Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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UPSILON PHI In the 23 years since the establishment of its Gamma chapter here at LIU, the Upsilon Phi sorority has claimed some 250 University women as sorers. With their sisters at Hunter, Brooklyn, Queens and City Colleges, they are governed in their social and charitable functions by a Grand Coun- cil. Thus, ideals of lasting friendship are developed through mutual interests and activities. Upsilon Phi girls consider school service an integral part of their program. The members number prominently in the Women's Advisory Committee, in the Pan Hellenic organization and are spread throughout almost all of the University's activities. Socially the U-Phi schedule is crowded, event upon event, with at least three rush parties, an annual Christmas formal, a Graduation party in Iune, a Mother-and-Daughter Luncheon, Installations and, perhaps, a Theater Party or two. CLast Spring partial proceeds of the The Moon Is Blue outing were donated to charity.J The Brooklyn March of Dimes and the United lewish Appeal are only two of the charities which have been sizably aided by the Gamma chapter. There is no doubt that the sorers are an active bunch. Their participa- associations spring more and still more. In every way they live up to, and tion in school and in outside activities is constantly noted, and from these beyond, their motto, 'iIn Behalf of Friendship! IOTA ALPHA PI Moved by a spirit of friendship and further motivated by a desire to aid humanity in general, a group of Hunter College women formed Iota Alpha Pi on the third of March, 1903. the South. promote cooperation and to set a high goal of scholastic achievement. losis Campaign. One hundred-fifty The first step the organization took was to draw up a constitution. This was followed by the official chartering of the group. Meetings were held in the homes of members, at first. Eventually the membership increased until it became too large even for the old fashioned parlors. Chapters were formed and the organization spread from New York to the North, the far West and In l929, Iota chapter was formed at LIU. The purpose of Iota chapter is to foster a spirit of sisterhood and friendship among its members, to Its activities include charitable support. The annual Iota Alpha Pi cake sale is a traditional way of raising money for charity. Cakes are donated by the girls and sold to the student body. This past year the proceeds went to the Heart Fund. In addition, pledgies also collected funds for the Tubercu- Sigur! OWS the Wd of we 5 desire to lflslef cmd lhe delirrile PM in One ol the If is serviC9 10 the i ity serves the S cipcrtiorr in the 1 ,girls can usual the school org: ol the Womerfs us members of cil, sorers rm come freshmen lor the sumeg GHUITS. Slltlt 4 Thecrter depqg in the Univers Send-rr-Child Mulrsitq.Mf Qld Ileedy on pledgle Wus r unless she hc ble WOTk gm Drive Q don her pledge C F0Imer S1 Senled on t the Univem er Cham Hudson, Bm

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here qt H1611 Q5 ollegeg, .tl Coun. interests Pfosrom. tittee, in ll ot the at least in lune, er Party ig were inly two er. rrticipu- to, cmd n these desire to Gift Iota Alpha H fi tion- This nu held until I5 were .creflied were lOIIIl9d or West Und Iota Cllaplel erS, lo ment-H memb Pi wit iifdrrttd eceeds he Tuber If S' I-.r.oi:.r..-r o. t:.e Stiff.: f , . . . ... .. i ,- -qi. . 1.1 .,.. .....4.... Iraternitxes in the various LlI'Ll'J'2YSlflL'fl t:.. i:.-.- Durirx.: Ciiristrzfr-' the iff..-'.-.' York are: f .-7,-5 V5.3 dance is held. 'lizigz fl- ICI jrefrr tin: forrrvi EJ..-ld - St ' ' sif. refgiorfrl cirapterfz '.'.wgrf- represented. 'Irie llatiorial Board :zgaiies the fclic'.'.':r.ji ffCL,1'QrI1i'! CL.: f::::.:: zllj' ': outstandinfx chapter: The lilflYTH'Iit Soboitin lfrflvillll for rrc?1:e'.'ff:::e:Lt. The Gertrude Cohen Berger .ftward for 5-:ocifrl pro':re:t:1, tint: F-.zzz-.-1:-' Strat.-: 1 Rothschild Award for scholarship, 'line llfrtiorzai Baird Iv.-.'.'::d for ourstazzdzzi service to Iota Alpha Pi trie F-lfifiiifl Sfxfrorg 1'+.'.-.virrd for :cnc sl activitzc-13. Iota is proud to have been the recipient of both ti:-if G-r-rtrizde Cohen lic-flier Award and the Inter-Sorority Scholastic Award, the latte: ' ir Eaavinijr attirirzed the highest scholastic average, 85.7, in the last ten years. Officers for the year 1951-1952 were Phyllis Cfoldner, Iiarbtira Ciiarnf.-1.3 Naomi Rabinowitz, Florence Feldman and Ioy Wallace. They held the resrt-1--1: tive positions of Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Corresponding: Scribe, Record- ing Scribe and Bursar. Sigma Omega Phi girls are united in the bond ol true sisterhood, the earnest desire to foster friendly relationships and in the expressed goal of occupying definite place in University life. One of the principal functions ol SOP is service to the University. Each soror- ity serves the school by active parti- cipation in the school's activities. SOP girls can usually be found in any ol the school organizations. As members of the Women's Advisory Committee or as members of the Pan-Hellenic Coun- cil, sorers arc always ready to wel- come freshmen and to work and strive for the success of all University social affairs, such as aiding the Speech- Theater department. SOP girls also did in the University charity drives, as the Send-a-Child-to-Camp Drive and the ''Mal-:e-it-a-lvferry-Christmas Drive te aid needy organizations. This year no pledgie was accepted into the sorority unless she had completed her charita- ble worl: and gave to the Christmas Drive a doll dressed in the likeness cf her pledge costume. Former SOP girls are well repre- . sented on the administrative staff of the University. Mary Seremetis, a form- er Chancellor, is Secretary to Dean Hudson. Betty Schroeder is in the Pub- SIGMA OMEGA PHI 'N,, . L v..'.I i lic Relations department. Ann Maldai- kis was Assistant Registrar and Mary Lai, who was President of the senior class. is the Bursar. All are alumnae of the sorority. Mrs. Lai is also Soror- ity Mother. When it was first formed Sigma Omega Phi's calendar was the most en- viable in the school, with their annuirl dance, held at the llotel St. Geortze, always a social season higiiliaht, fil- though the annual dances have been discontinuvd a varied social calender is still maintained- birriontiily parties '.-:ith professional and ccflewe fr':t-'.':ni- ties, the annual Cfzriiztxi r,-'.rrt',', Eirzdal Si1C'.'. 1'FS 'rivet to 'r '...:3' f.:'f- ::.critEi before tl'r .' re ' fra-1.-ii, iz '.f,t2if iQfi:':.2:i-r:i1:i:1-.. 1:1 :Lg f ':7.'.i 12.- trizdzticzrii izgiixctzc-:. IQ::.:.- Enid tif ..,,., ,L I. ,L , ,. ii.. -. ,A n..,4 1. .. .,... V, .-.. v S .i,.',.,-, '. .. . '.' 'Zffl If :'. ': O::.e Chanccllor Marion Brahm Vice-Chancellor Shirley Davis Secretary Aranka Schupler Treasurer Sylvia Gustcrvson