
That’s right I was nominated, voted and crowned the Standards Queen of my sorority. The Gamma Phi Betas at Kansas State University had a tradition of recognizing the member who upheld the standards of the house, the rules & expected manners.
Although it was done with jocularity, (I was sashed, crowned and made to walk, and wave through the tables at Wednesday night formal dinner), down deep it meant something to me. Standards, manners, etiquette were and are important to me.
Now for those of you who know me, and for those of you who don’t, I am silly, sometimes a bit off color & laugh a bit too loud. But manners, proper etiquette and standards do not equal boring, boorish, and stuffy.
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