re-working because we respect the importance "insignia" for the 1930 History of Kappa their programs in order to provide of intellectual pursuits, because we Kappa Gamma. as much help and guidance as possi­ ble for their members. Currently chapters are using a variety of methods to enable individuals to Congratulations to the following chapters with 1989-90 grade point attain excellence in the scholarship averages of 3.0 or higher which was also above the All Women's area. Successful methods of help Average and/or the All Sorority Average.(* denotes two terms.) include weekly reports from individ­ ual members, study teams, vocabu­ Bowling Green Illinois Wesleyan* Penn State* lary "words of the week," study Bucknell* Kansas Puget Sound tables at the library, study buddies Calif., Davis Kansas State* Simpson and "period of concern" agreements. Calif., Irvine* Lafayette College Stanford* Listed below are chapters which excelled academically in 1989-90. Calif., Riverside Lawrence Tulsa* -Joyce Wilson Carson Cornell McGill Washington ~X-San Jose State Dartmouth Miami U. , Ohio Washington State* Assistant to the Duke Michigan Wyoming Director of Chapters Emory Missouri* Vermont College of Idaho* Nebraska* Yale* 12 The Key, Spring 1991 PANHELLENIC RANKINGS (chapter, GPA, and rank/NPC groups) A Key aiute to chapters who were academically in the upper third of their campus NPC groups during 1989-90 and ranked in the to} three.

FffiST PLACE CHAPTERS Ice cream brings smiles during a kitchen study break planned by the Rho"-Ohio Wes­ Fall1989 leyan Scholarship Committee. Arkansas 2.921 1/12 Calif., Davis 3.010 1/10 Connecticut 2.880 116 Lawrence 2.976 1/3

Spring 1990 Arkansas 2.937 1112 Bucknell 3.20 1/8 Calif., Davis 3.088 1/10 Colorado College 3.17 1/4 Kansas State 3.102 1/11 Lawrence 3.084 113 New Mexico 2.92 1/6 Penn State 3.17 1/23 Washington State 3.062 1/14 Wyoming 3.086 1/4

"Study buddies" of LlA-Miami U. SECOND PLACE CHAPTERS Fall1989 Cincinnati 2.80 2/13 YOU ARE SPECIAL ... Florida State 2.884 2/17 And we want to know about Illinois Wesleyan 3.044 2/6 the special things you do. Missouri 3.049 2/16 New Mexico 2.881 2/6 ATTENTION ALL South Carolina 2.960 2/14 Texas Tech 2.94 2112 CHAPTERS!! Vanderbilt 3.13 2/12 · Send photos and information about your: Spring 1990 • new programs or innova­ Bowling Green 3.008 2/16 tive ideas Calif., Riverside 3.14 2/6 • events which promote chapter spirit or unity THffiD PLACE CHAPTERS • ways in which Kappa is Fall1989 making a difference on Arizona State 2.76 3/14 your campus Delta Lambdas-Miami U. loading up Bowling Green 2.941 3/16 with books for the new term. Kansas State 3.0128 3112 We would like to recognize Iowa 2.89 3/19 your success with a news brief or Oklahoma 2.896 3/16 Correction article in The Key. Oregon State 2.918 3/15 The listing of Convention Ritual Information needed: date, Washington State 3.02 3/14 Award winners was incorrect in the pl ace, description of activity ... Winter 1990 issue of The Key. We need not be in polished form - Spring 1990 regret the error and congratulate: just the facts. Photos: color or Calif., Irvine 3.084 3/10 bl ack and white showing action Cincinnati 2.99 3/12 Missouri 3.040 3/17 RITUAL AWARD with post-it note on the back to identify chapter and situation. Southern Calif. 2.95 3/19 Winner: Utah 3.02 317 Calif., Riverside-En Send as soon as possible after the Honorable Mention: event to: Martha Timmins, 545 The scholarship Honor Roll is based on scholar­ Monmouth-A, N. 84th St., Seattle, WA 98103. ship reports from 73 chapters, received before November 15, 1990, and includes those campus­ Cornell-'I'' es which release comparative grade informa­ Kentucky-EX FOCUS ON The Key SO WE tion. New Mexico-fB MAY FOCUS ON YOU!!!

The Key, Spring 199113 Beta Delta Chapter Celebrates One Hundred Years at the University of Michigan!

by Mary Klauer Roland, BLl

"IN THE SPRING OF 1890, two rival groups at the University of Michigan petitioning the Grand Council of Kappa Kappa Gamma were brought together harmonious­ ly and nine women from the two groups were listed on the Beta Delta Charter. Six returned to col­ lege for a fall initiation at the home of one of the initiates - the other three were initiated later- and the first golden keys caused a campus sensation. "IN THE FALL OF 1895, six Kappas moved into a rooming house at Washington and Ingalls Streets. There were six more moves before the $19,000 house was built at 1204 Hill Street. Ground had been bro­ ken April 1910 and 22 girls were housed in the unfinished building that fall." - The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1975 Beta Deltas give Catherine Kelder Walz a standing ovation for her many years of ON NOVEMBER 3, 1990, 323 devoted service to the chapter. alumnae, actives, and pledges gath­ ered from 21 states, the District of ine Kelder Walz who has been an evening, class and decade parties in Columbia, Ontario, Canada, and 40 adviser and benefactor to the chap­ various campus locations on Satur­ cities in Michigan for Beta Delta's ter and a dedicated worker and con­ day evening, and a farewell brunch gala Centennial Celebration. Uni­ tributor to the Fraternity since at the chapter house on Sunday versity president James J. Duder­ 1927. "Kay" served as Fraternity morning. standt accepted a $1000 scholarship Housing Chairman for 31 years In celebrating Beta Delta's one presented by Susannah Erck (1939-1970) and one of the Conven­ hundred years at the University of Howard, EZ-Florida State, Frater­ tion awards is given in her honor. Michigan, pledges, actives and nity Treasurer. In his acceptance Other notable Beta Deltas included alumnae experienced the deeper remarks, Dr. Duderstadt commend­ Mary Bickbee Riggs of Tulsa (OK), a meaning of sisterhood in the bonds ed the Greek fraternal organiza­ 1920 initiate, who was honored as of Kappa Kappa Gamma through tions for their many contributions the oldest attending alumna. members of many generations. to university life and for the oppor­ Byrnes Cotter, Barbara Olds We stand together, henceforth, tunities for leadership development Spray, and Dorothy Merki Yager even forever.... ()-, which they offer their members. were presented with 50-year pins. Several alumnae attending were The ballroom at the Holiday Inn recognized for outstanding achieve­ West in Ann Arbor, MI, bloomed ment in their professions. Honored with stately fleur-de-lis surrounded Happy Birthday to chapters were: Dr. Martha Seger, member of by eucalyptus leaves, light and dark celebrating milestone birth­ the Federal Reserve Board and a blue ribbons, and shining golden days during the 1990-91 aca­ 1986 Alumnae Achievement Award keys. Dorothy Yager served as toast­ demic year. recipient; Dr. Shelby Dietrich Rec­ mistress for the luncheon and tor a 1984 Alumnae Achievement actives and pledges treated every­ Michigan, Bll -100 years Award recipient, a pediatrician one to favorite Kappa songs. Fifty­ Idaho, BK- 75 years noted for her research in hemophil­ three graduating classes were repre­ Miami (OH), LlA- 50 years ia, Osteogenesis and AIDS; and Dr. sented, from the class of 1921 Puget Sound, EI - 25 years Gloria James Kerry, periodontist through the class of 1989. Babson, ZA - 10 years and writer in the field. Other activities for the celebra­ Lafayette, ZB - 10 years A slide show entitled "Keys to tion weekend included a reception at Centre, zr - 10 years Our Past" was dedicated to Cather- the chapter house on Friday Vermont, Zll -10 years

14 The Key, Spring 1991 relation with the US Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association which involves the competition of 50 disabled ath­ Kappas on Campus letes from various regions of the by Martha Timmins, EM-Colorado U.S. lota-DePa_uw worked with the Sigma Nu chapter to rehabili­ tate and renovate four homes to be Miami-L.\A Pizza and Personnel sold to women who are single par­ Emily Rupp, chapter President, Inspired by Dr. Margaret ents. They cleaned, raked, and is one of the 45 recipients across the Mohrman's speech and the Ethics painted to make these homes liv­ nation of the Arthur H. Carter and Values Workshop, the Delta able. Many members have discov­ Scholarship awarded by the Ameri­ Phi-Bucknell Convention delega­ ered that volunteering benefits can Accounting Association. From tion worked with Personnel to plan them as much as those they help. universities across the country, two a winter off-campus pizza retreat. Mary Dempsey, EO-Tulane coach­ students were selected by the facul­ Committee members led group dis­ es two special boys for the Special ty from their top ten in accounting cussions based on "Learn These Olympics competitions. She writes it and entered in the competition. Things by Heart" as excerpted in is a "privilege" to work with these After graduation the 4.0 Emily will The Key and presented by their children and her time with them is a join Price-Waterhouse in Chicago. Chapter Council Adviser. Realistic highlight of her week. campus situations were used as On both the Eastern and Western Butler-M examples in discussing Kappa's borders of Alabama, Kappas were A series of programs on safety expectations for financial, social, trendsetters in creating new formats was developed by Mu this fall which and scholastic conduct. Discussions for Balloon Derbies which avoided included speakers on saving lives focused on Dr. Mohrmann's admoni­ releasing balloons into the air. and self defense. The chapter tion that we must "pull a sister off Epsilon Eta-Auburn was com­ worked with the local Citizens the track if you can see the train mended by the administration for Against Crime in planning the pro­ coming and she cannot." its successful "Balloon Pop" for grams and purchased safety kits prizes, while Gamma Pi-Alabama from the organization for all mem­ "Greeks Turn From Partying drew recognition for a balloon sale bers. to Serving in the Community" and raffle to benefit the American was a bold headline of The State, a Cancer Society. The event was fol­ Colgate-ZP newspaper of Columbia, SC, home of lowed by members' going to several The Colgate Women's Soccer the University of South Carolina adult health-care facilities, visiting Team is stacked with Zeta Rho and Epsilon Kappa. Greek groups with the patients, and giving them members. The tri-captains of the are being recognized for emphasiz­ balloon bouquets. team are Kappa seniors who with ing community service, and Kappas seven additional Kappas make up a from coast to coast are demonstrat­ powerhouse which has led the team ing the results of energetic, caring to the Patriot League Champi­ women banding together. onship and a tournament trip. Many chapters hold fund-raising events involving the entire commu­ Calif., Riverside-Ell nity or their campus. These events Members of Epsilon Pi Chapter not only raise money but also enjoyed being together for a full day increase the level of awareness at Disneyland. This "Kappas Only" among participants about the needs event allowed members to chat and of others. Delta Omicron-Iowa get to know each other better while State held a softball tournament waiting in the long lines for rides. "Hitting for the Homeless" in which Other park visitors were treated to more than 40 teams participated. hearing Kappa songs and seeing Zeta Rho-Colgate, organized a these coeds march with Disney campus wide Triathalon to raise characters in the parade. money for the American Cancer Society. Beta Upsilon-West Vir­ Ohio Wesleyan-P"' ginia annually holds a See-Saw-A­ Two Rho members who are out­ Thon to raise money for the Ameri­ standing athletes are also real life can Cancer Society. Teams of see­ sisters. Senior Kim Buckwalter and sawers ride up and down constantly Omega-Kansas participated in the her freshman sister, Kerry, led the "Meeting for Peace," a conference of from 10 in the morning until 10 at Soviet delegates held in Lawrence, KS, Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops, night! and hosted Vlada Sadavskaya, a famous winners of four consecutive North Kappas are giving their time and Soviet actress. Members thoroughly Coast Athletic conference field love to others. Zeta Nu-San Diego enjoyed her visit and learned a lot from hockey championships, to a 5-1 will soon hold its annual swim meet her. Pictured is Peggy Maday and Vlada record this year. during a shopping visit to a downtown for the physically challenged in cor- mall. The Key, Spring 199115 Delta Lambda Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary

by Carol Lash Armstrong, Ll.A-Miami Fifty years ago ... 16 women chapter. Following the brunch, all were pledged. were invited to the Delta Lambda This year .. . 50 women were suite for a reception and a chance to view chapter displays including the pledged. first pledge handbook and congratu­ Fifty years ago . .. 16 charter latory greetings that the newly members composed the chapter. established chapter had received in This year ... there are more 1940. than 200 undergraduate women in The presence of three of the six­ the chapter. teen charter members - Helen Fifty years ago ... there were 16 Cavanagh Morgan, Jane Storer initiates. Rehse and Ruth Hughey Tredinnick - was inspirational, and beaming This year .. . there are more proudly as "her girls" received their than 1500 initiates of the chapter. 50-year pins was Rebecca Galloway Fifty years ago . .. the small core Clark ffl-Denison, Delta Lambda's of advisers included a Pi Beta Phi Graduate Counselor from 1940-41. alumna. Charter Members and Graduate Coun­ selor blowing out anniversary candles. As the charter members recalled This year . . . the small core of L to R: Ruth Tredinnick, Becky Clark, their Kappa days at Miami, memo­ Kappa advisers travels fifty miles to Jane Rehse, Helen Morgan. ries of the installation weekend work with tlfe chapter. came alive. Jane Rehse remembered Fifty years ago . . . the chapter wearing white and learning Kappa President's Kappa aunt attended On November 9, 1940, Delta songs which she still enjoys singing the installation festivities. Lambda, Kappa Kappa Gamma's 50 years later. Helen Morgan This year ... the chapter Presi­ 74th chapter was established at remembered what an exciting and dent's Kappa grandmother, mother Miami University, Oxford, OH. Six­ busy time it was as the chapter and sister attended the golden teen charter members were initiat­ rushed a new pledge class immedi- anniversary celebration. ed. Fifty years later, more than 200 . ately after installation. Fifty years ago . . . the installa­ Delta Lambdas and special guests Summing up the thoughts of all tion banquet dinner cost was $1.25 gathered for brunch at Miami Uni­ the charter members, Helen Morgan This year .. . the 50th anniver­ versity's Marcum Conference Center said, "I can't believe it has been fifty sary celebration brunch cost a lot to celebrate the establishment of years, because we all still feel like more! ($12.00) Gamma Province's sixth Kappa 18 inside." ~

Kappas on Campus

West Virginia-BY See-Saw-Athon: up and down for 12 hours to Calif., Riverside Kappas with special new friends after a benefit the American Cancer Society. Disneyland parade. 16 The Key, Spring 1991 The Loyalty Fund - Kappa KapP.a Gamma Foundation's Annual Appeal

The Fraternity's Loyalty Fund is however, and since we are Kappas Loans and confidential aid to Kap­ like a moneyplant which provides for a lifetime, so financial assistance pas in need. How better can we income for the Kappa Kappa extends beyond scholarship awards. assure the steady growth and devel­ Gamma Foundation. An actual In the spirit of a caring sisterhood, opment of our Fraternity than by moneyplant, depicted here in a love­ the Rose McGill Fund disbursed Cir­ sustaining Financial Assistance ly still life watercolor, is nourished cle Key Alumnae Grants, Emergen­ which enables and encourages Kap­ by nature's warm rains and rich, cy Assistance Grants, Student pas of all ages to strive for personal fertile soil which work together in wondrous ways to produce this unusual, beautiful and pleasing natural work of art. The Loyalty Fund is sustained and nourished by Kappa sisters who contribute gifts, large and small, year after year during the annual appeal. Their generosity makes it possible for the Fraternity to flourish by enabling it to provide numerous assistance and support programs through the Foundation philanthropies. You have heard of the LOYALTY FUND, of course, and perhaps you already know that from its incep­ tion in 1976 until the fall of 1990 it was the vehicle through which Kap­ pas contributed to the General Operating Fund of the Fraternity. Coinciding with the formation of the Foundation Committee in Septem­ ber 1990, the LOYALTY FUND moved from the Fraternity side to the Foundation side of the ledger and voila your contribution to the tap root of Kappa giving became TAX DEDUCTIBLE! Instead of funding general operations, the LOYALTY FUND is now the prima­ ry underwriter for all Fraternity philanthropies . . . the Financial Assistance programs, the Heritage Museum and Educational Program­ ming. You might also be aware that Kappa collegians have a broad scope of grants, loans, and scholar­ ships available. In fact, this past year more than $150,000 in scholar­ ships alone were awarded, which included Chapter Consultant Schol­ arships, Graduate Fellowships, Undergraduate Scholarships, and Rehabilitation Scholarships. Our Moneyplant - Watercolor by L ucretia Leonard Romey, L1 Foundation has many branches, The Key, Spring 1991 17 excellence. A gift of only $2 from Our greatest teacher is history hon­ eiing holiday tree during the annual every Kappa would cover all unen­ estly recorded . . . take pride in the Museum tour, or the newly graduat­ dowed grants, loans, and scholar­ Kappa Heritage Museum, another ed Kappa who is spared tragedy in a ships given in 1989-90. branch of the Foundation which is strange city because of cautions Unique in the Fraternity world, nurtured by loyal Kappas. learned through KEEP SAFE are the Heritage Museum is housed in Educational Programming is the but a representative few who direct­ Fraternity Headquarters, an 1851 third facet of the Foundation ... its ly benefit from the Foundation. mansion which is located in the His­ branches are young with numerous Every lifegiving rainfall that nour­ toric District of Columbus and list­ incipient buds. CHOICES, the ishes and strengthens the roots and ed in the National Register of His­ careers networking program well­ branches of our benevolent tree is toric Places. The Museum was known to recent Kappa graduates, is composed of a sea of single but sig­ established in 1980 for educational the cornerstone of this ambitious nificant shining raindrops. The and historic purposes. Supervised agenda for leadership and life-skills future of the KAPPA KAPPA by an on-site director and managed development. The initial life-skills GAMMA FOUNDATION philan­ by an impressive committee of Kap­ program KEEP SAFE, has been suc­ thropic assistance through the LOY­ pas from around the country who cessfully utilized by collegians, as ALTY FUND will be determined by are highly respected museum well as by alumnae groups. It is rep­ the sensitivity, the generosity, and experts, the Museum is a repository resentative of planned projects of the willingness of every Kappa to for significant Kappa memorabilia. the future. respond to the opportunity to instill To step into the Heritage Museum The LOYALTY FUND has broad in future sisters "the development of is to step back into time ... a time branches, multiple arms, and leaves the nobler qualities of the mind ... when young women felt the need to beyond number. The young collegian and the attainment of individual establish credibility for themselves who has an immediate and sudden and social excellence." as college students. This desire for need for financial assistance, the -Robin Whitfield Brown recognition was realized in part mature Kappa alumna who must .:l'l'-Texas Tech through the establishment of the hone her career skills and reenter Kappa Kappa Gamma Greek letter societies that have the work force, the child whose eyes, Foundation Chairman endured for more than a century. bright with wonder, reflect the tow- THE KEY TO LIFE A beautiful, frail old woman sits What you will retain from four Once you've realized the strength in the dark, wrapped in a worn years of higher education is not a and power of individual character afghan, eyes twinkling as she lis­ head full of facts and figures- it's that love of learning gives you, it tens to an actor on a tape recite the the learning skills, the ability to will also become clear that you're lyrical words of Wordsworth. research and analyze, to think and committed to leaving a mark - Tonight, her mind never wanders apply - that you'll carry forever. whether your quest for answers back to her youth and the farm that The joy you take in the process solves the problems of the world or robbed her of a formal education. itself, the thrill of discovery and instills that potential in your chil­ She is carried away on the winds of recognition, remain for a lifetime. dren. Scholarship is contagious. the words, oblivious to the pains of Your enthusiasm touches those aging and her failing eyesight. She around you. Kappa relies on you to has discovered the key to life. At pass the key to others, as my grand­ ninety-four, my grandmother is a mother is passing it to my mother scholar ... and she to me. No one will argue that magna The Fraternity Financial Assis­ cum laude looks great on a resume. tance Program, through the Kappa But there's more to be gained from Kappa Gamma Foundation, pro­ sound scholarship than simply vides scholarships for deserving opening employment office doors. women, members and others, as While a great GPA may get you the they discover the key to life. interview, it's what's in your head -Lucy Quist Mullins that ultimately gets the job done. BP6-Cincinnati

______1990-91 Kappa Kappa Gamma Scholarships ______

Undergraduate Scholarships ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (IL), Kim Mor­ CONTRA COSTA (CA), Amy Dalton, AGNES FAVROT MEMORIAL, Charlotte timer, A•-Monmouth BH"-Stanford Wilkerson, M-Louisiana State ATLANTA (GA), Andrea Piccirilli, EE­ DALLAS (TX), Juli Carter, f-Southern AKRON (OH), Mollie Williams, ZK-Bowling Emory Methodist; Lisa Ray, 6.L-0klahoma State Green State BREVARD COUNTY (FL), Paula Broucek, DALLAS (TX), JANET JONES BURFORD ALBUQUERQUE (NM), Kim Mortimer, E6.-Arizona State ADELPHE MEMORIAL, Debbie Keneda, A•-Monmouth CLEVELAND (OH), Kristy Echols, EA­ 6.'1'-Texas Tech ANNA M. GREENWOOD ADELPHE Texas Christian; Meredith Steinfeld, DELAWARE, Heather Nelson, '1'"-Cornell MEMORIAL, Jamie Brown, ri-1-Washing­ E 1-Vanderbilt DELTA ALPHA CHAPTER, Christine Orr, ton State ZI-Villanova

18 The Key, Spring 1991 DETROIT EAST (MI), Christine Orr, ZI-Vil­ Chapter Consultant Scholarships lanova Caren Gray, EM-Colorado; HARRIET WEST­ DETROIT/NORTH WOODWARD (MI), BYMEMORIAL Patty Brown, fH-Washington State Sheila Jesse, 8-Missouri; ST. LOUIS FORT BEND (TX), Kristy Echols, EA-Texas ASSOC. Christian Kim Corson, fei>-Southern Methodist FT. LAUDERDALE (FL) BARBARA Teresa Cox, EK-South Carolina MARKO MEMORIAL, Lisa Salvo, ECI>­ Jennifer Dustin, BZ-Iowa Florida Ann Girand, fB-New Mexico HARRIET WESTBY MEMORIAL, Pamela Linda Hoffman, fB-New Mexico Fairchild, Bn-Washington; Paige Farris, Meredith Hutcheson, Ell-Calif., Riverside BM-Colorado; Tina Jonell, BM-Colorado Lara Meinheit, BA-IIIinois HELEN DRAIS MEMORIAL, Heather Win­ Denise Rugani, EO-Calif., Davis ter, rn-Aiabama Crystal Straube, A"-Monmouth HELEN ZICK WALKER ADELPHE, Chris­ Deanna Theilen, fX-George Washington tine Keller, A-Akron HINSDALE (IL), Linda Kontos, BA-IIIinois Rehabilitation Scholarships HOUSTON (TX) ADELPHE, Deborah Duffy, Undergraduate EA-Texas Christian; Frances Thevaos, BALTIMORE (MD), Lori Nommay, Miami Z~-North Texas BERNICE MAYES MEMORIAL, Caryl Pat- HOUSTON (TX), Melanie Putnam, llP-Mis­ terson, ECI>-Florida sissippi CINCINNATI (OH), Jennifer Savage, Col­ INDIANAPOLIS (IN), BETH SCOFIELD orado; Bronda Smith, Ohio State Chapter Consultants Crystal Straube, MEMORIAL, Barbara Goodman, X-Min­ DELTA MU CHAPTER, Elizabeth Selover, A•, and Meredith Hutcheson, ED, study­ nesota ll -Massachusetts ing Kappa manuals during Field Repre­ INDIANAPOLIS (IN), ANN Z. NICELY DELTA NU PLEDGE CLASS OF 1958 IMO sentative Training School. MEMORIAL, Kristi Keoughan, EX- Ken­ LOIS H. DUNPHY, Elizabeth Selover , tucky ll -Massachusetts VALE ASCHE FOUNDATION, Paige Hog­ JANE/GREGG WADDILL ADELPHE DIANE FENNEKOHL ADELPHE MEMORI­ lander, Colorado MEMORIAL, Laura English, ll'I'-Texas AL, Elizabeth Harrell, E8-Baylor Tech HELEN DRAIS MEMORIAL, Amy Newen­ Kristen Fitz, Calif., Davis JEAN RISER AIKEN, Patty Brown, dorp, 1l~-Oklahoma State Amy Gottschalk, Kansas fH-Washington State JANE/GREG WADDILL ADELPHE MEMO­ Ellen Knott, Michigan KANSAS CITY (MO), Melissa Annis, RIAL, Shelly Jones, BX-Kentucky Sue Ellen LaFountain, Castleton State fA-Kansas State; Stephanie Lucas, PITTSBURGH/SOUTH HILLS (PA), Lori Penelope Myers, Concordia (Montreal) EN-Vanderbilt; Wendy Robinson, Nommay, Miami Yoli Quevodo, Western Washington fA-Kansas State SAN MATEO (CA ), Katy Stufflebean, Nancy Schroeder, Carthage College K.P. WOOLDRIDGE MEMORIAL, Mollie 1l~-Oklahoma State Merrie Smithson, Brigham Young Williams, ZK-Bowling Green State WASHINGTON (D.C.)/SUBURBAN MARY­ Diane Stober-Slocumb, Washington LA CANADA (CA), Susan Griffith, En­ LAND IMO POLLY BEALL, Lori Nom­ Mary Ann Swiatek, Oberlin Calif. , Riverside may, Miami Lisa Talayco, Massachusetts LILLIAN ROCKWELL MEMORIAL, Stacy Faith Larmay, Oregon State Andrea Walker, Westmont O'Toole lln-Tulsa Barbara Wheelock, Iowa State LONG BEACH (CA), Susan Griffith, Graduate En-Calif., Riverside ARCADIA (CA), Marlene Hodges, Allll­ Graduate Fellowships LUCILLE C. DAVIDS ADELPHE, Susan Calif., Santa Barbara ALBUQUERQUE (NM ), Jodi Breckenridge, Johnson, f2-UCLA BOSTON (MA) INTERCOLLEGIATE, IMO !l-Kansas MARIAN GRAHAM MEMORIAL, Gabriele JANE RILLES BRYANT, Gloria Gemma, CHARLOTTE BARRELL WARE MEMORI­ LeCompte, fZ-Arizona Vermont AL, Lisa Solomon, IP-Calif., Berkeley MARIE RASK ADELPHE MEMORIAL, CLEVELAND (OH), Marlene Hodges, CLARA 0 . PIERCE MEMORIAL, Suzanne Margie Gerlach, fO-Wyoming AMI-Calif., Santa Barbara Austin, George Washington MIAMI (FL), Lisa Hardee, EZ-Fiorida State CLEVELAND (OH) WEST SHORE, Monique CLEVELAND (OH), Maura Pierce, fll- Pur­ NORTH JERSEY SHORE IRENE ANDER­ Yoder, Purdue due SON BAUSAK MEMORIAL, Jody Ellis, DENVER (CO ) IHO ELEANOR GOODRICH HELEN DRAIS MEMORIAL, Amy Alissi, Zll-Vermont CAMPBELL, Barbara Krupnik, Indiana, Z8 -Trinity; Jodi Breckenridge, PALO ALTO (CA) SUSAN DYER MEMORI­ South Bend f A-Kansas; Hannah Horsley, llH- Utah; AL, Amy Dalton, BH'-Stanford DENVER (CO ) IHO MARIAN BISHOP, Skye McDonald, f M-Oregon State; Melin­ PHILADELPHIA (PA), Mimi Golden, Paige Hoglander, Colorado da Moir, ZN- Calif., San Diego; J ennifer fZ-Arizona DIANE FENNEKOHL ADELPHE MEMORI­ Waugh, M-Butler PITTSBURGH (PA), SUSAN MARIE AL, Diana DeVilliers, fB-New Mexico HOUSTON (TX) ADELPHE, Kell y Cox­ WALSH MEMORIAL, Lisa Salvo, ELIZABETH BERNICE GREENWOOD Thornton, EA-Texas Christian Eel>-Florida MEMORIAL, Barbara Krupnik, Indiana, HOUSTON (TX), Denise Hurst, Maryland RANCHO BERNARDO (CA), Susan Griffith, South Bend LAKE WASHINGTON (WA) JEAN SHULTE En-Calif. , Riverside GENEVIEVE T. DOUGHERTY, Barbara MEMORIAL, Skye McDonald, f M-Oregon RICHARDSON/PLANO (TX), Darci Decker, Krupnik, Indiana, South Bend State llll-Tulsa JANE RILLES BRYANT MEMORIAL, Glo­ SOPHIE COPE MEMORIAL, Patricia Fergu­ SAN MATEO (CA), Julie Parrava no, ria Gemma, Vermont son, f A-William and Mary; Melissa Miller, llfl-Calif. State, Fresno KANSAS CITY (MO) SPEECH PATHOLO­ KAT-C ornell SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, Paula Broucek, GY, Karen Samstad, Oklahoma State SUSANNAH S. ROOT MEMORIAL, J anet Ell-Arizona State NANCY HOBBINS, Lynette Baroutsis, South Page-Reeves, fl-Washington ST. LOUIS (MO), Chesica Gilson, Ell-Ari­ Carolina TACOMA CWA), Skye McDonald, fM-Oregon zona State NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Judy Okawa, State TAMPA BAY (FL), JULIANNA ROCK fK-William and Mary MEMORIAL, Lisa Hardee, EZ-Florida SCARBROUGH FOUNDATION, Monique Marguerite Aitken, Miami (X!l) State Yoder, Purdue Elizabeth Atkins, Missouri (X!l) TULSA (OK), GEORGIA LLOYD JONES STUCKEMAN TRUST, Johanna Cummings, Ann Bowman, Missouri (X!l) MEMORIAL, Darci Decker, llll- Tulsa Nazareth College; Lori Gump, llA-Penn Judith Smith, Penn State WESTCHESTER COUNTY (NY), Heather State J acqueline Sparks, Missouri Nelson, '~! '-Cornell Susan Stewart, Hardin-Simmons

The Key, Spring 199119 by Lois Catherman Heenehan, B!-Adelphi

Position Statements. Policies. LAWS. Sanctions. Injuries. ment or ridicule. Such activities and situations include blindfolding for any A nguish. LOSS. Remorse. Lawsuits. HEADLINES. purpose; creation of excessive fatigue; physical and psychological shocks; treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, or t 's the problem that flares , a "means of teaching humility and kidnaps; wearing apparel which is con­ fades, then returns. It's the proper behavior by emphasizing spicuous and not normally in good I problem that doesn't go away ... menial service and drudgery." In taste; engaging in stunts, degrading or HAZING. American colleges, the rationale was humiliating games and activities; late It's supposed to be fun .. . but it's a little different. American schools work sessions or other obligations "had restricted rules for freshmen - which interfere with academic activi­ not funny. They say it's tradition .. ties; and any other activities which are . who are "they''? It brings us closer rules enforced by the faculties . not consistent with the purposes of the together, they say ... where? in a About 1850, faculties gave sopho­ Fraternity and the Fraternity Constitu­ police station? around a hospital mores the enforcement task. And tion, Bylaws, Standing Rules and Poli­ bed? at a funeral home? It's part of the sophomores changed enforce­ cies. the fraternity system. WRONG! ment to hazing." By the turn of the century, fraternities became Hazing is prohibited and any member "Hazing has a long history," failing to comply with this policy is wrote Willa Jones (Kane), subject to disciplinary action. This poli­ Ef-North Carolina, in the Fall1979 cy pertains to all pledge, active and issue of The Key. She continued, Hazing is asking a pledge alumna members of the Fraternity. "Although it is usually considered a to do anything an initiated All members are subject to federal, creation of the fraternity system, member would not be asked it's a comparatively recent develop­ state, provincial, and local laws and to do. rules and regulations of the institution ment in fraternity life. And it's not where a Kappa chapter is located." even an American invention. It began in Europe. Thirty states have laws against "Dr. Frederick D. Kershner, Jr. involved in hazing and within a hazing; others are drafting such leg­ Delta Tau Delta (former) national short time hazing practices of frater­ islation. National Panhellenic Con­ president and professor of history at nities and universities were attract­ ference members approved and Columbia University, traces Euro­ ing the attention of the press and adopted a Unanimous Agreement pean hazing, or penalism, back to the law. forbidding hazing and another reaf­ the early 1400s. 'The underlying What IS hazing? The statement, firming human dignity. The Nation­ idea .. . was that the newcomer to ''We didn't think that was hazing" is al Interfraternity Conference devel­ the university was an untutored, one of the most common excuses oped a resolution against hazing uncivilized man, who had first to be heard today. And it's not as though which was adopted unanimously by polished before he could become a a definition of hazing has not been the NIC House of Delegates. regular member of the university: spelled out in many ways. Webster's before he could taste the sweets of a New World Dictionary defines the Who hazes? Why? What is to student's life he would suffer hard­ verb "haze" as "to initiate or disci­ be gained? Who perpetuates it? ships,' one authority says." pline by forcing to do ridiculous, To determine who hazes, we The freshman was supposed to humiliating or painful things." would have to be clairvoyant. Like prove himself worthy, and many Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity child or spousal abuse, hazing is died or were injured in the attempt. Policies state: often a hidden and unreported Parents pressured universities and "Hazing is defined as any activity or crime. And it IS a crime, not a the practice ended in the 1770s. It action taken with or without consent of prank. Fraternal Law, September was about that time, however, that the individual involved, which pro­ 1990, in reporting on anti-hazing a similar practice arose in England, duces mental, emotional, or physical statutes, says, "It should be noted discomfort, embarrassment, harass- 20 The Key, Sprinrz 199 7 that although a particular state has not enacted a specific hazing How to Determine if an Activity is Hazing statute, the actions that constitute hazing in most situations can be Robert L. Keith, Coordinator of Greek Affairs at Ohio Wesleyan Uni­ prosecuted under other criminal versity suggests that the following six questions be asked about a par­ statutes of every state, typically ticular activity. assault or reckless endangerment 1. Will the activity achieve one or more of the predetermined goals of statutes." Note the term "other the pledge program? criminal statutes." It is interesting to see that one state punishes the 2. Would you be willing to tell your chapter adviser about the activity? person who is hazed equally with 3. Would you be willing to perform this activity in front of a university the one who does the hazing! The administrator? rationale may be to encourage reporting hazing incidents, since 4. Would you be willing to send the parents of the pledge member(s) the person being hazed would not involved a snapshot of this activity? gain by remaining silent. But who does haze? Men and 5. Would you be prepared to go to court to defend the merit of this women, although their patterns dif­ activity? Would you feel ridiculous doing this activity? fer. Campus Greek advisers and 6. Would you be willing to share a written description of this activity those working in student life say for other chapters to use? that, on the whole, men are more likely to indulge in hazing and it is If there is the slightest question in anyone's mind about the more apt to be physical. Women use activity, there is a quick and definite answer. Don't do it. It's "mental" hazing: psychologically or hazing. emotionally stressful practices. "Institutionalized hazing" ... that which is planned and carried out by a chapter as part of an organized they are wrong. Asking several to be accepted as one of the group by activity ... is declining, but mis­ women pledges to go to a men's fra­ doing whatever is asked of them. treatment of individuals by individ­ ternity house and ask for signatures There are, in fact, instances of uals is increasing. on a t-shirt is fun, right? It would pledges asking to take part in activi­ seem so. The activity in itself, ties that constitute hazing. While Why would anyone take part though silly, is harmless; it's what some chapters have ruled out any­ in hazing? There is no sensible happens in conjunction with it or thing resembling hazing, their reason, but some of the excuses what it might lead to that is a pledges see other groups engaged in given are: "It unites the pledge potential bombshell. Of course, even "fun" activities and ask the same for class." So does any form of bondage without the "side effects," the activi­ themselves. Giving in to their unite the victims. This is NOT what ty is, by one definition, hazing. request does not relieve anyone of fraternity is about. Indeed, "It Would you ask an initiated sister to the responsibility for eliminating teaches them about fraternity." is do that? Hazing is asking a pledge hazing or liability. an astounding statement. It teaches to do anything an initiated member them that the fraternity is com­ would not be asked to do. Who perpetuates hazing? posed of individuals who enjoy belit­ What about that word "ask" ... far we have been talking about tling and torturing others in the not require, just ask. The pledge can chapter members - pledges and name of brotherly and sisterly love. say no. Really? Pledges are the actives. Unfortunately, it is often "It teaches respect for the actives." youngest members of a group. They sorority and fraternity alumni who Would you respect someone who look up to the actives, and struggle help to perpetuate hazing. Visiting pushed you to the point of exhaus­ tion or illness . . . or the brink of Sorority Hazing Activities Reported by Greek Advisers on 287 College Campuses death? "It's tradition." Anything that is done twice is not tradition. "A time-honored practice" is the def­ 60 inition of tradition. Note the word "honored," as in honorable. Then there's always, "Everyone does it." No, everyone does NOT do it and that excuse wasn't any good when we used it on our mothers at age six! "We didn't think that was haz­ ing." is the worst of all. The opera­ tive words are the first three. They didn't think! It is appalling to note that some activities still occur when obviously Source: survey by Debbie Shaw, Associate Director of Student Activities, Auburn University.

The Key, Spring 1991 21 which must be followed. Alumni education is critical. "What the alumni consider a harmless 'tradi­ tion' is often hazing."

The Greek system at the Univer­ sity of Connecticut is relatively new and as such does not have severe problems, according to Judy Farn- ___,~~~f10'W~~-~~~"--o..L~~~:.;u~~~~' ham Preston, <1>-Boston, Coordina- tor of Greek Life. She feels that the way in which private industry han­ dles employee education and staff --- development could serve as a model for creating stages in the member­ development process.

The University of Utah's Greek adviser, Cherry Moslander Ridges, .!1H-Utah, is another who takes a strong stand. She thinks that women have done themselves a great disservice in attempting to be "equal" with men. "They have gravi­ tated to the middle ground that men have always gotten away with." she says. "Women haven't insisted on quality. They took the path of least resistance and chose to speak and act like men, losing degrees of their femininity, and that is demonstrat­ ed in hazing."

Alcohol is playing an increasing role in women's the campus for Homecoming or a dent life across the country general­ hazing activities - often similar occasion, they can be heard ly feel that the cooperative efforts of with grave consequences. to make shocked comments like, universities and fraternities can and ''You don't restrict pledges to using do make a difference. Adlon Requiring (or asking) the side door?" or stand in a line-up Dohme Jorgenson, BA-Illinois, pledges to "do shots" or for an exchange (swap) or "do shots" University of Illinois Assistant Dean take part in "progressive or whatever was the favorite activi­ of Students, says that campus edu­ parties" involves alcohol ty in their day. "Oh, but pledge runs cation and administrative stands abuse to the point of hospi­ and hunts were such fun!" is their against hazing have brought about a attitude, with no thought of the great improvement at the Universi­ talization and potentially indignities suffered or possibilities ty of Illinois. A judicial system death. of injury. Memories of college days devised by chapter presidents and are special to each of us but perhaps an all-pledge conclave for men and There is a difference in reacting things weren't just as we think we women, planned by students, to restrictions on hazing, according remember. Whatever the case, colle­ informing pledges of their rights and to Gail Short Hanson, f'I'-Mary­ giate life is very different now. expectations has brought about land, former Dean of Students at Alumni must respect university reform and change. New students George Washington University. rules, state laws, fraternity policies refuse to be hazed. "Women were quicker to acknowl­ under which the chapters now oper­ edge that some of the things report­ ate. Women wore hats and white At Alabama, Kathleen Randall, ed could have gotten out of hand. gloves in "the olden days." They are fll-Alabama, Director of Student The women were more open to out of style now. Scavenger hunts Life reports that chapter presidents regulation; the men seemed inter­ and pledge tests may have been the sign a statement declaring their ested in developing a definitive list thing then. They are no longer understanding of the university's of prohibited activities so they would acceptable. definition of hazing and their accep­ know exactly what would get them tance of responsibility for their into trouble and what they could get What is happening on college chapter. Pledges attend convoca­ away with." Educating the Greek campuses to fight this insidious tions explaining hazing; workshops community was important and some disease? Greek advisers and are held for pledge educators and of the best teaching occurred when administrators responsible for stu- chapters are issued guidelines students who had been disciplined 22 The Key, Spring 1991 for hazing violations served as dis­ Is there an answer? a solu­ must interpret policy, informing the cussion leaders as part of their tion? a cure? Perhaps, like a patient of the need for treatment sanction. chronic physical disease, the answer and the benefits it will bring. is continuing treatment ... treat­ Finally, PLEDGES must under­ "I think my attitudes (toward ment which comes from several stand and accept the treatment and hazing) come from my background "experts," friends, family, and the participate in the cure. Pills hidden as a charter member of my chapter. patient. University personnel and under the mattress or medicine I have never been treated as a sec­ fraternity officers must continue to poured on a plant can't be expected ond-class member." says Kim provide educational programs and to help the patient. Healthy persons, Braun Padulo, Ell-Riverside. supervise their application for a col­ thoughtful pledges, take care of Now the Panhellenic adviser at San lege generation and more. It must themselves. Self respect. Self Diego State, Kim finds that stu­ be remembered that the absence of esteem. Call it what you will, it's up dents don't always understand this visible illness does not mean that to the individual to recognize viewpoint. As an example, she cites there is health. Preventive medicine destructive treatment and demand the prohibition of pledges from is the best kind. change. The medical profession no wearing Greek letters as hazing, longer "bleeds" patients to effect a since anyone can walk into a Greek "We didn't think that was cure. The fraternity system must store and buy a shirt with the let­ hazing." is the worst not "bleed" pledges in the mistaken ters. Kim agrees with other campus notion of making them better mem­ advisers that it is difficult to deter­ excuse. The operative bers. mine if hazing is on the increase words are the first three. In 1979, Willa Kane ended her since most of what goes on is out of They didn't think! article with a statement about haz­ sight of the university staff. She ing from a pledge. "It's like putting offers an interesting view of a col­ CHAPTER MEMBERS are re­ your fiancee through hell during league, Barbara Panzl, at Whitman sponsible for implementing the doc­ your engagement and then telling College. "Hazing and Codepen­ tor's orders. A pledge activity such her you love her after it's all over." dence" suggests that hazing, like as cleaning up the grounds of a park If, as we say, we love and are proud other types of abusive behavior, or serving dinner and helping feed of our pledges; if we are what we say feeds on codependence and is patients at a nursing home is like we are, organizations based on passed through generations in the maintaining a healthy diet, whereas mutual respect and helpfulness, we college chapter. This could mean to being assigned to clean the base­ will not haze. If we expect to avoid eliminate hazing, and prevent it ment or gutters of the chapter facili­ injuries, deaths, law suits and from resurfacing, a four-year pro­ ty is like holding your nose and shocking headlines, we cannot haze. gram with additional follow-up is swallowing a spoonful of sulphur If we expect to see future genera­ necessary. and molasses. tions of fraternity chapters and ALUMNI MEMBERS must tuck members, we must totally eliminate Debbie Shaw, Associate Director in the blankets and bring cool wash­ hazing. of Student Activities at Auburn cloths, not suggest that there is no Rather than the grave of a once University, has developed a booklet illness and that the patient can do vital adult, let it be the tombstone of "Sororities Don't Haze! ... Or Do anything if he tries because they hazing that bears the words "Rest in They?" which states university poli­ were that way. Chapter advisers peace." <>---. cy, quotes state law and penalties, gives examples of hazing tactics and offers excellent alternatives to haz­ ing in order to accomplish the goals Is It Hazing if ... of a valid pledge program. • Door, telephone, etc., duty is assigned to pledges only? Hank Nuwer examines hazing • Checks are made to see if pledge pins are worn? abuses in his new book, "Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing. • A particular door, stairs, etc., is prohibited for pledges' use? He uses the death of Chuck Stenzel • Signatures must be obtained for books or paddles? and the continuing battle against hazing being waged by Eileen • Personal favors must be performed for the actives? Stevens, Chuck's mother, as the • Stares, whispers, silence, etc., seem to indicate pledges are in disfavor? focal point to describe other instances of injury and death • Candy must be carried and given to anyone who asks? resulting from hazing. Eileen • Pledges must "line up" for any purpose? Stevens founded C.H.U.C.K., Com­ mittee to Halt Useless College • Memory drills are required of pledges? Killings to focus public attention on • Scavenger hunts are planned for pledges? hazing. Mr. Nuwer says, "Hazing is (for Eileen) a mad troll the Greeks The answer to all of the above is a resounding YES! keep chained in their collective attics; she wants the beast tamed." Each is hazing, even if subtle or seemingly harmless, and must not occur!!!!

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24 The Key, Spring 1991 KAPPA FORA -;/!;bfltim_fJ__ ~--~-- Bouquets of Iris ... Our 1990-91 75-Year Kappas

Stately ... enduring loveliness .. . To have seen our Fraternity embodies the softness and strength impressive ... delicate beauty . . . through 7 5 years of growth . . . to of women whose contributions and inspiring ... singular ... distinctive have added their own "blossoms" interest have enabled Kappa to . . . words to describe our Kappa iris and to have nurtured the growth of grow and endure . and our 75-year members. Our the "bouquet" is a remarkable thing We learn from their example and admiration for the beautiful flowers to envision for those of us who fol­ offer them bouquets of love. reflect our appreciation of our lovely low. Velvet-soft petals supported by Kappa ladies. strong, sturdy stems, the Kappa iris

Theuselda Bachman Adam, Lucile Pattison Esmiol, SA-Pennsylvania BM-Colorado Flemington, NJ Colorado Springs, CO Elizabeth Merrill Adams, Minnette Fritts Ewart, IP-Calif., Berkeley BN-Ohio State Dorset, VT Lacey, WA Mildred Marr Banker, M-Butler Valerie Elizabeth Schultz Columbus, IN Ferguson, BY -West Virginia Adelaide McAllister Belknap, Naperville, IL BB•-St. Lawrence Frances Longeway Flaherty, Gouverneur, NY B-Montana Florence Dye Bensinger, Great Falls, MT ~-Indiana Dorothy Flegel, B!l-Oregon Bloomington, IN Portland, OR Josephine Grace Catherwood Rachel Green Gage, Bergstrom, X-Minnesota E-Illinois Wesleyan Duluth, MN Dunedin, FL Marion Elizabeth Fay Bird, Dorothy Fritsche Grandin, H-Wisconsin X-Minnesota Western Springs, IL Wayzata,MN Henrietta Mae Cochran Bise, Lola Lee Hammon, BH-Stanford M-Butler Santa Barbara, CA Indianapolis, IN Josephine Amelia Lewis Louetta Curtis Wight Bittinger, Harrison, M-Butler BH-Stanford Long Beach, CA Los Angeles, CA Adelaide Nash Hartong, BZ-Iowa Ruth Atwood Black, Hinsdale, IL BB•-St. Lawrence Helen Atwood Harwood, Redondo Beach, CA BB•-St. Lawrence Elaine Hortense Boylan, Sarasota, FL Be-Oklahoma Margaret McLeod Hendren, New Orleans, LA SO-Tulane Elizabeth McGowan Brooks, Kansas City, MO EM-Colorado Martha Foster Herbert, Southfield, MI SO-Tulane Helen Cross Burton, Metairie, LA BB•-St. Lawrence Eunice Chamberlin Herrold, Santa Cruz, CA ~-Indiana Marion June Lewis Ojai, CA Christoffersen, Ruth Coult Herron, BT -Syracuse BIT-Washington Rochester, NY Seattle, WA Ethel Lee Hills, BH-Stanford Helen Adalene Clark, 8 -Missouri Santa Barbara, CA Lebanon,MO Mary Amanda Hipple, Mildred Chandler Costin, SA-Pennsylvania !-DePauw ''Kappa Iris" bouquet; watercolor by Lucretia Leonard Romey, ~ Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN Helen Marian Haw Hopley, Mariam Craddock, 88-0klahoma Virginia Lane DeGrassi, Eleanor Brackett Dummer, BZ-Iowa Oklahoma City, OK IT•-Calif., Berkeley -Boston S. Barrington, IL Rowena Agnes Kohl Cullin, Monterey, CA Cambridge, MA Helen Porter Houston, SA-Illinois Grace Catherine Dime low, Ruth Elizabeth Liggett Eastman, H-Wisconsin Evanston, IL 'I'-Cornell SA-Illinois Wichita, KS Katharine Knisell Cunningham, New York, NY Duarte, CA Elizabeth Rogers Hovey, EM-Colorado Geneva Halliday Drinkwater, Rosamond Parsons Engle, SA-Pennsylvania Denver, CO 8 -Missouri BIT-Washington Philadelphia, PA Frances Ewalt Dalton, Orlando, FL Santa Barbara, CA Mary Emily Brown Howell, fA-Kansas State B-Montana ' Emporia, KS Monterey, CA The Key, Spring 1991 25 KAPPA FoR A £iOtJtim.-=fl._ ___~---

Louise Gates Jenne, Laura Marie Robinson McLeo, Helen Cowell Rath, Edith Gertrude Walton Stannard, BIT-Washington BIT-Washington IT"-Calif., Berkeley BM-Colorado Seattle, WA Greenbank, WA Pasadena, CA Sarasota, FL Lucile Smith Jones, !l-Kansas Alice VanPatten King Meloche, Cora Madeline Hosford Rathbun, Doris Holmes Stebbins, -Boston Chanute, KS H-Wisconsin B!l..,.Oregon Manchester, NH Faith Foley Jordan, Madison, WI Aloha, OR Frances Lindley Neff Steele, E-Illinois Wesleyan Mildred Delnoce Miglierena, Esther Radcliffe Rawson, !-DePauw Deerfield, IL BB"-St. Lawrence BB"-St. Lawrence Delray Beach, FL Elizabeth Stacy Keith, Scarsdale, NY Scotia, NY Haidee Carll Steward, '¥-Cornell BP"-Cincinnati Valborg Margreth Kjosness Mohn, Margaret Elva Miller Richey, Los Angeles, CA Maysville, KY BK-Idaho B-Montana Myrtle Wanderer Strong, Lar Vern Bor:ell Keys, BK-Idaho Northfield, MN Palo Alto, CA B-Montana Anacortes, WA Mary Belle Vanderveer Mount, Beulah Smith Robinson, Stone Ridge, NY Mary Bonnet Koebel, fA-Kansas State B~-Michigan Naoma Carter Talbot, EN-Ohio State New York, NY Sarasota, FL BT-Syracuse Columbus, OH Marion Upham Eustis Nicolls, Clara Merle Beeman Robinson, Haddonfield, NJ Hazel Isabelle Wymore Letellier, X-Minnesota r A-Kansas State Ella Taylor, B'2:-Adelphi B!l- Oregon Tijeras, NM Topeka, KS Flushing, NY Sacramento, CA Maljorie Waldron O'Brien, Vivian Herron Rutter, Vema Terwillegar, Hazel Elizabeth Burdick Tl"-Calif., Berkeley r A-Kansas State E-Illinois Wesleyan Loveland, BT -Syracuse Oroville, CA Topeka, KS Dwight, IL Fayetteville, NY Elizabeth Olds, X- Minnesota Beatrice Soule Sabo, 8-Adrian Dorothy Avery Thompson, Helen Louise Tavenner Lowe, Sarasota, FL Sacramento, CA B'l'-Toronto BY- West Virginia Margaret Elizabeth Croose Charlotte Erwin Wagner Sayler, Toronto, Ontario Baytown, TX O'Meara, K-Hillsdale ~-Indiana Eileen Bain Vail, '¥-Cornell Freda Mabel McCoy MacArthur, Holt, MI Warren,PA Houston, TX BM-Colorado Elise Pando, B'2:-Adelphi Violet Florence Brundidge Mildred Walsh, BIT-Washington Blaine, WA East Chatham, NY Scheifele, 'l'-Comell - Seattle, WA Laura Jennings Rounds Mason, Norma Dow Patten, BK-Idaho Seal Beach, CA Isabelle Mary Knapp Whitney, BT -Syracuse Glendale, CA Helen Elizabeth Eagleson BT -Syracuse Queensbury, NY Esther Moore Payne, !l-Kansas Scruggs, BIT-Washington Elmira, NY Jessie Hill McCanse, 8-Missouri Eugene, OR Port Angeles, WA Catherine Marie Beck Williams, Madison, WI Emily Gladys Peterson, Ruth Foster Slagle, !l-Kansas !-DePauw Genevieve Phillips McClure, B-Montana Aurora, CO Pasadena, CA BP"-Cincinnati South Pasadena, CA Ilda Bosworth Smith, K-Hillsdale Eloise Wilson, Y- Northwestern Cincinnati, OH Josephine Allen Poehler, Excelsior, MN Wabash, IN Charlotte May Goette McCurdy, X-Minnesota Pearl Morgan Smith, BK-Idaho Sue Clark Williams Wilson, BI-Swarthmore Minneapolis, MN Boise, ID 8-Missouri Newtown Square, PA Mildred Collins Rainey, B8-Texas Florence Blackmar Snoke, Shawnee Mission, KS Virginia McCune McKay, Boulder, CO BZ-Iowa Georgie Aloise Kistler Wood, M-Butler Ann Arbor, MI BM-Colorado Wilmington, OH Jacksonville, FL Lulu Hazard Woodruff, The list was compiled from January 1991 Fraternity records, based on acceptance of 8-Missouri mail at the most recently filed address. Please notify Headquarters with corrections. Kansas City, MO

LET'S GET INTERESTING: Ideas for interest groups from associations all over: DOWNTOWNERS - Professional networking group ... Washington, D.C./Suburban Maryland KAPPACINOS - Dinner party/social group ... Richardson/Plano (TX) KICKS - Kappas with Infants and Children ... Boston Intercollegiate LUNCH BUNCH - Noontime munchers ... Southern Orange County (CA) GAMEBIRDS - Bridge group ... Clearwater Bay (FL) KEYLINKS - Professional networking group ... North Shore, Chicago ANTIQUE GROUP - Kappas interested in antiques . .. Denver (CO) LINKS LADIES - Golfers . .. Arcadia (CA) ALUMNAE PICKERS - Singing group ... Dallas area Alumnae Pickers of Dallas, Richard­ BREAKFAST GROUP - Los Angeles Professionals ... from area son/Plano, and Ft. Worth entertain at groups the 1990 General Convention. STITCHERS - Sewing group ... San Antonio (TX)

26 The Key, Spring 1991 Accent on Alumnae

by Elizabeth Phillips Runkle, A Ll-Monouth Two Kappas are to talk to another Kappa about the service performed, send a postcard Making a Difference to the Inside Owl. Give your name, Shirley West Johnson, fA­ phone number, type of service Middlebury, has been a woman received, e.g., plumbing, carpentry, with a mission since her son Johnny dressmaking, etc., and the date you was killed by a drunken driver in had the work done. These cards will 1979. A principal force in the be filed by categories and your MADD organization (Mothers name given only to Kappas who Against Drunken Drivers), her life inquire about that particular ser­ is filled with meetings, speaking vice. Helen Wiley Wagner, A•, as Eleanor of engagements, conferences, and Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter to open hearings. She lobbies during the KAPPA QUOTABLES: the Monmouth Wells Theater. state legislative sessions, monitors drunken-driving trials, and orga­ K KAPPA IS FOR A LIFETIME nizes vigils for families of victims. Monmouth Update A ALUMNAE ACTIVITY IS THE Her energy and commitment are a BIGGEST PART OF THAT The Minnie Stewart House was living memorial to the son she lost. LIFE-TIME ... featured in the annual Monmouth, Jeanne Clery, daughter of Con­ IL, YMCA Christmas Homes Tour stance Benjamin Clery, LlN-Mas­ P PAYING DUES KEEPS PROJ­ and Barbara Blair Frazier, sachusetts, was murdered on the ECTS GOING . .. A6-Monmouth, has accepted the campus of Lehigh University in a position of hostess. Barbara, whose crime which was reported national­ P PROMOTING RITUAL KEEPS US "SPECIAL" mother was a member of Kappa ly. Constance turned her anger and Alpha Sigma and initiated into KKf grief into energy, and that energy A ATTENDING MEETINGS AND in 1934 when Kappa was reinstated has resulted in the Crime Aware­ EVENTS KEEPS US ALL IN on the campus, has her own Mon­ ness and Campus Security Act, TOUCH! KEEP GOING, mouth duo- two daughters who which was passed by Congress and KAPPA! attended Monmouth, one a KKf signed by the President in the fall of Anonymous, Courtesy of and the other a Pi Beta Phi. 1990. The Act, initiated by Con­ Margaret Cline, Theta 6 EastPDA Helen Wiley Wagner, A -Mon­ stance and her husband Howard, mouth, aka Nancy Hughes (CBS, As requires colleges and universities to the World Turns), played Eleanor of provide, upon request, accurate "RECIPE FOR PRESERVING Aquitaine in The Lion In Winter, statistics on campus crime. CHILDREN" - from the Mon- , the performance which opened These two Kappas are heighten­ mouth Duo Cookbook published as a Monmouth's new Wells Theater. On ing awareness of the importance of joint effort by the Pi Beta Phi and opening night, highlight of the Octo­ safety. Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae ber dedication weekend, university Association of Brevard County, President Bruce Haywood FL. announced that the stage will be THE INSIDE OWL named in honor of Helen, one of the Take one large, grassy field, one­ renowned theater department's From the St. Louis Association half dozen children, two or three most successful stars and chairman ... fall newsletter: small dogs, a pinch of brook and of the National Wells Theater Cam­ Bathtub sprung a leak? Hate some pebbles. Mix the children and paign Committee. your wallpaper? Skirts the wrong the dogs well together, put them into length and your closets a mess? the field, stirring constantly. Pour Feel you'd like to talk to someone the brook over the pebbles, sprinkle CONGRATULATIONS you trust before you plunge into the field with flowers, spread over all to alumnae associations celebrat­ service calls? Take heart, we may a deep blue sky and bake in the hot ing in 1991 special 75th or 90th be able to help you. sun. When brown, remove and set anniversaries of their original We're instigating a new Kappa away to cool in the bathtub. charter date. service, THE INSIDE OWL, which we hope will be a valuable resource Editor's note: We tried this recipe Happy 75th to: Happy 90th to: center for St. Louis area Kappas. at our house and it yielded a won­ Muncie, IN Akron, OH Each time you have satisfactory derful portion of healthy, happy, Austin, TX Cleveland, OH work done and you would be willing ready-for-a-good-sleep children! Houston, TX Columbus, OH The Key, Spring 1991 27 "This is my job, what I am trained Operation Desert Shield, now home in Rossville, GA, but finds the to do," says Airman First Class Desert Storm. Meanwhile, it is giv­ Saudi culture totally different, and Stephanie Maynor, EA- Tennessee, ing her opportunities she would very interesting. "In some ways I of her work in weather networking never have had - opportunities view it as going back in time. in Saudi Arabia. that build confidence and maturity. Women have very few rights here. Wendy Grogan, past President of There are so many things that we t's a giant step for an account­ Epsilon Lambda, says that take for granted and the Americans ing major from Georgia to Stephanie's "wonderful personality" are trying to adapt to the cultural I weather control in the Arabian must be an asset now. "She was differences. For instance, whenever desert, but Stephanie is making the always 'up,' always cheerful." That we leave the American compound most of the challenge. Unsure of the cheeriness must be a boon to every­ and are not in uniform, we must direction her life should take after one in the weather office during wear a black robe-like garment leaving the University of Tennessee their 12-hour shifts. Their workday called an abaya. Also, women can't almost two years ago, Stephanie actually stretches to 15 hours by the drive here." She feels that the focused on her urge to travel and an time a desert commute is completed. majority of Americans are cautious opportunity to see the world. She Never having been outside the about not offending the host nation joined the Air Force, received spe­ United States, Stephanie misses and that most of the Saudis don't cial training in meteorology, and graduated "tops" in her class. Assignment to Saudi Arabia caused her commander at Langley Air Force Base to comment that she would surely perform well under adverse conditions. Her work in weather networking is extremely important, as we here at home can often see in television reports. "This country is really different than I expected," writes Stephanie. "I thought, 'Saudi Arabia equals desert.' True in many places, but I am fortunate to be in Riyadh, the capital city." She adds, however, "Before, when I heard desert, I thought of sand, beach sand. This is more like light brown dirt and some days it gets pretty bad." Stephanie admits that sometimes she wonders, "Why me?" but feels that some day it will be apparent Stephanie Maynor, EA-Tennessee, smiles cheerfully despite months of 12-hour shifts why she was chosen to be part of at the U.S. Air Force weather relay station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 28 The Key, Spring 1991 modations are better and an MWR keep us in your thoughts and Unit (Morale, Welfare, and Recre­ prayers for a safe and speedy return ation) has TV's, VCR's and movies home." to help pass the time. Reading and - Lois Catherman Heenehan letter writing are the usual means of Bk-Adelphi combating boredom. Shopping at the mall remains a favorite pastime and Letters may be addressed to: Stephanie finds U .S. products at Al C S.M. Maynor much lower prices. She is also glad USCENTAF I FWD !WE to see Pizza Hut, Hardee's, Ken­ DET7/3WS tucky Fried Chicken, Wendy's and APO 5 New York, NY 09852 Dunkin' Donuts and has enjoyed them all! Editor's note: As The Key goes to press, Mail from home is the highlight Stephanie's mother reports that she is of everyone's day. Boxes of mail well, appreciates the support from from the Kappa chapters at Ten­ home, and finds comfort in the cama­ nessee and Georgia were the occa­ raderie of her company members. sion for a lot of teasing from men in the unit and it's no wonder that Stephanie says, "Kappa has meant a great deal to me and I will carry it dear to my heart no matter where I am." The feelings of all Americans who To wear anything other than BDU (Bat­ tle Dress Uniform) outside the com­ are part of Operation Desert Storm pound, Stephanie must cover her must echo those Stephanie express­ clothes with an abaya, a black robe-like es: garment. "I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared, but this is a commitment mind the American presence in I've made. I have really felt a lot of their country and treat Americans ·support from the people back home Wendy's is a welcome reminder of home, but Stephanie notes that the doors on nicely. and it helps, being here, to know the left are for women and children It helps, Stephanie feels, to live that people in the states are behind while those on the right are for men in the American compound. Accom- you and what you are doing. Please only.

Coping With Life ... Stephanie Maynor

learning that developed;:not :what you:-got, but where you went with • it, tl:i~t - shows the ~~e valtie q_f education.· -.·. :- ~ ·_, -:.--.-- ·· A<;c.Qriljilg to a popllhft:.-s'ay).ng, "Life is: what happ.~vhile you' re making· other plan·s." Despite specific career plai'!:ning · the unexpected may

The Key, Spring 199129 Amusement from the Land of Errordom

by Sydney Finnell Cummings, r II-Alabama liiJ he most arduous job of an Pensive means to be "drearily or • MISSPELLING wristfully thoughtful." U English teacher is grading Misspelled words occur frequent­ Yawl is a "ship's small boat papers. Essays, papers, and ly and are irksome to the grader, manned by four to six horsemen." tests requiring essay answers but when the result is the accidental Illiteration is the repetition of deserve to be graded by the person creation of another word the effect who taught the material. While this consonant sounds. Carpe diem: a theme that may be amusing. may become a heavy responsibility, One student writing about at times it may also provide the means "cease the day." [the direct opposite of the urgency suggested in Browning's bishop notes that the teacher amusement because stu­ bishop commits a 'moral sin.' Still "seize" the day, the motto of the dents' papers can show wild imagi­ another writing about the effects of English teacher in Dead Poets' Soci­ nation, nonsense that sometimes certain mid-nineteenth century dis­ makes sense (or, alas, does not), ety. ] Mock Epic: Don Juan by Lord coveries on literature of that period, unwitting witticisms, and "non comments that "Thomas Huxley sequiturs." In these "errors" that Byron is a "mop epic." Dental Sound: "a sound using defended Darwin's The Origin of the are unconscious, that evade logic, Spices." that even chart new territories in one or both teeth." Third person omnipotent: Dra­ A remark about Lord Byron: "errordom" a teacher may find "How could someone in such good amusement, as well as lakes and matic point of view used by Henry James in one of his short stories. shape dye so young?" seas of exasperation and sympathy. On the climax of a short story: The following represent a glean­ "This was the epidemy of the story." ing of twenty years of teaching col­ .FAULTY LOGIC [The term sounds like a medical lege English and grading papers. diagnosis but is perhaps an attempt For the sake of clarity, I hope, an Faulty logic is a large category of to spell epitome, which is not the arbitrary system of categorizing fol­ stumbles in student writing. A few correct term.] lows: 1. Definitions 2. Faulty Logic examples which reveal the slip On exercise: "One simply must be 3. Misspelling 4. Errors Concerning between brain and pen: in shape for biking. This fitness Writers 5. Mixed Metaphors 6. Mis­ includes good lungs, strong legs, and use of a Word. "Upon the death of Maria's son Michael, she weeped and moaned a perconditioned dairyair.'' not knowing whether her son was Distance between reader and • DEFINITIONS dead or alive." writer is often a study topic in liter­ ature, resulting in the observation: Courtesan as defined by four "He states this clearly in a round­ "Between the audience and the writ­ students is: about way." er, repertoire is established." a. "a lady in waiting at the court" "The Wall [by Franz Kafka] rep­ "The setting is an Irish pug in a b. "a messenger" resents how prisoners feel after small country town." c. "a female servan t to the they have been killed." "The speaker has grown older and wealthy" wiser, and he speaks as a profit." It d. "someone who obeys the rules "Short Leota seems to be the type was Conrad's Heart of Darkness of of the court" of person who would have very which the student speaks and there tall, bleached blond hair." is much unwitting irony ~ the erro­ neous word, "profit."

30 The Key, Spring 1991 • ERRORS CONCERNING In Henry N , Part I, Prince Hal, the fire, was the spark that lit the WRITERS son of Henry IV, goes by the title of explosion in Farrington." "the Prince of Whales." This same Miscues: prince was willing to let "by-guns be In studying Greek drama, stu­ by-guns" in his conflict with Hot­ • MISUSE OF A WORD dents encounter difficulties with spur. William Wordsworth defined terminology of Greek derivation. On Finally: "Salley Gardens broke poetry as the "overflow of powerful the study of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Yeats' heart." feelings recollected in tranquility." the following comments were made In 1798 he attempted to get feeling when tangling with the word hubris • MIXED METAPHORS and emotion back into English poet­ (insolent pride, arrogance): "After it ry. The spirit of revolution was in is said that he is the plague of the Students are not alone in the the air in the United States, in city, he becomes arrogant and area of mixed metaphors, because France, and in England. One stu­ hubris," and "Oedipus saw the truth these thorny problems raise their dent rightly thinking that of the oracle. It hit him on his ludicrous heads daily in expected as Wordsworth was trying to revolu­ hubris." well as unexpected places. From an tionize the language wrote that Oedipus again: "He sees the assignment to describe a campus Wordsworth's definition was "the wretchedness of his life and piers building: "To look at [it] is like look­ overthrow of powerful feelings." his eyes with coal roaches." [Actual­ ing at an old anti-bellum home. Finally, a coup de mots. One stu­ ly when Oedipus saw that Jocasta, Trimmed hedges give it a soft and dent volunteered this: "When it his wife-mother, had hanged her­ severe appearance. The clay-red comes to poetry or pro's, I prefer self, he took gold brooches from her bricks and off-white columns pro's." [Does he conceive of poetry as dress and gouged out his eyes.] enslaves your thoughts back to the amateurish and prose professional?] There are also troubles with the Civil War." This argues heavily for reading Germanic tongue, that is with mid­ In the story "Counterparts" by poetry and prose to children and for dle English words that derive from James Joyce, the father-protagonist encouraging them to continue read­ Anglo-Saxon. Take the term hende, comes home late from the pub one ing so that they will develop a basis which means handy or sly. A stu­ night, inebriated, finds that his of reference. Where do the profes­ dent used the term correctly about young son has let the fire go out and sional writers come from unless Nicholas, the clerk in Chaucer's gives him a thrashing. Mixing it up: from the ranks of reading amateurs? "The Miller's Tale" but goes on to "His son, not having taken care of say that in addition to sly he is o---w 'kniving' [perhaps also conniving]. Another student having troubles with the now-silent "k," comments that "a knight is from the knoblety." [Was he knot a knoble knight?] Ben Jonson writes of Shake­ speare, "He was not of an age, but for all time." The student who com­ mented on "Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds/

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32 The Key, Spring 1991 Council Prepares for Fraternity's Future

by Mitch Hiett Pflugh, EM-Colorado

The Fraternity Council has without Advisory Board and/or and Patsy Bredwick Levang, adopted goals for the biennium, cre­ House Board support." The concern fT-North Dakota State. ated four study task forces, and for possible problems which such The Alumnae Task Force is a realigned the geographical bound­ chapters might incur was brought to direct result of a 1990 Convention aries of Iota, Epsilon, and Zeta the Resolutions and Recommenda­ Resolution, which called for the Provinces to include the chapters tions Committee at the 1990 Con­ Director of Alumnae to develop a and alumnae associations which vention. Although a formal resolu­ program specifically designed for were formerly in Omicron, effective tion was not presented to the Con­ the needs of our senior members June 1, 1991. vention, the idea was given to Coun­ (50-year members and older) with cil who has responded with the cre­ components addressing communica­ Goals Set for the Biennium ation of this task force, headed by tion, education and mutual helpful­ Catherine Butts Pattison, BY-West ness. In bringing together Kappa's The following goals, which will be Virginia. Task Force members are senior members during the past two achieved within the current bienni­ Catherine Bernotas Gelhaar, E-Illi­ Biennial Conventions, the Fraterni­ um, have been announced by the nois Wesleyan; Mary Lou Griffith ty has become more aware of their Fraternity Council. Gardiner, 8-Missouri; Martha Hay special needs. Jane Tourner Curry, 1. The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foun­ Streibig, ~-Indiana; Vera Lewis ~-Indiana, as chairman, has dation, established in 1989, will Marine, ~Z-Colorado College; and already been meeting with task be operational with areas of Jennie Miller Helderman, force members Marjorie Cross Bird, responsibility clearly defined. fii-Alabama. EM-Colorado; Karen Stevens 2. The identity of Kappa Kappa The Field Representatives Pinkney, ~Y-Georgia; Vera Lewis Gamma will be affirmed and pro­ Task Force will "study the Field Marine, ~Z-Colorado College; Jamia moted by: Representatives program to ensure Jasper Jocobsen, ~-Indiana; and • Revising and updating written that the goals, objectives, structure, Frances Beebe Rittenhouse, BA-Illi­ resources for alumnae associa­ financing, recruiting and all other nois. In recognition that there might tions and chapters aspects of the program will meet the be 2393 Kappas eligible to receive • Streamlining the communica­ needs of the Fraternity five to ten 50-year pins by the 1992 Conven­ tions process for volunteers years from now." Marian Klingbeil tion, this task force is investigating • Evaluating and adopting new Williams, 8-Missouri, will chair possible programs for those 50-year programming methods for this study group, which was orga­ members who attend conventions. alumnae associations and nized in response to a recommenda­ Information will be gathered chapters tion in the 1988-90 Director of Field through a questionnaire regarding • Continuing The Key as a quali­ Representatives biennial report. what Kappa senior members might ty, quarterly magazine. Serving with her will be Colleen want from the Fraternity - i.e., 3. Changes in the Kappa Kappa Blough, ~0-Iowa State; Wilma Win­ travel opportunities, programs, lec­ Gamma volunteer structure will berg Johnson, ~N-Massachusetts; tures. There is also attention to be implemented through: Katherine McDonald, ~Z-Colorado what Kappas should be doing on a College; and Ann Stafford Truesdell, local scale. Details will be provided • Establishing a Regional Coun­ 11 cil P -0hio Wesleyan. about the study results. • Creating a comprehensive The Nominations and Elec­ training program for volunteers tions Task Force will work Boundaries Changed • Anticipating future needs throughout the biennium to make of Three Provinces sure that all is in place for smooth • Enhancing the means of recog­ In its desire to provide the best nition and appreciation of Fra­ nominations and elections proce­ possible assistance to chapters and ternity volunteers. dures at the 1992 Convention. This task results from actions at the 1990 alumnae associations, the Council Convention which changed the num­ has acted in accordance with Frater­ Task Forces Appointed; ber on Council and provided for the nity Bylaws, Article XIII, Section 1, Studies Are Underway election at-large of Regional Direc­ which states, "The alumnae associa­ The Fraternity Council is pleased tors (See The Key, Winter 1990). tions and chapters of the Fraternity to announce the following special Jean Lee Schmidt, ~A-Miami U. , shall be grouped into provinces committee appointments- will be chairman and will be work­ formed with regard to geographic The Advisory Board/House ing with Suzanne Morgan BY-West location of chapters. The geographic Board Task Force has been orga­ Virginia; Nan Kretschmer Boyer, boundaries of provinces shall be nized to "study alternatives for EM-Colorado; Sandra Ramsey determined from time to time by the those chapters who are functioning Barksdale, ~}:-Oklahoma State; Council." The Council has voted to regroup chapter and alumnae asso- The Key, Spring 1991 33 ciations in Epsilon, Zeta, Iota and ning Committee whose study in the 1991 AFA Executive Committee. Omicron Provinces as follows (thus previous biennia resulted in the Elected vice president is Kimberly dissolving Omicron Province): addition of Province Officers and the Braun Padulo-ETI, PH adviser at Zeta-Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, creation of the regional concept. San Diego State University; secre­ Nebraska (2 PDCs and 2 PDAs) tary, Carolyn McFarland- .:lH, PH Epsilon-Illinois, Wisconsin, Min­ Three Kappas adviser, University of Denver; and nesota (2 PDCs and 2 PDAs) treasurer, Ellen Thomas- fP, assis­ Iota-Washington, British Elected to AFA tant director of student activities, Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Executive Committee University of California-Irvine. North Dakota, South Dakota (2 PDCs and 2 PDAs) The annual National Interfrater­ The current Province Officers nity Conference/Association of Fra­ will continue in their positions until ternity Advisors meeting was held Calling All Kappas June 1, 1991, when this change will at the New Orleans Hyatt in Decem­ For A New Directory take place. Province Officers for ber 1991. Kappa Kappa Gamma was Zeta, Epsilon and Iota Provinces proud to have the greatest number Once again it's time to update the will be elected according to the new of active and alumna members of Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae structure as listed herewith. Their any National Panhellenic Confer­ Directory. Please watch for a ques­ assigned areas will be decided fol­ ence group in attendance and partic­ tionnaire which will be mailed in lowing the elections, as adding ipating in the well-planned, infor­ the next few weeks. states to these provinces may mean mative workshops. A luncheon gath­ All Kappas will be contacted in adjustment of the current divisions ering hostessed by the Fraternity the coming months and asked to within the provinces. This possibili­ President and the NPC delegation update information which is in the ty was another of the advantages honored all these Kappa attendees. Fraternity Headquarters data bank. recognized by the Long Range Plan- Three Kappas will serve on the This information will be arranged in

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34 The Key, Spring 1991 our directory in four different ways: alphabetically, geographically, by Alumnae Achievement Awards: chapter, and by occupation. Recognizing Excellence Since 1948 The Alumnae Directory will be available to all members in 1992. It Individual excellence is a basis Scientist, teacher, elected official, will be an excellent way to find upon which Kappa was founded and volunteer, entertainer, writer, "lost" sisters, identify Kappas in one of the ideals for which each lawyer, artist ... Kappas who excel your area, or locate Kappas who member strives . . . not as a competi­ in their particular fields have been might be able to assist with a job tion among members, but as a per­ honored with Alumnae Achievement search. sonal commitment from each of us Awards since the 1946 Convention. Those who bought the 1987 direc­ to be the best we can be. Criteria for nomination are that tory know how helpful it is, and We make these commitments in the nominee be currently active in many have requested an update. If our minds and our hearts: to strive her field and that her involvement you missed the first opportunity, for scholastic excellence in college; be of national scope. Many alumnae you can now reserve a copy of the to provide nurturing and strength have earned well-deserved local 1992 edition. as wives, mothers and friends; to recognition, but this award requires WHEN THE QUESTIONNAIRE use our intelligence, education and more than local acclaim. ARRIVES .. . Please expertise in our jobs and communi­ Nominations will be accepted • CHECK the information care­ ties. We work to attain our own indi­ until May 15, 1991. They must be fully vidual excellence. accompanied by a one page letter • MAKE corrections Recognition of individual excel­ enumerating the manner in which • RETURN the questionnaire lence occurs frequently in our chap­ the nominee has fulfilled criteria for promptly. ters and alumnae groups. Recogniz­ an Alumnae Achievement Award. Being part of the 1992 Alumnae ing exceptional attainment occurs at Additional materials such as news Directory means keeping in touch each Biennial Convention through clippings and articles are helpful. with Kappa friends. the presentation of Alumnae Please use the form provided to Achievement Awards. submit nominations. e>---.

Please complete the following form and send it to: Juliana F. Wales; 3581 Rayniar Blvd; Cincinnati, OH 45208. All nominations must be received by May 15, 1991. Date: ______

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The Key, Spring 1991 35 Get Involved in Your Financial Future You Can ... You Should

by Loretta McCarthy, r ~Arizona

ne of the recurring realities of being a woman today is the constant reminder that, although we have come a long way with enormous strides, we still have a long way to go. This became evident recently in the crucial area of financial plan­ ning. My company, Oppenheimer Man­ agement Corporation, conducted a survey on financial matters. We are in the business of managing mutual funds for many thousands of investors and are always interested in their attitudes concerning sav­ ings and investments. Here are some of the pertinent results:

• Thirty-seven percent of women say they spend no time on their Adding It All Up ... Loretta McCarthy savings and investments; "Adding up" her experiences to an impressive total of achievements • More than one-third of American is a way of life for Loretta McCarthy, fZ-Arizona. And it all began with women (35%) have never made an Kappa experiences. Chapter President, Field Secretary and Graduate Counselor for investment decision; EM-Colorado combined valuable Kappa experience with work toward her M.B.A. while at Colorado. Loretta's decision-making, counseling • Only nine percent of women and personnel skills developed during these years. describe themselves as "very con­ As a fashion buyer, division merchandise manager and group man­ ager during eight years with Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Minneapolis, fident" when making an invest­ Loretta concentrated on strengthening her management abilities. Her ment decision. success was obvious when an executive search company called her about a position with American Express. These findings are disquieting As Vice President of Industry Marketing and Sales, Loretta spent six when we realize that a sizeable years with American Express developing and directing marketing pro­ majority of American women will, grams promoting the American Express Card in retail, restaurant, and at some point in their lives, be entertainment industries as well as introducing the card in seven new responsible for their own financial fields such as health care and insurance. well-being. Experts predict that as Six years ago she became Senior Vice President of Corporate Market­ many as one-half of the female pop­ ing and Communications for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, ulation will be widowed in their life­ managing the marketing function for their 22 mutual funds. In 1984 times, a third will be divorced and she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Achievement Award recipi­ one out of ten will remain single. ent. Yet if our survey is correct, there is Loretta's interest in helping other women add up their experiences reason for concern about their abili­ toward positive totals is evidenced in her participation in such pro­ ty to face the challenges of planning grams as the American Women's Economic Development Conference their financial futures. The reason last spring. (See The Key, Fall 1990.) The Kappa spirit of mutual help­ for this state of affairs is under­ fulness has carried over into corporate expertise. standable, but nonetheless alarm­ ing. Most women have concentrated on jobs, children, community ser­ vice, family illnesses, household financial future. It's not easy, but it to get started in financial planning, management, car payments, and is essential that they now find the perhaps these suggestions will help: the like. They have not had time or time for financial planning. If you are not already the inclination to think about their If you are one of those who wants involved with the finances of

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The Key, Spring 1991 37 Writing in a Hurricane • • • June Wicoxon Brown, f'l" Some writers may say their After almost 25 years in one of desks look like a hurricane hit them our coldest states, the Browns - meaning that they are loaded moved to St. Thomas where their with scattered papers. For June townhouse on Skyline Drive over­ Wicoxon Brown, f'I'-Maryland, the looks the magnificent harbor of statement could be taken quite lit­ Charlotte Amalie. Not content to sit erally. and admire the view, for 15 years Inside American Paradise, June's June was a sit-in hostess for a one­ book about life in the Virgin hour women's radio show on station Islands, was being written when WVWI and continued with her writ­ Hurricane Hugo hit in October ing. She recently won honorable 1989. St. Thomas was devastated. mention for the 1988 Short Story ''We had no electricity for five weeks Contest of AMERICAS, a publica­ (thus no word processor); no tele­ tion of OAS, Organizations of Amer­ phone for seven, and even then it ican States of the Western Hemi­ was on and off for months; no run­ The Brown's home overlooks the town sphere. In addition, of course, she of Charlotte Amalie and its world­ gathered memories and materials ning water; and the mail arrived famous harbor. weeks late (sometimes still does)," for her book. June said ten months later. We had a wonderful social life!" Living in an island paradise does The Virgin Islands have endured These were depression years and not preclude being seized by wan­ several hurricanes, but none as they lived frugally but were still derlust. The Browns have traveled frightening and traumatic as Hugo, able to take advantage of the many extensively in South and Central June feels. However, the havoc cultural offerings in the capitol area. America, the Caribbean, Europe, wrought on the island was pushed She continues to enjoy Kappa con­ Africa and the Orient. June has rid­ out of the news by the reports from nections. With Al, she greeted Kap­ den camels on safari in Kenya and the Carolinas and then the San pas cruising the Caribbean in the elephants in Nepal. That wry sense Francisco earthquake. Photography spring of 1989 and were pictured of humor pops up again as she for the book was put on hold for sev­ with them in The Key, Fall 1990. notes, "I have also spent a night eral weeks because Hugo had left After her early years in Washing­ with headhunters in Borneo and St. Thomas, in June's words, "look­ ton and the move to Wisconsin, June still have my head!" ing like a bombed out Vietnam." pursued her writing career more Slated for publication in 1991, She had to go back through her actively. For 15 years she free­ Inside American Paradise presents book page by page to update it. lanced articles and fiction, appear­ June's light-hearted view of one of Many things she had mentioned no ing in numerous magazines, includ­ the loveliest spots on earth. Writing longer existed. ing Family Circle, Atlantic Monthly, in a hurricane or enjoying a breath­ Careful revision of her writing is Christian Science Monitor and oth­ taking view from her skyline home, a usual practice for June, not just ers. She edited Select Magazine and June Brown uses words, carefully the side effect of a hurricane. Hav­ was a radio script writer as well. chosen, frequently refined and ing graduated from Maryland with The Madison Chapter of Theta revised, to provide for others the an English major, she obtained a Sigma Phi (now Women in Commu­ sense of beauty and humor that she position doing publicity and promo­ nications) presented her with the enjoys daily. tional work for the Wilson Steam­ Writer's Cup for Outstanding -Lois Catherman Heenehan ship Line in Washington, D.C. Achievement in Journalism. Bl -Adelphi where she also served as vice presi­ dent of the city's Central Business Association and helped to establish the Kappa alumnae association. Marriage to Albert Brown, a De Pauw Phi Delta Theta, and his sub­ sequent transfer by Phillips Petroleum Company occasioned a move to Madison, WI. June reflected on her Kappa membership as an alumna in Madi­ son and on her chapter days. Her sense of humor surfaced as she remembered that in the early 1930s, "The university had 2800 students and only 300 were girls.

38 The Key, S pring 1991 A Kappa With Designs • • • Lee Anne Kirby, fN use of planting, into an enchanting space. The West End Marketplace interior spaces were created by the use of water features, interior plant­ ing, pots, tables, and chairs. She relates the importance of human activities, or what people do in a given space, to landscape architec­ ture. Fulfilling the expectations of human fantasy is part of what goes into a project. Lee Anne's current projects in California include Mission City Cor­ porate Center in San Diego, West­ ern Digital Corporate Headquarters in Irvine, and Rancho Malibu Mesa Hotel in Malibu. Lee Anne's fascination with creat­ Lee Anne Kirby in front of the Heritage Club clubhouse conceptual landscape plan. ing and visualizing the organization of complex objects stems from being A Kappa with designs - and a includes paving, walls, steps, trellis­ raised in a home where someone belief in the interaction of man and es, fountains, lighting, and site fur­ was always tinkering, sewing, and nature, Lee Anne Kirby, fN­ niture (i.e., pots, benches), as pieces making things. In her leisure time, Arkansas, is a landscape architect. of a palette to create a design. Lee she sews classic tailored garments She is an associate of the SWA Anne reiterates that landscape and sumptuous silken evening wear. Group, Laguna, CA, which was the architecture itself is the interaction firm responsible for designing of man and nature, and it is this Williams Square and the West End very chemistry that sparks the Marketplace, scenes of Dallas, TX, magic of historic places such as Ver­ pictured on pages 1 and 2 of The sailles. Key, Spring 1990. As an artist In the West End, for which Lee would use color and the qualities of Anne worked on the early schematic line and shadow, Lee Anne explains design, several unrelated buildings that a landscape architect uses were transposed by landscape archi­ trees and other plant materials, tectural elements such as neon grading, and hardscape, -which lighting, hardscape, and a limited

Rendered landscape plan of the Pacific pool terrace at Rancho Malibu Hotel

Since most commercial landscape architectural projects endure extended time periods, she draws satisfaction from sewing, in that she can start and finish a project, "and it doesn't take two years!" Other per­ sonal interests include maintaining her family and friendship ties, aero­ bic dancing, and exploring museums and other cultural havens in South­ ern California. For the 300-room Rancho Malibu Mesa Hotel project, Lee Anne, a team captain, is assisting in plans for an arrival court, eleven villa Mission City Corporate Center Plaza, San Diego The Key, Spring 1991 39 courtyards, and two terraces with She is indeed a Kappa with a consciousness about Earth. Ecolo­ swimming pools. She is inspired by designs - for helping the environ­ gy is a mission for all people." Will working with the land owners, ment. ''We have reached the end of you make a difference? matriarchal businesswomen in our line in doing whatever we want -Kimberly Kirby Moore their sixties who manage operations to our environment without having fN-Arkansas for their own development and real estate company. To young women starting careers or women re-entering the work force, Lee Anne recommends setting goals, devising a plan, and pursuing "your passion." For those in art­ related field, such as landscape architecture or graphic design, who truly wish to practice their profes­ sion, she advises taking business electives. She states that an under­ standing of business is essential for up to $2.00 on our already low an artist building a career. Save ~ Kappa, Lee Anne believes, pro­ magazine subscription rates! Tell your parents, relatives vides the opportunity to learn how and friends to renew their subscriptions through Kappa to reach solutions to problems which may be faced after college. and help support needy Kappas of all ages. Another element of success familiar to Kappa is teamwork. Lee Anne For prices on selected popular subscriptions available ... stresses the need to build good team relationships. Call TOLL-FREE-1-800-KKG-ROSE Lee Anne entreats Kappas to uti­ Charge to MASTERCARD or VISA or lize this team spirit in actively help­ ing our environment, through recy­ make check payable to: Rose McGill Agency cling, for instance. "We have only so P.O. Box 177 much land, water, oil - we have to Columbus, OH 43216 take that seriously." The Persian Gulf crisis underscores the extent of Offer good until June 15th, 1991. All better discounts acceptable. our dependence on natural resources and the impending panic and helplessness when supplies are --- threatened. •••••••------•• •

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MAIL TO: Mrs. William Granat, 654 Vassar Road; Wayne, PA 19087 40 The Key, Spring 1991 I Giving Is Not Charity • • • Mary Hoerneman, LlA "Providing an excellent role The American community in Lon­ model of American women to the don was actively seeking ways to British, helping to make the United show English women the impor­ Kingdom a safer, better place to tance of volunteering. Janice May live," fostering a "Beautiful Ameri­ Tollas, 6.~-0klahoma State, past can" image, "encouraging us all to President of the London Kappa be the best we could be," . . . these group, says, "Mary led the London words of tall praise were directed at Junior League for two terms, a small woman of great stature. attracting English women as mem­ Mary Fender Hoerneman, !lA­ bers (along with all the internation­ Miami, took the best aspects of al community). She won the respect American volunteerism to London, of the government and its coopera­ tended it carefully, and watched it tion in joint efforts to make the U.K. flourish. a better place to live, placing the As a member of the American volunteer in active, real programs, Women's Club in Amsterdam, The not menial labor or a 'Lady Bounti­ Netherlands, and as president of ful' position." During her term in the same organization in Duessel­ office, the League survived three dorf, Germany, Mary's organiza­ office moves, a fire that reduced tional skills and personal involve­ records to piles of ash, and a hurri­ ment with life-styles in other coun­ cane. Mary's caring and efficiency tries began to take shape. In 1980, encouraged members to keep going living in Pyrford, Woking, a south­ and to grow. Jan adds that Mary western suburb of London, Mary's has an outstanding commitment to volunteer work took on a full head volunteerism which for Americans is of steam. Secretary of the Village a way of life. "Elsewhere in the Hall Management Committee, world, giving, except as 'charity' is member of the Woking Area Volun­ not an inbred cultural trait." tary Services, Mary also managed Mary's commitment to volun­ two years as President of the Lon­ teerism stems from her belief that, don Alumnae Association. "The quality of life affects all inhabi­ The Junior League of London, as tants, not just those who are 'perma­ stated in its brochure, "is an inter­ Mary Hoerneman waits to board a spe­ nent' in that place. Whether we find cial double-decker bus to recruit volun­ ourselves in one community for two national organization of women teers during National Volunteer Week. committed to promoting volun­ The bus was a joint effort of the Junior years or twenty, we do have a stake tarism and improving the communi­ League of London and the City of West­ in what goes on there. We each have ty through the effective action and minster Volunteer Bureau. a responsibility to one another to leadership of trained volunteers." make better those things which we Mary served the League for 10 that Mary first experienced living can, in whatever small way. Only years: as facilitator, training chair­ abroad when her husband was through such involvement can one man, provisional course chairman, transferred by J.I. Case, a company feel 'at home,' as one who 'belongs'. " community vice president, and which deals in agricultural and con­ Currently "at home" in Racine, president. In these positions she struction equipment world-wide. WI, Mary is involved with the designed and facilitated workshops Despite interim assignments in the YWCA in membership and program­ in Management By Objective, United States, Mary has lived ming. She is co-chairman of Women Human Resource Development, Vol­ abroad for 15 years and feels that of Distinction, a recognition event to unteers Career Development, and her life has truly been a "patchwork honor women in business, health, similar programs, including a com­ of environments and experiences." and education who provide a posi­ munity symposium on "Tapping She says, "Without the usual sup­ tive example for others. Talents: Effective Management of ports of family, job, and familiarity, With her spirit of giving and car­ Volunteers." She researched com­ it was necessary to find the places ing, Mary Hoerneman will surely munity needs to determine future where I could fit in and feel 'at belong and be at home wherever she projects and, as president, "encour­ home.' But one need not cross an lives. aged, directed and managed a 20- ocean to face these challenges; mov­ -Lois Catherman Heenehan member board, a general member­ ing across state lines has the same B~-Adelphi ship of 308, and a budget of £74,000 effect. What is important is to learn (about $118,000 at the current all one can about the new communi­ exchange rate). ty and then put that knowledge to It was as a bride of two weeks use." The Key, Spring 1991 41 Beauty Beneath the Sea • • • Carol Boone, E Y The world as most of us know it where she earned her degree in com­ closes overhead as she slips quietly munications. She followed that with beneath the ocean's surface and a master's in photography in Santa slowly descends a hundred feet, Barbara, CA, and returned home to finally settling in a patch of white Austin, TX, to open a portrait stu­ sand. Surrounded by swaying fans dio. An avid diver since graduating of lavender lace and intricate mazes from high school, Carol decided sev­ of golden staghorn coral, she spots a eral years ago to combine her two mass of brilliant little magenta and loves and has now moved away from yellow Fairy Basslets darting in the studio and into the open sea. and out among the rigid arms of the Her exquisite reef photos have been reef. She adjusts her powerful published in Skin Diver Magazine strobe and waits patiently. When and Outdoor Travel and Photogra­ the perfect combination of color, phy as well as several French and composition and movement German magazines, and negotia­ appears, she aims the lens and tions are ongoing with Ocean Realm. shoots - not once but many times, Austin area exhibits of her work changing aperture and angle slight­ drew such rave reviews that she has ly with each shot to ensure that at now branched out into a line of note­ least one will capture the beauty of cards. One of her primary objectives this moment. Another typical day in is to "share God's underwater cre­ the "studio" for Carol Boone, a pro­ ation with people who would not fessional underwater photographer otherwise have a chance to see it." with a passion. just came naturally. She pledged And as Carol so diplomatically puts Carol discovered cameras in Kappa at EY-Baylor, later transfer­ it, "Exhibition pieces bring exhibi­ junior high and her chosen career ring and affiliating with BS- Texas tion prices, but the cards are easily

Staghorn coral with fairy baskets - New Guinea 42 The Key, Spring 1991 within reach of the general public." year, this "oneness" is becoming that! A land-based trip may include In her efforts to bring the ever more important. Oil spills, three or four dives daily, while a majesty of the sea to others, Carol dredging and natural forces such as live-aboard boat can offer unlimited has recently taken a giant stride global warming and ozone depletion diving based on universally accepted and begun operating her own dive are already taking their toll on the safety standards known within the travel charters to exotic locations - Earth's oceans, with massive pollu­ diving community as "no-decompres­ floating "classrooms" where other tion, algae blooms and coral bleach­ sion limits." Scheduled tours for divers can learn to view this watery ing destroying once thriving reefs. 1991 include Palau and Yap in the world as she does, through the lens The sheer numbers of divers enter­ Caroline Islands, Kona, the Solomon of a camera. Each group of students ing the water only adds to the poten­ Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef receives an education not only in tial for damage, when every care­ of Australia. underwater photography, but also lessly placed fin can kill living When Carol Boone says, "I just in cultural diversity and environ­ organisms which took thousands of have to share the beauty of the sea mental awareness from this dive­ years to develop. Along with other with people," she means every word. master with a camera. Half the fun responsible diving professionals, She has immersed herself in a of these "educational vacations" is Carol is convinced that education, strong commitment to our under­ getting to know the people, whether diver awareness, and corporate standing and appreciation of this islanders or other divers. Each cooperation are imperative to pre­ fragile ecosystem. Her vibrant pho­ brings a singular perception of the serving these natural wonders. The tographs are a labor of love. They sea - for some it may be a liveli­ National Federation of Wildlife speak to the future and seek to pre­ hood or basic food source, while for agrees, and Carol is currently work­ serve the beautiful essence of "Moth­ others, like Carol, it remains one of ing with them on several education­ er Ocean." Carol would love to hear the few truly quiet places on earth. al projects. from other Kappas with the same "I find more peace and serenity . .. Of course, the primary purpose of goals. You may write to her at 2700 you see all this beauty and feel at any extended photographic cruise or West 35th, Austin, TX 78703. one with the sea." With two hun­ resort retreat of this kind is to dive, - Lucy Quist Mullins dred new divers being certified each and Carol's travelers do plenty of BP6 - Cincinnetti

Owls Galore "Collecting owls is FUN!" writes Vivien Buser Ragsdale, BZ- Iowa. She has hundreds of them . . . no two alike. Born of a random request for decoration in their vacation home, Vivien's husband became an avid collector, with family and friends adding to the flock. Eskimo ivory from Alaska and stone owls hand-carved by Canadi­ an Indians are in the collection. Fur, glass, crystal, pewter, leather, cloth, yarn, beads, copper, brass, enamel, bone . . . materials used are endless . .. even semiprecious stones. Owls may sit decoratively, hang as wall prints, paintings or photos, or be worn as jewelry. Vivien's collection has been pur­ chased in places from Tennessee to Sweden and China to Scotland. It has extended her interest in owls to visiting them in the zoo and listen­ ing to their varied calls in her neighborhood at night. We have to agree with Vivien: "The owl is quite a bird, and I'm glad Kappa chose him, (or her?)." The Key, Spring 1991 43 .______THROUGH _ THE l

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