Grand Island College - Islander Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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A H '- L- A af :-- K.-o .mf ,fr iw- -- :wr qv- Ainslie Conger Roenfeldt McWilliams Vaughan E. McGrath Prof. Stabley E. Smith Prof. Hirsch Newell F. Shattuck E. Andersen Richards L. Rogers Lindgren Sigma Tian Brita The Sigma Tau Delta fraternity is the outgrowth of the English club of Dakota Wesleyan University, and since its establishment as a national organization in 1924 it has grown to include twenty-eight chapters, of which Grand Island College has the second, or Beta Alpha chapter. The purpose of the fraternity is to promote a mastery of Written expression, to encourage discussion of contemporary writing and first-hand acquaintance with our chief literary masterpieces, and to foster a spirit of good fellow- ship among those specializing in the English language and its literature. It was through the efforts of Miss Lillian Steckman, former head of the English department, and member of the national advisory council of 5 . 9 - L.- N fa 63 - r 1

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5+ lt ,. 'fi -as 32 .f ' .,.e ,- V .xv .1 wg if-'rl if 59 6? 'Eli iff ff? 441: Q f . , .K r k f f' fm ns.-1 L,-it -:Q-1 cr-jv Q' afffs S33 Q55 6? Li? T L. Rogers E. Hile R. McWilliams E. Andersen Q f , , 53, Alpha Sigma 151 President .............. Q- --- --- Robert McWilliams Vice-President ....... --- Esther Andersen Secretary-Treasurer ...................... Lucile Rogers Sponsor ................................. --Esther Hile As you turn through the pages of this Annual you will get a pan- ? oramic view of the students of Grand Island College grouped according to their interests and activities. There is a large diversity of interests among the students, some are interested in football, some in debating, some in if chemistry, some in the literary societiesg and some have elasticity enough Elf, to make a creditable showing in several activities. l ' if When sufficient students become interested in some college activity to justify it there is an organization formed to promote this phase of col- in lege life and to represent the fraternal feeling whichlcommon interest en- gjj' genders. But strangely enough there was no society organized for those who made general, all-round scholarship the paramount interest in college agp... until 1924 when a group of students decided that there was an interest in LL? scholarship among several of the students which should be represented by 45,3 an organization. They accordingly organized the Alpha Sigma Pi with 5-U Gladys McDonald, Margaret Firth, Ruth Shattuck, Carter Simpson and Esther Hile, sponsor, as charter members. ,egg Alpha stands for ability, Sigma for scholarship, and Pi for personali- 'JW ty. Membership is based on general ability and personality as well as 5:35 scholarship because the virtue of scholarship is so greatly enhanced by 'lj these other characteristics. gif Alpha Sigma Pi has but one regular social meeting each year-the initiation of the newly elected members in the spring. There is, however, a 4 igl' fy fraternal feeling fostered by the organization among its members by the wearing of the emblemg the occasional meetings, and the knowledge of a . common interest. . fl, -' Rf: ' Q3-H' '- ,'-4- .ta . ' 21,1 -.. 1- 1, .p -' 17- -, xref' J..--N1-1 62

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