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Attendees at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada, pose together for an official group photograph.
National Council members Ruth Tewinkel Suppes (Rho, University of Washington), Hannah Keenan (Alpha, DePauw University) and Vera Arnold Willis (Mu, Simpson College) play around with a hand cart during the 1950 National Council meeting at the Seigniory Club in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. In the background are Martha Chamberlin Leslie (Theta, University of Michigan), Delight Stevens Dodds (Alpha Chi, Butler University), Katherine Schafer McDonald (Alpha Omicron, The Ohio State University) and Mary Frances Hess Peak (Beta Nu, University of Utah).
Mildred Estabrook Scott (Pi, University of California, Berkeley) served as National President from September 1949 until September 1953.
Alumnae (left to right) Mary Storbeck (Mu, Simpson College), Imogene Holster Lamb (Xi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln), Phyllis Carter Conrad (Iota, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Phyllis Harris Blumer (Xi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln) pose together at the 1955 National Convention at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Members of the National Council pose together at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Seated (left to right) Secretary Rosita Nordwall (Epsilon, University of Southern California), National Vice President Madoline Vallely (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), National President Mildred Estabrook (Pi, University of California-Berkeley), NPC Delegate Gladys Power (Nu, University of Colorado) Treasurer Mary Hess Peak (Beta Nu, University of Utah). Standing (left to right) Western Counselor Burnette Jones (Omega, Washington State University), Central Counselor Isabel Lonn (Pi, University of California-Berkeley), Eastern Counselor Katherine McDonald (Alpha Omicron, The Ohio State University).
Lois Henderson McLachlan (Beta Zeta, Whitman College, center) poses with founders Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University, left) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) in front of felt-ogram scenes of the founding that she made for the final banquet of the 1951 National Convention in Roanoke, Virginia.
An unidentified alumna initiate, Founding Chapter President Sharon McNeil Thompson (Gamma Psi, Wichita State University), and National Secretary and Extension Director Bernice Abbott Cope (Alpha Chi, Butler University) participate in the Gamma Psi chapter pinning ceremony.
Gamma Mu (Ball State University) chapter members ride on their first-place chariot-themed float during a homecoming parade.
Built in 1956 at a cost of $139,800 and with a capacity of 36, the Beta Eta (Florida State University) chapter house features a New Orleans traditional architectural style, white with turquoise shutters.
Lifetime and new members of Beta Theta (Lawrence University) chapter pose together for a formal group photograph. Each woman is individually identified on the back of the photograph.
New members of Gamma Pi (University of Tampa) chapter pose together in formal dresses. They are (front) Barbara Baker, (second row, left to right) Phyllis Gladhill, Ermalou McDuffie Roller and (back) Anita Gonzalez Freeman.
Founder Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) poses by a chair as she tells the story of the founding of Alpha Chi Omega at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Each woman is individually identified on the back of the photograph.
Each woman is individually identified on page 17 of the March 1960 issue of The Lyre, where this photograph is featured.
In a portion of a speech given at the 1952 Massachusetts State Day, Ann Burnett Clark speaks about her grandmother, Founder Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University).
This bulletin provides information about various aspects of the Fraternity, from its founding and governance structure to its altruistic activities.
Pledge rules in 1954 were typed up and handed out to each pledge member. They stated things like, "No one is to drink cokes on study table at the house" and pledges could not sit with boys while on study table at the library. House rules have changed over the decades but it's always fun to see what the "standards" were.
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.