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Marguerite Graham (Omicron, Baker University) joined the American Red Cross in 1943 and served in Australia and New Guinea. Before leaving for service, she stopped by the Alpha Chi Omega national meeting in Chicago and shared, "I am in for the duration and expect to travel far and wide before I return."
Marguerite Graham McWhirter (Omicron, Baker University) is pictured in her Lyre tribute from 1989. Marguerite dedicated her life to Alpha Chi Omega and upon her death in 1988 left the organization a gift estimated over $350,000. She served as a finance specialist to a wholesale company in Chicago until 1944, when she joined the American Red Cross. She was a very active alumna in Illinois, serving as president and treasurer of Alpha Alpha (Chicago, Illinois). Nationally for Alpha Chi Omega, she served as convention transportation manager and chair of the National Nominating Committee.
National Inspector Gretchen Gooch Troster (Iota, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, left) and Eastern Province President Helen Wood Barnum (Alpha, DePauw University) pose together in front of the home of Grace Sanderson (Iota, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) in Alliance, Ohio, during the installation weekend of Alpha Eta (University of Mount Union) chapter.
Gamma Mu (Ball State University) chapter members ride on their first-place chariot-themed float during a homecoming parade.
Beta Omega (The University of Toledo) chapter members pose together holding a sign celebrating their new members on bid day.
From left: Alpha Phi (The University of Texas at Austin) chapter President Meghan Murphy (Weller), National President Jan Manning Crandall (Omicron, Baker University) and birthday co-chairs Marlene Whitehead Small (Alpha Phi, The University of Texas at Austin) and Elizabeth Keele Miketinac (Alpha Phi, The University of Texas at Austin) pose together with a cake during the Alpha Phi chapter 75th birthday celebration. This photograph was featured on page 29 of the winter 1999-2000 issue of The Lyre.
From left: Executive Director Nancy Nitchman Leonard (Alpha Chi, Butler University), Archivist Nancy Cutter Turula (Alpha Mu, Indiana University) and Past National President D'Alice Coburn Cochran (Alpha Mu, Indiana University) pose together at a retirement celebration for Turula.
Initiate of Alpha Iota (University of Vermont)
In 2006, The Alpha Chi Omega Foundation built and dedicated the Founders' Forum on the headquarters property. There were seven pillars on the outside featuring the signature of each Founder. The large sculpture in the center represented the connection of the Founders to the organization.
Norma Dowdy Labuda (Delta Phi, Texas A&I University) poses with the Most Improved Scholarship Award won by her chapter at the 1972 National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Beta Delta (College of William & Mary) chapter members walk with their float, which features a knight in a football uniform suspended in a block of ice, during a homecoming parade.
Built in 1956 at a cost of $139,800 and with a capacity of 36, the Beta Eta (Florida State University) chapter house features a New Orleans traditional architectural style, white with turquoise shutters.
Lifetime and new members of Beta Theta (Lawrence University) chapter pose together for a formal group photograph. Each woman is individually identified on the back of the photograph.
National President Jessie Fanyo Payne (Upsilon, Millikin University) poses with Major Keenan of the United States Air Force Academy, speaker at the opening banquet of the 1964 National Convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This photograph was featured in the Fall 1964 issue of The Lyre.
Hazel Eckhart (Theta, University of Michigan) served as national secretary from 1925-29.
