October 2005
Volume 1, Issue 3 |
What’s Brewing?
More information available on the AAVC online calendar
Friday, October 28
Washington, DC Vassar Club: Ivy Club Singles Event
Wednesday, November 2
Chicago Vassar Club: “The Woman of Screwball Comedy”
Friday, November 5
Washington, DC Vassar Club: Film Festival
Sunday, November 6
AAVC: Sons and Daughters Admission Program
Wednesday, November 9
Chicago Vassar Club: Evening Event at the Art Institute of Chicago
Saturday, November 12
Washington, DC Vassar Club: "The True Cost of Food: The Value of a Plant-Based Diet"
Saturday, November 12
AAVC: Graduates of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Party
Wednesday, November 16
Chicago Vassar Club: Vassar College Information Night
Contact Angela Dysard
at andysard@vassar.edu if you would like to have your club event advertised in the AAVC calendar. |
Online Resources Provides a link to valuable AAVC online resources
Infosite For information about upcoming events and all you want to know about Vassar, feel free to visit the college information site at http://info.vassar.edu/. |
View the September Newsletter
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Tech Corner
Broadcast emails are a simple means to reduce mailing costs, and improve your club communications.
To send a broadcast, email
Craig Burdett with the following information:
- Your name, class, club or affiliate group, and your volunteer position
- What group should receive the e-mail
- The “Reply to” email address for the broadcast
- What should appear on the “To” line
- What should appear on the “Subject” line
- Preferred delivery dates (initial and follow-up)
- The formatted body of the message to be sent out
Allow at least 3 business days for AAVC to process your request. For more information view the AAVC broadcast email page. |
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The Volunteer Leadership Conference (VLC) was a success, despite the storm of the century that descended upon the Hudson Valley. The spirit was high! Volunteers left re-energized and committed to Vassar College. The club volunteers in attendance were encouraged to share the information that they had learned at VLC with fellow club volunteers. Also, the Club Officers Handbook will be distributed soon to all volunteers unable to make it to VLC. This year AAVC honored Virginia Cretella Mars ’51 with the Outstanding Service to Vassar Award at VLC. I am delighted to include the text from Ginnie’s poem, which she dedicated to her class, in this month’s Club Brewer. AAVC truly appreciates all that you do for the association and for the college; thank you! |
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Club Spotlight: Philadelphia Vassar Club |
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On a warm fall afternoon in Philadelphia, nearly two dozen area alumnae/i gathered at Bryn Mawr College’s Wyndham House to hear Elizabeth Daniels ’41, professor emerita of English and Vassar historian, Share some of the history of Vassar. She captivated her audience with many stories about the early, formative years and the challenges of entrance requirements for women. She spoke about the profile of women who were first accepted (at their fathers’ urging), Matthew Vassar, and early administrative politics. Daniels also shattered many of the myths about the college that we all held near and dear over the years. No, Jane Fonda did not ride through the halls of Main on her motorcycle only wearing a string of pearls and white gloves, and women did not bring their personal maids to live with them in Strong. Two students, Jennifer Dawson ’06 and Sebastian Langdell ’06, accompanied Daniels and gave a Power Point presentation about the current Vassar Encyclopedia project, which is slated to be available online in Spring 2006. Also on the program was Ellen Freedman–Schultz ’81, newly elected president of the Philadelphia Vassar Club and author of The Vassar Club of Philadelphia Turns 100: A History 1904-2004. Dale Mezzacappa ’72, award–winning journalist and senior education writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, facilitated the discussion. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. Ellen Freedman–Schultz ’81, President of Philadelphia Vassar Club |
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To the Class of 1951
To Vassar we came, so young and naïve
To study, have fun and to learn.
But after four years in this rarified place,
For the challenge of life did we yearn.
So off did we go, all eager and bright,
Knowing all that we needed to know.
For of course, we were ‘Vassar,’ what more could one say?
And we had places to go!
And places we went be it family or job,
To reach fame, though many did not.
But wherever we went, we excelled with our minds
Vassar’s hallmark we never forgot.
Now over the years, the fates played their part;
Some flourished, some faltered, grew old.
In spite of the outcome, we stayed with our course
To be feisty and funny and bold.
And here as we enter our golden years,
What you gave us we can never repay:
Our spirit, our pride in a college superb,
So to Vassar, a ‘thank you,’ we say.
Salve.
Virginia Cretella Mars ’51
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Speakers Network Program in Seattle
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Pacific Northwest, over 20 alumnae/i gathered at the home of Laura Cooley ’83 to listen to David Nova ’83 speak of his monumental 2,650–mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. Less than twelve hours after completing the hike he was welcomed by enthusiastic alumnae/i who were in awe of the wonderfully picturesque images he shared from his journey. |
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Vassar Facts |
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Louise Larocque Serpa ’46 was the first woman rodeo photographer to shoot from inside the fence. |
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October Birthdays!
Anne Freiermuth, Kate McConnico, Kerstin Warner, Lynne Stern Elkes, Catharine Little Motley, Penny Unger Zuk, Ronald Derrick Mickle, Lara Cohen, Martha Carlstrom Cary, Marian Teetor Chambers, Jonathan Stern, Erin Howarth Bardsley, Melissa Franco de Gonzales, Carol Reitenbaugh Vanini, Anne Buffinton O’Brien, Judith Mohel Hertz, Lizbeth Stearns Ferris, Jessica Wilson, Holly Kuebler Happy birthday to our volunteers! May your special day be filled with happiness and best wishes. Our apologies if we have inadvertently left off your name; let AAVC know so we can update our records.
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