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'''Babson College is a private business school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, established in 1919. Its central focus is on entrepreneurship education.'''
'''Zeta Alpha Babson College, was Founded February 16, 1980'''
'''632 initiates as of June 2017'''
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'''Additional Outstanding Zeta Alpha Alumnae'''
== Colonization of Zeta Alpha ==
On Thursday Sept 13, 1979 Kappa Kappa Gamma colonized its 104th chapter, Zeta Alpha, at Babson College in Wellesley Mass. Marjorie Matson Converse - Gamma Delta, Purdue, Chairman of Extension, presided at the colonization ceremony as 13 Babson undergraduates pledged Kappa! The entire event was quite exciting as the girls had petitioned Kappa the prior spring in hopes of obtaining permission to colonize, and for each of them that day had finally arrived.
Helen Joy; ·Kathleen Lopas; Diane Magee; Catherine Mannix; Jane
Mason; Karen Myjak ; Sybil Neidecker; Dolores Paino; Linda
Powers; Gail Prescott; Gretchen Schwabe; Deirdre Sisk; PamelaWill ==Installation of Zeta Alpha== On the morning of Saturday, February 16, Boston area Kappas woke to grey skies and snow-filled driveways. Until then, the winter of 1980 had virtually been snow-free in New England. Fifteen miles west of Boston, the town of Wellesley was blanketed in snow by the time all the Kappas arrived for the installation of Zeta Alpha Chapter at Babson College. Babson is a small, independent co-ed college of management located on a wooded 450-acre campus, a few miles from Wellesley Square. The college was founded in 1919 by financier Roger W. Babson and enrolls 1330 full-time undergraduates and 1535 graduate students, of which one quarter are women. The setting for the installation was the Wellesley Congregational Church, as steeped in history as the town of Wellesley itself, which will celebrate its centennial next year. The church today is the fourth to stand on the present site. On June 23, 1774, nearly a year before the first battle of the Revolutionary War and the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first meeting house was begun, but, because of the war, not completed until 1798. In 1835, a second church was dedicated, its white steeple dominating Wellesley Square until 1871, when it was purchased by Mr. Charles Dana and moved to his property in Wellesley, where it later became the first building of the Dana Hall School for Girls. The third church, dedicated in 1872, was destroyed in a spectacular fire on December 30, 1916. Less than two years later, the Parish House of the present church was completed, and in 1923 the present church was dedicated. Registration was held on Friday afternoon across the street from the church in the lobby of The Wellesley Inn, which once served as a boarding house for Wellesley College students in the early 1900's. Registration and hospitality was headed by Joan Gill Craig, BZ -Iowa. Helping her at Friday's registration was Anne Chapman Booth, BI - Swarthmore and Daisy Davenport Temby, Σ- Nebraska. Handling the finances was Joan Davis Dimond, ΔΔ - McGill. The weekend activities started Friday evening with the FS Service being held in Wellesley Hills at the lovely home of Margaret Taylor Daggett, ΠΔ - U of California at Berkeley. After the quiet ritual of Fireside, Kappa alumnae gathered around the punch bowl and had an opportunity to become acquainted with the members of Zeta Alpha colony. WillOn Saturday morning, Kappas trudged through newly-fallen snow into the Parish House of the Wellesley Congregational Church for the Installation Service. Dinnie Texter Callahan, BM - Colorado, had driven from Headquarters in the blue and blue van, bringing with her all the necessary equipment to set the stage for a memorable ceremony. Assisting her were Ann Ritter Johnston, ΓN - Arkansas, Mary Lou Speery Kruse, ΔM - U-Conn, Connie Adler Engle, ΔA- Pennsylvania, Jane Terrell Berry, BBΔ - St. Lawrence, and Pam Price Botts, Θ - Missouri, who was in charge of properties. Leslie Zittell Jose, BBΔ - St. Lawrence, ably assisted by Jean White Lamb, BΔ - Michigan, had taken care of every last detail in the dressing rooms. For Ann Johnston, Installation Chairman, and Mary Lou Kruse, Vice-chairman, the Service was the culmination of months of planning and work since the chapter's colonization last fall. They received support every step of the way from the members of the Boston Intercollegiate Alumnae Association, many of whom served on the Installation Committees. The installing officers were Jean Hess Wells, 6. ΔY- Georgia, Fraternity president, Sally Moore Nitschke, BN - Ohio State, director of chapters, Wilma Winberg Johnson, ΔN - U-Mass, Boston Intercollegiate president, Judith Farnham Preston, Φ - Boston U, Rho province director of chapters, Patricia Coffee Gesell, ΔA - Penn State, Rho province director of alumnae, and Corinne Mani, ΔB – Duke, Zeta Alpha graduate counselor. Also taking part in the Installation Service were Chapter Presidents from Rho province Kay Huffman, ΔM - U-Conn, Alison Kenney, ΔN - U-Mass, and Kirk Evilith, EX - Dartmouth. Serving as Pages were Barbara Laitner, BM - Colorado, field secretary; Jane Brock. ΓΔ - Purdue; Suzanne Morgan, BY - W. Virginia; and Carolyn Bodie, EΣ - Virginia. Sorely missed was Marjorie Mat on Converse, ΓΔ – Purdue, extension chairman, who was recuperating from an accident and unable to make the trip to Boston. It was due to her continuing guidance of these 20 girls at Babson, that Zeta Alpha Chapter exists today. Following the Installation Service, the new initiates and their Delta Nu Big Sisters, gathered in the church parlor for an informal lunch of sandwiches, chips and Coke. Giving Joan Crain a helping hand with lunch and Saturday registration was Susan Huston Lakin, ΔA - Penn State. After catching their breath, the Zeta Alphas conducted their first pledge ceremony for six super pledges - Corinne Collins, Katheryn Gilchrist, Stacey Holmes, Deborah Kory, Jennifer Spalt, and Jane Stasikelis. It was an exciting moment for Dolores Paino, Zeta Alpha President, assisted by Carol Hasenfus, Pledge Chairman and Karen Myjak, Marshall. With a snowblower keeping the church walkway clear, Kappas quickly reached their cars and attended a reception on the Babson College campus in contemporary Trim Hall. Fran Wilson Hartwell, ΔM - U-Conn, was in charge of this event which drew a crowd of alumnae, parents and friends, coming together to welcome Kappa Kappa Gamma to the Babson campus. Doing the honors at the punch bowl were Carolyn Bodie and Jane Brock. As shadows fell on the snow-covered Babson campus, Kappas hurried back to their dorms and homes to get ready for the Installation Banquet, held at the popular Marriott Hotel in Newton. A lovely setting and delicious dinner was arranged by Banquet Chairman Joy Barron Babcock, Φ - Boston U, and her committee: Kathleen Raynor. ΨΔ – Cornell; Edie Crouse Hawkridge, ΓΞ - UCLA; Jan Long Welty, ΔZ - Colorado College; Betsy Roberts Sands, BBΔ - St. Lawrence; Elinor Reynolds Hanley, BΦ - Montana; Jeanne Mill ΔΦ – Bucknell; Jane Brock; Ann Booth; and Daisy Temby. Sally Nitschke got the evening off to a great start as Toastmistress, taking the place of Ruth Hohele Lane, Φ – Boston U, former director of chapters, who was unable to attend. Coordinator of Student Activities at Babson College Mary Dunn, in welcoming the new chapter, offered them challenges: One was a challenge to be different – “To resist the pressure to follow old ways, to conform to the norm.” “I would also challenge you to work toward a actualizing the goals and ideals of our Kappa Chapter,” she said. Then one hundred and forty glasses were raised as Alison Kenney Delta Nu President gave a toast to Zeta Alpha Chapter. Wilma Johnson read letters and telegrams of greetings from chapters and alumnae groups near and far. The Installation address by Jean Wells carried an inspiring message to all the Kappas present; from those who had worn their key for just a few short hours, to those 50-year Kappas, Ann Booth, Betsy Sands, Daisy Temby and Kay Bailey Hoyt, BN - Ohio State. Kay Hoyt then presented Dolores Paino with the President's Key as a gift from Boston Intercollegiate Alumnae Association. Ann Johnston and Corinne Mani presented each new initiate with a small jewelry box, its cover finished in blue and blue needlepoint, individually monogrammed. Patty Gesell presented the chapter with many lovely gifts, including a silver Paul Revere bowl from the Alpha Province alums, and silver candlesticks from two Connecticut alumnae groups - New Haven and Fairfield County. From Rho Province came award jewelry from Dartmouth, a handmade banner from U-Conn, and the U-Mass Big Sisters Chapter passed along their gavel. A most meaningful gift in the name of Beatrice Woodman, Φ - Boston U, was presented by Patty Gesell and Judy Preston as a Chapter Award in the form of a fleur-de-lis pin; to be given annually to that member of Zeta Alpha Chapter who best exemplifies the ideals of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. In keeping with tradition, the Banquet was closed with the Candlelight Ceremony, bringing an end to an exciting and memorable day for all Boston Kappas.
On Sunday morning, the new initiates of Zeta Alpha chapter reviewed the ritual and received the chapter archives as Jean Wells and Sally Nitschke conducted the Model Chapter Meeting. And a tinge of excitement from the previous day was felt by all present as Dolores Paino, ZA - President, conducted the last part of the meeting. It was hard to believe that these girls' dream for a new Kappa chapter at Babson had in fact come true.
