Martin Digital History

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority portrait, c. 1954

Item

Title

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority portrait, c. 1954

Description

Charter members of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Initiation and installation meeting of sorority held at the home of Justine Smith in North River Shores. Sorority crest reads Vita Scientia Amicitia (Life Learning Friendship).

Identifications include front row (left to right): Phyllis Constance, Betty Smith, unidentified, unidentified, Bobbie Greene. Second row: Emily Beach, Becky Pittman, Lillian Dassori, Dodie Pryor, Carol Schwartz, unidentified. Third row: Charlene Waxler, Jackie Hartsell, Ann Hudson, Emma Ashley, Justine Smith, unidentified. Back row: Margaret Schwab, Dorothy Thomas, Peggy Lowery, unidentified, Virginia Menninger, Marilyn Crary, Mary Ann Crary, Dorothy Bruener, June Bowling, Rocky Fagen, Connie Gladden, unidentified, Lou Collins and Barbara Fogt.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-sc-116
2025.020

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Beta Sigma Phi Sorority portrait, c. 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14284.