University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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i i Sigma J au Delta Officers President ............................... Secretary ................... -.......... Treasurer .... .......................... Reporter ................................ Sponsors ............................ - Mr. C. T. Ryan, Miss Mary Crawford. ......Lenore Sit tier .Arvilla Walkinshaw ....Louise Petersen ....Bryce Newman Mr. J, Clark Weaver Members Christensen, Wilma DeYoung, Julia Frerichs, Miriam Murray, Margaret Newman, Bryce Walkinshaw, Petersen, Louise Rebhan, Anna Sanders, Teresa Sittler, Lenore Thomasson, Andrew Arvilla Xi Beta, Kearney chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, national honorary English fraternity, was organized in 1928 with Mr. C. T. Ryan, head of the English de- partment as sponsor. The Antler, annual allcollege literary publication, sponsored by the fra- ternity, has come into its fourth year this spring. Present staff heads are Wilma Christensen, editor, and Bryce Newman, business manager. Each year the fraternity sponsors a freshman essay contest and medals are awarded the winners. The '37 winners were Miss Zola Van Skike of Greeley, first; and Miss Maxine Sokol of Sidney, second place. Page 25

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 H 1937 BLUE GOLD l - Xi Plii Officers President 1st Quarter, Roberta Stout; 2nd Quarter, Charlotte Clark Vice President ......... ................... Richard Flebbe Secretary .. . Wayne Cruse Corresponding Secretary ...................... Lenore Sutler Treasurer ................................ Margaret Murray Investigating Secretary ...................... Lucile Fortna Sponsors .............. ..Mr. C. T. Ryan, Miss Alice Robinson Honorary Sponsor ........................ Dr. Hans C. Olsen Members Clark, Charlotte Cruse, Wayne Fortna, Lucile Flebbe, Richard Griess, Gerald Johnson, Earl Malone, Clare Murray, Margaret Petersen, Louise Peterson, Harriet Sittler, Lenore Stout, Roberta Gamma chapter of Xi Phi was organized in Kearney on December 13, 1924. Its purpose is to recognize and develop leadership and scholarship. The fraternity held its annual Christmas dinner this year, in honor of alumnae initiales, at the Midway Hotel on December 19. Miss Marie Hald was the guest speaker. Another activity of the chapter was the publication of the Xi Phi News Letter. Mr. C. T. Ryan, head of the English department and Miss Alice M. Robin- son, Dean of Women, are sponsors of the fraternity. Page 24

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Officers President .......................................Clare Malone Vice President ......... ......... ...........Bryce Newman Secretary ........................ Dorethea Hoog Corresponding Secretary ... Sarah Lee Weld Treasurer ...............................Dean Lindgren Sponsor ......... Miss Alma Hosic McKerney, Betty Murrish, Walter Newman, Bryce Sigman, Zelda Stout, Roberta Tollefsen, Robert Weld, Sarah Lee Beta Pi Theta, national honorary fraternity tor students of French, was founded in 1926. The purpose of the organization is to create a better under- standing of the French people, their language, literature, art, music, and customs. 1 I I ♦