cuse University DGs and their fathers. of brownies and a singing visit from Volleyball, brunches at the chapter the DGs. house, and a dinner dance were part Sigma Chi Fraternity was recently of the fun. honored for their entertaining band, Sig Na Na, and for their sponsorship Alabama Delta Gammas and mem- of Derby Days. bers of Sigma Delta Tau held a movie party for some 100 patients of the Mississippi State Delta Gammas Bryce Hospital Sunshine Center. After were pleased to receive a new Pan- setting up a room in the hospital to hellenic award for initiating the highest look like a theater, members asked percentage of their pledges. The chap- the patients to join them for popcorn, ter also received a Student Association punch, and a special showing of Walt award given to the Greek organization Disney's "Hawmps." with the most service projects. In addition to inviting parents for "Happy Pappy" and "Merry Mom" Auburn Delta Gammas participated weekends, chapter members invited with the Farm House Fraternity in a their sisters for a tour of the campus night of entertainment for the patients and a peek at sorority life. and staff at the Lee County Hospital SEVEN SETS OF SISTERS are members of in Opelika, Alabama. Following the Gamma Delta chapter at Montana State. Ball State collegians donated $1,000 men's songs on the banjo and guitar, Standing, from left: Maureen Durkin, Clarice worth of braille dictionaries and four- the DG washboard band performed. Durkin, Jean Snider, and Sue Snider. Sitting, track recorders for the visually im- from left: Kim Lawrence, Marta Lauritsen, Traveling members have given Beta Christi Lauritsen, Kim Starr, and Norma Kay paired. The chapter's beautiful eyes Delta chapter at Colorado College a Starr. Not pictured are Joni Lawrence, J. B. contest was well-received by other cosmopolitan flair. Chafee, Carol Chafee, Dawn Ruf and Lynn campus groups, and a king and queen Carolyn Silver, Enie Schantz, Kim Ruf. of the contest were crowned in the Skilling, and Mary Demmy partici- chapter suite in April. pated in a London-Florence foreign addition, they are helping a blind law student with his studies by copying In an effort to get everyone in the study program, and Cindy Layman spirit for Greek Week, the Univer- lived with a French family in the small his classmates' lecture notes and read- town of Menton for four months. ing them to him. The chapter also sity of Maryland DGs and their Phi donated a book for the blind to the Kappa Tau and Phi Gamma Delta An Easter party for children at a university library. partners had a "boxer short" party. campus day center was planned by The idea was to dress formally only Indiana University-Purdue University Carnegie - Mellon Delta Gammas from the waist up. The party was members in Fort Wayne. Businesses were honored to have Fraternity Vice- pronounced a great success. donated candy, and the DGs made President: Alumnae Ruth Ross Sager Led by chairman Sarah Klipp, mem- up Easter baskets for the children. as their speaker for Founders Day. bers of Phi chapter at the University Toddlers and preschoolers enjoyed Members of the Pittsburgh and Pitts- of Colorado have worked together to games and an egg hunt. burgh-South Hills alumnae groups increase the scope of their Foundation San Jose State University members joined the collegians for the observ- projects. Members had the oppor- raised $1,000 for the Adult Blind ance held in the chapter suite. tunity to teach ice skating to young Center in their city. Vivian Young, a blind children and to record text books blind teacher, spoke to the chapter Houston DGs joined in the spirit for the use of blind students at the about the facilities available to blind of an "anything goes" pillow fight university. sponsored by Delta Upsilon and won persons. The chapter's most ambitious pro- Chapter members also put together first place for the second consecutive ject, a Jogathon, is in the works and several books for the children's school year. The chapter's spring pledges will be reported on in the next issue. for the blind. assisted with a party for children with multiple handicaps held at Easter. During Greek Week at the Univer- Delta Gammas at Memphis State Denise Nelms was a convincing Easter sity of North Dakota, Delta Gammas participated in a Greek cleanup of Bunny. were recognized for their outstanding Memphis' Orpheum Theater. Greeks service to the campus and community. cleaned old chandeliers and moved More than $400 was donated to Two members, Ginny Moore and Ann furniture to get it ready for a special the Delta Gamma Foundation for aid Daggett, were among 12 students performance. to the blind by the Ohio Wesleyan honored as outstanding Greeks on the The chapter was quite busy in the chapter. Anchor Splash was the big basis of their contributions to their spring, making plans for their involve- fund raiser with ten fraternities com- fraternal group, to the campus, and to ment in the Delta Zeta Follies, Phi Psi peting. Eighteen new initiates and the community. 500, and Derby Day. four pledges were enthusiastic workers for the event. To give recognition to other sorori- Decorated boxes are becoming a ties and fraternities for their campus traditional fund raising project for Social chairmen JoAnn Goslin and and community service, University of pledge classes at William Woods Col- Andrea Foxe planned another super Wisconsin Delta Gammas select a lege. Bids have exceeded $8 on occa- "Happy Pappy" weekend for Syra- group each month to receive a batch sion. The surprise occurs when the 24/SUMMER 1978 THE ANCHORA OF DELTA GAMMA