Ferris State University - Ferriscope Yearbook (Big Rapids, MI)

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Judy Bachelder models an outdoor number at the fall style show. The green dragon captured second place in float competition Homecoming weekend. Alpha Gams Make Alpha Gams sang Christmas carols to patients in Big Rapids Community Hospital les 194

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id SL eee a a ees We ee a hs — a — ES Coordinating sorority activities and unit- ing all Greek women on campus, Panhellenic Council completed another successful year with its annual Panhellenic banquet. To introduce freshman women to Greek | life, an Open House was sponsored fall term. A workshop presented helpful hints on study habits at a special Panhellenic meeting. Following a tea, winter term, individual and preference parties were held for rushees. Greek Week highlighted spring term with activities including Greek Sing and Greek | Track. The sorority with the ‘highest scho- lastic record, Lambda Kappa Sigma; the soror- ity whose pledges had the highest scholastic record, Alpha Xi Delta; the outstanding Greek Woman of the Year, Belinda Dicken, and the outstanding individual, Julianne Nel- son, all received trophies at the annual banquet. Men serving punch make a strange sight among Greek women and rushees. Council Unites Sororities Mrs. Norma Conklin spoke at a workshop. Trudy Proctor, Julie Nelsen, Jean Wildie and Laura Shinavier present a skit at winter term rush tea. 193

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“Ladies pay!” resounds on campus during Alpha Gam’s Twirp Week, with specially priced activities and a dance to climax the week-long event. Displaying pep and teamwork, the women of Alpha Gamma Delta captured first place at the Home- coming pep rally in sorority events and received sec- ond place in float competition with their green dragon. ROW 1—Shari Riggs, recording secretary; Maryann Rukamp, 2nd vice-president; Julianne Nelsen, president; Mary Godbald, Ist vice- president; Sue Berry, treasurer; Kristie Leach, corresponding secre- tary, ROW 2—Christine Saunders, Lee Harrod, Kay Barckholtz, Jo- anne Lentine, Helena Schwalm, Anne Fosler, Chris Murphy, Judy Bachelder, Lynda Spencer, Camilla Warnick, ROW 3— Sandra Sek, ALPHA GAMMA DELTA Because many alumni return to campus for Home- coming, Alpha Gams sponsor a tea in their honor, and host an annual pre-Homecoming dance. In tune with the Christmas spirit, the sisters co- sponsored the Tom Ryan Children’s Christmas Party with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha; and caroled for the patients at the Big Rapids Community Hospital. Ladies Pay During Twirp Week Susan Laurin, Colleen Smith, Jody Morse, Georgia Serdynsky, Marti Strawn, Kerry Fansler, Nancy Dermody, Sherry Engmark, Janet Sour- bier, Barbara Pettersch, ROW 5—Joy Snyder, Nancy Nagtzaam, Bar- bara McNeven, Nancy Dailey, Linda Rettray, Mary Burnett, Patricia Kuiper, Carolyn Henk, Marsha Balan. 195