Kappa Kappa Gamma - University of Missouri

Kitty McFarland '62 and Ann McFarland Sullins '63 In memory of Mary Jane Norton McFarland '34 In honor of Ann Beimdiek Kinsella '84 and Catherine Sullins DeMaio '95, Gamma eta, Drake University Mary Ann McCullough Donahoe '62 In honor of Jean Craig McCullough '59 Carolyn Carr Gustafson '63 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1963 Susie Eynatten Hughes '63 In honor of Vivian Eynatten Benedict '59 Spring Jenkins Walton '64 In memory of Charles Walton and Mickie ornton Jenkins Mary Don Woods Beachy '66 In memory of Betty Smith Beachy '39 In honor of my pledge class Donna Gross Dienstbach '66 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1965-66 Tita Phillips Erhard '66 Gail Todd Milligan '66 In honor of the Pledge Class 1965-66 Pamela Barnhart Garnett '68 Corinne Atteberry Blair '69 Mary Dorsey Bass Wanless '69 In memory of Anne Simral Bass '38 Jeane Jae '70 In memory of Maizie Coe Jae-Fry '44 Barbara Lundell Moriarty '71 In memory of Mary McAuliffe Tucker '21 and Gail Tucker '46 Sarah H'Doubler Muegge '72 Mary Jo Cox Verrengia '72 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1971 Lisa Hosfield Cochrane '74 Melinda Moseley Miller '74 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1974 Susan Darst Williams '74 Melissa Tinnin Leible '75 Evelyn Tournoy Moore '76 Tamara Chalender Corbin '77 In memory of Peggy Tomlin Owens '49 Mary Olhausen Lowery '77 Cela McKee Sullivan '77 Carol Schutte Buchanan '78 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1978 Susan Drumm McAuliffe '79 In honor of the 1979 Pledge Class Meg Owens Townsend '79 In memory of Peggy Tomlin Owens '49 Christina Crosby Arens '80 Kimberly Shell Zellmer '80 S. Tracy Coster '81 Andrea Brown Still '81 Christy Piskulich Taylor '82 and Maggie Grace Taylor '16 e Higham Sisters Lisa Higham Ferbet '83 Ann Marie Higham Mayuga '86 Joanie Higham Straub '90 Tracy Welsh Gibbs '83 Ann Perry '83 Terri Foster Colachis '84 Kim Richardson Voss '84 Julie Bells Diehls '90 Angelique Cook Clapper '95 Adrienne Saccaro Frazier '98 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1998 Ellen Clark Pogemiller '99 Tori Hughes Stegall '99 Emily Lyon Carpenter '01 Kalle Hatcher LeMone '02 Jessie Fox Bustamante '03 Monika Lusiak '03 Ashley Maddox Capps '05 In memory of Joanne Skaggs Maddocks '53, Delta Omicron, Iowa State University Abby Ray Graves '06 # W hen eta Chapter was renovated in the 1960s, Joan Gillam Manda '44 thought there was no better way to honor her mother, Amelia Palmer Gillam '19, than with a donation in her name. In a way, her contribution (memorialized with a plaque under the bay window of the chapter house addition) stood as a metaphor of a young girl's life—a place where she would look out and see the world, all it had to offer and the people she could meet. In the years aer, when Joan, "Mamo," visited the university, she would always make a point to show her family the window and plaque. "She took pride in being able to honor her mother in that way and continue her legacy aer she was gone," Sarah Manda Halcomb '01, Joan's granddaughter, said. "Now, I feel like the window is my grandmother. Mamo was always one to stand out in a crowd, memorable to everyone she met." In January, Joan passed away and a few days later Sarah heard about e Key to Excellence campaign. Instantly, Sarah knew she wanted to honor her grandmother and great-grandmother with a family donation to the newly renovated chapter house. "What a legacy it is to me and my family that we get to continue to honor Mamo and my great-grandmother," Sarah said. "I look forward to showing my family the window and telling stories of my time in the Kappa house, experiences with Kappa aer college, and the wonderful memories of Mamo and her mother." Joan's son, Gil Manda, grew up with a familiarity of Kappa Kappa Gamma through his mother and grandmother and was motivated to be a part of the family gi with his daughter, Sarah. "Watching my mother continue her friendships through her association with the Kansas City Alumnae Association and her monthly KKG bridge club— then seeing my daughter grow ethically, morally, and socially while a Kappa in college and build those relationships aerward— have continued to enrich my perspective," Gil said. "I also loved observing my daughter and mother build an even stronger relationship with each other through the Kappa Kappa Gamma sisterhood." It's Sarah's hope that someday future generations will see the eta Chapter window and appreciate how much the Kappa organization meant to the women of her family. "Give what you can; what you are able," she says to those hesitant to donate. "rough your gi you will be sharing this opportunity for women now and in the future. It is so easy to see through the window of Kappa." Sarah and her husband, John (who is also a Mizzou graduate), have two children, George and Kate, and live in Franklin, Ky., where the couple works on John's sixth-generation farm. Sarah can be reached at sarahhalcomb@live.com. A Window of Opportunity The Manda Family Donation Honors Longtime Theta Chapter Legacy Sarah Manda Halcomb '01 and Joan Gillam Manda '44 outside the window donated in honor of Amelia Palmer Gillam '19. Amelia Palmer Gillam '19 and Joan Gillam Manda '44. (Continued from page 4) 5 | KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA

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