1960s

1960-1969

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Photo Gallery

1960-1961

Officers

Gayle Lambert – President
Wanda Search – Vice President
Molly Morrow – Treasurer
Gwynel Walker – Reporter
Sue Maxwell – Chaplain
Pat Davis – Chaplain

1960 Homecoming Display – First Place

1961 GATA Sing Song – “Jubalai” (“Joobalaia” in the yearbook)

Rosalie Roe – Director

Sponsors

Carolyn Daniels
Dewby Ray

1961-1962

Officers

Gwynel Walker – President
Carla Sue Horton – Vice President
Exa Clark – Secretary
Barbara Smith – Treasurer
Lana Coker – Reporter
Pat Davis – Chaplain

1961 Homecoming Display – “One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” (First Place)

1962 GATA Sing Song – “It Might as Well be Spring”

Joan Titlow – Director

Sponsors

Carolyn Daniels
Dewby Ray

1962-1963

Officers

Lana Wisenbaker – President
Carolyn Gaines – Vice President
Jan Cothran – Treasurer
Betty Vaughn – Secretary
Janis Hickerson – Reporter
Donna McCall – Chaplain

1962 Homecoming Display – “He Who Plays with Cats Must Expect to be Scratched” (Second Place)

1963 GATA Sing Song – “June is Busting Out All Over”

Nancy Guggolz – Director

Sponsors

Carolyn Daniels
Dewby Ray

1963-1964

The song “Flamin’ GATAs” was written this year. Pat Faulkner was one of the lyric writers.

Officers

Jan Cothran – President
Nancy Guggolz – Vice President
Micky Standlee – Secretary
Malissa Starnes – Treasurer
Jan Carruthers – Reporter

Flames – largest pledge class to date

1963 Homecoming Display – “Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Savage Beast” (First Place)

Homecoming Queen

Jan Satterwhite

1964 GATA Sing Song – “How the West Was Won” Medley

Nancy Guggolz Director

Sponsors

Mrs. Mona Mullins
Mrs. Dewby Ray

1964-1965

Officers

Gayle Chenault – President
Bobbye Moon – Vice President
JoAnna Mason  – Chaplain
Marilyn Floyd – Secretary
June Hewitt  – Treasurer
Glo Lambert  – Reporter

1964 Homecoming Display – First Place

1965 GATA Sing Song – “Hello Dolly”

Ann Brazzil – Director

Sponsors

Mrs. M.L. Daniels
Mrs. Jerry Mullins
Mrs. Amos Ray

1965-1966

Officers

Suzanne Berry – President
Dottie Heggie  -Vice President
Joy Cleek – Secretary
Nita Newman – Treasurer
Mary Spradlin – Chaplain
Janice Smith – Reporter

1965 Homecoming Display – First Place

1966 GATA Sing Song – “The Sweetheart Tree”

Nita Newman Director

Sponsors

Mrs. M.L. Daniels
Mrs. Jerry Mullins
Mrs. Amos Ray

1966-1967

Officers

Annette Freeman President
Jan Haws Vice President
Lois Price Secretary
Nita Newman Treasurer
Paula Sosebee Chaplain
Jeri Sullivan ISCC Representative
Monty McGinty Intramural Director

1967 GATA Sing Song – “Pocketful of Miracles”

Nita Newman Director

Sponsors

Mrs. Mona Mullins
Mrs. Amos Ray

1967-1968

Officers

Lois Price – President
Jeri Sullivan – Vice President
Glenna Cranfill – Secretary
Shirley Price – Treasurer
Jonni Koonce – Chaplain
Tommie Broach – Reporter-Parliamentarian
Vicki Cardwell ISCC Representative
Bev Hogg – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

32 Dirty Thirty (largest pledge class to date)

1967 Homecoming Display – First Place

1968 GATA Sing Song – “Fly Me to the Moon”

Janice Guess Director

Sponsors

Mrs. Mona Mullins
Mrs. Dewby Ray

1968-1969

Officers

Jonni Koonce – President
Janice Walker – Vice President
Sandy Thurston – Secretary
Pam Estes – Treasurer
Bev Hogg – Chaplain
Marilyn Wilks – Parliamentarian
Syd Howell – ISCC Representative
Thomasue Livingston – Intramural Director

1968 Homecoming Project – “William Tell of Switzerland” (First Place)

1969 GATA Sing Song – “When I’m 64”

Marilyn Wilks Director

Sponsors

Mrs. Ann Bogle
Mrs. Carolyn Daniels
Mrs. Dewby Ray

1969-1970

Officers

Marilyn Cabe – President
Patty Thomas – Vice President
Linda Core – Secretary
Julie Kirk – Pledge Mistress (first mention of this office)
Debra Goodnight – Reporter-Parliamentarian
Melba Cavalier – ISCC Representative
Sandy Potter – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

Lewd-22

1970 GATA Sing Song – “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” (Overall Winner)

Marilyn Cabe Director

In September 1970, “the women of GATA officially presented the Campus Fountain to the school.”

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