Wheel and Chain (Blue Hats)

Several Wheel and Chain members celebrate at the annual tapping ceremony in April 1987.

Several Wheel and Chain members celebrate at the annual tapping ceremony in front of Old West in April 1987.

View of the annual Wheel and Chain tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in April 1987.

View of the annual Wheel and Chain tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in April 1987.

Third from right: Carolyn MacMurtrie ('88)

Recently tapped blue hats take a group photo during Commencement on May 15, 1988.

Left to Right: Jennifer Dotts ; Randi Silverberg ; Kim Harrison ; Lee Anne Atkins ; Lisa Mills ; Cathy Bannigan ; Susan Little ; Kathy Vaclavik ; Kathleen Sweeney (all members of the Class of 1989)

View of the annual Wheel and Chain tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in April 1989. These individuals are members of the Class of 1990. The woman in the foreground is an honorary Blue Hat.

Left to Right: Alexandra "Alex" R. Don Konics ; Angela "Angie" Fernandez ; Sarah Hardon, Virginia (Ginny) Garrison ; Beth Allen ; Mary Rushton ; Lisa Putnam ; Janis Escallier ; Kathy Mighell ; Nicole Treole ; [unknown]

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 (Ginny) Garrison, 5) Beth Allen, 6) Mary Rushton, and 7) Lisa Putnam.

Row Two (L to R):  Wheel and Chain Class of 1989 - 1) Jennifer Dotts, 2) Randi Silverberg, 3) Kim Harrison, 4) Lee Anne Atkins, 5) Lisa Mills, 6) Cathleen Bannigan, and 7) Susan Little.

Row Three (L to R): Wheel and Chain Class of 1990 - 8) Janis Escallier, 9) Kathy Mighell and 10) Nicole Treole (not shown).

Row Four (L to R): Wheel and Chain Class of 1989  - 8) Jennifer Burt, 9) Kathy Vaclavik, and 10) Kathleen Sweeney (not shown).

A Wheel and Chain member at an annual tapping ceremony around 1990.

View of the Wheel and Chain annual tapping ceremony in front of Old West in May 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)

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)

Nine women stand on the steps of Old West for a Wheel and Chain event. 

Far Left: Diane Walton ('92) ; Third from Left: Stephanie Ellis ('92)

New members of Wheel and Chain receive their blue hats during the tapping ceremony in spring 1992.

View of the Class of 1992 Blue Hats as they participate in the annual tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West in April 10, 1992.

Left to Right: Diane Walton, [unknown], Stephanie Ellis, Kristina Cole, Artrese Morrison, Laura Croghan, Heather Lingenfelter, Lynne Anne Henderson

Members of Wheel and Chain poses for a group picture after Commencement on May 24, 1992.

Top Row, Left to Right: Emily Williams ('93) and Sarah Michener ('93)

Second Row: Yvonne Houck ('93) and Jill Graby ('93)

Third Row: Maria Amato ('93) and Amy Dinkins ('93)

Fourth Row: Kathy Reynolds ('93) and Boyung Sim ('93)

Fifth Row: Pam Rende ('93) and Amber Kingston ('93)

Front Row: Artrese Morrison ('92), Kristina Cole ('92), Heather Lingfelter ('92), Laura Croghan ('92), and Stephanie Ellis ('92)

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

Members of Raven's Claw and Wheel and Chain walk together at Convocation on August 31, 1993.

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

Center: Becca Raley

View of Wheel and Chain members during the annual tapping ceremony on the steps of Old West on April 11, 1994.

Seniors in Wheel and Chain ("Blue Hats") stand on the steps of Old West balancing flowers on their folded arms as part of the tapping ceremony in April 1995.

Members of Wheel and Chain, including Elizabeth McCauley and Michelle Lang, during Commencement weekend on May 20, 1995.

Members of the Wheel and Chain Society line up in our “tapping order,” i.e., the order in which they were tapped as juniors in the spring of 1995.

From front to back: Michelle Lang ; Rebecca Menghini ; Kerry Epstein ; Karen Klenk ; Amy Tilles (she’s a bit to the left behind Karen) ; Elizabeth (Liz) McCauley (she’s more to the center behind Karen) ; Kristen Beckstrom (between Amy and Liz) ; Cindy Harrison ; Christie Morrison (on Cindy’s back) ; Deana Bronson-Bartlett

Wheel and Chain members at the annual induction ceremony on the steps of Old West in spring 1997.