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

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IOTA ALPHA SIGMA first Somoster Office Second Semester Richord Spaulding ... President William Monis Allen Onnick ...... Vice-President Allen Onnick James Oees........... Secretary Reginald Bidwell Robert Kleinfelt .... Treasurer Robert Kleinfelt .................. Historian ................ lorry Miller ......... Marshall Richord Spaulding ...........Inter-Society Council............. Advisors: Or. Ralph Norem, Dr. Dean. lota men no sooner got back on campus this year than they were shaking hands and saying how do you do to prospective pledges at their informal rushing party. The party assumed the form of a scavenger hunt with a dinner following. The hunt and dinner took place in the St. Peter's gymnasium. Homecoming found lota actives and pledges busily going over schemes for a float. The night of the parade found two of them tightening the laces of a well-built girdle. The slogan accompanying the float was We Are Pulling for the Titans. There are still only twenty-four hours in the day, and lota found that that simply wasn't enough for them. Because of the lack of time, the members were forced to cancel their p’ans for entering the Kappa Gamma Play Contest. After all, what good are plons when there's no time to execute them? Director Robert Firary shelved his copies of The Knot Hole. lota did take the limelight a short time later when they sponsored the annual lota Songfest. Larry Miller, past president, was chairman of the event for the second year. Running with relatively few hitches, the participating societies were scheduled for their appearances and judges were engaged. Bill Manis and Ron Dawson shared the duty of master of ceremonies each night. The only discordant note in the midst of the beautiful harmony was raised by the college paper when an editorial questioned the ground of judging. lota also sponsors a somewhat less aesthetic campus activity that has been extremely well received by both students and faculty. It is rather ironic that a men's society should be responsible for the Sadie Row ton: Mr. Doan, R. Kleinfeldt Row nine: J. Piepor, J. Dees, I. Miller Row eight: D. Hessel, A. Onnink, D. Spaulding Row tevon: J. Stang, N. Bauer, E. louthold Row six: B. Kohn, R. Rother. K. Reinke Row five: H. Anderson, O. Drevs, D. Bidwell Row four: L Henschel, R. lubinski, I. Rush Row three: R. Dowson, J. Cannon, J. Nesbitt Row two: R. Bidwell, K. lippold, G. Brown Row one: W. Manis, J. Minslcry, R. Firary Page 24

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1 King ond Queen of Heor1» 2 Mu»ic. Moeilro, Plcoje' 3 Ploy content onlry coming probably meant just a little bit more to the Gamma Sigs when one of their number, Carol Ballard, was elected to the Queen's Court. The date of the Kappa Gamma Play Contest was circled in red on the Gamma Sigs activity calendar. The weeks preceding the event were busy ones, and the girls were occupied with learning lines, collecting props, and planning sets. The drama, The Dark Corner , was a timely play portraying the hardships and sacrifices involved in life behind the Iron Curtain. Constance Doner and Francis Huetter shared director's duties. The combined elements of ploy, directors, cast and stage crew produced an honorable mention award. Much of the truly Christmasy atmosphere in the Administration Building this year was due to the efforts of Gamma Sigma members. They realized that there is nothing to compare with a Christmas tree when it comes to arousing cheer and goodwill. Smelling and looking like Christmas, a huge lighted, decorated tree dominated the whole second floor, and school life functioned under its shadow. The gymnasium floor claimed a goodly share of the time of Gamma Sigma members. They showed an active interest in athletics, and the interest fostered participation in all of the girls' inter-society sports this year. Gamma Sig members succumbed to the influence of St. Valentine's Day, and by February 15 the hearts and flowers routine had permeated their intellectual shell. The formal was held at the Twentieth Century Club. Searl Pickett's orchestra played for the occasion. There were paper hearts, pink punch, and couples galore to delight the heart of confirmed and thirsty romanticists. A King and Queen of Hearts were chosen, although the King proved to be one of the most reluctant on record. On the evening of the lota Songfest the curtains opened on a moody, melancholy Gamma Sigma. The members were clad in black costumes. Black shone on a large champaign glass and a top hat covered with luminous material. Under the direction of Judy Sanders, the group sang Music Maestro Please. When the judges votes were counted. Gamma Sigma placed third. Gamma Sigma entered the Vod-Vil contest again this year to add their bit to the revival. Each year before her members say good-bye to each other and drift away Gamma Sigma gathers together at a picnic, their last shared activity of the school year.

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1. Sour note 2. Wotch on exportl 3. Homecoming Root Howkin's Day dance. But at lota's proclamation campus social life turns topsy-turvey and girls invite their guys to the dance. There the campus Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae are selected. That was the extent of lota's sponsoring for the year, and the rest of their time was spent participating in the campus activities. They entered the Periclean Speech Contest, and the vod-vil contest. With Dick Spaulding directing their efforts, lota members presented a variety of acts dating way back to the original vaudeville days. Evidently lotans realized the validity of the claim that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and acting upon it, they held their second semester pledging party at Belles. Entertainment always goes well after a hearty dinner, so Dr. Norem obliged with his reading of Gunga Din , On the Road to Mando-lay and Blasphemous Bill McGuy. Later, they held a supper at the home of Dr. Norem where movies were shown. In the past, lotans have shown themselves to be quite consistent winners in the intramural sports program. Last spring the society won the intramural baseball league championship and followed that up with a team championship in the inter-society track meet. When they came back to school this fall, they began on the same level. For the second year, they captured the volleyball and touch-football championships. Basketball season rolled around to see the lotans doing somewhat less well, but admirably just the same. They placed third behind two independent teams in the basketball league. Spring came, and irregardless of what young men's fancies are supposed to be turning to at that time, lotans thoughts turned to last years victories on the baseball diamond and track field. They ran, vaulted, leaped, and cavorted their very best during the inter-society track meet, but to no avail, and they were edged quite decisively out of first place. Nothing daunted, lotans returned to the diamond determined to live up to last years accomplishment in this respect. Posters in the hallways invited lota and Delta Phi members and their guests to go dancing together in Dreamland. Dreamland is otherwise known as the Masonic Temple, and the occasion was their annual semi-formal dance.