The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 July 1987 — Page 68

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., July 1,1987

Epsilon Sigma Alpha chartered in 1975

By Gloria Eyer ES.I Member The Gamma Sigma Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority in Syracuse was chartered in December 1975 by a group of local women interested in serving their community. It is one of 1,500 chapters, numbering 25,000 members, in the U.S. and two foreign countries. E.S.A., founded in 1929 as the first non-collegiate sorority in America, is a leadership-service sorority, with members working together to aid the handicapped

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and meet community needs. Indiana has 49 chapters active in raising monies which help to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., and Camp Riley, a summer camp for physically handicapped children, located in Martinsville. Each chapter also supports projects, in their local communities. Locally. Gamma Sigma donates a S2OO scholarship to a Wawasee High School Senior each year; sponsors the Blood Mobile in Syracuse; has helped support Syracuse Park Board

projects. Lakeland Day Care Center, and the Syracuse Fire Department; participates in Syracuse Merchants Association Christmas promotions, and on the Winter Carnival Committee. In addition, the chapter sponsors

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OFFICERS AND CHAIRPERSONS SYRACUSE PTA 1957 — This photo shows the officers and chairpersons of the Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association in October 1957. Mrs. E. L. (Mary Lib) Fosbrink, who was elected president that year provided us with this photo. Seated in front are Mrs. Lewis (Gwen) Immel; Mrs. Roger S. (Lu) Martin, vice president; Mrs. Fosbrink, president; Mrs. William T. (Jeanne) Jones, nominating committee; Mrs. Betty Kowallik. Standing in back are James Lentz; Harold Arnold, treasurer: Mrs. Ed (Barbara) Coy; Lewis Immel; Mrs.R. W. (Marjorie) Thornburg, secretary; Lee Fisher; and Paul Levernier.

Mothers Clubs started in 1949

By SUE WHITE Mothers Club Member The Mothers Clubs of Syracuse started around 1949 under the direction of Mrs. Lolite Blocker. A small group, the young mothers met regularly for fellowship, to share their ideas on parenting, and to extend their services throughout the community. Over the years the club has continued to grow with the

a needy tamily at Christmas and has developed a dental fund at Syracuse Elementary School for children in need of such care. Gamma Sigma women also engage in a full program of

number of children who’ve grown. The original club also has branched into four clubs, including: senior, junior, intermediate, ad primary — divided mainly by the ages of the mothers’ children. All clubs meet during the school year and contribute their time to work on different activities aimed at raising money for various community projects, as well as some of the personal needs of community members. The clubs have started several important community services.

leadership training, education, personal development, and social activities to compliment their philanthropic work and prepare themselves to meet the challenge of being a woman in the modern world.

such as Meals On Wheels and the nursery school at St. Andrew's Methodist Church. They continuously support the Scout Cabin and have bought and donated special equipment to the Emergency Medical Service. The clubs also have bake sales, sell school calendars and cookbooks, sell Christmas crafts, and sponsor various other fund raising activities. Each individual club also supports £ special family during the year, providing food, clothing, and other needed items at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Through the years the clubs devoted more of their time and themselves to meet the needs of. and to better, the Syracuse community. Thirty-five years later, a creed stating “We try to give a little of our 'mothering' to everyone” still stands.

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