Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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Top Row, left to right: Virginia Maze, Betty Thomas, Mavis Harrison. Middle Row: Alftruda Bell, Ma- rie Dreisbach, Elizabeth Smith. Bottom Row: 'Gladys Turrel, Mary Allen, Hester Moon, Kath- leen Pesek, Frances Kaufman. SENIOR CCUNCIL WRIGHT I-TALL ACTING as officers for the Senate during the present year were Hester Moon, president: Kay Peselc, vice-president: Mary Allen, secretary. The Senate is the governing body for girls living in Wright Hall and this body creates and enforces all the.rules for the girls. The body was organized in l922 and it consists of a president elected by the girls in the Hall plus one repre- sentative from each sorority and an independent representa- tive from each of the four classes. By request of the faculty, the Senate will act with the Student Council upon matters of importance. Such was the case several times this past year. THE Senior Council is the body for governing the senior girls and Lett to Nfqhlf Kilsldys llluffeli I GS ef OOU, U een 959 consists of the President of the Senate plus a member from each sorority Jem, Bird, and one independent girl. Thesex members are chosen by the Dean of Women and the Senate President. 31 SENATE

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OFFICERS 0 President KATHRYNE LAKE VicefPresident GLADYS TURREL Secretary BETTY REED Treasurer IEANETTE ENGLISH I President KATI-IRYNE LAKE Vice-President MARIORIE HOLMES Secretary DORIS CONNOR Treasurer IEANETTE ENGLISH Top Row, left to right: Eileen Car- rier, Betty Reed, Ruth Reed, Alf- truda Bell. Third Row: Florence McDonald, An- na lean Sherman, Florence Brown, Marjorie Sutton, Frances Cranick, Faythe Ingersoll. Second Row: Shirley Saad, Ruth Kolvoord, lane Anderson, Bernice Gould, Beverly Reigleman, Dorothy Harper. Bottom Row: Gladys Turrel, Elaine Doubles, Marjorie Holmes, Kathryne Lake, Doris Connor, Ieannette Eng- lish, Shirley Lahaie. PHILOMATHEAN Pl-IILOMATHEAN was founded on the Alma College campus on November lO, l909, as a literary society. lt was within the past ten years that the group have called themselves a sorority and in this capacity they have been actively functioning ever since. They started their year with their annual rushing party after which they followed with the winter girl-bid party. The Winter Lodge was well attended and ranked as a highlight of the first term social season. About the middle of December, the group sponsored the annual Phil Fair at which time articles are offered for sale with the group using the money received for charitable purposes. At Eastertime they sponsored their spring girl-bid and followed it up with the highlight of the sorority's year, the annual dinner-dance at the Midland Country Club. Philomathean also won the scholarship trophy, a yearly award given to the sorority by Dean Steward who maintains the highest scholastic average. 30

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Left to right: Eileen Sullivan, Gladys Turrel, Ieanette David- son, Ruth Niles, Mary Allen. Y. W. C. A. HEADED by Kathleen Peselc, President, and lean Bird, Vice- President, the Y. W. C. A. is an organization which includes all the girls living in Wright Hall and any of those from town who wish to join. The Y. W. C. A. assigns a big sister, the first week of school in September, to each freshman girl who acquaints her with College people and customs. The officers of the organization are chosen by their pre- decessors, with the exception of the president and vice-presi- dent who are elected by Wright Hall girls. Each year, twelve small girls are completely outfitted and treated to a dinner at Wright Hall during Christmas time. Following the dinner, other children are brought in and gifts are given to all. The Easter Breakfast, given by the group, is annually attended by many college and town people. Top Row: Kathleen Pesek, lean Bird. Middle Row: Gladys Turrel, DeEtta Baker. Bottom Row: Anita Byron, Mar- jorie Holmes. WClVlAN'S LEAGUE THE Woman's League, inter-sorority council consisting of two members from each sorority on the campus, was organized in l932 with the purpose of con- trolling membership to the sororities, overseeing rushing, establishing friendly relations, and settling disputes that may rise among the various women society groups. This year, due to the increase of women on the campus, the League sponsored, in collaboration with the sororities, the formation of a new sorority which will begin its rushing and pledging in the fall of l939. The name of the new sorority is Pi Sigma Nu. The League's annual girl-bid formal was the continued great success of former years. 32