University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Our Habitats PAN - HELLENIC ASSOCIATION comprises representatives from the four sororities on campus. It is con- cerned with determining and maintain- ing fair and friendly standards and pol- icy among sororities. Pan-Hellenic As- sociation also decides rushing dates, rules and procedures. In March, Pan- Hellenic honored the freshmen women at a tea in Sigma Kappa House A short rush season for first and second sem- ester freshmen was held August 16-22. The officers and representatives for the past semester were : President — Elaine Blumenthal Secretary-Treasurer — Jane Winter Representatives : Sigma Kappa: Lois Pingree, Jane Winter Chi Omega: Kay Browning, Rose- mary Blaine Delta Zeta: Mary Jones, Shirlie Lalime Nu Alpha: Elaine Blumenthal, Florence Stcrnbach. Sorority Statistics SIGMA KAPPA Founded: National, November, 1874, at Colby College. Local, 1919. Officers for the summer: President: Norman Bugbee Vice President: Ruth Dove Recording Secretary: Yvonne Yare Corresponding Secretary: Janet Joyce Treasurer: Jean Salter- Social Chairman : Barbara Drummond Rush Chairman: Jane Winter Adviser: Dr. Margaret Parks. CHI OMEGA Founded: National, April, 1895, at the University of Arkansas. Local, 1922. Officers of the summer: President: Jeanne Freeman Vice President: Carolyn Browning Recording Secretary: Dorothy Hanna Corresponding Secretary : Marjorie Wheeler Treasurer: Elaine MacDonald Social Chairman: Rosemary Blaine Rush Chairman: Carolyn Morgan Adviser: Miss Lucy C. Tucker. -4 DELTA ZETA Founded: National, October, 1902, at Miami University, Ohio. Local, 1928. Officers : President: Elizabeth Whitaker Vice-President: Mary Delaney Recording Secretary: Edith Angell Corresponding Secretary : Agatha Jones Treasurer: Beatrice Browning Social Chairman: Dorothea Dahlquist Rush Chairman: Eleanor Sandsea Adviser: Miss Grace C. Whaley. NIT ALPHA Founded: 1935, Rhode Island State College. Campus Club . . . Renamed Nu Alpha Sorority. Officers : President: Iris Strong Vice-President: Elaine Blumenthal Secretary: Dorothy Klemer Treasurer: Florence Sternback Librarian: Janice Edison Custodian: Jaqueline Meyers Rush Captain: Priscilla Dressier Adviser: Miss Judith Cauman.

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The GRISTETTE hour. Have an appointment at Phoebe’s Peroxide Place in a half-hour myself, so I must close. Barbara. P. S.: Speaking of bleachers, Lois Pingree, not content with her Master of Science, went on to get her Doctor’s in Engineering, and now has Brooklyn’s Best Carpenter Shoppe. When she heard about the reunion, she made plans im- mediately for bringing a carload of wood, to erect bleachers on the Quad- rangle, so that the students may wit- ness the fraternity softball games in comfort. Bleachers are her specialty. September 28, 1954 Barbara Martin The Bronx Dear Barbara: Just finished cleaning up after five days’ toil. It was worth it though to see all the kids once again. But really, my dear, don’t you think it was a little unnecessary of Dorothy Pierce and Erna Petri to bring the whole nursery school with them? They really have done wonders, .though, in that line, haven’t they ? Did I happen to mention at the re- union that all the furniture and decor- ations were done by Meola and Howe, Inc.? Miss Dodson never could keep them straight, so they decided to go into business together and keep up the enigma. And of course you know that the murals in the Great Room were done by Ed Barwood. We were very fortunate to get him to do that work. He’s so busy these days doing over the murals in the White House. After the meeting, a few of us met with Dean Wynne and Dr. Iris Strong to suggest a few improvements for the campus. The best suggestion was made by Elaine Blumenthal, whose new book, “How High Is Up?” proves her mathe- matical genius. She held out for drain- ing Thirty Acres, thus eliminating P. T. in all forms, and providing more park- ing space for those who love to watch the trains go by and for those who love. Janet Joyce, who recently remod- eled Times Square with buildings in the form of their products — her most famous being the Hynes Soap Company in the shape of a bar of soap with bubbles emanating from the top at all hours and the slogan, “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,” suggested remodel- ling the campus in the same way. Sor- orities would resemble Varga girls, Washburn an accounting ledger, and Ranger a test tube. I just received a belated telegram from Mrs. Lois Prator. She couldn’t quite make the reunion because she had to launch one of her husband’s ships. You know that he is Admiral of the Fishing Ships of the Pacific, don’t you ? Mary Jane Jones certainly was a riot at the reunion ! When I discovered her sipping just a few sips from each glass and also eating just a bit of each piece of spaghetti, she told me it was purely from habit. She explained that she worked in the testing lab of Young’s Food for the Young, and she tastes all the food produced. Mary claims that it is a most satisfying work. The mor- tality rate for babies has shown a de- cided decrease since Mary started working for Dr. Lois Young. Dr. Youn g’s scientifically, expertly pre- pared baby food is used by 99 33-99 per cent of all mothers throughout the world. Lois went into this type of bus- iness after receiving her doctor’s degree from Columbia. Seeing all the September ’44 class again really gave me a thrill. Wilt and I are still laughing over some of the things that happened. It was so won- derful, we are already planning to have another big reunion in 1964 and every ten years after that. I do hope it will be possible. But now I must dash off and take the footballs from the pool- room — I swear they will never get that new field ready — and get the place fixed up for a freshman dance that is being held tonight. I guess there will always be freshmen. Write soon, -4 26 fr- Skip.

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The GRISTETTE Women’s Dormitories With the advent of the A. S. T. P. Unit on the Rhode Island State Col- lege campus in June, 1943, the women of the Dormitory Association were moved into vacated fraternity houses. Though the soldiers have now left, the dormitory women still reside in the Delta Alpha Psi, Theta Chi and Phi Mu Delta Houses. The Dormitory Association is still extant. This summer a miniature Country Fair was successfully staged by its members. Officers of the Dormitory Association include : President — Marilyn Fogel Secretary — Irene Zisquit Treasurer — Dorothy Walden In addition to this over-all organiza- tion, each house has its own seperate officers. This semester Seniors and up- Phi Mu House: President — Frieda Kemos Vice-President — Irene Vock Secretary — Mary Ann Hartikka Treasurer — Marjorie White Social Chairman — Beverly Lightman. perclassmen lived in Phi Mu Delta and Theta Chi Houses whose leaders are as listed : Theta Chi House President — Ruth Poole Vice President — Marjorie Ilowe Secretary— Muriel Pagliuca Treasurer — Lucie Meola Social Chairman — June Grossman. Fraternities All three men of our class spent their last semester on campus as fraternity members. In the summer of 1944 the upper- classmen living in the T. K. E. House decided to organize into a “war frat- ernity.” The organization of Tau Sig- ma, as it was called, supplanted to some extent the social experiences that had been absent from the campus for four semesters. Freshman members were paced through two months of rigorous obed- ience to the dictates of eight tyrants, culminating in a successful “Hell Week.” Tau Sigma Tau Sigma’s officers are as follows: President — Bruce Fogwell Vice-President — Joseph Daly Secretary-Treasurer — John Young Social Chairman — Joseph Daly. Alpha Epsilon Pi Rho Chapter was chartered on the Rhode Island State College campus in 1929. Since that date it has initiated 200 members. Four remain at King- ston, and enable the chapter to be still considered active by the national office. Two of these members graduate in the Sepetember, 1944 class — Edgar Bar- wood and Maurice Shore. Both of these A. E. Pi men have held the office of fraternity president as Sen- iors. Moe was also social c hairman and similarly, Ed Barwood, treasurer dur- ing one of their college years. 4 28