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Our Roots

Ohio Beta was installed 1894 by Michigan Alpha May Copeland (Drybread-Reynolds). Installation activities took place at the home of charter member Agnes Chalmers, and after Initiation, the women enjoyed a meal together to celebrate.

Supporting Sisters’ Dreams

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Notable Chapter Alumnae

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Eileen Heckart Yankee

Actress

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Eileen Heckart Yankee

Actress

Eileen Heckart Yankee was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. She began her Broadway career as the assistant stage manager and an understudy for “The Voice of the Turtle” in 1943. Her many stage credits include the show “Picnic,” for which she won the 1953 Theatre World Award. In 2000, at the age of 81, she appeared off-Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery.” She won several awards for this performance, including the Drama Desk Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Drama League Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award.

Eileen’s film and television career was equally successful. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1972 movie adaptation of “Butterflies Are Free” and was nominated in 1957 for her performance as Mrs. Daigle in “The Bad Seed,” both of which were roles Heckart originated on Broadway. She has also appeared in numerous starring roles on television, and in 1994, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Rose Stein on “Love & War.”

Eileen was initiated in 1938.

Chapter Awards

2001

Historian's Vase

2001

Sarahjane P. Vanasse Pitcher

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2007

AAC Certificate of Excellence

2009

Spirit Award

2013

Spirit Award

2019

Spirit Award