Columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi, The.
Sorority Started By Seven Jewish “Sisters”
[Judaica]. Bettelheim, Elizabeth Eldridge, Reba B. Cohen, National Deans. The Columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi. Wisconsin, January, March, May, November 1937. Volume 21, Numbers 1-4.
4to.; ownership signature and stamp (Gilbert Roland) on front endpaper; green cloth; spine stamped in gilt; lightly rubbed.
All four issues for 1937 of the quarterly newsletter published by the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. Alpha Epsilon Phi was conceived by seven Jewish women at Barnard College in 1909; today there are over 50 chapters throughout the country. The founders were: Rose Gerstein, Tina Hess, Helen Phillips, Rose Salmowitz, Stella Strauss and Ida Beck. The mission of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority is “to inspire and support exemplary women dedicated to friendship and a lifelong commitment to Alpha Epsilon Phi while building on the vision of [its] Jewish founders.”
A substantial magazine-style publication printed on heavy coated paper and running between 40 and 50 pages an issue, it includes all of the expected sorority news: information about membership and rush periods, conventions, scholarships, noteworthy chapter activities, message from the Dean, and the like. It also offers sisters of AEΦ, not surprisingly, practical entertaining advice, short profiles of sisters of achievement in various chapters—such as Dr. Jane Frisch’s autobiographical “For Medicinal Purposes” (May)—alumni news, photographs, short plays, and occasional inspirational songs to bond by. In addition, it prints editorials and non-fiction writing on issues of social and political relevance: “Peace and the Individual” by Lucy Frances Cooper and “The Project in Palestine” by Janet Perstein (January); and “On Being Well-Read” by Reva Weil Van Ronkel (May). The November issue seems to be the lightest in tone—a distinction scarcely worth noting—with the most thought provoking pieces bearing titles such as “Mood and Fugue” and “Sorority House Beautiful.”
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