{"id":24902,"date":"2022-01-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=24902"},"modified":"2022-03-11T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:28:29","slug":"warhawk-almanac-sorority-winter-formal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/24902","title":{"rendered":"Warhawk Almanac: Sorority Winter Formal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alpha Sigma is the oldest local sorority at UW-Whitewater and in the state of Wisconsin. Founded as the Aureola Literary Society in 1898, the name was changed in 1931 to Alpha Sigma, which it is still known as today.<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> In the 1920s the Aureola Society was known for their annual formal dances held every January. These dances often had a theme that the students would come up with and saw both current students and alumni in attendance. On January 16, 1926, the Aureola Society hosted a Japanese themed formal.<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> The women transformed the girl\u2019s gym of Old Main into a mini Japan. They included paintings of dragons and mountains, the ceiling was decorated with flowers on a bamboo trellis, and the room was lit with many colored lanterns. The music and dance were \u201cgreatly enjoyed\u201d by those in attendance, marking another successful annual formal.<a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/1909Aureola.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Aureola Society\" \/><figcaption>The Aureola Society was famous for their winter formal dances, attracting students and alumni alike.<br>Minneiska, (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Whitewater WI, 1909), 50. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To this day Alpha Sigma continues to value philanthropy. They have held fundraisers for the American Cancer Society, and collaborated with other Greek organizations to help fundraise and serve in the Whitewater community.<a href=\"#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> After more than 120 years, the core principles and goals of Alpha Sigma remain the same, that is \u201cto promote the social, intellectual, and personal growth of young women.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn5\">[5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/1926AlphaSigma.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Aureola Society\" \/><figcaption>Members of the Aureola Society, 1926.<br>Minneiska, (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Whitewater WI, 1926), 79. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> \u201cOur History\u201d <em>About Alpha Sigma,<\/em> retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphasigmauww.com\/about\">https:\/\/www.alphasigmauww.com\/about<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> \u201cAureola Sponsors \u2018Japanese\u2019 Formal,\u201d <em>Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater WI), January 18, 1926.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Ibid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a> \u201cOur Philanthropy\u201d <em>Alpha Sigma Philanthropy<\/em> retrieved from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphasigmauww.com\/philanthropy\">https:\/\/www.alphasigmauww.com\/philanthropy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a> \u201cOur History.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alpha Sigma is the oldest local sorority at UW-Whitewater and in the state of Wisconsin. Founded as the Aureola Literary Society in 1898, the name was changed in 1931 to Alpha Sigma, which it is still known as today.[1] In &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/24902\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8605,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[318635],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives-arc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8605"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24902"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25083,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24902\/revisions\/25083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}