Portraits

Florence Lindahl Cooling Photograph

Initiated in 1916, Florence Lindahl Cooling (Iota, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) was the first recipient of the Alumnae Appreciation Award in 1983.

Martha Baird Portrait Photograph, c. 1916

Martha Baird (Zeta, New England Conservatory) was initiated in 1915. She placed first in the conservatory’s annual piano competition and then graduated summa cum laude from the conservatory's soloist program. That same year (1917), she ma…

Alta Allen Loud Photograph

Alta Allen Loud (Beta, Albion College) served as National President from 1907-10 and from 1912-19.

Bessie Grooms Keenan Portrait Reproduction Photograph

Bessie Grooms Keenan (Alpha, DePauw University) began studying music as a young child and was an accomplished pianist by the time she entered DePauw. Near the end of her first year there, she strained the muscles of her left hand from over…

Anna Minerva Tarr Portrait Photograph

Initiate of Beta (Albion College)

Martha Hannegan Portrait Photograph, 1985

Martha Carolan Hannegan (Omicron, Baker University) served as National President from 1980-83.

Anna Allen Smith Portrait Cabinet Card

Anna Allen Smith (Alpha, DePauw University) lived her entire life in Greencastle, Indiana, and was childhood friends with Bessie Grooms Keenan (Alpha, DePauw University and Olive (Ollie) Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University). She was al…

Hazel Eckhart Portrait Reproduction Photograph

Hazel Eckhart (Theta, University of Michigan) served as national secretary from 1925-29.

Amy DuBois Rieth Portrait Cabinet Card

Amy Dubois Rieth (Alpha, DePauw University) was only 15 when she entered DePauw. She studied both voice and pianoforte. She was known as “the little girl with the big voice,” and was selected to sing important roles in school productions. …