Kansas woman receives sorority membership on 90th birthday

By The Associated Press

October 15, 2011

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 90-year-old Kansas woman whose sorority dreams were disrupted by World War II is finally getting to be a pledge.
Bertie McConnell was surprised on her 90th birthday Saturday with a certificate of membership from Zeta Tau Alpha. She says she was “absolutely shocked.”
McConnell attended several Zeta rush parties in 1941 at Washburn University in Topeka, but left school to support the war effort.

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