Wheel and Chain (Blue Hats)


Blue Hats smile, c.1994
Blue Hats smile, c.1994

Two students in the Wheel and Chain Society smile with a friend.

Center: Becca Raley

Blue Hats tap new members, 1989
Blue Hats tap new members, 1989

The newest members of Wheel & Chain, also known as the Blue Hats, are tapped in a ceremony on the steps of Old West on April 6, 1989.

Row One (L to R): Wheel and Chain Class of 1990 - 1) Alexandra R. (Alex) Don Konics, 2) Angela (Angie) Fernandez, 3) Sarah Hardon, 4) Virginia...

Blue Hats tapping ceremony, c.1995
Blue Hats tapping ceremony, c.1995

Members of Wheel & Chain, also known as the Blue Hats, prepare to tap new members in a ceremony on the steps of Old West.

Homecoming Blue Hat reception, 1991

Homecoming Blue Hat reception, 1991

A group of alumni at the Blue Hat reception during Homecoming weekend in October 1991.

Left to Right: Kathy Mighell (‘90) ; Lee Anne Atkins ('89) ; Nicole Treole (‘90) ; Susan Little (‘89) ; Jennifer Dotts (‘89)

Orientation, 1991

Two parents talk with a RA (Resident Adviser) and orientation staff during Orientation for the Class of 1995. The three students wearing hats are also members of Wheel and Chain.

Center: Artrese Morrison ('92)

Right: Laura Croghan ('92)

President Rubendall, c.1970
President Rubendall, c.1970

President Howard L. Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, stands on the steps of Old West with a group of students. Two students are members of Wheel & Chain. 

Three Blue Hats smile, c.1985
Three Blue Hats smile, c.1985

Three Blue Hats, perhaps the newest members of the Wheel & Chain society on campus, smile together.

Wheel & Chain Members, c.1983
Wheel & Chain Members, c.1983

A group of Wheel & Chain members, wearing their hats, stand together and take a candid picture. 

Left to Right: Cathy Phillips ; Linda Fisher ; Lauren Atwell ; Rose Belza (behind Lauren, obscured) ; Stephanie Kroger ; Mel Broujos ; Jacqueline Barna ; Sally Florentino

Wheel and Chain, 1933
Wheel and Chain, 1933

Members of Wheel and Chain in 1933.

Left to Right: Helen Dickey, Anna Greene, Florence Miller, Margaret Kronenhey, Gertrude Yeager, Jeanne Whittaker, Emma Shawfield, Lucrecia Heisey, Maybelle L. Androvette

Wheel and Chain, 1943
Wheel and Chain, 1943

Members of Wheel and Chain sit around a desk in March 1943.

Left to Right:  Jeannette Eady Graham, Ruth Caudell Kaufman, Mary Mackie Eshelman, Norma Gaudren Pumphely, Peggy Respess Wane, Charlotte Stafford Baginstore, Josephine Matthews Baum, Myram De Palma Reimer

Wheel and Chain, 1955
Wheel and Chain, 1955

Members of Wheel and Chain in 1955.

Left to Right: Bobbie Burkett, Jane Myers, Barbara Binning, Ellie Pocius, Lou Howard, Alice Winett, Betty Will, Sandy Marquardt

Wheel and Chain, 1961
Wheel and Chain, 1961

Wheel and Chain members at the annual tapping on the steps of Old West in 1961.

Wheel and Chain, 1965
Wheel and Chain, 1965

Members of Wheel and Chain sit on the steps of Old West in 1965.

Top Row: Pat Miller, Maureen Newton, Karen Zwart, Pam Searles

Bottom Row: Carol Anne Raskopf, Karen Almstead, Sue Herley

Wheel and Chain, c.1965
Wheel and Chain, c.1965

The members of Wheel and Chain sit on the steps of Old West around 1965.

Top Row: Nancy McAneny, Virginia Hodge, Pamela Grafton

Bottom Row: Doris Detweiler, Anne Albright, Patricia VanAllen, [unknown]

Wheel and Chain, c.1965
Wheel and Chain, c.1965

The members of Wheel and Chain sit for a group photograph around 1965.

Top Row: Lauree Eros, Sue LeRoy, Ginny Kreuger

Bottom Row: Carlotte Renshaw, Marilyn, Jackie Jackson, Ginny Sutton

Wheel and Chain, 1971
Wheel and Chain, 1971

Wheel and Chain members at the annual tapping on the steps of Old West on April 13, 1971.

Top Row: Karen Engle, Mary McCullough, Dorsey Green, Jan Brittan, Martha Purvis, Karen Pflug-felder

Bottom Row: Debbie Siegel, Donna Stephens, Cathy Biondi, Mary Moser, Mrs....

Wheel and Chain, c.1980
Wheel and Chain, c.1980

Wheel and Chain members stand on the steps of Old West around 1980.

Left to Right: Betsy Johston, Kathy Poole, Leisa Marshall, Kathleen Tighe, Avery Leslie, Catherine Andriadis, Myrna Bernadel, Rosanne Mistretta, Joan Bishop

Wheel and Chain, 1981
Wheel and Chain, 1981

Wheel and Chain members from the class of 1981, near the end of their year of service at the annual tapping for new members in April 1981.

Left to Right: Kay Belyea, Lori Anne Tucker, Pamela Foster, Ellen Nicholson, Melanie Nash, Mary Beth Monaha, Colleen Miller, Karin Holm

Wheel and Chain, 1983
Wheel and Chain, 1983

View of the annual Wheel and Chain tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in 1983.

Wheel and Chain, 1983
Wheel and Chain, 1983

The members of Wheel and Chain on the steps of Old West in 1983.

Left-Right: Bambi Stambaugh, Victoria "Vickie" Young, Jennifer DeBerdine, Kathy Kelly, Sandy Kemp, Karen Procopia, Tracy [last name unknown], Vicky Schultz, Kathy Childress, Patterson [last name unknown], Rebecca...

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

A Wheel and Chain member at the annual tapping ceremony outside Old West in 1984.

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

A member of Wheel and Chain at the annual tapping ceremony in front of Old West in 1984.

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

A member of Wheel and Chain accepts an item from President Samuel Banks at an event outside Bosler Hall in 1984.

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

View of the Wheel and Chain tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in 1984.

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

Members of Wheel and Chain at an event in 1984. 

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