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T T Delta Delta Delta THANK YOU, LOYAL ALUMNAE The kindness and generosity of our alumnae allow for updates to the Chapter House, which contribute to both the safety and the beauty of our home on Laramie. We greatly appreciate your loyal support of the chapter. You make a difference in the future of Theta Iota at Kansas State University. Below is a list of spring 2016 contributors, listed by initiation year. If we have mistakenly omitted your gift, we sincerely apologize. If corrections to your giving records are needed, please contact Gwen McMillian Brustad '75 at (206) 794-3280 or Janet Whitehair Cooper '68 at (785) 410-8283. Thank you, again, for your loyal support. Arlene Shoemaker Key '40 Barbara Vandaveer Rowlett '41 Mary Elizabeth Mustard Stratton '46 Jean Greenough Pierce McKenzie '47 Arvilla Johnson Sampson '47 Shirley Bodmer '49 Myra Gulick Larson '49 Marilyn Brett Garvey '51 Edie Schmid Jorns '51 Patricia Patton Smith '53 Denretta Joy Nolte '54 Marcia Hesler Bailey '55 Joyce Zimmerman Buchanan '55 Kay Broman Johnson '55 Wanda Stalcup Morrison '55 Jeanine Steinle Noonburg '55 Judith Peebles Youngdoff '56 Loralee Terbovich Robertson '57 Linda Metz Scales '57 Nancy Ross Coulter '58 Beth Wilson Bird '59 Marlene Cowan '59 Janice Cook Rankin '59 Linda L. Bellanti '61 Marilyn Spainhour Taylor '63 Marilyn L. Hay '64 Marilynn Gump '66 Martha Isch Lang '69 Linda Overstake Maddox '69 Marian Barstow Towle '71 Ginny Gish Wilkins '72 Donna Casey-Friedman '75 Jackie Green Rogge '77 Margaret Kelley Sandefur '77 Sheryl Lane Turner '77 Beverly Ann Biggs McKittrick '79 Melissa Manning Hall '80 Mary Lynn Manning '82 Lauren Compton Conderman '84 Kristi Hogan Denzel '86 Kimberly Kreutzer Jones '88 Heidi Klingler Holm '89 Fern Grant McGehee '89 Susannah M. McGinn '91 Stephanie Sim Blaufuss '92 Brooke Chilen Kruger '94 Kelly Halterman Linder '97 Laura Pfannenstiel Ross '97 Theta Iota collegiate officers and alumnae at Tri Delta's National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, this summer. From left to right: Kelly O'Donnell '14, Anne Otte '70, Blair McGehee '14, Millie Copper '13, Susan Trapp '85, and Fern McGehee '86. Strengthening the Bonds through Sisterhood and Philanthropy Theta Iota started off the fall semester by welcoming 50 new members to our chapter, making the Theta Iota Chapter total 187 sisters. Our new members have been busy with their meetings, learning about chapter history, chapter expectations, sisterhood, and much more. SISTERHOOD ON THE RISE This semester, we identified improving sisterhood as the top priority and are working hard to deepen the bond we already have with one another. To start off the semester, we had an all-chapter retreat where every member spent the afternoon participating in uplifting sisterhood activities. This was a great way for our upperclassmen to interact with the new members. LEADING THE WAY IN PHILANTHROPY As a Tri Delta knows, we feel a sense of pride and passion when talking about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The recent K-State Panhellenic Philanthropy Report stated that Tri Delta raised the most money in spring 2016 out of 13 Panhellenic sororities, with all that money being donated to St. Jude. We raised a total of $32,123. This surpassed second place by more than $15,000. St. Jude is something so much bigger than ourselves, and I can speak for our whole chapter when I say we couldn't feel any luckier to support such an amazing cause. In this coming year, we hope to raise even more money for St. Jude and blow last year's number out of the water. ALUMNAE GROUP HONORED AT CONVENTION We are proud to announce that during Convention the Manhattan alumnae chapter received second place among alumnae groups with less than 30 members. Alumnae President Janet Whitehair Cooper '68 stated that the Manhattan group finished second to the Tallahassee, Florida, chapter. COME AND JOIN US On November 11, we will host our first ever Delta House of Pancakes (DHOP). We will be selling tickets prior to the event and at the door. Alumnae are encouraged to attend. It will be a large pancake feed with all proceeds going directly to St. Jude. We certainly have a busy semester ahead of us, and would love for any alumnae to stop by the Chapter House anytime you are in the area. Delta Love, Millie Copper '13 Chapter President mkcopper@ksu.edu Alumnae Update CHAPTER ETERNAL Jean Peck Hite '43 entered Chapter Eternal on May 23, 2015, at the age of 91. She is survived by her son, Stan (Syd) Hite; daughters, Julie Bachelder, Jana (Joe) Millikan, Joan (Don) McGann; sister, Judy Lawson; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Jean received her Masters of Science from Kansas State and remained a loyal alumna. She was the supervisor of the chemistry lab at St. Francis hospital until her retirement in 1988. She enjoyed knitting for the Busy Bees, volunteering at her church, Venture House, and Exploration Place. She dearly loved her family and friends and felt their love returned. ALUMNAE NEWS Maurita Fly Zurschmiede '51 completed her education at Seattle Pacific University magna cum laude with a degree in education, focusing on general science and art, all after her kids were grown. She graduated at the same time as her middle son, Tim. Maurita says that it was one of the happiest days of her life after much hard work. Her husband, Christian, children, and parents were there cheering. Maurita and Christian live in Shoreline, Wash. Margaret Guy Potts '52 returned to Manhattan in October 2015 for Homecoming and led the parade as former Homecoming queen. She stays active by traveling around the world. She has been to Egypt and Turkey twice, Peru, Chile, Easter Island, Israel, and Jordan. She and her husband, Jack, live in Indianapolis. E-mail: jpind@comcast.net (Continued on page 4)

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