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PHI PI EPSILON (FPE)

New readers always wonder what the initials "FPE” mean after the names of some of our girls. Writing to all of them is too time consuming and since nothing much has been said in these pages about FPE for some time it may be worthwhile to discuss it a bit in this our anniversary issue.

It was in Issue No. 13 for February 1962 that the idea, name and purpose of Phi Pi Epsilon was first set forth over 8 years ago. At that time we formed the first chapter in Los Angeles, the Alpha chapter. The following year I asked about a dozen other girls in various parts of the country, and with whom I had established some sort of personal relationship, to act as Councillors — to help, advise, and interview pros- pective members and to advise and assist me in putting the idea in working form, and in forming other chapters. Many of those that ac- cepted then are still actively helping today.

Several years later during a period of complications when a former associate of mine made a lot of false claims (see my lead story in this issue), I was accused of using funds sent to FPE for my own use and of making a "good thing" out of it. I had never used FPE funds for any but FPE expenses then nor have I since. But, to be like Caesar's wife, "above suspicion," I asked my dear friend Fran in Wisconsin, who had actively formed a chapter in her area, to take on the obligation of FPE treasurer. She accepted and I sent all the funds off to her so that they would be out of my hands and beyond the attack of those persons who chose to malign me.

About a year or so after that when the organization had grown to such an extent that the handling of the detail work and correspondence

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