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PAGE 2 Alpha Beta Chapter ALUMNAE NEWS Marian Young Bradley '48 lives independently in a two-bedroom apartment in a lovely retirement community in Black Mountain, NC. She keeps busy doing whatever she likes at 93. Two of her grandchildren live nearby. Email: marianbradley184@gmail.com Jean Schultheis Brechter '49 and her childhood friend, Bob Edwards, appeared in a September 2019 article of the Shelter Island Reporter. They grew up together in Shelter Island, NY, where Jean lives today. Bob now lives in Houston, TX, but the article highlighted his recent visit and visits through the years. Caryl MacLaughlin Brackenridge '61 and her husband, Jim, spend time between their homes in Long Valley, NJ, and Duck, NC. Their oldest son, Reed, and two grandsons live in North Carolina; their daughter, Valery, lives in New Jersey; and their son, Glen, lives in California. Email: carylrb@earthlink.net Sandra Semon Carberry '66 retired four years ago, but still teaches computer sciences in the fall at the University of Delaware. The other half of the year, Sandra and her husband, John, live in Vero Beach, FL. This past summer, Sandra and John took two of their grandchildren on an African safari. Email: carberry@cis.udel.edu Christine Davis Chase '73 is winding down her career by serving as interim chair of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. She is looking forward to retirement in a year or so. Christine's state-wide travels have given her the opportunity to visit with Alice Payton '74 in her great Naples location. Christine resides in Gainesville, FL. Email: ctdchase@gmail.com Lesley Gudehus '78 began working for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in early 2019 and moved closer to their Memphis campus in May. Her lovely home is an apartment in the former Sears building. It was built in 1927 and renovated in 2017 to house restaurants, offices, shops, a theater, apartments, and more. Email: lesleygude@icloud.com Denise DeConcini '82 was thrilled to attend the inauguration of Wendy Raymond '82 as president of Haverford College on September 7, 2019. She attended with her husband, Bob Ramin, and Nina Kondo '82. Wendy is the first non-interim woman president of Haverford. Denise lives in Silver Spring, MD. Email: ramindeconcini@comcast.net Sandra Ventimiglia Ingram '85 can't believe her daughter, Katie, is already a sophomore in high school; she is starting to look at colleges already and has Cornell in her sights. Sandi hopes to meet active Alpha Beta sisters on their future college visit. She lives in Lake Villa, IL, with her husband, David. Email: sing131@comcast.net Erica Angert '94 is a very busy mom. Her son, Oliver, is in eighth grade and had his Bar Mitzvah in 2018. Her daughter, Cecelia, is a high school junior and is looking at colleges—maybe even Cornell. Erica lives in Ardmore, PA. Email: ericaangert@gmail.com IN MEMORIAM Beth Leder-Pack '80 passed away on March 30, 2019. She was a longtime affordable housing activist, having served as vice chairwoman on the Board of Directors of Community Corporation of Santa Monica for more than 10 years, vice chairwoman of the Ocean Park Community Organization, and as a member of the City of Santa Monica Housing Commission. A devoted and loving mother, Beth was known to bring along her young daughter, Anna, to many of these community organizing meetings, sharing with her a strong sense of social responsibility and civic engagement. Alumnae Update Julia Bernstein | Miami Beach, FL Mari Camacho | Hilo, HI Ayesha Chowdhury | Edina, MN Jamie Dawson | Austin, TX Claire de Cordova | Poughkeepsie, NY Catherine Dyevich | Princeton, NJ Sakura Eguchi | Tenafly, NJ Lara Harvey | Montclair, NJ Sania Hussain | Forest Hills, NY Una James | Nyack, NY Jessica Johnstone | Burlingame, CA Margaret Keymakh | Brooklyn, NY Laura Kim | Paramus, NJ Ella Knibb | Sag Harbor, NY Lal Kosematoglu | Istanbul, Turkey Kathryn McGarty | Staten Island, NY Samantha Miller | Winter Park, FL Miranda Mix | Denver, CO Isabel O'Connell | Harrison, NY Isabel Padilla | Bayamón, PR Lauren Palmiter | South Abington Township, PA Zaira Paredes | Owasso, OK Asha Patt | Englewood, CO Madeleine Peel | Princeton, NJ Jules Proctor* | McLean, VA Julia Richardson | Southbury, CT Annie Rogers* | Malvern, PA Amy Rosenblatt | White Plains City, NY Madeline Sand | West Linn, OR Angela Sem | Andover, MN Evanthia Spyredes | Boca Raton, FL Andrea Viera | Jackson Heights, NY Louise Wang | New York, NY Madelyn Yu | Old Greenwich, CT Anna Zomback* | North Bellmore, NY *Legacy WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS M any of you are aware of the changes in Greek life at Cornell announced by President Martha E. Pollack in 2018 (tinyurl. com/vxsjasa) and 2019 (tinyurl. com/t2txl49), especially regarding recruitment policies, mandatory educational training requirements, training of sober monitors, and required live-in adult advisors for all chapters. In addition, leadership positions in residential Greek organizations must be held by junior or senior students who reside in the Chapter House. Given the amenities in new dorms on campus and greater pressure from Collegetown landlords to sign leases a year in advance, it can sometimes be a challenge to attract upperclasswomen to live in the Chapter House. How different from the 1970s when demand was so high that we had a lottery for juniors and seniors who wanted to live in. Those of us who resided at 118 Triphammer as collegians know how incredibly fortunate we were. We had to learn how to get along with all different kinds of personalities, problem solve, and be creative together. Especially as officers, we learned to make compromises and forge coalitions. There was always somebody at the Chapter House to talk with, laugh with, cry with, sing with, study with, and even share cinnamon toast with! "While it may be cool to live in an apartment, the student has to take on the responsibility of taking care of their apartment—cleaning, paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking, washing dishes," Cathy Chang Ko '76 said. "Who needs the work? The meals at Tri Delta are excellent with our terrific chef." Katherine Stifel '85 added, "We all grew up together at Cornell. We learned about nonprofit governance and accountability, as well as academics. We made lifelong friendships and shared the high points and low points of our Cornell experience." We invite you to send us your special memories of living in the Chapter House that we may share them with our collegiate sisters and include them in future newsletters. How did your live-in experience affect you in later career or personal moments? What lifelong lessons did you learn? Please send your special memories to Carol Benson Antos '77 at carolantos@gmail. com or or Debbie Lathrop Lechner '77 at debbie.lechner@gmail.com. Why Live In? Share Your Favorite Memories of 118 Triphammer

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