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Sings Operetta Role Magazine Clipping, May 1952

This brief article from The Lyre discusses the appearance of Lois Ann Conser Duncan (Alpha Eta, University of Mount Union) as Rosaura in "The Gay Rascal" at the Cleveland Playhouse.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: May 1952

Nellie Childe to Hannah Keenan Letter, April 19, 1953

Founder Nellie Gamble Childe (Alpha, DePauw University) writes to Hannah Keenan (Alpha, DePauw University) about the new Alpha Chi songbook she recently received and laments that she cannot attend the upcoming national convention because the arthritis in her knee makes travel difficult.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Apr 19th, 1953

Marian Nevins MacDowell, 1936, photograph

Marian Nevins MacDowell (Zeta, New England Conservatory of Music), founder of MacDowell, in 1936

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1936

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. Amy had a quiet and straightforward manner, which belied her fondness for pulling pranks on her Fraternity sisters. Her influence on the Fraternity endured long after she left to teach music in Kansas.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Dec 12th, 1885

They 'Sing for Their Supper' Magazine Clipping, November 1939

This article discusses Chi (Oregon State University) chapter members singing on the radio and includes a photograph of the chapter chorus.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Nov 1939

Elthea Turner and Group Around Piano at Convention Photograph, 1966

Elthea Snider Turner (Gamma, Northwestern University), 1966 Award of Achievement winner and composer of "Long Have I Cherished," poses at a piano with part of the convention choir following her concert at the 1966 National Convention in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Each woman is individually identified on page 23 of the fall 1966 issue of The Lyre, where this photograph is featured.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1966

Founder Estelle Leonard, Violin Composition, Video 2016

July 24, 1946 founder Estelle Leonard's (Alpha, DePauw University) voice can be heard describing a (violin) piece she composed for a student. This video was created in celebration of MacDowell month 2016. Filmed in Meharry Hall, DePauw University where the musical piece would have been performed.

Collection: AV Files
Date: Jan 24th, 2016

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-practice and had to give up the ambition of her life. However, she gave much of her time to help build Alpha Chi Omega. Her daughter, Hannah Keenan, eventually became director of Alpha Chi’s central office, today known as headquarters.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jan 1st, 1886

Clark, Leonard and Two Alpha Chi Chapter Members Photograph, 1951

Founders Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University, seated left) and Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University, seated right) play piano while Patricia Lyons Pointer (standing left) and Beverly Brantner Price, both pledges of the Alpha Chi (Butler University) chapter, sing from a book of Alpha Chi Omega songs. The event was the Beta Beta (Indianapolis, Indiana) alumnae chapter's Founders' Day celebration. The photo was taken by George Tilford for the "Indianapolis News."

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Oct 1951

Second Century Campaign Committee Members Finalizing Shoe Marketing Campaign Photograph, c. 1985

Second Century Campaign Committee members of the Mu Mu (Kansas City, Missouri) chapter finalize marketing plans for the sale of the official Alpha Chi Omega aerobic shoe. Proceeds from the sale of the shoes benefitted the education and scholarship programs of the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. Pictured, left to right, are Assistant Third Vice President Ellen Skeens Fairchild (Omicron, Baker University), Third Vice President and Project Chairman Carolyn Buell Van Ness (Omicron, Baker University), Alumnae Chapter President Toni Mufic Gelpi (Phi, University of Kansas) and Marketing Director Becky Holtzen Long (Alpha Nu, University of Missouri).

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1985

Estelle Leonard Portrait Photograph, c. 1886

Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University) entered university hoping to make a living as a musician. Most of her time was spent practicing or studying. She also served as Dean Howe’s secretary for two years. Though she had serious goals and a “dignified appearance,” she was known for playing practical jokes on her colleagues. She graduated in 1891 and had a full career, teaching music, publishing piano compositions and reporting for the local newspaper. Long involved with Alpha Chi Omega, she attended more conventions than any other Founder. She was described in our 1948 History as “distinctly modern in her ideas” and as having “developed independence, decision, and a rather bohemian attitude.”

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1886

Alvena Smith Scrapbook, Page 21

This page features name cards, programs and other small items from social events hosted by individuals and groups on campus during the winter of 1921-22.

Collection: Scrapbook Collection
Date: 1921 - 1922