University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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LAMBDA CHI First Semester Office Second Semester Marie Weber ........................... President............................. Mary Gritt Carol Kramer ........................ Vice-President ................Janet Breymann Eunice Neuman ..........................Secretary......................... Carol Kramer Margaret Grade..........................Treasurer................................Margaret Grade Gwen Bersch ........................... Custodian .................. Elaine Constance Doris Oehmke .......................... Historian ................... Jean Washkoske Advisor ......... Miss Virginia Waggenor Row |: Schoonick, Winter, Gritt, Constance, Lust, Unstruck, Kramer, Woshkoske, Oehmke. Gerber Row 2: Caudle, Zonto, Grade, Breymann, Jacobson, Softord, Donovan, Dykstra, Steeps, Marquis, LaPlantc Row 3; Wogqcnor, Lee, 8ortclt, Knewald, 8rown, Weber, Dybus, 8ersch, Perkins, Hucbncr, Proshor Page 23

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Activities of the Lambda Chi year began with the informal rushing party held at the Oshkosh Museum. Members staged an amateur hour for the entertainment of the rushees. Marion Dixon, drssed in old-fashioned bathing attire, stole the show with a one-act comedy routine. Formal rushing followed with a dinner in the Fly and Spider room of the Athearn. Homecoming plans called for hard work on arrangements for the Coffee held for the alumni in the Women's Lounge and for the parade float which carried out the slogan, We'll Scrub the Floor with White Water . As soon os the hubbub of the Homecoming subsided, activity began in preparing for the play contest. Elaine Schoenick and Charmaine Lee were appointed co-directors of the comedy, Joint Owners in Spain . The cast, including Gwen Bersch, Doloros Huebner, Doris Oehmke, and Virginia Winter, turned in a polished performance rating Lambda Chi the first place trophy. A huge Christmas wreath was planned for the main building in accord with society tradition. Lighting of the wreath was followed by an open air carolling session led by choir members in which students were asked to participate, an old custom which Lambda Chi revived and hopes to continue as a part of the campus Christmas celebration. Another evening of carolling, this time with Kappa Gamma and Gamma Sigma societies, was capped by a party held in the P.T.A. room of the Training School. An additional holiday activity was the contribution to the Alpha Phi Omega basket drive. Lambda Chi opened the 1951 social season with a formal given January 13 at the Century Club in conjunction with Alpha Phi Omega. Music was furnished by Howard Paul. Sports were also on Lambda Chi's agenda. Elaine Schoenick was elected captain of the volleyball team which captured third place. Co-captains of the basketball team were Joyce Lust and Elaine Schoenick. Charmaine Lee directed the Songfest entry, A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody . Dressed in straw hats, bow ties, white shirts, dark trousers, and carrying canes, the girls sang to a fellow society member posed against a huge sheet of music. Concluding the year's on-campus activity was the Vod-Vil entry directed by Elaine Schoenick. A group picnic was held and plans for a cottage party to continue Lambda Chi activities after the close of school were made. dome Schoenick and Chormomc Lee welcome the ploy contest trophy with open orms os m.c. Vcola Ferrell watches approvingly. Carol Jeon Donovan wos the pretty girl serenaded by these gentlemen Songfest participants. Page 22

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1 Top: Pa and Ma Brandt rclox while entertaining during a break in the Vod-Vil. Bottom: We're coming to tokc part in Songfost. The Campus Cafe was the scene of Lyceum's initial 1951 activity, informal rushing. Combining with its sister society, Phoenix, Lyceum held formal rushing in the Continental Room of the Athearn Hotel. Hell Week and Quest Night, in which fifteen pledges were put through the endurance tests devised by Joe Walsh and Ken Smith, followed. Temperance speeches, impromptu marriage proposals, and claims to the identity of Napoleon while standing on Walgreen's corner proved the mettle of Lyceum pledges and gave one of them an opportunity to test the efficiency of the Oshkosh police force. Hall decorations for Homecoming were put up by Lyceum with the help of Phoenix members; chairmen were Bob Russell and Joe Walsh. Members also decorated the predominantly Lyceum House of Mauritz and the House of A and some appeared in a skit at the Homecoming pep rally Friday night. A float was entered in the Homecoming parade. Defending its title to the loving cup in the Kappa Gamma Play Contest, Lyceum again presented a drama, Afraid of the Dark , directed by Bill Mitchell. Set in a death-house, it was the story of three men awaiting execution for murder. The cast included Grant Gilroy, Warren Tardiff, Keith Kuster, Bill Martin, Tom Horst, and Tom Waite. At Christmas time, Lyceum joined Phoenix in Christmas carolling for patients at Sunnyview Sanitor-ium and the audience of the OSTC radio program. Early in the second semester, fourteen pledges repeated the oath of allegiance and became members of Lyceum. The group chose Old Black Joe as its entry in the Songfest. Director Jim Studley and society members cooperated to secure an honorable mention for their efforts. Lyceum's tournament of laughter, Vod-Vil was staged April 26 and 27. Co-chairmen Bob Gertsch and Bob Russell made arrangements for the presentation of society and independent acts to the Little Theater audience. Competition for the loving cup was keen as usual. April 21 was the date of the Phoenix-Lyceum formal with its spring theme. The music was furnished by Searl Pickett's orchestra. Phoenix also joined Lyceum in the annual spring picnic. Participation in the intramural sports program was managed by Darrel Piette. Page 24