The Triangle ofSigmaKappa ..---• .- - Colby- ColleGL--- $._ - waterville Maine Site of Sigma Kappa founding,-1874 DATES TO REMEMBER The following regional conferences have been announced. Contact the local chair­ . man for more information . Welcome to the new TRIANGLE! old legacy named Jessica Leigh, Marcia and • California/ Arizona-March 13-15, I call this the new TRIANGLE because her husband, David, recently moved to 1987, Fresno Hilton Hotel. Contact the magazine has a new look and some new Lakewood, Ohio. Dorothy Cady, 1415 E. Rialto, Fresno, staff members, but actually it's the same old Anne Weaver Booske, Gamma Epsilon, CA, 93704, (209) 224-6810. TRIANGLE you've known for years. will continue as the alumnae editor. • Texas / Oklahoma/ Louisiana/ Arkansas­ The new cover design and emphasis on Anne, Marcia and I look forward to work­ March 27-29, 1987, New Radisson Suite graphics is my way of bringing the magazine ing with all of you, because it takes more Hotel, Arlington, TX. Contact Mrs. Phil up-to-date, while still maintaining the quali­ than three editors to make a magazine. We Truax, 8701 Mary's ·creek Drive, Ft. ty of the content that Sigma Kappas have need all of you out there, making the news, Worth, TX, 76116. come to expect from the TRIANGLE. and then reporting it so you can be includ­ • Northeast-March 28, 1987,-University As the new editor, I have learned to ed in the TRIANGLE. Club, University of Rhode Island. Con­ respect the dedication of Linda Wright Bar­ To help build up my story idea file, I have tact Nancy Nelson, 257 Hillandale, Stam­ dach, Tau, former editor of the included a survey in this issue. If you, or ford, CT, 06906. TRIANGLE. Currently serving as National someone you know, have done something • Alabama/ Florida/ Georgia / North Secretary, Linda is in the process of turn­ newsworthy, please take the time to com­ Carolina/ South Carolina/ Tennessee­ ing over a seven year accumulation of files, plete the form and mail it to me. Letters to February 28, 1987,Holiday Inn, Athens, notes, story ideas and wisdom in an effort the editor are also encouraged. GA. Contact Louise Drane, 164 7 Rich­ to help me get my feet wet. I hope you like the new TRIANGLE. wood Drive N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30319, To give you a little background informa­ Editing a magazine is a learning process, and (404) 452-1467. tion, my name is Cindy Garrett Houterloot, this is still in a transitional phase for both • Pennsylvania/ New Jersey / Delaware­ Tau, and I have a degree in magazine jour­ the TRIANGLE and its editor. April 4, 1987, Busch Student Center, nalism. Recently married to an understan­ I've had to lean on a lot of people to get Piscataway, NJ. Contact Audrey Hoffman ding non-Greek, I have a full-time job this issue together. Special thanks to Mary or Kelly McCoy, 90 Garfield Avenue, Col­ working with an insurance trade associa­ Crouch, Tau , for the heart motif idea, and onia, NJ, 07067, (201) 382-1983 or (201) tion. Editing the TRIANGLE in my spare to Lee Mabrito, vice president of American 382-4145. time is my way of giving something to Sigma Printers for giving the TRIANGLE his per­ • Illinois/ Northeast Illinois-November 9, Kappa. sonal attention. 1987, DeKalb, IL. Contact Carol Winter, The new collegiate editor is Marcia Your comments regarding the magazine 1226 Roxbury Road, Rockford, IL, 61107, Cackowski Ballinger, Gamma Epsilon. Also welcome. (815) 399-3522. a journalism major, Marcia has worked in public relations, most recently with Amoco In Sigma Love, HOAALAOHA LE' ALE' A Oil Company. The parents of a five-month- Cindy Panhellenic of Hawaii invites you to take a seven day cruise aboard the American Hawaii liner: The Constitution. The panhellenic group will cruise from October 31 to November 6, 1987 at a reduced rate which includes a $100 con­ tribution to the Hawaii Panhellenic scholar­ ship fund. The air supplement is about 50% of the usual fare. A complimentary four night hotel package at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel in Waikiki is offered for early book­ ing. For details, contact Rosemarie War­ riner, 1030 Aoloa Place, #210B, Kailua, Hawaii 96734; telephone (808) 262-5847 or (808) 955-0030. The Collegiate Officers Training School (Cffi'S) will be held from June 25, 1987 through June 28, 1987 at Purdue University, West Lafay­ ette, IN. Mark your calen­ dars now-be a part of Cindy Garrett Houterloot, Tau Marcia Cackowski Ballinger, Gamma Epsilon Sigma Kappa's "Winning Tradition!" 2 The Loyalty Fund makes many Sigma Kap­ pa projects possible. The winter TRIAN­ GLE includes a listing of Loyalty Fund contributors, in an attempt to recognize them fo r their generous contributions. Features 4 Civing From the Heart 13 Theta Epsilon: starting out As Winners 18 Significant Sigma search 20 LOyalty Fund: Cifts to Sigma Kappa 28 Prepare NOW for Rush Departments 6 FrOm The Alumnae 12 Sigmas Here and There 14 From the Colegians 17 Advisor of the Quarter 19 seventy-five Years As Sigma Kappas 19 In Memoriam 27 Amlversarles About the cover: Colby College, the site of the founding of Sigma Kappa in 1874, is near and dear to the hearts of all Sigmas. The cover features a sketch of Colby College dormitories named after founders Mary Low and Louise Coburn. The Colby Award, the most prestigious alumnae award presented by the sorority, honors members who have achieved prominence in their respective fields. This issue features the winners of the 1986 Colby Awards, detailing their personal contributions, and their gifts ftom the heart. 3 Giving From the Heart Editor's Note- Her personal experiences The Colby Award, established in honor of the college where Sigma as a Chief Yeoman in the Kappa was founded in 1874, was presented at national convention in United States Navy during July 1986. The three recipients, all nationally prominent Sigma Kap­ World War I were chronicl­ pas, were recognized for contributions in their respective fields . They ed in the Summer 1986 are very special women, as you will see in this story. TRIANGLE. An honor initiate of Sigma Kappa, Lillian has always said The art of giving is ingrained into each Sigma Kappa. She learns that one of the most outstanding to give her time, energy and resources to the sorority, and con­ days of her life was when she was tinues that pattern throughout her lifetime. She also learns to give initiated into the sorority in 1952. In of herself to other people and causes. The 1986 Colby Award addition to serving on the corporation honors three Sigmas who have achieved great things by giving of board for 8, Lillian has been the Province themselves-giv.ing from the heart. President of several chapters, participating in rush parties and chapter installations. A speaker at national convention, Lillian has also Lillian Peterson Budd, Theta, was honored as an award winner served as toastmistress. The originator of the snake dance, the tradi­ for her contributions in literature, a field she entered at age SO. tional closing of the convention, Lillian is an outgoing, fun-loving The author of more than a dozen best selling books, Lillian has person. been listed in "Who's Who in America" for the past 25 years, and The donor of the Budd Gerontology award, a traveling coffee was included in the 1984-85 edition of the "World Who's Who:• urn and tray, Lillian calls herself a "gerontological specimen;' but The recipient of the "Distinguished Service to Literature Award;' she is still actively pursuing her literary career. Her most recent presented by the Friends of Literature of Chicago, Lillian was also novel was delayed by a car accident, but Lillian has since recovered named "Woman of the Year" by the business and Professional and completed the manuscript. Information about this latest book Women of Elmhurst, IL. will be included in the TRIANGLE as soon as it is available. Upon the publication of her book, One Heart, One Way, the Lillian has given of herself and her talents, and we have all Fraternity Month wrote, "This is the only book ever to give a true benefited from her gifts to Sigma Kappa. She is truly a woman to picture of the facts, and aims, of the Greek letter sorority system:' be admired, and is a worthy recipient of the Colby Award. Lillian saw to it that each Sigma Kappa chapter was given a copy of the book. Other works by Lillian Budd include April Snow, her first novel, The president of the Houston Sigma Kappa Foundation for and Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie, winner of the Gerontology, Elizabeth Landymore Smith, Epsilon Omicron, lllinois State Award for "making history live:• Her received the Colby Award in recognition of her achievements in books have been translated into fqreign psychology. languages, and published The first woman in University of Wyoming history to receive a both Europe and ~~We~~~ Ph.D. in psychology, Elizabeth is currently the vice president of Sum­ Asia, as well as ·ll1'»'1'1:!>.~>··., mit Resources, Inc., an independent oil producing and operating com­ in the United pany, and a well-traveled guest lecturer. She has served as an States. instructor and education coordinator for National Cancer Institute Lillian has c~ntracts, social science research assistant and psychometrist. been busy Elizabeth was named one of the Outstanding Young Women in with other pro­ America (1968), and one of the Notable Women of Texas (1984). jects as well. She was listed in "Who's Who of American Women" from 1981 She was instru­ through 1984, and was selected as the Outstanding Alumna of the mental in the Year (1983) by the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Kappa.