University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Terrapin enfertnins Mothers. Students Welcome Their Moms To A Weekend On Campus The month of May means Mother to the students at IlHnois. For one weekend, books and usual activities are cast aside as the stu- dents set out to entertain their Moms. The big weekend began eaily Friday afternoon witli tire Honors Day Program, honoring those stu- dents liaving outstanding scliolarship in their lespective colleges and those belonging to the honorary fraterni- ties. Terrapin, the Woinen's Honorary Synchronized Swim Club, presented a water ballet, Off the Left Bank, on Friday and Satiaxlay. A fashion show presented by the lUini Union delighted the Moms as they pre- viewed the latest fashions. The coro- nation of Peggy Williams as the May Queen climaxed the afternoon fes- tivities. Among the other events presented in honor of the Moms were the Illini Union Spring Musical and the Women's Glee Club concert. The mothers were quite exhausted from their big weekend, but they went home with happy memories of an enjoyable time. Sigma Chi Moms take an active part in the merriment planned for Mom's Day Weekend. 27

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The men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, under the direction of Bruce Pfiffer, were awarded the winning trophy. The Moms Enjoy Shi-Ai Sachem Sing The annual Shi-Ai Sachem Sing is presented as a special treat for the Moms. This songlest, sponsored by Shi-Ai, Panhellenic women's sopho- more activity honorary, and Sachem, Interfra- ternity men's junior activity honorary, is open to any sorority or fraternity wishing to partici- pate in the competition. This year six finalists were chosen from a field of eighteen entrants. These six. Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Delta Upsilon, took part in the two shows presented in Smith Music Hall on Friday, May 5, 1962. In accordance with this year's theme. Forty- second and Broadway, all of the sororities and fraternities sang one song from a Broadway show along with one of their house songs. The songs featured this year were Without a Song from Dream Girl, If I Loved You from Carousel, The Riff Song from Desert Song, Don't Marry Me from Flower Drum Sorw, Oh, I Can't Sit Down from the movie Porgy and Bess, and Hallelujah from Hit the Deck. After the second show, the winners were an- nounced and the trophies were presented. Alpha Phi was the winning sorority, and the winning fraternity was Sigma Alpha Epsilon. George Morvis, a junior in journalism, and Judy Faber, a sophomore in commerce, were co- chairmen of this year's sing. The Alpha Phi's, directed by Kathy Cline, delighted the audi as well as the judges, with their exceptional performance. II 26

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Thousands attend Engineering Openhouse each year Engineers Boast A Century Of Progress On March 16 and 17 the College of Engineering displayed its work and its laboratories to more than 20,000 visitors during the annual Engineering Openhouse. The program carried the theme of 100 Years of Progress in honor of the signing of the Land-Grant College Act of 1862 by President Lincoln. Members of the Junior Engineering Tech- nical Society, the JETS, from Illinois high schools exhibited their work at the same time in the mini Student Union building. The cooperative efforts of the University and high school students to make this event successful is indicative of the new trend to give high school students more encouragement and guidance in science and engineering. In past years the Junior Academy of Science has extended a helping hand to such students and the establishment of JETS within the state this year has given a better means of helping to engineering-orient secondary school students in the state. The Engineering student in the green hat explains an exhibit to the Openhouse guests. 28