Beta Rho - Independence #681 - chartered November 1946
Some history about District B - compiled in 1989. There is now one chapter in District B but it maintains over 20 members.
Zone 2 - Now known as District A
*Zone 1 and 2 were combined.
(Prepared by Marilyn Patterson, 1988-1989 Zone 2 Roadrunner) when Zone 2 was formed, surrounding the Kansas City area, it consisted of five chapters: Beta Tau, Epsilon Rho, Gamma Gamma, Gamma Tau and Zeta Epsilon. Since that time we have lost Gamma Gamma and Gamma Tau, but gained Delta Lambda.
Although Zone 2 has lost many of the early years records, the memories still live in the hearts of some of the members who are now inactive, and those active members that still spur us on. For instance:
Florence McCormick remembers how Zone 2 got the nickname of the "pie and coffee" zone. Mary Kepner used to bake pies from the fruit from her apple and cherry trees and serve them at zone meetings.
Mary Kepner remembers riding to Wichita in May Lipp's van with Opal Regier blowing up balloons, putting them in trash bags and then giving them to the children at the IOL. Mary was also chosen outstanding sister for the state of Kansas. She over heard in the restroom several sorority sisters discussing how that lady couldn't possibly have all those philanthropic hours and she still remembers how hurt she felt. The award was discontinued the next year.
Betty Standke (Epsilon Rho) remembers being involved by hosting four state conventions and helping Missouri host an international convention. She remembers how Kathleen Lutz had her baby and couldn't preside over her state convention, and that Gladys Shook did a wonderful job. She also remembers at the international convention when Jean Phillips presided over her convention, and then got married on Sunday.
Guila Monk (Zeta Epsilon) remembers when Zone 2 delivered phone books and loaded Sharon Goodman's station wagon so full they broke the springs on her car.
Jean Antweiler, Virginia Smith and Ginny Snider (Beta Tau) remember long hours making crafts for the "BIG" craft bazaar that Zone 2 used to participate in. This bazaar was the ways and means project that provided the money for Zone 2 to donate to the international and state projects. Now each chapter donates individually to the philanthropic projects.
Although we are a small zone we enjoy the friendship and comfort of each sorority sister. Because we all live so close together, it makes it easy to get together for four meetings a year and share working together.
Beta Tau #2468 was chartered 5 February 1956. For many years their main ways and means project has been a garage sale. Garage sales also started them on a project for the IOL. They and many of their friends bought dolls at the garage sales and the members of Beta Tau cleaned, repaired and dressed them and one year they gave 110 dolls to the IOL. They meet on the 4th Monday at 11:30 and have six members.
Epsilon Rho #2512 was chartered 12 May 1956. When Epsilon Rho's membership reached 30 members they closed their membership and kept it closed for several years. In 1974 when 11 members split into an Athene chapter it opened up again. Epsilon Rho has a strong belief that if they "teach and involve" the husbands in ESA, the home life will be happier. Forty percent of their socials and activities are attended by husbands, and one social a year is handled entirely by them. They even hold their own garage sale. Therefore, Epsilon Rho has a very strong Men of ESA chapter.
One local project they will never forget. They were going to a battered persons shelter in Kansas City, KS, to decorate a bedroom with matching bedspreads and curtains, and really make it a sharp looking room. But when they arrived they found bars on the windows, mattresses on the floors and newspapers for toilet paper. They knew instantly this place needed ESAs help and they still send donations to them. They currently have 6 members and meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday.
Gamma Gamma was always a small chapter of three, then two and then disbanded. Because a family member of Jean Lindley attended the Kansas School for the Deaf, they became very active by donating money and a lot of their time to that school. Lucille James is still active, whenever possible.
Gamma Tau also a disbanded chapter, had an interesting way of making money. Montgomery Ward hired them to shop their store, buy merchandise, take it to the office, get their money back and fill out an evaluation form on the clerk's performance as a sales clerk. It was called the "Secret Shopper".
Zeta Epsilon #2344 chartered 11 June 1955. We offer a long range of years of service from our members, from 36 years to 3 months. We are very proud of our Kansas State Council President, Opal Regier 1978-1979, and all of our involvement of committee chairmen and committee members through the years. Currently, Shelah Goyer, is the 1988-1989 Kansas State Auditor.
We have had many interesting ways and means projects such as packing a merchandise showroom for moving, running a concession stand for the Chiefs football and Royals baseball professional teams, decorating Christmas Trees in May and running the bingo games twice a month at a bingo parlor. We meet twice monthly for a meeting and a social.
Delta Lambda #5163 chartered 14 December 1986. Our newest chapter has brought to our zone new ideas. For instance, when the members were given their pledge test they were taken into the living room two at a time not really given the test, but told to put on yellow trash dresses and yellow cup hats, and given a gift as a sign of passing and becoming ESA members. When they were gearing up for a garage sale as a ways and means project they held their meeting in the garage and dressed as bag ladies with the goodies for the sale. They have already been a big asset to Zone 2.
*Zone 1 and 2 were combined.
(Prepared by Marilyn Patterson, 1988-1989 Zone 2 Roadrunner) when Zone 2 was formed, surrounding the Kansas City area, it consisted of five chapters: Beta Tau, Epsilon Rho, Gamma Gamma, Gamma Tau and Zeta Epsilon. Since that time we have lost Gamma Gamma and Gamma Tau, but gained Delta Lambda.
Although Zone 2 has lost many of the early years records, the memories still live in the hearts of some of the members who are now inactive, and those active members that still spur us on. For instance:
Florence McCormick remembers how Zone 2 got the nickname of the "pie and coffee" zone. Mary Kepner used to bake pies from the fruit from her apple and cherry trees and serve them at zone meetings.
Mary Kepner remembers riding to Wichita in May Lipp's van with Opal Regier blowing up balloons, putting them in trash bags and then giving them to the children at the IOL. Mary was also chosen outstanding sister for the state of Kansas. She over heard in the restroom several sorority sisters discussing how that lady couldn't possibly have all those philanthropic hours and she still remembers how hurt she felt. The award was discontinued the next year.
Betty Standke (Epsilon Rho) remembers being involved by hosting four state conventions and helping Missouri host an international convention. She remembers how Kathleen Lutz had her baby and couldn't preside over her state convention, and that Gladys Shook did a wonderful job. She also remembers at the international convention when Jean Phillips presided over her convention, and then got married on Sunday.
Guila Monk (Zeta Epsilon) remembers when Zone 2 delivered phone books and loaded Sharon Goodman's station wagon so full they broke the springs on her car.
Jean Antweiler, Virginia Smith and Ginny Snider (Beta Tau) remember long hours making crafts for the "BIG" craft bazaar that Zone 2 used to participate in. This bazaar was the ways and means project that provided the money for Zone 2 to donate to the international and state projects. Now each chapter donates individually to the philanthropic projects.
Although we are a small zone we enjoy the friendship and comfort of each sorority sister. Because we all live so close together, it makes it easy to get together for four meetings a year and share working together.
Beta Tau #2468 was chartered 5 February 1956. For many years their main ways and means project has been a garage sale. Garage sales also started them on a project for the IOL. They and many of their friends bought dolls at the garage sales and the members of Beta Tau cleaned, repaired and dressed them and one year they gave 110 dolls to the IOL. They meet on the 4th Monday at 11:30 and have six members.
Epsilon Rho #2512 was chartered 12 May 1956. When Epsilon Rho's membership reached 30 members they closed their membership and kept it closed for several years. In 1974 when 11 members split into an Athene chapter it opened up again. Epsilon Rho has a strong belief that if they "teach and involve" the husbands in ESA, the home life will be happier. Forty percent of their socials and activities are attended by husbands, and one social a year is handled entirely by them. They even hold their own garage sale. Therefore, Epsilon Rho has a very strong Men of ESA chapter.
One local project they will never forget. They were going to a battered persons shelter in Kansas City, KS, to decorate a bedroom with matching bedspreads and curtains, and really make it a sharp looking room. But when they arrived they found bars on the windows, mattresses on the floors and newspapers for toilet paper. They knew instantly this place needed ESAs help and they still send donations to them. They currently have 6 members and meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday.
Gamma Gamma was always a small chapter of three, then two and then disbanded. Because a family member of Jean Lindley attended the Kansas School for the Deaf, they became very active by donating money and a lot of their time to that school. Lucille James is still active, whenever possible.
Gamma Tau also a disbanded chapter, had an interesting way of making money. Montgomery Ward hired them to shop their store, buy merchandise, take it to the office, get their money back and fill out an evaluation form on the clerk's performance as a sales clerk. It was called the "Secret Shopper".
Zeta Epsilon #2344 chartered 11 June 1955. We offer a long range of years of service from our members, from 36 years to 3 months. We are very proud of our Kansas State Council President, Opal Regier 1978-1979, and all of our involvement of committee chairmen and committee members through the years. Currently, Shelah Goyer, is the 1988-1989 Kansas State Auditor.
We have had many interesting ways and means projects such as packing a merchandise showroom for moving, running a concession stand for the Chiefs football and Royals baseball professional teams, decorating Christmas Trees in May and running the bingo games twice a month at a bingo parlor. We meet twice monthly for a meeting and a social.
Delta Lambda #5163 chartered 14 December 1986. Our newest chapter has brought to our zone new ideas. For instance, when the members were given their pledge test they were taken into the living room two at a time not really given the test, but told to put on yellow trash dresses and yellow cup hats, and given a gift as a sign of passing and becoming ESA members. When they were gearing up for a garage sale as a ways and means project they held their meeting in the garage and dressed as bag ladies with the goodies for the sale. They have already been a big asset to Zone 2.