Sorority turns to Ida Shaw Martin
Under the leadership of Chapter President Dorothy Batten, A, Alpha Chapter turned to Ida Shaw Martin, author of the well-known and respected Sorority Handbook, for assistance. Mrs. Martin, a member of Delta Delta Delta Fraternity, had ...
1912
Fall
Early Alpha Alpha chapter installed
Pi Alpha Tau at Miami University, OH, was installed as the Pi Tau Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha in May 1913. This chapter is now known as Alpha Alpha Chapter....
1913
May
First named scholarship established
Amy M. Swisher, AA, professor of art education emerita at Miami University in Ohio, left her legacy through establishing the first named Foundation scholarship during the Golden Anniversary convention in Roanoke, VA. This scholarship i...
1952
Aug
19
Mary Goeke Backsman elected national president
Mary Goeke Backsman, AA, was elected as national president, and she served until 1970....
1964
Summer
Indianapolis National Convention
National convention was held in Indianapolis, and the theme was “AΣA Love,” in honor of Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Highlights: The Martha Green Dimond Scholarship was awarded for the first...
1978
June 18-22