Original Composition Contest Winners

The Original Composition Contest began in 1919. For information on rules and application deadlines, see Fraternity Contests and Awards.

YEAR	NAME	CHAPTER	DIVISION
1965	Sylvia Thelen	Nu	I. Undergrad-C&D
	Barbara Kolb	Alpha Beta	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Elizabeth Gould	Toledo	II. Grad/Alum-C
	HM: Janet Pfischner	Mu Phi
	HM: Sr. Harriet Mary	Seattle
	HM: Elizabeth Gould	Toledo
	Barbara Kolb	Alpha Beta

1967	Janet Pfischer Mickley	Mu Phi	I Collegiate
	2nd: Trix Kout	Phi Mu
	3rd: Marioara Trifan	Epsilon Psi
	Shirley Munger	Tau	II Alumni-A
	HM: Barbara Kolb	New York
	HM: Daria Semegen	Mu Upsilon
	Barbara Kolb	New York	II Alumni-B
	2nd: No Winner
	3rd Tie: Winifred Hyson	Washington D.C.
	3rd Tie: Ellen Jane Porter	Alpha Alpha/Dayton
	3rd Tie: Daria Semegen	Mu Upsilon
	HM: Alice Rose Jones	Salem
	HM: Alice Jordan	Des Moines
	Elizabeth Gould	Toledo	Special Merit II-A
	Blythe Owen	Mu Xi
	Williametta Spencer	Fullerton
	Blythe Owen	Mu Xi	Special Merit II-B
	Williametta Spencer	Fullerton

1969	N. Marion Barrett	Phi Upsilon	I. Collegiate
	2nd: Royette Rule Boyd	Mu Kappa
	3rd Tie: Ann Sandifur	Phi Lambda
	3rd Tie: Betty Brooks	Beta Gamma
	Janet Louise P. Mickley	Mu Phi	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Ellen Jane Porter	Alpha Alpha/Dayton	Special Merit II.-A
	Dorothy Foster	Phi Upsilon/Fullerton
	Janet Louise P. Mickley	Mu Phi	II. Grad/Alum-B
	2nd: Beth. Black	Mu Alpha/Des Moines
	3rd: Ellen Jane Porter	Alpha Alpha/Dayton
	HM: Mary Snow McCarty	Phi Tau

1971	Elizabeth L. Fischer	Phi Theta	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Kjellrun K. Hestekia	Xi
	3rd: Linda Hurd	Beta Beta
	HM: Catherine R. Futtrup	Mu Beta
	Tie: Ellen Jane Porter	Alpha Alpha/Dayton	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Tie: Dorothy Foster	Phi Epsilon/Fullerton
	2nd: Winifred Hyson	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	HM: Sara Bostwick	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	Jane Young	Phi Omicron/Cleveland Hts.	II. Grad/Alum-B
	2nd: June Goeth Craycroft	Mu Tau/Fresno
	HM: Margaret Joan Herrenkohn	Alpha Epsilon
	HM: Winifred Hyson	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	No Winner		III. Former Winners

1973	Gail L. Freunsch	Alpha Theta	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Nancy B. Ripsteen	Mu Eta
	3rd: Susan Shreve	Phi Kappa
	Frances Danforth	Gamma/Ann Arbor	II. Grad/Alum-A
	2nd: Winifred Hyson	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	3rd: Carol S. Latimer	Phi Pi/St. Louis
	HM: Jeanne S. Reeve	Denver
	HM: Williametta Spencer	Mu Nu/Fullerton
	Carol S. Latimer	Phi Pi/St. Louis	II. Grad/Alum-B
	2nd: Kjellrun K. Hestekin	Xi
	3rd: Beth Black	Mu Alpha/Des Moines
	HM: Marjorie L. Bouck	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	HM: Stefania B. Denbow	Phi Beta
	No Winner		III. Former Winners

1975	Laurie C. Edwards	Mu Gamma	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Esther L. Megargel	Beta Sigma
	Laurie C. Edwards	Mu Gamma	I. Undergrad-B
	2nd: Mary V. Soballe	Alpha Omicron
	3rd: Cynthia Cozette Lee	Beta Beta
	Jan Pfischner McNeil	Mu Phi	II. Grad/Alum-A
	2nd Tie: Marjorie L. Bouck	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	2nd Tie: Ruth Shaw Wylie	Mu Epsilon
	HM: Frances Adams Danforth	Gamma/Ann Arbor
	Gladys F. Lanscione	Nu
	Carol S. latimer	Phi Pi/St. Louis
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside
	N. Marion Barrett	Phi Upsilon/Boston	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside

1977	Lou Ann Shaw	Mu Kappa	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Deborah Sue Van Ohlen	Epsilon Sigma
	3rd: Kathy Pohlman	Beta Rho
	Tie: Kristina Benitez	Beta Xi	I. Undergrad-B
	Tie: Deborah Sue Van Ohlen	Epsilon Sigma
	2nd Tie: Mary Jane Anderson	Gamma Delta
	2nd Tie: Lou Ann Shaw	Mu Kappa
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside	II. Grad/Alum-A
	2nd: Jean Henderson Dodworth	Beta Pi/Lincoln
	3rd: Alice C. Hunnicut
	HM: Mary Soballe-Nack	Alpha Omicron
	HM: Shad-Culverwell Bailey
	Carolee Curtright	Lincoln	II. Grad/Alum-B
	HM: Lorraine E. Kimball	Phi Nu/San Fernando
	Marcia Slentz-Whalen	San Diego
	Ruth Shaw Wylie	Mu Epsilon	III. Former Winners
	HM: Laurie Catherine Edwards	Mu Gamma/Lincoln
	HM: Elizabeth Gould	Toledo

1979	Jan Karen Peterson	Mu Mu	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Kelly D. Nichols	Phi Xi
	3rd: Lawrence Tonti	Phi Omicron
	Sheri A. Gibson	Beta Omega	I. Undergrad-B
	2nd: Kelly D. Nichols	Phi Xi
	3rd: Kathy Pohlman	Beta Rho
	Madeline Dl Ignazito	Phi Omega	II. Grad/Alum-A
	2nd: Cynthia Lee	Beta Beta
	3rd: Winifred Hyson	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside	III. Former Winners

1981	Alice Ho Ping Yee	Epsilon Omicron	I. Undergrad-A
	Alice Ho Ping Yee	Epsilon Omicron	I. Undergrad-B
	Lynn L. Bock	Phi Mu/Palo Alto	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Robaline Meacham	Epsilon Omega/San Francisco	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Ruth Shaw Wylie	Mu Epsilon	III. Former Winners

1983	Dave Scholl	Mu gamma	I. Undergrad-A
	2nd: Julia A. Schmidt	Phi Pi
	3rd: Mary Berglund	Mu Kappa
	Dave Scholl	Mu gamma	I. Undergrad-B
	2nd: Mary Berglund	Mu Kappa
	Jose I. Alvarez	Alpha Tau
	Francis Ka-Nin Chan	Epsilon Omicron	II. Grad/Alum-A
	2nd: Geraldine Schwartz	Gamma/Detroit
	Tie: Gregory Gadeholt	Alpha Lambda	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Tie: Winifred Hyson	Alpha Beta
	Ruth Shaw Wylie	Mu Upsilon	III. Former Winners
	2nd: Elizabeth Gould	Toledoo
	Alice Ping Yee Ho	Epsilon Omicron

1985	Cindy Egger	Mu Psi	I. Undergrad-A
	Howard Elmer	Tau	Honorable Mention
	Marcella Frese	Alpha Upsilon	I. Undergrad-B
	HM: Matthew Hetz	Gamma Sigma
	HM: Elizabeth Hinkle	Beta Kappa
	Jeffrey Hoover	Beta Omega	II. Grad/Alum-A
	HM: Alice Ho	Gamma Psi
	Nancy Bloomer Deussen	Mu Nu/Palo Alto Alumni	II. Grad/Alum-B
	HM: Jeffrey Hoover	Beta Omega
	Chan Ka Nin	Epsilon Omicron	III. Former Winners
	HM: Frances Danforth	Gamma/Ann Arbor Alumni

1987	Karen Rogers	Mu Kappa
	HM: Howard Aylmer	Tau
	Elaine Broad	Beta Omega	II. Grad/Alum-A
	HM: Elisa Kahn	Phi Gamma
	HM: Julie Gummert	Mu Psi
	Sarah Johnston Reid	Alpha sigma	II. Grad/Alum-B
	HM: Sally Daley	Sigma
	Ruth Shaw Wylie	Mu Upsilon	III. Former Winners
	HM: Elizabeth Gould-Hochman	Gamma

1989	Gregory Paul Naeger	Beta	I. Undergrad
	Laura Ricketts Hoffman	Alpha Zeta	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Katherine Lasater Freiberger	Mu Chi/Dallas	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside	III. Former Winners

1991	Stacy L. Garrop	Gamma	I. Undergrad
	Shirley Moore	Beta Tau/Atlanta	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Beverly Fast Sinclair	Alpha Pi/Indianapolis	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Laura Ricketts Hoffman	Alpha Zeta/Allied	III. Former Winners

1993	Dorothy Y. Chang	Gamma	I. Undergrad
	Victor Labenske	Alpha Kappa/San Diego	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Lisa Rainsong	Gamma Phi	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside	III. Former Winners

1995	Alex Beckwith	Mu Kappa	I. Undergrad
	William Ludtke	Berkeley	II. Grad/Alum-A
	HM: Linda Swedenski	Mu Rho/Allied	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Alexandra Pierce	Gamma/Riverside	III. Former Winners

1997	No Prize		I. Undergrad - A
	David Meindl	Mu Psi	I. Undergrad - B
	Grigore Nica	Gamma Sigma	II. Grad/Alum-A
	No Prize		II. Grad/Alum-B
	Paul Aitken	Epsilon Kappa	Hon Mention
	Alice Jordan	Omega, Des Moines	Hon Mention
	Tie: William Ludtke	Epsilon Alpha, Berkeley	III. Former Winners
	Tie: Alexandria Pierce	Gamma, Riverside

1999	No Prize		I. Undergrad - A
	No Prize		I. Undergrad - B
	Carolee Curtis Green	Epsilon Mu, Salt Lake City	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Carolee Curtis Green	Epsilon Mu, Salt Lake City	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Nancy Bloomer Deussen	Mu Nu, Palo Alto	III. Former Winners

2001	Curtis Van Donkelaar	Delta Gamma	I. Undergrad - A
	Curtis Van Donkelaar	Delta Gamma	I. Undergrad - B
	Yoko Nakatani	Nu, Boston	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Marshall Bialosky	Gamma Sigma	II. Grad/Alum-B
	HM: Jean Henderson	Beta Pi, Lincoln
	Lisa Rainsong	Gamma Phi, Cleveland	III. Former Winners

2003	No Winner		I. Undergrad - A
	No Winner		I. Undergrad - B
	Alex Shapiro	Phi Nu/Los Angeles	II. Grad/Alum-A
	No Winner		II. Grad/Alum-B
	Winifred Hyson	Alpha Eta/Washington D.C.	III. Former Winners

2005	Russell Nadel	Phi Gamma, Peabody	I. Undergrad - A
	Laura A. Marrero	Phi Omicron, Cleveland Ins.	I. Undergrad - B
	Aaron Alon	Phi Omicron, Cleveland Ist.	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Aaron Alon	Phi Omicron, Cleveland Inst.	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Nancy Bloomer Deussen	Palo Alto Alumni	III. Former Winners

2007	Kevin Clark	Phi Gamma	I. Undergrad - A
	Daniel Byers	Phi Mu	I. Undergrad - B
	Deon Nielsen Price	Gamma, Los Angeles Alumni	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Angel Lam	Phi Gamma	II. Grad/Alum-A
	No Winner		III. Former Winners

2009	No Winner		I. Undergrad - A
	Kathryn Muller	Gamma	I. Undergrad - B
	Michael Twomey	Delta Omega	II. Grad/Alum-A
	Jason Buchanan	Phi Mu	II. Grad/Alum-B
	Aaron Alon	Phi Omicron, Houston Alumni	III. Former Winners

2011	Jabez Co	Mu Pi	I. Undergrad - B
	Petra Anderson	Mu Eta	I. Undergrad - B
	Yoko Nakatani	Boston Alumni	III. Former Winners

Yoko Nakatani