Number 25 - This is member Elvena Miller. She was a member of the Mu Chapter at the University of Washington. After graduation she was elected to the Board of the American Speech Correction Association. Miller was extremely active in speech correction work and in the teaching of speech in the Seattle area. She was also a former regional director and past national Vice President of Zeta Phi Eta. ... See MoreSee Less
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Number 24 - This is Beth Laikin. She was a member of the Lambda Chapter at the University of Michigan. She has been one of the many hard working students who were given the ability to obtain a major scholarship. She used hers tho help with her graduate study program at the University of Indiana. The scholarship she won was with the National Theatre Conference, and she was also chosen as a member of a touring company under Dr. Lee Norvelle at the University.
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Number 24 - In 1947, One of our members had the opportunity to perform with Orson Welles in a production of Macbeth at the University of Utah, in an attempt to bring community and professional theatre together. They learned that it was not only possible, but heavily desired.
Pictured left to right - Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan of the Mercury Players, and Georgina Lees, Omicron Chapter, and Ross Dalton of the University of Utah. ... See MoreSee Less
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Number 23 - This photo, also from the 80s, shows us member, Charlton Heston. Heston was a major actor mostly during the 50s-70s. Some of his best known work would include: The Ten Commandments, which brought him his first Golden Globe nomination, Ben-Hur, which he won Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, Planet of the Apes, and The Greatest Show on Earth, which won Academy Award for Best Picture.
Before his work in the film industry, Heston served as a radio operator for the United States Army Air Force. He also narrated several instructional films for both the military and the Department of Energy.
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Number 22 - This photo takes us back to the late 80s. Jessica Tandy was another one of our nationally known Zetas. She is best known for her role as Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy which won her the Academy Award for Best actress. She also played roles in Fried Green Tomatoes, Cocoon, and multiple other films, as well as stage productions.
While Tandy is no longer with us, she was extremely supportive of both communication and the arts. She will not be forgotten by us.
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