Fifty years of Delta Gamma at Ohio Wesleyan University is an af- firmation of all the VOWS we took when we were pledged and initiated. Fifty years, with over 800 living members and living memories are what made the chapter special. April 20 was the day for celebrat- ing Alpha Rho's fiftieth anniversary. It was a happening, indeed! The most repeated phrase heard throughout the corridors of the Holiday Inn Friday evening and throughout the rooms of the chapter HIGHLIGHTING the fiftieth anniversary luncheon were eleven fifty-year members. house Saturday was an astonished, "It's you! It's really you! You're the same! You haven't changed a bit!" One member said she didn't immedi- Alpha Rho Celebrates 50 Years ately recognize her classmates of 40 years ago, but as soon as she read their name tags, they looked just the same as they did in college. What hasn't changed? Faces, figures, and fashions have all been reinterpreted through the years, but that spirit, that smile, that warmth of memories shared was as near and dear to the class of '70 as to the class of '24. Among the highlights of the Saturday luncheon at- tended by 200 returning Alpha Rhos were remarks by Marguerite Williams, E-Ohio State, who as Province Secretary had worked with the local Phi Omega Phi in preparation for petitioning and chartering as Alpha Rho chapter. Miss Williams introduced Merle Wilson Bliss, class of 1914, who had been a member of Phi Omega Phi, and proceeded to recognize the 11 fifty-year mem- bers present. Cable Awards were presented to Eleanor Greene Daugherty, Ruth Dunning Smith Gauthier, Marilyn Jenkins Hoffman, Marjorie Smith Leach, Pa- tricia Burtner Milla, and Dorothy George Oller in rec- ognition of their loyalty and devotion to the Fraternity. The Order of the Delta Gamma Rose was presented by Mary Ann Lummis Bowyer, Vice-President: Col- legians, to Phyllis Battelle Van Horn for her outstand- ing contribution to community and the world through her syndicated newspaper column and whose remarks stirred both laughter and sentiment. And the flavor of the collegians was continuously present, from the favors on the luncheon tables, their hospitality at the chapter house, and their enthusiasm while modeling clothing of the decades. PERSONALITIES of Alpha Rho's celebration included Betty We all ask ourselves what a reunion is and come Nilsen Smith, toastmistress, left, Phyllis Battelle Van Horn, Rose Award recipient, and Eleanor Greene Daugherty, gen- to the revelation that it is a regrouping of times to- eral chairman. gether, moments of awareness of others, and the clear- ing of blurred thoughts which reveal those precious moments stolen from a time to be relived over and over in reminisences. Always the thought of affirmation James Joyce left in Ulysses flies to mind: "Yes I said yes I will Yes." It was a perfect day when we reaffirmed those ties with the emotional touching of one another. Fifty years of Delta Gamma ties meant much to each decade. Robin White Obetz, AP-Ohio Wesleyan THE ANCHORA OF DELTA GAMMA FALL 1974/13