How the MacDowell Colony Serves the Arts Brochure, c. 1960

This brochure explains the work of the MacDowell Colony. Alpha Chi Omega supports one of the studios at the colony, Star Studio. Of particular note is a list of Pulitzer Prize winners who have worked at the colony.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1960

Marcia DeRocco, Art Teacher and Sculptor, Dies Newspaper Clipping, c. June 23, 1987

Marcia DeRocco (Alpha Chi, Butler University), a famous sculptor and Award of Achievement winner. The newspaper clipping describes her notable career and loving connection to Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jun 23rd, 1987

To See Beauty; Or The Art of Accepting a Compliment, Fall 2015

Shelley Macyunas Johnson (Delta Epsilon, Southeast Missouri State University) discusses the difficulty many women face in seeing themselves as beautiful and suggests ways to combat that feeling, such as reducing "Fat Talk," or speech that reinforces body dissatisfaction.

Collection: The Lyre Collection
Date: 2015

Alvena Smith Scrapbook, Page 22

This page features Alvena Smith Jones' (Omicron, Baker University) student manual, schedule and student's activity ticket for 1921-22. Also included are a ticket for an art exhibition and a December 1921 calendar labeled "My Dates."

Collection: Scrapbook Collection
Date: 1921 - 1922

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 made her debut in recital at Jordan Hall in Boston on November 17, garnering solid reviews from the arts sections of major newspapers, including The Boston Globe. She then pursued further advanced studies in Berlin, Germany with the legendary pianist Artur Schnabel. Her third and final marriage – to John D. Rockefeller Jr. – enabled her to take her philanthropic work to even greater heights. On the day of her marriage (August 15, 1951) she was given a sizable trust fund by Rockefeller, which she used to establish the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music in 1957. When her third husband died in 1960, she then redirected a significant portion of her $48 million inheritance to that fund. In operation until 1982, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music provided critical scholarship and grant support to solo artists and ensembles for a quarter of a century before it was dissolved.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1916

2000-01 Collegiate Leadership Consultants and National President Photograph, July 6, 2000

The 2000-01 collegiate leadership consultants pose with the National President together at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Back row, left to right: Nicole Reas (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), Karen Ellis (Epsilon Theta, California State University, Sacramento), Lisa Griffiths (Pi, University of California, Berkeley), Kristen Wilkins (Epsilon Zeta, Auburn University), Heather Winter (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota), Stacey Jo Faust (Alpha, DePauw University), Janelle Griffin (Alpha Beta, Purdue University). Front row, left to right: Ann Bruner (Theta Lambda, Clemson University), National President Janice Crandall (Omicron, Baker University), Mikelle Holt (Alpha, DePauw University), Stephanie Capstick (Nu, University of Colorado Boulder).

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jul 6th, 2000

Winifred Byrd Playing Piano Photograph

Winifred Byrd sits at piano while visiting Kappa (University of Wisconsin) chapter in Madison, Wisconsin.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jan 1st, 1900 - Jan 1st, 1915

The MacDowell Colony Brochure, c. 1988

This brochure discusses the history of the MacDowell Colony, life at the colony and logistical information such as eligibility and applying.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1988

Local Music Instructor Announces Publication of Two Compositions Newspaper Clipping, October 27, 1942

This article provides biographical information on Alpha Chi Omega Founder Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University) and includes a photograph.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Oct 27th, 1942

Third Convention Musicale Program, February 28-March 3, 1894

This program is for a musicale held at the home of Ella Young (Gamma, Northwestern University) during the 1894 National Convention in Evanston, Illinois.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Feb 28th, 1894 - Mar 3rd, 1894

Juliana Hitpas as Norina Photograph, 1980

Juliana Bishop Hitpas (Delta Sigma, University of the Pacific) portrays Norina in an unknown play or musical.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1980

Sunlight Sheet Music, 1942

This copy of sheet music for "Sunlight," a study written for piano students by Alpha Chi Omega Founder Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University), includes her signature on the front.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1942