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'''Charter Members:''' Mary June Addkison, Betty Lynn Barnes, Donna Biggs, Cynthia Bost, Mari Carley, Jolly Carson, Caroline Compton, Nancy Edge, Gina Gatlin, Valerie Gilbert, Sandra Hardeman, Deborah Hardin, Marsha Hill, Kimberly Horne, Margaret Megehee, Melanie Newton, Deborah Odum, Julie Paul, Donna Robertson, Elizabeth Ronan, Elizabeth Skewes, Amy Thigpen, Deborah Twitty, Elizabeth Watts, Sandra Webb, Elizabeth Weissinger, Hellen Wilson, Carolyn Yarbrough, Lean Yarbrough
'''Some of Epsilon Tau’s Outstanding Members:'''
The banquet was a lovely affair held at the Ramada Inn and preceded by a punch reception. Favors of small felt owls with a magnet back had been made for all by the Memphis alumnae. The banquet speaker was Miriam Locke, Alabama, who said so beautifully the thoughts all were feeling about the beginning of a new chapter. A real highlight of the evening was the chapter picker group who performed three songs.
Dr. James McComas, president of Mississippi State University, extended the official university welcome at the banquet and mentioned that the university would be celebraing celebrating its centennial in 1978. Susanne Wade McAlilly, Mississippi, served as toastmistress, and Fraternity President Jean Wells delivered greetings and pinned the president’s badge on Mari Carley. This was a gift from the Jackson alumnae.
Mari Carley, president of Epsilon Tau, presented gifts to the people who had helped the chapter get launched and then had the fun of opeing opening the many gifts given the new chapter. Especially meaningful was the scrapbook Delta Rho, their big sister chapter, gave to them complete with every detail of information about Epsilon Tau since its inception. A true Panhellenic feeling was expressed by the gifts of Delta Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Delta Delta, and the knowledge that there were then 11 National Panhellenic Conference members represented on the campus.
Sunday morning, a model chapter meeting gave the new actives a chance to try things for themselves. That afternoon, a campus reception was held in Alumni Hall with a marvelous welcome for the new chapter. The Key, Spring and Summer 1977