Bryant University - Ledger Yearbook (Smithfield, RI)

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Sixty-six First Row, left to righti L. Malmgren, J. Newell, L. Kida, and E. Burnham, Second Row: B. Halsey, S. Morse, L. Gotsell, R. Hildebrand, E. Gunn, D. Altman, T. Holland, and H. Palojarvi. Third Row: E. Rathbun, A. Hunt, H. Plewa, D. Davis, ancl M, Belleville, Fourth Row: G. Very, R. Gilroy, Miss Collins, Mrs. Stickney, Miss Cameron, C, Frilen, and A. Hawkes. Left Side: M. Zele, G. Weaver, D. Bonney, C. Cook, and L. Rivard. Right Side: E. Linke, L. Wilson, D. Arigoni, D. Clapp, and J. LeBlanc. SIGMA LAMBDA THETA FRANCES EDWARDS ................ President .......... ...................... L UCILLE KIDA HELEN PLEWA ....................... Vice-President .................. BETTE BIJRNHAM DOROTHY ARIGONI ............... Secretary ..,............................ EVELYN GIJNN HELEN PLEWA .............................. Treasurer ........................ LOIS MALMGREN CONSTANCE COOK ........ .......... M arshal ............ ............. J ANET NEWELL Sigma Lambda Theta was founded in I928. The colors, red and white, represent courage and purity. The red rose is the flower of the sorority and the Greek Letters of the sorority stand for Sisterhood, Learning, and Honor. The Formal Initiation Banquet was held in the Old France. In November, the sorority joined with their brother fraternity, Beta Sigma Chi, for the Formal Pledgee Dance at the Crown Hotel. Mrs. Margaret Andrade of the Azores spoke on South American customs to the members and their guests in February. The sorority gave a dance for Servicemen at Salisbury Hall in March. They also attended the Ice Follies and several performances at the Met. Throughout the year Sigma Lambda Theta girls went bowling, swimming, and roller skating. They are known on the Campus by their white sweaters and crew hats with red Greek letters.

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.First Row: J. Brown, T, Merola, Lt Blais, and A. Novo. Second Row: M. Holmes, W. Jennings, A. Fleu- rant. Third Row: Mr, Lambert, D, Scotti, W. Cain, and M. Beaudoin, Fourth Row: Mr, Vinal and S. Pascarella, l PHI SIGMA NU KIMBALL SIMMONS ...... .......... P resident .....,.... M ..... MALCOLM HOLMES THOMAS DUNN ,................ ...Vice-President.. ....... ANTHONY MEROLA SERAPI-IIN REIS .................... .......... S ecretary ...,...................... AMERICO NOVA WILLIAM CAIN .................. ......... T reasurer .............. EDWARD PAGLERINI During the l942-43 college year, Phi Sigma Nu continued to be one of the most outstanding and active fraternities on the campus. Starting the year with a nucleus of twelve members, Phi Sig entertained its pro- spective candidates at a most interesting smoker. At the end of Pledge Week nine- teen successful candidates were elected members of the fraternity, bringing the mem- bership up to thirty-one. On Friday night, October 30, Phi Sigma Nu's Harvest Hop was successfully held in Bryant Auditorium. Again, on a Friday night, December ll, the fraternity held its annual dinner dance at the Metacomet Country Club. On that occasion Malcolm Holmes served as toastmaster. The fraternity held its annual Stag in the Crown Hotel on the night of January 27, l943. At this meeting new officers were elected and our honorary faculty mem- ber, Mr. William F. Shors, now Lieutenant lS.G.l William F. Shors, USN., was pre- sented with a farewell gift. After that, twenty-two members left the fraternity for service with the Armed Forces of the United States, leaving nine members to carry on. I i Sixty-five

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First Row, left to right: George Cranshaw, Russell Heath, Leonard Altieri, James LaRussa, Second Row: William Wotherspoon, Charles Wielgus, Bob Raynor, Mr, Gulski, lvlr. Naylor, Mr. Appleby, John Giudici, Gordon Proal, Richard Lapan, Louis Stackowicz. BETA SIGMA Cl-ll GEORGE CRANSHAVV ...................... President ................,............... JAMES LA RUSSA ROBERT RAYNOR .................. Secretary-Treasurer ........ LOUlS STACKOWICZ Despite the war, Beta Sigma Chi Fraternity enjoyed an eventful year, ln the Fall, twenty members were initiated into the fraternity. The highlight of the fall season was the Freshman Formal which was held at the Crown Hotel in the Empire Room. A fraternity banquet was held at the University Club. Pictures were taken by the Fraternity photographer, Charles Weiglas, and under the arrangements made by James La Russa the banquet was a huge success. At the end of the year officers were elected for the coming year. Sixty-seven