A 1970 letter from an alumnae describes Hope Wearn Troxell as a very active alumnae volunteer.  "She has meant something special to so many of us, in such diverse ways.  Her relationship with the students has been singularly creative--one student put it well saying that Mrs. T. had a wonderful way of communicating her faith in us, so that we had that faith in ourselves."

Deborah Regan was active in the Bryn Mawr Club with Hope.  When Deborah and her family moved to the Pacific Palidades, Hope found out somehow, and they found a picnic waiting for them on the doorstep of their new home when they arrived that first day.

This is just one example of how the Bryn Mawr club of Southern California in the middle '60s to '70s was a great bunch of women.  "We had lots of fun and energy!" Deborah remembers.  "Hope was the driving force behind the Bryn Mawr Club during those years."  The Club members interviewed potential students, worked with other Seven Sisters clubs and associated men's colleges, went to high school college nights, held learned meetings--many of the things that the Club is doing now.

Deborah remembers that Hope also was very sensible about life and ambition.  "She helped many of us to be patient with raising children and finding the right time to  work.  She felt that it was better to work while children were young and to be at home from middle school onwards to help the children with all the pressures to be grown-up-too-soon.  She was horrified when her girls wanted nylons and lipstick in sixth grade and worked to give them more than those artificial things during their youth."

The Bryn Mawr Club of Southern California continues to honor Hope Wearn Troxell by fundraising to keep this scholarship alive and growing.  Your donation to the club does just this.

You may have already received your 2000 Catalog in the mail.  Now, the catalog is also available for secure on-line purchasing.  Extra catalogs are available to distribute to your friends and colleagues.  If you would like some, please contact Maria Davila Rudolph '81, our coordinator. 

Go to our secure On-line catalog!