University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Bottom Row: K. I.arson, Uroshar, Tipton. Cottles, II. K. Joins. Purvis Second Row: Popoff, K. Lehman, '. Thompson, ('.hr el ham, Hoelfs, Pit liter Third Row; Garrett, I.. ('.. Olson, Lyon, Gasser, II alter, h. U hile, J. (’.orison Fourth Row: Greenlee, Tlemmin, Gallouay. Colson, Traynor, I). Lund, ll. ('.lark, . Vagte ★ ★ ★ Pi Theta Pi On W'cdnesdny evening, the Coni it ions was buzzing with Pi Theta Pi nicnihors scurrying to the meeting. Maxine Cowles was there to call the meeting to order. Marilyn Cor.ad was vice- president; Jean Tipton, secretary', and Kuth Kllen Jones was treasurer. Marvel Purvis acted as pledge captain and Jean Bro- sliar as corresponding secretary . The Phi Theta Pi social sorority was started in 1904. They chose sweetheart blue and gold for their colors and the tea rose for their flower. t the present time. Miss Thelma Short, Mrs. Mvron Bussell. Mrs. Harold Trimble, and Mrs. Forrest Mayer are sponsors for the sorority. V Homecoming luncheon was held at the Commons on Home- coming Day. with both alums and undergrads going to the game together. Bu-hing activities were first thing on their calendar for the winter quarter. When the rush was over, they started planning for sleigh riding parties, theatre parties and a few howling parties. In the spring term, the preps gave a spread in the rec room in l-awthcr for the actives. Their representative party was an informal dance at the President Hotel in the Cold Boom. Dancing was to the music of a jukc-hox and the theme was a V alentine theme. The Pi Theta members arc writing letters, too, and best of all. tliey art buying their share of stamps and bonds. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ i Pair 12S

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★ ★ ★ ★ Bottom How: Sicenson, Cristvold, Slnutner, E. Smith, M. Laipple .Second How: Itourquin, ,. Mason, Roseburrounh, Flynn. Vollerson, IHells Third How : (iron. Ilolmes, Opsal. Cleveland, tf. Halverson, Clapp. Haber Pi Taw Phi i In Pi 'Pau Phis licit! their meetings mi Thursday evenings, with Marjorie Stoutner presiding. Josephine Griswold was vice- president: Elsie Smith, secretary: Carol Swenson, treasurer: Margaret Laiple social chairman, and Shirley Grow, keeper-of- chest. The sorority was founded in 1925. and it- purpose is to seek friendship, promote cultural development socially, men- tali). and physicali). The colors are orchid and green, and their flower is the tea rose. Miss Mania Petersen, Miss Gertrude Mankamp. Mrs. E. L. Hitter and Mrs. Hugh S. BufTum are spon- sors for the Pi Tau Phi sorority. Mrs. BufTum entertained the group at her home just before the Christmas holidays, (rifts were exchanged, and carols were sung around the Christmas tree. Representatives from the other sororities were invited to join with the Pi Pan Phis and enjoy a theatre party. After dinner at Black's Tearoom in Waterloo, they “walked on down the avenue to the theatre and enjoyed a movie. Many other informal parties were enjoyed during the year — spreads . . . Elsie Smith's ten pound party . . . coke dates. They held their annual spring formal at the Women's Club- house and did they have fun! s are other sororities, the Pi Pau Phis are doing their most for the war effort by writing to their men in service, helping the Red Cross effort, and huying stamps and bonds. The) held formal initiation twice during the year, hut were also busy during the rushing season and Christmas holidays. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Pa«« 124 it

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Hotioni Row: Voorhees, K. Gleason, Bancroft, M. Peterson, .Mi hoisted Second Row: Dysart, Durey, Grrmmeh, M. Tucker, Gaffney, Gar bar Third Row: Went land, Kern. Lea tit t, Gaer, Stone, .McHugh Tan Sigma Delta % 71 Tau Sigma Delta social sorority chose Beltv Bancroft as their president for the year. Assisting here were Olive Lillehei, vice-president: Kathryn Gleason, secretary; Dorothy Milve rated, treasurer, and Kathryn Gleason, historian. Mrs. A. E. Brown and Mr . II. Riehe acted a sponsors. The group was organized in 1912 for the purpose of further- ing social activity on the campus. They chose yellow and white for their colors, and the Talisman rose as their flower. Before the Homecoming football game this year, the Tau Sigs held a luncheon in the Commons after which they all attended the game. Each person was given a mum corsage of yellow ami white to display the sorority colors. The Valentine dinner-dance in the winter term was planned hv the preps and was held at the Women’s Clubhouse. Floral centerpieces of red and white decorated the tables, and the combined place cards and dance programs were large wooden hearts; special guests and several alums also attended this dance. Following an initiation ceremony at Betty Bancroft's home late in the winter term, the Tau Sigma Della sorority had dinner together at the Black Hawk Hotel. The spring quarter brought traditional picnics, boating and howling parties. The Tau Sign have joined with their other sorority sisters in buying war stamps and bonds, helping with Bed Cross work, writing letters to friends in the service and knitting as their war effort. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ P«Br 126 if