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

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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.

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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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KAPPA GAMMA Row ten: Mr». Tolond, D. Buchholx Row nine: N. Peterik, C. Weilep, M. Koiol Row eight: A. Johnson, J. Schroo. M. Redman Row seven: D. Hannon, G. Corey, S. Sterlintke Row six: J. Janssen, C. Grenke, K. Broderick Row five: S. Hoord, J. Wislinski, R. Hicks Row four: J. Cose. M. Swanson, J. Rossell Row three: M. A. Haen, I. Connolly, Y. Yoccorini Row two: K. Johnson, A. Pankratx, I. long Row one: G. Williams, B. Emmel, R. Carlson First Semester Office Second Semester Mary Kosol............... President Jeon Jonssen Anita Wislinsky ....... Vice-President Karen Johnson Nancy Peterik ........... Secretory ...... Ashlee McKinnon Magdalen Redman.......... Treasurer .... ............... Ashlee McKinnon ......... Historian Donno Hannon Gwen Willioms ........... Custodian .... ............... Veola Ferrell ......Inter-Society Council..... Solly Hoord Sally Hoord ............... Critic Gwen Williams It was under the guidance of a new advisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Toland, that the Kappa Gamma Society began the school year. On the evening of October 12th the home of Anita Wislinsky was carried back through the years to the 1890's. Costumes and decorations reminiscent of the period created the atmosphere of the Gay-Nineties informal rushing party. The members made certain that the guests were amply entertained. Coming back into the present again, the formal rushing was held at the Athearn Hotel on October 18. Ten girls were pledged to become future members of Kappa Gamma at the pledging ceremony held October 29 in the Women's Lounge. As in the past, Kappa Gamma was on hand to participate in all of the Homecoming activities, except, of course, the football game. Jean Janssen was chairman of the society's float entry. With their slogan Let's Get the Pointers in Their End Zone, Kappa Gamma placed second in the float competition. One of the big drawing cards of the week-end, for Kappa Gamma alumni at any rate, was the Annual Alumni-Active Homecoming Luncheon which was held at the Athearn Hotel. It was also at this time that Kappa Gamma members suddenly found themselves with royalty in their midst. They were proud, indeed, to point to Homecoming Queen Molly Swanson's name on their membership list. Then it was time for Miss Swanson to step down from her regal throne and to join Sally Hoard as co-chairman of the annual Kappa Gamma Play Contest which was held on the evenings of November 28, 29, and 30. They also alternated as mistresses of ceremonies. For the second year the society sponsored the Campus Chest Fund. The fund, which is Page 26