University of New Hampshire - Granite Yearbook (Durham, NH)

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BETA GAMMA CHAPTER Hilda Balcirelclci Barimm Carlisle Frcila Cooke Nliicireri Bacon Eleanor Acirinri Anne Carlisle Lucille Boocly Carolyn Cove SENIORS Flnrcnre Dodge Doroliuy Phelps Eiizaipc-lin Picarci JUNIORS Ruin Smilim S-OPHOIYIORES Virgiiuia Perkins .iancl Picicclt PLEDGES Uaplmne Huriiburlt Virginia Page Margery Upton Anita Vanni Lnviiriil Young ixfiargaret Xveir E.'Ci1H0l'xxIOOCHJlll'j- Florence Strout Q

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PHI MU First Row: Vanni, Bacon, Batclielcler, lVlrs. Armstrong, Upton, Piclcarcl, Pliclps, Xlxllfif. Swcorul Row: Hodge, Strout, Hurllzzert, Piclcett, Page, A. Carlisle. Smillw, B. Carlisle. Thin! Row: Xvoorllnury, Perliins, Young, Coolcc, Doclge, Aflrian. President Mrxizciziu' UPTON m Vice-President Ei.iz,xBriT1-1 PICKARD Secretary lVlILDRED BACON Treasurer I-Ii LDA Bfirci-iEi.oR Estalnlislaecl 19163 Founclerl at Xvesleyan College, 1852 H1 lVlU, the seconcl oldest secret organization for women, was lounclecl January 4, 1852, lay tldree outsliancling stuclents in Wesleyaii College, Macon, Georgia, tlie olclest college for women in America. The organization was llrst callecl tlic Pliilo- matlriean Society. Robert E. Lee anal Jefferson Davis were among tlwe Hrst llonorary memlaers. Except for a sllort time cluring tlae Civil Xvar, when activities were suspenclecl, the motlier cliapter grew in traclition ancl inlluence, until it became a national organization in 19011. There are now Fifty-six claapters, 'llourisluing from lxflaine to California. ln 1911, Phi Mu was aclmittecl to tlie National Panliellenic Congress. The National Pliilantlmropic En- dowment Fund assures tlme permanence of a national plailantluroplay, tlic Healtlwinoloilc. The Building Fund luas assistecl many clwapters in ltnancing tlweir lrornes. Beta Gamma chapter of Plui Mu grew out of tlne local sorority, Pi Delta, loecoming a member chapter of the national organization in February, 1919. 218

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THETA UPSILQ ' ' ' ' ' 77 , , .. iA,!frfI'U':L', vfavqx H. . ri. ,hh-lfep if Q1 I Il Qi: 'lil-1 g'..'T1J-1 1 H 1 1 1 , ..rv, -'r i . mr, ' - 1 . .In ,gm A ,.,. .15 .A, - Q- 1' 1- 5-1 iD-:lt Lil- , '...l ' 'Af Q, . + . .5 qi . 1 4 ' 11111 ' '3315 1.11, -5 'f In 1 1231. - -. 11,1 .iii .11 . ,rajsl T First Row, left Io right: Homcnway, Grccn, Montlils, Hutton, Grarly. Mrs. Jarvis, Mr-rrill, Mrs. Eclcclnlil, Pettingill, Draper, Moore, Corlnin. Second Row: Smitli, Ricliurrls, Camplvcell, Lyons, Eastman, Perry, Clianrllcr, Freeman, Harriman, Vxfliitc, Bailey, Mason, Cann, Pcrlcins, Sarson, Eclson. 'fliirrl Rom: Trafton, Taylor Ames, Eastman, Murray, Ramsdell, Foster, Robinson, Grcenaway, Buxton. Clement, Stanton, llownrnl, Stoclclarcl, Ferry. Fourth Row: Smitli. Russell, Gelatt, Holt. lfclaclalil, Carpenter, Melnlyre, lxfleclclcm. Pulsifcr, Goorlhuc, Parlqer, Harlcins, Hayrlcn. Fiflli Row: Bartlett, lVlr'Nlru'lin, Colman, Sliorey, Reclrlcn Mclntyre. Brown, Meade, Bacon. C-DY' President ROSAN UND MriieR1i.L Vice-President Auniri-:Y PETTENGILL Secretary lVlII1DRIiD HUTTON Treasurer Louise Putsilfiziz Estalalisluecl 19505 Founflerl at University ol' Calilornia T the suggestion of Dean Lucy Nvarcl Stclnliins, University ol' Calilornia, twelve girls organizerl tlie lvlelqatina Cluly in 1913-I914 accorcling to universily regulations, ln 1921, also at tlie cleanys arlvice, tliey lounclecgl a new sorority, anrl on April 2-I, 1921 tluc Cluln lyecame Alplia Cliapter of Tlueta Upsilon. Vwllicn llwe Fraternity was aclmittecl to full memlncrslwip in tlie National Panliellenic Congress in 1928, it incluclerl lifteen clwapters. Since tlwat time tlie numlaer of cliapters lias increasecl to tlwirty-two. ln 1950, wliat liacl lieen a local organization Sigma Omicron. liecame Tan Chapter of the National sorority Tlieta Upsilon, on tlie campus of tlwe University ol New Hamp- sliire. Dr. Naomi Elcclalil, present national cliaplain ancl also laculty arlvisor to Tau, was tlie Hrst person to be initiatecl into memlaerslwip in Tau clmpler. QQG