Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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0 0 o o n X -fudge Georgia P. Bullock, first woman Superior judge, Iidith KI. House, As- sistant U. S. District Attorney, NI. Vashti Burr, first woman Deputy Attor- ney General of Pennsylvaniag Lida Lar- rimore, Novelist, author of NIulberry Square. The officers for the past year include: President, Lynnell llflincyg Vice-Presi- dent, Doris Farmerg Secretary, Klildred Tiasterg Treasurer, Berneice Bvram. lllrs, Charles Duffy, of Saribault, lllinnesota, is the hostess at the Chi Omega house. This is her third year here. The Chi Omegas have the following activity representatives: Velma Louise Bishop, Peppers, Orange Quill, Orange and Black Quill, VV. A. A., Terpsi- Page 257 .M e fa in Jef .V 'f OZ? Qazadinf W , W fe f- ic: 3. f 41-,, A -1:21334 i ffQ.Q:f f51fjgy . ' A' , V ff ! F N? A fi 2 1 's , ' 41. , . ' SWA ,If ' 'P' -, 4 W , ,.,,, W, 1' f' -. ,,,, ...ij 1' .. c ..,, ' .. v ' ,N 7, 1 f ,Q , , ,, Vb.b I M , ,,, V , g . ., ff .V i 4 Ll 'Mi-if ,W , ,V ' i -2'-:ff s pfi- , f if .l ,W , f X I 9 fi ia 'WV' 3 ,f ,, i X - iv gs K t .. -ff uf? 1- , M ,M , - 'sf , , W' ,T V: .' .-A INN X I , . ,A ,g E A BW f A Q-mmf x dy iw' s 4 fi ' A' . Xzf if p If Ai l 1 it in Toi' Row-Duffy, llurt, Gould, Moore, Stout, hdusser, jones, Stanley. SEcoXD Rovv-Anderson, Lee, VVilson, Hurst, Kennedy, Schneider, Easter, Adams. PLIIIRIJ Row-Hopper, Cleaner, Farmer, Uihnore, Pickens, Vfalker, Beht ut, Baker. FoL'x'lH Row-llard, VVhite, Marks, Garringer, Parrott, C'litlord, Davidson, Baker. ITII-Til Row-Larson, Blankenship, Kerr, Surdoyal, Talbot, Osmond, Brady, llamilton. SIXTH Row--Hurt, Hess, llarp, Graham, Forston, Mincy, Neptune, Hill. chorean, VV. S.G. A. judicial Board, Pan-Hellenic. Berneice Byram, Peppers and Terpsichorean. Beulah Clifford, Peppers, Home Economics Club, Orange Quill. Rlildred lfaster, Achofoa, Or- ange Quill, Orange and Black Quill, lformer President of VV. S. G. A., Play- ers Cluh, Glee Club, Chamber of Com- merce. Doris Farmer, Achotoa, Glee Club. lflizabeth Hamilton, Peppers, Home lfconomics Club. Kathryn Hill, Players Club, Alpha Zeta Pi. Betty Bird Hurt, Achofoa, Players Club, Tcrpsichorean. Lynnell Tllincy, Peppers, Pan-Hellenic. lllary Louise Stout, Players Club, Peppers, Orange Quill, Y. XV. C. A. Ona lierr was elected Aggie Princess. Klembers of Chi Omega include: lllartha Baker, Velma Louise Bishop, Berneice Byram, lllargaret Cleaver, Beulah Clifford, llildred lfaster, Doris Farmer, lfvol Gilmore, lflizabeth Ham- ilton, Katherine Hill, Betty Bird Hurt. Lynnell Klincy, and lllary Louise Stout. Pledges include: Suzan Adams, Lois Anderson, hlary Baker, Helen Louise Bebout, Nanabel Blankenship, llartha Brady, Katherine Davidson, Anna Klae Dulval, Beatrice Forston, Helen Gar- ringer, Frances Gould, Frances Graham, Neleta Hard, lfsther Harp, Annabelle Hess, Frances Hopper, -lane Hurst, Thelma slones, plane liennedy, Ona Kerr, Donna Larson, Janie Loye Lee, Klildred hlarlis, hlary Frances illusser, Lois Osmund, lflizabeth Parrott, Klar- tha Pickens, Ruby Schneider, Antoin- nette Stanley, lllary plane Surdoyal, Doryse Talbot, Klable lvalker, Yvonne VVhite, NVilma -lean NVilson, and Klar- garet Neptune.

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Chi Omega Leading All lltlier Snrnrities in Ilusll, the llhi llniegas Annually liel Nlnre Pletlges than Any Sorority on llanipus Chi Omega was never a local organi- zation. This fraternity was founded as a national fraternity at the l'niyersity ot Arkansas, April W, 1S'lU, , having live founders. These y, founders included: Dr. ZA' QQ, Charles S. Richardson, who was a member of liappa Sig- ma at the lvniyersity of Arkansas, -loe- bell 1-lolcombe, .lean Yincenhuller Uing- ler, Alice Simonds Smith, and Christina Nlay lioles. The Tau lieta chapter of Chi Omega was installed on this campus on October 1.3, 1512 1. There were nine charter mem- bers and it was the fifth national frater- nity founded on the campus. The char- ter members were Klary C, Xveiss, la-one llvatkins fiwinn, Helen lleattv . . . s . fi. Kliller, Pauline Klorris, ltdith A. litus, Clarice Xl. Aldrcdge, Helen Xl. Heck, Nora A. Talbot, and Lela A. Sturgess. ln memory of its founding the entire . . . . , . . national organization of chi Omega in y . . . 11151 completed the financing of the H , f . . huge Cireek :Xmplutheatre at the Uni- versity of Arkansas. lmpressiye dedica- tion ceremonies marked the official open- ing of the structure at the latter part of the year. Chi Omega presents a national achievement award each year to the American woman who has made out- standing contributions to the culture of the wor1d.l' lly Nl!-1I'iY Ill T!-XYLUH ln 11733 Honorable lfrances Perkins. Secretary of l,abor, received the award. This year the award was presented to .losephine Roche, who is assistant secre- tary of the treasury. The award is a gold medal and is a symbol of outstand- ing achievement among women. ln addition to the achievement award Chi Omega has a national project which is in the form of a service fund, which was first established in 1917. The prin- cipal is available to chapters for the pur- chasing of a house or building. The colors of Chi Omega are cardinal and straw. The flower is the white car- nation. The badge consists of a gold monogram of the Oreck letter Chi over the letter Omega, which letter displays on its arch the letters Rho lfleta Upsilon lfta Sigma. On either side is the owl and crossbones. The Chi is set with pearls or diamonds, no other stones being allowed. The pledge pin is of gold with the letters Chi Omega on a black back- ground. The legislative power of the frater- nity is in the hands of the convention, which meets biennially. The executive power is vested in the hands of Grand Chapter whose offices are in Cincinnati, Ohio, and whose otlicers are elected by convention. Chi Omega has 89 active chapters and 58 alumnae groups. The last convention was held in June of 195-1, at liuckhills Falls, Pennsyl- llfx, O1 ,Vi LLL. f T, ,,,, , , fn.- ' , M ' -.,. ova- ,,,, 4. , ,-vs.'f5Q'gif'5i,. :slag L.. any .I MW.?,.2.,,,,,,Z,yg,,,., ,W .aunt IJYNNELL TVIINCY, . rules lzciflz iron fist. vania. Lynnell lllincy represented the local chapter at this convention, she being the president here. The patronesses of Chi Omega in- clude: Klrs. Phillip S. Donnell, Klrs. Raymond D. Thomas, and halts. H. Cash. Rlembers of Chi Omega who are also members of the faculty at A. and NI. include: liernadine Brock, who is secretary to Dean Stout, Dean of VVO- men, Dean Nora A. Talbot, Dean of the school of Home lllconomicsg llfllar- garite Little, who is an instructor in the school of Home Economics, and, Bess Allen, who is connected with the Former Students Association, and, who was the founder and first president of the Wo- men's Student Government Association. Prominent state alumnae include: Gertrude Sidenor Phillips, State Presi- dent State A. A. U.VV.g Dr. 1Vinnie Snager, Prominent State Physician: Patty Patterson, lfontainbleau Alumni Association lfxhibit, New York City, Dean Nora A. Talbot, School of Home Economics, A. and 31.5 Dean 1-lawkins, Dean of 1vVomen, Oklahoma College for lfvomeng and, l1Iary L. VVeiss, Promin- ent Lawyer, Oklahoma City. Prominent national alumnae include: llary Love Collins, Prominent Lawyer. Cincinnati, Ohiog llflabel VValker Wil- lebrantir, Attorney, Nvashington, D. C.g Page 256

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lplia Delta Pi Expaniling Iiratlually, Alpha Ilelta I i ls llapitlly Ileemiiiiig llne ul' the Strmig Ilainpus Slll'0I'lIlL'S .AX real southern sorority, Alpha Delta l1 was rounded at llvesleyan Ifemale , . K ollelfe, Nl lcon, Qreorgia, on KIM' 13, 5 1331 Uriginallx' known as the fix, Adelpl1ia11 so- ,NF-s titty, and l.1t11 Alpha Delta I'hi the 111 to he 'st chapter esrablislu-11 north oi the Xlason-Dixon llllt' was 1 .U-1 - 1 1- 1 I lll'l'l'llL'l' Collt 1 chiptti it R s 4 Appleton. t ie .Xlpha Delta Ili was lauiuhed hx' lwe ll ls: lpuuenia I uclcer I'1tx'ferald, Octo- 3- H hia U. -Xiidrew-Rush, Klary A. lfvans iilass, Klaiia I. lyasterliiig, Ucena I fioodall, and lilwahetli ll 11lia111s. 1 In 1511-I sex'er'1l of the girl 1 s of Alpha chapter co11cei1'ed the idea ot forming 1 national sorority and applied for 1 f - tlrzirter. I he charter' was granted to the Xlpha Delta l'hi sorority Zlllll tl1is cog- imen was retained llllfll 1813. The ' when clianffe 111 Il nme 111-came expedunt 5 J . 1 1-s 1111- trateriiity Alpha Delta 1111 enttitd the I iiiversity ot IIIIIIUIS the same Year lo avoid .uw possihilitx' or lll1SllIlllC1 standing, the sorority, at its next c xention in 1813, cliangged the third le lllt on- tter 1 hecanit known as A111111 Delta I'i Alpha Delta 1,1 was first orgaiiifetl on this campus as a local sorority called Xlpha Delta in the fall of 1010. Un R-eptemher 1, 1021, Alpha Delta sorority lly MAIIY III TAYLIIII was installed as Alpha Umicron chapter ot Alpha Delta Ili, hy Hilda Neibert and Dorothy l,lewellyn, assisted hy lllrs. Clreen, Ruth Caslaey, and Cllenna Iiraininer. Charter 111011113618 were lllrs. H. l. Alones, ll'lll2l Clentry, Glenna Iiraiiiiner, Klargaret Heiidrickson, llae Scott, Yerda Yon Hagen, Ruth liutler, Bertha C1arloek, Anna Uttmans, Vera IJIll'lllZlll, Ruth lfnlow, Opal nlohnson, Ina 11Vood, Clara llillman, Helen Bill- 111an, and .l re11e Cohh. At the present fllllt' there are 56 active chapters, equally divided i11to nine provinces. Alpha Umicron is in lfta province. The goreriiinent ot the organization is hy biennial coiwentions with a nation- al council and executive committee act- ing hetween its sessions. There are hve provinces, each headed lw a president. In 1923, a eentral orlice in eharge of Zlll ex- ecutive secretary was established. A stu- llllllt Ioan fund known as the Ahigail Davis Illllllll is availahle to aid members in college. The recognition pi11 is a small hlaclc enanieled diamond-shape, bearing two stars, clasped hands and the sorority letters in gold. The pledge pi11 is a bar of gold, hearing the Greek letters Beta Cpsilon Alpha, surmounted hy a lion's head, 'llhe stars are also UII the pin which is diamoncl-shaped with tl1e long side horizontal. 1 nc, , ' ,I . ,. I B 1 ' pg, .- . ' 1 S54 1 M-gre l111zNE NYE, . . . . 511175 rm! f1'11a'r'r. Proininent state alumnae i11clude: llrace Feriiandez, ot the lfxtension De- partment at A. and KI.: leelle llfriglit, the A. and lll. College Lihrariaiig lllrs. lV. A. clflllllly, Dietitian: liatliryn Norris, Authoressg lllrs. Alohn A. Tom- erlin, of the State Capitol l3uildingg and, Gladys Huling, of Tulsa, who is a Sculptress. Prominent National Alumnae i11- clude: jessica North lllcDonald, of Chi- cago, Illinois, who is a Poetess: lllrs. Louise Holland Coe, Colorado Aludge, at Denver, Colorado: Grace Troy, Actress at 1111- Schubert Theater, Nlinneapolis, lIinn.g Louise Remajon, Radio Artist, New Orleans, I,a.g Catherine Penihrolce -Iones, Fashion lfditor and Designer, I'ortland, Uregong Sara lf. llilfllllillll, liaeteriologist, U. S. Health Depart- ment, lvashington, D. C. Oflicers of Alpha Delta Ri include: llresident, lrene Nye: Vice-President, Hattie Terpeniiigg Secretary, lllarie Seeligerg rlireasurer, Klarie Steidinger. Ijatronesses include: lllrs, L. A. Nlitchell, hlrs. lf. R. Stapley, llflrs. F. KI. Rolls, lllrs. Rowland lf. Iilllillillll, Klrs. R. A. liarron. fllemhers of the A. and Ill. faculty who are memliers of Alpha Delta Pi are Clrace Iferiiaiidez, of the lfxtension De- partnient, and leelle lvright, college Li- hrarian. Page 253