Volume 103, Issue 4 The official magazine of Sigma Kappa Sorority founded at Colby College. Waterville, ME, November 9, 1874 Sigma Kappa National Headquarters The West Orange County Alumnae Chapter 8733 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 proves their growing sisterhood is genuine. Telephone: 317-872-3275 FAX: 317-872-0716 www.slgmakappa.org Hours of operation: B a.m.-5 p .m . Monday-Friday THE REAL SIGMA KAPPAS Editor/ Art Director Cheryl Moore, Delta Alpha OF ORANGE COUNTY Assistant Editor Lacey Byington Hill. Gamma Gamma Alumnae Editor In a place where the population Since then, it has grown expo­ stereotype. "The distinction of Melissa Wilmer Seeley, Epsilon Tau of TV crews can seem to out­ nentially from its membership our alumnae group is that we are 13816 Loretta Drive number the actual members, the point in 2001, with far more genuinely warm and welcoming, Tustin, CA 92780 dues-paying members than quick to smile, quick to laugh, Collegiate Editor West Orange County Alumnae Lauren Bennett Cameron. XI Chapter has set itself apart from anyone in the chapter could and quick to care and encourage 2826 Valley VIew Terrace reality TV in southern California have hoped. one another. We have worked Jefferson City, MO 651 09-1 054 Features Editor by selflessly growing Sigma Kappa. very hard to offer programming Patricia McGehee Flournoy. How does the chapter keep that is diverse and inviting to Beta Epsilon 1609 E. Georgia Avenue Their amount of participation such great sisterhood in bloom? women in their twenties through Ruston, LA 71270 in the community is astonishing. A great example of the retirement age. We encourage Production Crafting final exam care chapter's growth is through women to attend all of our United Litho, Inc. 21800 Beaumeade Circle packages for collegians, collecting their Special Interest Groups events or if their schedule will Ashburn. VA 20147 donations of food, books, and (SIGs). Several of these groups not allow it, to choose one or two Deadlines toiletries, and fundraising for are based on different activities, events that fit their interests." Spring Issue December 1 charity, they do it all. It's such as a book SIG, a reality Summer Issue March 1 Autumn Issue June 1 amazing they have any time TV SIG, and a young-adult The Sigma Kappas of the West Winter Issue September 1 to go to the beach, much less SIG. The young-adult SIG has Orange County Alumnae Sisma Kappa Triansle complete their impressive been a successful effort to re­ chapter benefit from their Is published quarterly by Sigma Kappa Sorority, 8733 Founders quarterly newsletters. While cruit newly graduated alumnae genuine relationships with one Road. Indianapolis, IN 46268. The perusing it, one is bombarded to participate in chapter events. another and the community. annual subscription fee Is $2, paid through lifetime membership. with save-the-date events, Everyone in Orange County Periodicals postage paid at recaps of successful charitable West Orange County President benefits from the reality of Indianapolis, IN, and at additional mailing offices. Printed In USA. efforts, marriages, births, news Charlene Tichy Melrose, Alpha these women and their earnest Sigma Kappa USPS 496-080. of their sister collegiate chapter, Gamma, explained what makes spirit and heartfelt service. Epsilon Tau, California State the chapter so successful, and Postmaster Please send address changes to: University, Fullerton, and sets them apart from the TV By Cheryl Moore, Delta Alpha Sigma Kappa Triangle, 8733 Founders Road. much more. This chapter Siama Kappa Trianale editor is not only impressive in the Indianapolis, IN 46268. quantity and quality of events, but also in how they are College Fraternity Editors Association continuing to grow. National Panhellenlc Editors Conference It's hard to imagine that only five years ago, West Orange County Alumnae membership numbers were low. In 2001, with a great deal of dedication, C Slgmo Koppo Sorority 2CX)6 the chapter began its revival. Sigma Kappa Triangle • Spring 2006 W"W"W .sigrnakappa.or g Sigma Kappa Triangle Spring 2006 Departments Bringing Sisterhood to Life .... .. ~ Recruitment Introduction Form ... J~ News Briefs ........................ ~ Sigma Kappa Foundation Gifts .. m Letter from the Editor ...... .... ~ Collegiate News .................. ~~ Letter to the Editor ..... .......... ~ Alumnae News ...... .. ...... .. ... ~~ Sigma Kappas Here &Th ere ..... In Memoriam .. .. .. .. .. ........... ~~ Gamma Mu. Eastern Illinois University, showed off ~ their Sigma Kappa spirit In front of their chapter house. About the Cover Features National Panhellenic ~~~[~~~~~~.~.:~~.~~~~~~.~~······ ~ Several Sigma Kappas participated in the NPC session held in Houston, TX . Read about the session's events, the new resolutions, and how both will impact NPC-member sororities. Cover: Delta Iota, Bid Day was a bright and exciting day for California state University. members of Beta XI. University of Memphis. Chico pictured during Recruitment Directory ]fl recruitment February 2006. and State Representatives... U Do you know a colleg1ate woman you would like to introduce to Sigma Kappa? All the information you Photos of lllinoi:-. We~Jeyan University and the Eta centenn ial on pages I 5- 17 need is in this issue. courtesy of Illinois Wes leyan University Photo on page 6 of Luanne Hazelrigg by Igor Osatuke!Miami niversity. Page 35. Stand Up Stand Out! features 100 Years of PerfLKtion ...... m members of Epsi lon Omega . California Centennial anniversary celebration highlights from two Polytechnic State niven.ity. San Luis Obispo of igma Kappa's oldest chapters. Growing Sigma Kappa ........ m mmiOry igma Kappa IS an ever-expandirig organization. Read Sisters (and pooches) from Theta Phi. about how all members can contribute to the depth of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. the orority in different ways. participated In the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. ~' '' w.signubp~.org igma Kappa Triangle: • prlng 2006 Ernestine Duncan Collins Pearl Court Award Recipients Honored The Pearl Court Award, named after past national president and first recipient of the honor, Ernestine Duncan Collins, was created to recognize outstanding alumnae who loyally and consistently give their time and talents for the promotion, expansion, and continued N~ws development of Sigma Kappa Sorority. Congratulations to this year's recipients. 8ners Caren Brandenburg, Zeta Delta Stephanie Hernandez Reimer, Delta Eta Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Pomona Valley CA Alumnae Chapter Katherine Buck Hellwege, Delta Epsilon Patricia Scherrer Stelmach, Xi Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Nancy Holliday, Delta Epsilon Linda Richards Stoker, Xi Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Barbara Bredthauer Jackman, Alpha Kappa Marylou Sayler Turner, Xi Pasadena Area CA Alumnae Chapter Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Peggy Hafer Kiene, Gamma Mu Sheila Lozier Wtlson, Delta Epsilon Chicago South Suburban IL Alumnae Chapter Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Joanne Morrison McPhee, Alpha Iota Nang Kirk Yeager, Alpha Iota Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Charlene Tichy Melrose, Alpha Gamma West Orange County Alumnae Chapter .letter Dear Sigma Kappa Sisters, When I started college, my mom presented me and the support of our sisters. Upon graduation with a house warming gift - a beautiful plant we blossom and face the challenges of life ahead. to enhance my dorm room. Plants need light Sigma Kappa has nurtured and prepared us to and water, which was slightly overlooked. The care for ourselves. Sigma Kappa has provided the The mission of the plant lived in a corner of my tiny room where basic elements necessary to allow each of us to it brightened a dreary corner, but lacked the bloom bigger and grow taller. Siema Kappa Trianele essentials. In this issue enjoy stories of growth, stories To provide a vehicle for Eventually, my mom reclaimed custody of the of lives flourishing, and stories of successful an active exchanee cj' brittle, dry plant. Upon arriving home for accomplishments. iriformation siBnificant to spring break, I was greeted by my mom and a Siema Kappa membership. lush, blooming plant. The plant continues to thrive and grow because someone provided what it needed, and as a result it flourishes. When in college we can be compared to a small seedling ~, .=. Sigma Kappa Triangle editor plant. We flourish and grow through the [email protected] acquisition of knowledge, midnight pizza runs, Sigm a Kappa Trian g le • Sp ring 2006 www.sigmakappa.org to the Letters Editor A Note from New Orleans Dear Sisters, I get dribs and drabs of what the rest of the world knows about what is happening here in New Orleans. What I can tell you from my vantage point at the epicenter of the catastrophe is that things remain in a delicate balance between recovery and despair. The difference between now and eight months ago is not the advancement we've made in "getting back to normal," but instead, we now measure our movement in centimeters forward and inches lateral or backwards. The arguments that hobble our progress are as diverse as they are the same-FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers, city administration, homeowners, absentee voters, debris removal. So many words that have supplanted others, such as Mardi Gras, Riverwalk, seafood, second line. This was the first time I inwardly digested the solemnity of Lent. The priest came out and said that it would be ludicrous to ask us to "give up" more than we all ready had. What used to be a happy ritual, the Friday night seafood feast, became a more muted celebration in the aftermath of our seafood industry's decimation. And yet, what I, a guilt-ridden survivor with minor damage to my own property, tell you now is that the chapters, Epsilon Beta collegiate chapter and the Greater New Orleans Alumnae Chapter, are banding together and plowing forward. Many have lost everything; others flooded; some had roof breaches resulting in rain-damaged interiors.