December � 1961 Beatrice Hill Wittenberg International Grand President, Grand Council
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of GAMMA PHI BETA �x>>,.^ '^ l"^ t �fPl |||Lj|jjj^^_><A - <*l , m'^T THEA KOERNER HOUSE GRADUATE CENTER U. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA December � 1961 Beatrice Hill Wittenberg International Grand President, Grand Council /"^^redicient P'aae9' 1 HAVE A "Yea, goodly heritage." for strength. They would find that Gamma Phi Beta has changed Can words be more cherished than these? were in any They size, too, and has kept pace with the times through our ex centuries David in the Book of Psalms, and spoken ago Ijy pansion program, in establishing new chapters in many places. carried with them the connotation of in his inheritance. But pride the greatest change would be noted in finding that our are as as were then, because ex They meaningful today they they present position of campus acceptance is not as secure as it was the of this same which has come to in the press appreciation great gift early beginning years. This has been due to a change in us our Founders. through attitudes. In the beginning, as a private social organization, the This month Gamma Phi Betas have been past everywhere choosing of members on our own bases was a privilege freely tribute to those four women who 87 had paying young years ago granted as a Constitutional right. Today these rights are being the vision and conviction that an could be estab organization challenged and forces are at work which would deprive the So ^vhich would endure lished through the years if linked by the rority of these privileges. Our heritage of freedom of choice is in bonds of well and us a firm be friendship. They planned gave jeopardy and our campus status is uncertain. their course with when But ginning. They mapped precision they with all these changes there are some things which have stated our "To the of woman objectives: develop highest type not changed, and never will. The same qualities we sought in hood education, social life, and service to and through country members in 1874 are those which we seek today. The same op to To these added the of our rituals humanity." they teachings portunities for individual and group development which were which were intended to create a moral and influ spiritual instituted 87 years ago are offered to our members today through ence which would bind us not as a social club, but our togctlicr, just stated objectives. Our Founders created a vision for Gamma as a Sisterhood. These were the fundamentals which our upon Phi Beta�a vision of a Sisterhood which has "grown to encircle heritage was built. the earth." To us falls the responsibility, as trustees, of preserv If our Founders could return to our world would today they ing the treasures of the past, so that the gift of the future inay find School enrollments have reached unbeliev many changes. continue to be "a goodly heritage." J) 5 J able numbers, and physical boundaries have spread beyond all coiu[)rchension. They would find it has become an era of big Beatrice Hill Wittenberg ness, where sheer numerical position is regarded as a criterion Grand President FRONT COVER Thea Koerner Hou.se, Graduate Center on the campus of the Uni THE CRESCENT versity of British Columbia where Alpha Lambda chapter of Gamma Phi Beta was chartered April 28, 1928. of Gamma PKi Beta Above is a view of the campus, overlooking the waters of Howe Sound. Library built in 1925 (at right) contrasts sharply with unique architecture of the Graduate Center. Volume LXI December, 1961 Number 4 Editorial Staff: 2 On at the of British Ardis McBroom Marek (Mrs. James J.) Editor, Clifton, Illinois. Campus University Columbia Noreen Linduska Zahour (Mrs. Edward F.) Associate Editor, 3 Jac 4 Kay Wonderlic Addresses National Panhellenic Conference queline Drive, Downers Grove, Illinois. Jilannette B. Naglestad (Mrs. T. R.) Alumnas Associate Editor, 506 5 What Happened at Lake Forest College? S. Carroll St., Rock Rapids, Iowa. 6 Judy's Journal of Our European Tour Ruth J. Wood, Business Manager, Room 960, 53 VV. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. 10 We Hiked the Wonderland Trail The Crescent is September 1, December 1, March 1, and published 11 Dedication at Stillwater May 1, by George Banta Company, Inc., official printers of the fraternity, Day at Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha, Wisconsin. Subscription price $1.50 a year payable in advance, 40(f a single copy. 12 News of Convention Send change of address and correspondence of a business nature to Gamma Phi Beta, Room 960, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. Mail 15 Alumnae News and Notes ing lists close August 1, November 1, February I and April 1. By February 25, send Grand President business for consideration at spring council meeting. Correspondence of an editorial nature is to be addressed to the Editor, 16 The Hand of Gamma Phi Beta Mrs. James J. Marek, Clifton, Illinois. Items for publication should be ad Helping dressed to the editor to arrive not later than June 15, October 1, January 1 and February 20. 19 Newest Chapter Colonized at Long Beach State College Members of Fraternity Magazines Associated. All matters pertaining to national to advertising should be directed Fraternity Magazines Associated, 20 Three New Alumnas Installed 1585 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Chapters Entered as second-class matter at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage under the 21 In Memoriam provisions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D) provided for in the act of February 28, 1925. Second-class postage paid at Menasha, Wisconsin. 22 Gamma Phi Beta's Big "C" . in Colorado and Printed in the United States of America. Camps Canada 24 Among Our Alumnas Postmaster: Please send notice of Undeliverable copies on Phi 53 West Jackson Form 3579 to Gamma Beta, Blvd., 46 Directory Chicago, Illinois. 48 Gamma Phi Beta Chapter List Student Spirit, Initiatn (I3eciutitut The Faculty Club at U. B. C, a recreational, social, and meeting center for faculty and staff. m'-wmmfSHI^^I gyii '� "w ii nH|^^- IK ^m%H 3k K,!^^Nb �!Hn mS^%Jt^ �HuHJuf '^^1 1 ^^lyHHjj| 1 ^^^^1 Ell nil nn i I Brocfi Hall a of Ihe extension features mural representing every faculty and In contrast lo modern architecture, Ihe ChemistrynBuilding is one department on campus. original structures on campus. (yWuiMJaj vyw E>mJj f First on cannpus ana still leading in � ScKolarsKip � Activities War Memorial Gymnasium was designed and constructed by students, as were Ihe Women's Gym, Stadium, Student Union, and Brock Hall. � Sports peration Built the University of British Columbia ' Its Motto? Quum Est' It's Up To YouJ Almost completely surrounded by the blue waters of Burrard Inlet, and overlooking the picturesque inlets of Howe Sound, sits Canada's second largest university. The University of British Columbia. Our evergreen campus is only ten minutes from downtown Vancouver, yet completely separate from the city, enclosing a population of 13,000 students, and constituting the seventh largest comunity in the province of British Columbia (remem bering that our residents are non-permanent.) U.B.C. originally opened its doors in 1915 at the aptly- named "Fairview Shacks" on the Vancouver General Hospital grounds. Classes were held in tents, shacks, basements, and attics. Early in 1922, however, the student body petitioned the provincial government to move the campus to its present Point Grey site. It was due to student initiative, climaxed by a "Great Trek" dramatic of students to Point Grey, that the pres ent campus exists, occupying 3000 acres of University Endow ment Lands. Student energy, finances, and labour contributed to the construction of many university buildings. During the twenties, the sports playing fields were built. Despite the depression which followed in the thirties, students erected the Women's Gym, the Stadium, the Student Union, and Brock Hall. During World War II students contributed the money they would have earned, had they been in military service, toward the construction of the Armouries. The University post-war Aerial view of the University of British Columbia shows Ihe campus on a years have witnessed the building of the War Memorial Gym peninsula overlooking Ihe Norlh Shore Mountains. nasium and an extension to Brock Hall by the students, as well as their contribution of $150,000 toward the many aca who has contributed most toward the camp for underprivileged demic which have been erected in the five buildings past years. children at Sechelt, B.C. The student effort seems to ivell portray our motto, University Speaking of camp. Alpha Lambda chapter feels especially "Quum Est" . It's up to you! fortunate to be so close to the Gamma Phi camp, which is just Alpha Lambda of Gamma Phi Beta, the first of chapter a two hour trip from Vancouver. Each fall and spring, we nine sororities on campus, was chartered 28, 1928. Our April retreat to camp for a few days where we make toys, mend present membership includes 19 actives and 13 wonderful new costumes, and paint buildings while we enjoy ourselves to the pledges. This year's president is an extremely enthusiastic utmost getting to know our sisters better. In the summer when Gamma Phi, Sandy Seed. She is the recipient of the Dosh camp is in session, it is a real treat for us to have the oppor Stafford ring, awarded annually to the collegiate or alumna tunity of meeting other Gamma Phi Betas who come as coun selors. Even our mothers get into the act and drive the coun selors up to camp or billet them.