83 RD GRAND CHAPTER MEETING: NATIONAL SILHOUETTES
On December 31, 1946, a group met at the home of Mrs. Harold L. Edgehill of New York for the purpose of laying groundwork for the formation of the National Organiza- tion of Kappa Silhouettes. At this meeting, the committee present suggested the formal name of Kappa Alpha Psi ® Silhouettes. It was decided that the group would elect officers at the California meeting in 1947. There were volunteers from Philadelphia, PA. Detroit, MI, Topeka, KS. Columbus, OH. and New York, NY. to serve on the committee. The formal organization of Kappa Sil- houettes became official in August of 1947, at the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Con- clave in Los Angeles, CA. The officers of the organiza- tion were to be elected from throughout the country to foster and encourage the zest for the organization in every section of our great land. The Kappa Silhouettes grew rapidly in membership, in con- cept, in number of chapters, in program and in scope. By December of 1958, the Silhouettes, having been organized for over a decade, continued to gain prominence and encouraged all Silhou- ettes throughout the country to become affiliated with the
National body.
their time. Later, the Kappas asked their wives to act as hostesses and plan activities for visiting wives and children. Many such groups remained together and organized permanent groups, calling themselves “Kappa Wives” or Kappa Alpha Psi Silhou- ettes.”
at the 35 th Conclave of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. a need for a National Organization for Silhouettes was felt. The first chairperson of this effort was Mrs. Willa Ranson of New York. Mrs. Ransom asked the New York Silhou- ettes to host a meeting where organi- zational plans could be discussed. An announcement of the meeting was put in the Kappa Alpha Psi ® Journal.
The National Silhouettes Hymn was adopted at the 53 rd Grand Chapter meeting of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts in 1965. Lyrics were written by Mrs. Elizabeth Hill of Atlanta, Georgia and music by Mrs. Gwendolyn Eichelburger of Washing- ton, D.C.
In Columbus, Ohio in the year 1945,
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