Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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,D 96,53 'A f 19 n A fa Q .. , cg -3 i ., ' j if A 5, S- Q 3- .fr -I A e lr . T-1 l?ow'I Grose, Westlund, Glenny, B, Morrison, Glenny, M., Wilder, Day, Roesch, Edgecombe, Kilsberg. Pow Q Remus, Porter, D, Schwenneclter, Becker, G., l-lamer, Modson, Wilson, N., Cunningham, Knott, Zdanovvicz, Goode, Anderson, E. Row 3: Stockwell, Stamberg, Springer, Kieslrng, Flory, Breedlove, Richards, Simons, Conzelman, B., Larsen, A., Morrill. Rovv 4: Moore, Strong, Williams, P, Oleary, Anderson, l, Wilson, R., Stevens, S., Qrndorrl, Andres, Wolters, Har- rrngton, The first national sorority to be established at Lalce Forest College was Alpha Xi Delta. Originally founded at Lombard College in 1893, it came to our campus in 1932. President of Alpha Xi this year was Ruth Wilder. Other orticers of the sorority included Marion Glenny, vice-president and pledge trainer, ,loyce Morrison, recording secretary, Phyllis Spengler, treasurer. Alter a successful rushing season which ended in a record pledge class lor the sorority, the actives and pledges concentrated on the l'lome- coming Float whose theme was Stairway to Victory . ludy Madson was chosen as a mem- ber oi the Homecoming queen's court. During the first semester the pledge class gave a surprise party for the actives and the actives in turn gave a Christmas party and held a gilt zfi exchange for the pledges. Second semester pledges sponsored a beach party For all sorority pledge classes and their pledge trainers. Ruth Wilson honor pledge of Alpha Xi was initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta at the close ol the semester. The sorority, with lane O'Leary as co-chair- man, cooperated with their brother fraternity Alpha Sigma Kappa for their annual weelcend. The theme this year was the Flamingo Fling . Group activities of the sorority for the year included a mother's tea during the First weelc of school, participation in the inter-fraternity-inten sorority sing, and the Foundefs Day luncheon which was held at the College Club in Chicago during April. The annual pledge dinner was held at the Edgewater Beach Hotel.

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ALPHA DELTA P Row 1: Du Fraine, Leaf, james, S., Kjellstrom, Swanson, K., Knuth, Bowen, l-larris, gloyce Runge. Povv Q: Pehllce, Novak, Pinear, Kreager, Prange, Weiblen, ,loan Runge, Kesses, Robertson, gl., Burlcet. Rovv 3: Austin, P., Austin, B., l-lass, O'Dell, Johnson, B., Grivvenka, LeMar, Truman, D., Schvvuchovv, Chadwiclm Danford. Pow 4: Sweeney, M, j., Ousley, Madison, Caruthers, Westgard, lol., Sorvari, Brandon, Langenbach, Sprandel, Del- fosse, Vining, Turner, C. Alpha Delta Pi sorority was founded at Wes- leyan College, Macon, Georgia, in 1851 and was chartered at l.al4e Forest College in 1936. September of '48 began with a hectic weelc of rushing parties and pledging, alter which Alpha Delta Pi had a pledge dinner-dance at the Chateau de Jour late in October. The lever of Homecoming with its queen candidates and floats arrived. Trudy Griwenlta was chosen one of the Queens court, while Boot lllinois College , the float theme, won the float trophy for A.D.Pi. During the holiday season a tea was given by Mrs. Nicholaus,patroness for the chapter. The Alpha Delta Pi Mother's Club met to elect their olticers in January. ln the same month former sorority members returned for an alumni tea. The initiation dinner given by the old actives for the new was held at the home ol Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson. Orficers for the year were Kay Swanson, president, Arlyne Kjellstrcm, vice-president,- Helen Harris, recording secretary,ShirleyJames, corresponding secretary, Peggy Knuth, treasurer,- and Thalia Kesses, rushing chairman. On honor's day, the actives were awarded the scholarship cup for the third consecutive semester. On May 14, Alpha Delta Pi celebrated its National Founders Day, with a luncheon at- tended by all the A.D. Pis in the Chicago area. The Sara Siddons Wallc Room at the Am- bassador East l'-lotel was the scene of much gaiety and laughter as Alpha Delta Pi held their spring initiation dinner-dance May Q1. The underclassmen honored their seniors with a picnic. So ended an outstanding year for Alpha Delta Pi.

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