Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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GAMMA DEL TA Gamma Della Girl, here's a +oas+ +o you, Gamma Delia Girl, may you ever be +rue, True +o The emblem and sfars above, Guided by fai+l1 and by Gamma Deli love. Shoulder +o shoulder and firm l'1ear+s wiflmin, Loyalfy we pledge 'io you. To roses, +o colors, +o 'friends so frue, Gamma Della Girl, liere's To you' Firs+ Row: F. KLUZ, C. GROUSTRA, G. STANIFORTH, D. SOOY Middle Row: L. YSTEBO, H. LONERGAN, J. SWANSON, B. JACOBSEN, L. PIZILLY Back Row: B. TOWNSLAY, D. CORDTS, F. ZOLLNER, J. NEUNER, D. KOLMER Q F F I C E R S Firsf Semesfer Presideni ...... . . , .GWEN STANIFORTH Vice-Presidenf. .. . .. , CAROL GROUSTRA Treasurer ...... .... . . . JOAN SWANSON Recording Secrefary ....... FRAN ZOLLNER Corresporlding Secrefary. .. DORIS ANN CORDTS ll9l Second Semesier DORRIS KOLMER BETTY TOWNSLAY CAROL GROUSTRA JOAN SWANSON' BETTY JACOBSEN

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Spring, l953, began wifh fhe candle-lif and rose-bedecked formal inifiafion of new members. The Rummage Sale was fhe nexf ifem on our agenda. Affer much begging, borrowing, and sfealing, we finally collecfed enough fo sell. Time was rushing on, and fhe seniors gave fheir Swan Songs. We were sorry fo see fhem go, buf fhey leff a fine record for Gamma Delfa. We were honored fo have fwo members, Jean Har- berf and Charloffe Diefz Horfon, elecfed fo Phi Be+a Kappa. The lasf evenf of fhe Spring Term was fhe fra- difional love feasf held in fhe Dunlap Hofel. Parf of fhe program was fhe formal insfallafion of of- ficers. Aufumn rolled around again and led Gamma Delfa quickly info fhe fasf fempo of Homecom- ing acfivifies. The Homecoming Cozy broughf back many familiar faces. Affer much work, our floaf furned auf fo be a convincing scene of myfhical ocean life, wifh King Nepfune fo rule over fhe mermaids, lying among papier mache rocks in fhe blue cellophane wafer. The fheme was l Sea Vicl'ory . Our floaf swam fhrough fhe Homecoming parade fo fake second place hon- ors. Gamma Delfa again held fhe Queen's Crown, for Frances Kluz reigned over fhis year's fes- fivifies. ln place of our annual foofball dance, a ioinf Thanksgiving parfy was sfaged by Gamma Delfa and Gamma Nu. Club Cornucopia was a nighfclub fheme complefe wifh waifers, flower girls, and menus. Gamma Delfs, Gwen Sfaniforfh and Carol Grousfra held fhe ediforship of fhe Rig Vecla, and Jo Swanson had fhe disfincfion of being associafe edifor of fhe Rambler. Winfer Term of '54 broughf aboul' anofher innovafion for Gamma Delfa. Breaking fradifion by nof giving our Counl'ry Fair , we gave a dance in ifs place. So, during fhe monfh of January, we were kepf very busy working ouf fhe fheme, The Eighf Ball , wifh an added feafure, The Cor- ner Pockef for fhe pause fhaf refreshes. We had barely finished our all school parfy when we began planning for our Rush Tea and Open Meefing. The fheme for fhe fradifional progressive Rush Tea was Lef's Do fhe Town! . Tour- ing New York, fhe frosh visifed Harlem, Broadway and Fiffh Avenue, all in fhe course of a few hours. Shorfly offer, fhe resulfs of fhe bidding found Carolyn Anderson, Doris Schmiedl, Doris Jen- sen, Cafhy Cobb, and Phyllis lvemeyer prospecfive members of Gamma Delfa. l'8l

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Sigma Phi Epsilon opened ifs l953 Spring Term wifh fhe candle-lighf inifiafion of seven new mem- bers. Then in May, we sponsored a fea for fhe ofher women's sociefies, Dean McCracken, and 'ihe iudges. The highlighf of +he evenf was a very amusing slrif, Fashions of Yesfer Years , given by our new members. The lasf meefing of fhe year is always 'rhe occa- sion of many Swan Songs, and fhis was no ex- cepfion. Members Jo Bohannon, Beverly Brown, Carole Gebhard, and Barbara Renfro gave us fheir parfing remarlcs and well-wishes for fhe year +o come. Afferwards, we officially closed fhe meef- ing wifh our annual serenade 'ro Sigma Pi. Anofher school year was closed by fhe annual Love Feasf, and we were indeed grafified by fhe presence of many alumni on fhis occasion. The Sig Phips began fhe i953-54 year in a big rush, geffing ready for Homecoming. Scalp 'em, l. C. was fhe fheme of our barber shop floaf, complefe wifh razor, chair, and a real-live barber. This year, again, we were represenfed in fhe Queen's Cour+, fhis fime by Charloffe Benne'H'. We were also honored by fhe refurn of many alums fo our Homecoming Cozy. As always, fhe Sig Phips were busy selling coffee and doughnufs +o 'lhe sfudenfs on Leaf Ralc- ing day, adding one more acfivify in an already crowded +erm. Then Charloffe Benne'H' honored fhe Sociefy by winning fhe Sanders Oraforical Confesf wifh her orafion, Defense of Doub+ . Finally, fhis ferm was closed wifh fhe Chrisimas Cozy, and we heard +he homemade poefry of many of our members. The candle-Iighf inifiafion of Lois Conn, a fransfer sfudenf, opened our Winfer Term acfivifies. We were lcepf very busy affer fhis working on ihe Open Meefing and Rush Teas for fhe freshman women: and since 'ihe fea fell on Valen+ine's Day, 'ihe fheme was, appropriafely, Cupid Calls. Affer fhe bidding was finished, we had four prospecfive members, Jo Daniel, Drucilla Dugan, Nan Wafson, and Marilyn Todd. Wiih fhe new members arriving and anofher year iusf around fhe corner, we are confidenf 'I'ha+ fhe nexl' year will be even more successful 'l'han 'Phe lasf. l20l