Eastern Oregon University - Mountaineer Yearbook (La Grande, OR)

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Christmas season “officially” begins on Eastern Oregon College campus with the annual ule Candle¬ light Hour sponsored by Sigma Alpha Chi. I he large Christmas candle is first lighted by a past member and then each present member lights her smaller candle and places it in one of the windows of Hoke Hall. Sigma Members, Row One: Carolyn Muller Ferguson, Miss Neil, Lynette Wood, President, Barbara Paris, Secretary-Treasurer, Susan Haines, Joyce Kay, Mary Jean Riese, Barbara West, Sylvia Thomp- Alpha Chi. women’s honor society, elects its members. As the scholastic honorary for women on our campus, it presents an incentive to the EOC women students to seek higher scholastic achievements, along with leadership and co-operation. Membership is based on a 3.0 G.P.A. for two consecutive terms, leadership, and character. son. Row Two: Nancy Choate, Gwendolyn Calvert, Janie Denison, Donna Johnson, Bev Donovan, Lenora Mitchell, Tarry Clifton, Sue Switzer. Beverly Furgason. 'TtttmIii L Sigma Alpha Chi

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Theta Delta Phi The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance. — Confucius The men’s scholastic honorary at EOC is Theta Delta Phi. Choosing its membership from men whose G.P.A. is 3.00 for two successive terms, the club is dedicated to scholarship and high moral character. This year’s officers were:; Pat Kirklin, President; Melvin Munn, Vice-President; Oran Hutton, Secretary; John Hall, Treasurer; Jose Bednegal, Historian. Theta Delta Phi sponsors the annual Mardi Gras Dance. Row One: William Kaiser, Gene Knowland, James Twitched, Melvin Munn, Pat Kirklin, John Hall, Jose Bednegal, Gary Dielman, Frank Mathias. Row Two: Nels Nelson, Ken Kiyono, Richard Murrell, Leslie LaRue, Terry Edvalson, Keith Masterson, Volkert Goebel. Row Three: Dr. Kaiser, Don Elly, Ed White, Mike Ferguson, Robert Salter, John Campbell, Dean Stowe, Vern Bean. Clyde Holliday, Dean Irison, Elvin Taylor, Bill Lovelady, Kalvin Plants, Dr. Lee Johnson.

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I.K. Sweetheart MARCIA MCPHERSON Beautiful as sweet! and young as beautiful! and soft as young! and gay as soft! and innocent as gay. Marcia McPherson reigned as the regional I.K. Sweetheart at the Inter¬ collegiate Knight’s conference at EOC. Marcia also represented the regional I.K.’s at the National Convention at Pocatello, Idaho. The regional con¬ vention opened with the Quee n’s Tea Friday evening, followed by the Queen’s contest and a “Playboy Dance”. The Regional Duke (below) presents roses to the I.K. Sweetheart, Marcia and her court, Rita Foye from Eastern Washington College at Cheney and Betty Clegg from Lewis and Clark Normal, at Lewiston.