Beta Sigma Phi sorority celebrates 85th anniversary

May 10, 2016 1:58 PM

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Sitting, left to right--Shirley Tovo, 65 years, Betty Crepps, 25 years, Standing left to right--Earlene Miller, 55 years, Susan Cotter, 50 years, Georgia Maneke, 45 years, Pat Little, 25 years.

ALTON - The Alton Wood River City Council of Beta Sigma Phi celebrated it’s 85^thanniversary of the founding of their sorority April 28^th at Tony’s Restaurant in Alton.

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The evening included honoring years of membership. This included Shirley Tovo, sixty-five years, Earlene Miller, fifty-five years, Susan Cotter, fifty years, Georgia Maneke, forty-five years and twenty-five years, Betty Crepps and Pat Little.

Also, the highest degree of Beta Sigma Phi, Torchbearer, was given to Joyce Baker, Linda Crabtree, Susan Cotter, Toni Eichorn, Susan Hendrickson and Caroline Speidel.

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The honor of “ Women of the Year” was given to Toni Eichorn, Rexie Eaker and Mary Powell.

Beta Sigma Phi is a social, cultural and service organization known around the world as “The Friendship Organization.” Some of the local charities that have been supported in the past are Salvation Army, Crisis Food Center, MS Walk, Oasis and Ronald McDonald House.

For more information on Beta Sigma Phi go to www.betasigmaphi.org.

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