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D E C E M 1 B E R 1 9 5 3 l.>#^ Oie^ecict Methodist Gold Star Memorial Building Oklahoma City University Gflmmn phi BHfl Gamma Phi Beta Camps = Your Opportuunity For Service Marion Mueller Yochum Washington University Counselor at Sechelt, B.C. A sweet and innocent child looked up at me during the first day of camp and said, "Gosh, are we going to eat again tonight? We only eat twice a day at home!" No words could be spoken at such a touching moment, for here was the essence of our whole camping program and I knew that little Dena was a typical underprivileged youngster who needed the experience that our Gamma Phi Beta camp could provide for her. counseiiii ���>�> A Great Experience In Living Verona Dilbeck Oklahoma City University Counselor at Indian Hills, Colorado The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta Volume LIII^ Numiber 4 The Cover Contents for Decemlber^ ^953 Methodist Gold Star Memorial Building at Oklahoma City University, where Beta Omicron The Governor's Comes To Tea 2 cliapter of Garnma Phi Beta was chartered November Lady 3, '95'- Oklahoma City University'; 3 The Crescent is published September 15, Decem ber I, March 15, and May i, by the George Banta Publishing Company, official printers ot the Women in a Democracy, Editorial 4 fraternity, at 450 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wiscon sin. a in Subscription price I1.50 year payable America's Busiest Homemaker 5 advance, 40^ a single copy. Send change ot address and correspondence of a Portrait of Ethel 6 business nature to Gamma Phi Beta, 450 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wisconsin, or Room 1160, 53 W. Tvi'irler Shatters Tradition 8 Jacl<son Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. Mailing lists close August 15, November i, January 15 and April 1. So She Sent A Generator To Lebanon! 9 Fourth Estaters, They Love Their Work! 10 Correspondence of an editorial nature is to be addressed to the Editor-in-chief, Mrs. One Artist's Philosophy 11 James Marelc, Clifton, Illinois. Items for publication should be addressed to the PHILANTHROPY 12 editor to arrive not later than July 1, October 1, January 10 and February 20. Panhellenic Presidents 15 Editorial Staff: Gamma Phi Beta Colonizes Chapter at Boulder 16 Ardis McBroom Marek, Editor-in-chief, Clifton, Illinois. President's Page Pj Janice Parker Holman, Associate Editor, i960 S.W. 16th Ave., Portland 1, Oregon. Grand Council Appointments 18 Frances Harkness Miller, Associate Editor, 11029 89th Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Gamma Phi Beta Convention News 22 Miss Mary Jane Hipp, Business Manager, Room 1160, 53 W. Jacl<son Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. Sigma Gets A "New Look" 24 Member ot Fraternity Magazines Associated. All matters pertaining to national advertising should be directed to Fraternity Magazines Associated, In Memoriam 25 1618 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Entered as second-class matter at Menasha, Wis Gamma Phi Beta Camps Complete Twentieth Year 26 consin, under the act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage under the With Alumnae Chapters 3-7 provisions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D) provided for in the act of February 28, 1925. Gamma Phi Beta Printed in the United States of America. Directory gr Postmaster: Please send notices of non-delivery on Form 3579 to Gamma Phi Beta, Room 1160, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. The Governor's Lady Comes To Tea Gamma Phi Betas at the University of Oregon were pleased to have as their honored guest at a reception and tea this fall the first lady of the state, Mrs. Paul Patterson. Continuously active in Gamma Phi Beta affairs since college days, Georgia Benson Patterson brings to her new position the same graciousness and warmth that have endeared her to all who have come in the circle of her friendship. In the receiving line were, left to right, Mrs. William E. Rogers, Eugene alumnae president, Mrs. Carl Koppe, Director of Province VI, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Ann Spurjin, Housemother, and Jean Henderson, Nu chapter president. From awkward frontier beginnings to a center of culture and scholarship, within the space of one rich lifetime OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY "Young Beta Omicron chapter rvill soon need a trophy case to house its collec tion," says Verona Dilbeck, left. With her are Barbara Larrhan, center and Carolyn Jordan. HISTORY of Oklahoma City University is as colorful and central heating plant. Additional purchases of land have brought THEexciting as that of the robust young state in which it is the campus site to 50 acres. located. And, like the history of Oklahoma, itself, the story of The University now operates a college of Arts and Sciences, this University is the story of courageous pioneers and trail- School of Music, School of Law, School of Business, a Technical blazers. School and downtown evening college. Like the new land in which it has grown, Oklahoma City This year we are helping Oklahoma City University celebrate University has progressed through travail and tears. It has been its fiftieth anniversary. The outstanding event of the Golden the picturesque and turbulent era of the pioneer, the missionary Jubilee celebration will be the dedication of the new million and the boomer. From its blending of Texas and Oklahoma dollar Gold Star building, which was constructed as a memorial parentage it has grown, within the space of one rich lifetime, to the Oklahoma Methodist men and women who died in mili from its awkward frontier beginnings to a center of culture and tary service during World War II. The significant feature of scholarship. the building is also the most obvious one . .. the gigantic gold roamed at Where once the buffalo and the longhorn steer star resting atop the tower. tent and will over the wide prairies and where the pioneer's The library with its 54,000 volumes and countless thousands now finds the dugout were the only marks of civilization, one of periodicals occupy the first and second floors of the building. of soaring skyscrapers Two bronze plaques are in the foyer of the beautiful mirrored modern cities and mel lobby, for here are the names of the 1,100 Methodist men and low halls of campus build women for whom the million-dollar Gold Star building will be build ings. Already these a lasting memorial. ings are gathering their When the Beta Omicron chapter at Oklahoma City University legends of ivy-grown tra was accepted into the international sisterhood of Gamma Phi and tales of dition, by Beta, November 3, 1951, it was the second national sorority to of the gone giants early be established on this campus. This was the culmination of a add lustre to the days dream that had started back in 1910 when Beta Alpha Phi of Oklahoma brilliancy sorority was founded at old Epworth University. How happy in City University's place we were when we learned that the petition on which we had the cosmic of the picture spent many long hours had been accepted by Gamma Phi Beta. Southwest. great Another thrill came when Psi chapter at University of Oklahoma, Epworth University conducted the first initiation for our charter members. in 1904, nine originated Our chapter is beginning its third year on the campus, and, teen later it was re years as usual there are a whirl of activities�Pre-school rush, bid- named Oklahoma City house, fraternity-sorority open house, and a Gamma Phi Beta Since that University. slumber party. Already posted on the calendar is the "All Greek 28 have time, buildings Dance" which is sponsored by the social committee of the Greek added to the cam been organizations. including the Meth pus Although football has been discontinued at Oklahoma City odist Gold Star Memorial University, our Basketball team is always one of the best in the and School of Library Southwest. A miniature float parade marks the opening of the the Student Religion, basketball season. This past year Beta Omicron's slogan was� Union, Pennington Hall, "Victory�It's a Cinch." The float was decorated with pretty men's dormitory, techni cooks and waitresses. The recipe was evidently the right one for cal and business school the judges awarded us first place and the basketball boys liked Another first for Beta Omicron was building, other classroom our little cook, Jane Rea, too, for she was crowned Basketball awarded for their miniature float at 180 buildings, apartments at the that the basketball season The Queen game night. opening of j^^, ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^. was basket- crowned . , cook, fane Rea, , ,' "ed Students, and a on ball queen. (Continued page 21) Women in a Democracy A Major Problem Of The IVoman Citizen Of Today By Josephine Bell^ Dean of Women, Olilahoma City University has never been a time when the responsibilities of THEREcitizenship in a free world were greater than they are today, or when the solution of world problems has demanded a more highly informed and alert citizenship. The United States citizen of our day is confronted with some of the most complicated problems, situations, and responsibili ties that have ever confronted the citizens of a democracy: Women are seriously confronted today with the problem of problems that are almost overwhelming in number and magni justifying their comparatively recent emancipation. This is tude, situations in which there is virtually no precedent to guide especially true in the political arena, where the next five years us, and responsibilities that we dare not ignore. are likely to see the greatest pressure brought to bear on women as that has ever Baffling these problems may be for the citizenship as a been brought to bear on any group of citizens.