University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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mORIHR BOARD Exemplification of scholarship, leadership and school service is the basis for membership in Mortar Board — ■ national honorary senior women ' s organization. To be selected is one of the most desired honors for a senior woman at the University. The girls, in their familiar red blazer jackets, sponsored the weekly no- date dances and also the annual Mothers ' Day cele- bration. Members are capped in their junior year at the Spring Swing-Out. The members this year in- cluded Carolyn Cowles, president; Mary Ann Lyons, vice-president; Marie Hallsted, secretary; Jane Bunt- ley, treasurer; Shirley Schwengle, historian and editor. Dakotans pictured are, seated, left to right: Bruce Crary Dorwin Schmidt Dale Fritzel Keith Donovan Reed Jensen Virgil Vail Standing: Darrell Booth Don Siekmeier DflHOTflflS Dakotans is an honorary organization of senior men whose members are chosen on the basis of scholarship and participation in school activities. There are eight members — one from each of the fraternities, one from the Independent Student Association and one from the law fraternities. They help with Dakota Day preparations and pep rally, Skip Day, and the Interfraternity Sing. Officers for the year were: Dorwin Schmidt, president; Dale Fritzel, vice-president; Donald Siekmeier, secretary-treasurer. 101

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ALPHA LflfllBDfl DELTA Bock row, left to right: Shirley Von Ferney, Catherine Cotton, Irene Landkof, Roberta Jockheck, Donna Mae Blessing, Jane Warkentin, Mer- rie Swanson. Front row: Dr. Beede, Janet Swab, Lois Kofmehl, Doloris Jackus, Coralie Machmiller. Other members include Anne Hoff- mann, Ruth Kempter, Betty Isaak, Joanne Stepanek, Cara Lee C ornelius, Forestine Weller, Joon Chase, Nancy Juhl, Morrelyce Fillbach, and Mary Hedges. A select group is Alpha Lambda Delta which has only a very few members. In order to qualify for membership in this freshmen women ' s honorary scholastic group, a co-ed must attain a grade average of 90.5 during her freshman year. Officers of the local chapter are Janet Swab, president; Doloris Jackus, vice-president; Lois Kof- mehl, secretary; and Coralie Machmiller, treasurer. PHI EIH SIGITIR The year 1930 brought the founding of the South Dakota chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, national men ' s freshmen scholastic fraternity. In the years which have followed, 1 76 men have been initiated. A 90.5 semester average qualifies any freshman male student for membership. Back row, left to right: James Cope, Dean Ubben, Walt Krallman, Ralph Tuttle, James Rice, Don Isaok, Virgil Heidbrink, Norman Meyer, Charles Schoeppi, Don Steele. Second row: Craig Schmidt, Clifford Graese, Ralph Bickner, Phil Maier, Philip Ostlund, Steven Sherwood, Don Vellek. Front row: Dean Julion, Robert Heck, Bob Curtlss, Jim Peterson, James Costar. 100 ■ •! ' wammm mm

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ZETfl PHI ETA were Eloise Rogers, president; Beverly Bender, vice-president; Pat Bauer Pictured are, left to right, Back row: Gladys Carlson, Beverly Bender, Mrs. Irving Carol Quinn. Zeta Phi Eta, national professional speech fraternity for women, was founded at Northwestern University in 1873. There are now 29 chapters throughout the United States, one of which is at the University of South Dakota. Membership in Zeta Phi Eta may be attained by any woman student who has shown her interest in speech, radio, or dramatic art, by her work in one of those fields. Zeta, on the University campus, sponsored candy sales and started a Children ' s Theater program in May, 1949. Distinguished women of this fra- ternity include Dame May Whitty, Fay Bainter, Madeline Carroll, Olivia de Haviland, Mary Martin, and Cor- nelia Otis Skinner. Officers of Zeta for the past year secretary; and Carol Quinn, treasurer. Merrill. Front row: Pat Bauer, Eloise Rogers, TflU KAPPA ALPHA Tau Kappa Alpha is the only national forensic fra- ternity which is a member of the association of college honorary societies. Eligibility for membership in TKA is open to both men and women who have experienced two years of participation in col- lege forensics or public speaking. There are 86 chapters of the fraternity in the United States. On the University campus, Tau Kappa Alpha sponsors all forensic activities and stresses high quality speaking. Those pictured are, Bock row, left to right: Robert Cameron, Dean Harrington, Jack Howe, Bert Tollefson, Ernest Bormonn, Mr. Jordan, Karl Kabeisman. Front row: Eloise Rogers, Norma Jean Westre, Grace Steinberg. 102