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Salidaâs Alpha Omicron Chapter 770 of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority and the Colorado State Chapter are celebrating their 75th anniversary in May.
Locally, members will celebrate May 19 at the installation/awards banquet, and the state convention will be held May 22 via Zoom. Salida member Barbara Kurtz is also celebrating her 75th year of membership in the chapter, which was founded in May 1947.
Barbara Ritchie Kurtz was a Salida High School senior at that time and remembers being called to the superintendentâs office and wondering what she had done. As it turned out, Evelyn Umbreck was there regarding starting a group for business and professional women in Salida and she wanted Kurtz to join.