Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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AGBA OFFICERS ANNA DALE President DOROTHY WIDING Vice-Presidcnt ALIDA RAWSON Secretary GRACE RASMUSSEN Treasurer One Hundred Sixteen J4me; p4; 22m. Returning from a rousing summer vacation at Budd Lake, the Alphas got down to business and made plans for the coming year. At one of the hrst student chapels, they were awarded the plaque for highest sorority honors. After pay- ing off their Endowment pledge, less serious activities were engaged in. The annual closed alumnae reception was held at the Meadowbrook, with a record attendance. In the calm following rushing season, the annual Mother- and-Daughter Luncheon was held at The Brook. After Easter 3 number of Alphas trooped off on the choir trip, leaving the ranks slightly depleted. The next important social event was the spring reception after which the Alphas parted, looking forward to meeting soon again at a cottage at Lavalette. Seniors: Lucille Conlon, Anna Dale, Florence Fay, Grace Rasmussen, Grace Saslow. junior: Georgia Hageman. Sophomores: Gladys Block, Sylvia Damm, Jeanne Greenan, Alida Raw- son, Dorothy Widing. Frrsbmrn: Edna Hofmann, Dorothy Janson, Betty Myer, Jane Mowan, Joan Seaton.

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CAL. gaffe; The Chi Delta sorority has had a busy year on campus and off. During the football season, the ChiTs followed the games, including a weekend in Boston. A joint Dessert Bridge was held on January 16th with the Taus. The Chi Delta-Eta Delta annual Christmas reception at the Essex Fells Country Club on December zlst was an overwhelming success. The Chi,s Rush Party consisted of a progressive dinner and party, with a Visiting Spiritualist. The pledge dinner party was held at the Washington Inn in Maplewood, and the Mother-and-Daughter Banquet at the William Pitt in Chatham. With the advent of warm weather, the Chfs went to the shore on day excursions, and in June rented their own cottage for a week. Seniors: Shirley Van Allen, Marilyn Curfman, Erna Friedrich, Frances Hollander, Mary Louise Kent, Virginia Finney, Gloria Masom, Mary Elizabeth Brown. junior: Priscilla Kinsey. Sophomores: Elsie Evans, Anita Maennle, Dorothea Debes, Barbara Fin- ney, Ruth Dafter, Virginia Ritz. Freshmen: Norma Gunardson, Dorothy Keeshen, Marguerite Bebbington. OFFICERS SHIRLEY VAN ALLEN President MARY LOUISE KENT Vice-Prt'sizlcnt ERNA FRIEDRICH Secretary VXRGINIA RITz Treasurer One H11 ndrnl Fiflrpn

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.7113 updilhn Tri-Upsilon sorority made its first appearance on the campus in 1939 and is therefore our youngest sorority. Its aims have been to promote better sense of unity among the girls originally taking the pledges of secrecy. The girls have many out-of-school activities With the active alumnae group. Imbued With the determination to make their organization outstanding and worthwhile, the Tri-Upsilon group is bound to come out on top. During the past year they have taken in one new member, Ann Russo. One of the outstanding affairs of the Tri-Upsilon was the formal with the Rho Alpha Phi Fraternity. Although a young sorority, the Tri-Upsilon has a great future in the years to come. Seniors: Josephine Bortone, Eva Schettino. Freshman: Ann Russo. YYY OFFICERS JOSEPHINE BORTONE President EVA SCHETTINO Secretary One Hundred Seventeen