The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
TeaHefd Sunday
A WV Ideals
OF Sorors Told
By GLADYS MILLS

The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority |
in Detroit, rededicated itself TO the |
ideals of its founders at Founders
Day tea on Sunday. February Il,
at the Lucy Thurman branch OF the
Y.W.C.A. Soror Laura Lovelace.
teacher in the school OF Cincinnati
and regional director OF the Great
Lakes Region. recalled the little
band OF women at Howard univer-
sity. who thirty-six years ago
banded themselves together TO fos-
ter high scholarship and ideals
among Negro women. She traced
the growth of this founders ideal
TO a broader one with the changing
world of lifting as they climbed.
To encourage the young women
OF high scholarship and leadership
ability the sorority gives varied
scholarships. among them a foreign
fellowship for study abroad-this
has not been used during the war.
Pursuant 10 this last ideal. Alpha
Rho Omega XII, and Beta Mu chap
tiers OF the sorority in Detroit
awarded four scholarships OF one
hundred dollars each to the four
outstanding Negro girls Of this year
from Detrots high schools. The
recipients were as follows:
Geraldine Bledsoe OF the June
class who has an A scholarship
average. Besides being a good stu
dent. Geraldine has been active in
extra curricular activities. and in
the community. She is member
OF the Spanish club. is secretary Of
her House. secretary Of the grad
uation class. member Of the staff
OF the year book. and a member
/ Of the cast of the senior play. From
the eighth grade OF the Alger
school. she received the American
Legion award as the outstanding
girl student in her class. and in
intermediate school was selected as
the best girl citizen. Outside OF
school Geraldine is the president OF
the Older Boy and Girl conference.
vice president of the Youth Council
OF the N.A.A.CP. and has been Sc
lected on a city-wide basis as one
OF the youths 10 participate. in a
panel discussion OH "what youth
wants in the way OF education in
our schools
Janice Whitbv. whose scholarship
rating is A finished high school in
February, with Magma Cum Laude
She was highly recommended BY
her counselor. Janice was presi
dent OF her House and member
/ Of the Student council. She is III,
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Ira Whit
by and will enter Howard univer
sity the next quarter.
Ida Jean Scale. has scholastic
rating OF 'B-l' She is a member o
he Student council member of th'
National Honor society. member o
the Chair and Candidate, for sec
rotary OF her graduating class.
Areths Johnston also has 'B-l
average. is q member OF the Forum
club. Latin club. Literary club. Ar
club. and a member OF the staff o.
her school paper.
A we'll appointed tea table with
various sorors pouring. a delightful
musical program and many friend:
OF the sorority present TO partici'
pate. COMPLETED the affair. Dr.
Smith OF wayne university. VINO L
the advisor OF Beta Mu. the un
der graduate chapter. was there a
guest. also Sorar Jeannetta Welcf
Brown OF Washington. D. c.
The committee in charge o. ar
engagements included Marion Rawl
ings Dungey. Margaret Matthews
who was co-chairman: Berth;
Madison Smith. Margaret Bennett
Carolyn Plummer. Betty Swan
Betty Cathcart. Rudella Smith
Laura Kate Pickens. basileus o
Alpha Rho Omega. and La Clair,
Knox, chairman OF the scholarship
fund.
Soror MeliSsabcl Grant. prcsiden
Of Xi chapter. was mistress o
ceremonies: Soror Pickens present
cd the regional director. Mrs. Love
lace.