Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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KHPPH IOTEI Kappa lota became of age this year, celebrating its twenty-first year on the Alma College campus. Dean Elizabeth Roberts founded this society, the second youngest sorority, in 1921. The members strive to promote interest in literature, inspire higher ideals, and further the social activities of the college. The Kappa Iota social calendar for the year was a full one. Last fall the society held its annual informal closed party in the chapel recreation room. For this occasion im- pressive curtains of purple Spangled with gold K.l. emblems. For the Homecoming Parade, the sorority float was a clever portrayal of the slogan H99 and 44f10O percent pure . In the evening of Homecoming Day, a banquet was held, with many former members of the society returning for the event. Later in the year, a tea was held in honor of the patronesses. The patronesses, in return, gave a Coke Dance for the members of the chapel recreation room. The Saddle Shoe Shuffle, an all-college, girl-bid dance sponsored by the sorority, was an outstanding social success. Song of the Islands would have been an appropriate theme song for the society's rushing party for freshmen, which was an authentic tropical affair, complete even to bare feet and grass skirts. Other social highlights of the year were the formal initiation banquet and the annual formal dinner-dance at the Midland Country Club on May 16. The group presented a riotous burlesque of Little Red Riding Hood for their Thursday chapel program. The cast included Marjorie Croft as the cigar-smoking, gum-chewing grandmother, Lenore Meyer, as the big bad wolf, Rama Kirkwood as sweet, innocent, little Red, and Dorothy Champ as the lisping hero. All of the members contributed to the success of the affair, but much of the credit was due to the fine supervision of Lois Fowler. The entire sorority, under Phyllis Dunnette's guidance, made Bundles for Britain in a scheduled sewing class every Friday afternoon. Those who could, knitted sweaters and caps for children, while the others made flannel night gowns. The project was completed in time for Christmas. Kappa Iota is grateful for the interest its patronesses have shown in it. The patronesses are: Mrs. Jess W. Ewer, Mrs. Gordon MacDonald, Mrs. Edward Lobdell and Mrs. C. F. DuBois. Three honorary members, Mrs. Herbert Wiltsee, Mrs. H. Woodley, and Mrs. H. McClure, were welcomed into the sorority this spring at its annual formal banquet. 88

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Top Row: left to right: Marian Metcalf, Ann Carter, LaVon Keenan, Ruth Reed, and Elizabeth Miller. Second Row: Florence McDonald, Ruth Kolvoord, Betty McCulloch, Carolyn Sanford, Emma Richter, and Catherine Wilkie. Bottom Row: Betty Pecsenye, Marjorie Kuehn, Eileen Carrier, Irma Niedersmith, ond Ann Fullerton. For the fall semester the Philomatheans elected Ruth Kolvoord to act as president and Anna Jean Sommerville as vice-president. Kay Wilkie became recording secretary, and Ann Carter took care of the correspondence. The sorority funds were under the control of Treasurer Irma Niedersmith. The second semester Eileen Carrier moved into the presidential position, with lrma Niedersmith taking over the vice-president's duties. Secretary Mariorie Kuehn had charge of the records, and Marian Metcalf and Mary Jane Slyfield tilled the offices of corresponding secretary and treasurer, respectively. 87

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Top Row: left to right: Elizabeth Aron, Phyllis Yunker, Rea Rae Smith, Virginia Frank, and Shirley Wenger. Third Row: Kay Peshke, Rama Kirkwood, Blanche Bahlke, Lois Fowler, Barbara Malcolm, and Patricia Williams. Second Row: Shirley Wilson, Jeanne Maxson, Christine Agorgianitis, Lenore Meyer, Dorothy Strauss, and Silena Luchini. Bottom Row: Lois Ritchie, Phyllis Dunnette, Mary Goadwyn, Helen Dehnke, Norma Lincoln, and Nancy Miller. Not pictured: Dorothy Champ and Betsy Ross. Mary Goodwyn was president of Kappa Iota for the first of the three electoral periods of this school year. She also represented the sorority as president of the Women's League. Blanche Bahlke, another senior and president of the Wright Hall Senate, assisted her as vice-president. Alice Peterson served as recording secretary. During the second period, Blanche Bahlke was elected president, Phyllis Dunnette, vice-presi- dentp and Kay Peshke, recording secretary. Since March, Phyllis Dunnette has been president, Mary Goodwyn, vice-president, and Lois Ritchie, recording secretary. Some of the offices were filled by one person throughout the entire year. The duties of corresponding secretary were carried out by Marjorie Croft, of critic, by Norma Lincoln, of sentinel, by Virginia Frank, and of social chairman, by Shirley Wenger. 89